The second edition of the Kathmandu Astrophysics School has seen the participation of 25 undergraduate and graduate Nepali (19) and international (6) students, with maximal gender diversity (12 females and 13 males). Students and faculty stayed in the Lakeside area of town, and classes were kindly hosted on the Prithvi Narayan Campus. The program was intensive but […]
Nature Astronomy has published a selection of News and Comment articles focusing on Astronomy in Africa. (use the links below to view them outside of the paywall) Editorial The potential of astronomy for socioeconomic development in Africa by the team at the Office of Astronomy for Development and Tawanda Chinghoza UK aid for […]
Dr. Vanessa McBride from the OAD was invited to talk at the “SKA-Driven Big Data Challenge in Africa: Science, Innovation and Opportunity” Conference, was held from 28 – 31 May 2018 in Nosy Be, Madagascar. With MeerKAT expected to be fully operational in 2018, the era of Big Data has officially dawned in Africa. With […]
Between May 28 to June 10, 2018, the project will conduct, on different islands of Cape Verde, educational and cultural activities related to astronomy, such as courses for teachers, sessions for students and public observations of the sky and the sun. Starry Nights in Cape Verde – Astronomy in the West African Islands is a […]
Documentary by Al Jazeera on the Travelling Telescope project [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_N8OKkgP-k[/embedyt]
