10 December 2020 Dear friends, Astronomy is said to be a powerful field because it brings us perspective of our humble place in this grand and beautiful universe. As such it carries the potential to unite human beings “Under One Sky” – to help us put aside our differences and connect more with each […]
Author Archives: Ram Venugopal
PRAGSAC (Promoting Radio Astronomy in Ghana through School visits and Astronomy Clubs) are developing online astronomy lessons for students in Ghana. The lessons will be released on their Youtube channel.
2020, Latin America + Caribbean, Under other skies: dialogues of different cosmological paradigms
Astronomy To Support the Indigenous Village of Aldeia Verde, Brazil
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The project team have published an article on the project, the impact of COVID-19, and its ‘rebirth’ in a virtual setting. Published in data-activism.net By Arianna Cortesi, Claudia Magnani, Roberto Romero, Paula C.P. Silva, Sueli Maxakali, Isael Maxakali, Ana Maria R. Gomes OtherSkies, an OAD/IAU-funded project, tackles these questions by collecting native narratives, chants, and […]
Celebrated each year on 10 November, World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the significant role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues. It also underlines the importance and relevance of science in our daily lives. The focus this year is on “Science […]
The International Science Council (ISC) is featuring contributions from the global science community on Rethinking Human Development. This is a joint project with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). In this contribution, OAD Director, Kevin Govender, and Prof Carolina Odman at the Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy in South Africa, explore how science and […]