The OAD will be organizing a webinar on its 2022 call for proposals on Friday, May 20 at 1400 UTC. The session is targeted at anyone interested in applying for the annual call for proposals. Participants will given a brief introduction to astronomy-for-development and provided information on the call. The OAD’s review panel members will […]
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May
May
DARA Big Data, in conjunction with the University of Mauritius (UOM), IAU OAD and IDIA, are organising a Big Data School and Hackathon event, from June 21-24 on campus at the UOM. The event will feature presentations from industry experts, tutorials in data science and machine learning and a sentiment analysis hackathon where participants can […]
2019, Central and South Asia, Development through Astronomy in Pakistan
‘Cosmic Perspective’ Builds First Portable Planetarium in Pakistan
09
May
May
The goals of Development Through Astronomy in Pakistan (DAP) were to provide quality STEM education, reduce gender inequality, raise awareness about environmental crises, and promote peace and equality in Pakistan. The team founded Pakistan’s first astronomy education and entertainment social enterprise called Cosmic Perspective. Cosmic Perspective was incubated in the National Incubation Center Lahore’s 3rd […]
2021, Latin America + Caribbean, OruMbya - Astronomy as fuel of life
Brazilian Project Brings Together Astronomy, Indigenous Knowledge, and Culture
07
May
May
OruMbya (Orum, sky in Yorubá, and Mbya, a Brazilian Guarani ethnicity) is a pilot project to celebrate Astronomy as a fuel of life, in which the stories of the stars preserved in the resilience of people from three different continents have been shared over months, through scientific-cultural activities focused on the dissemination of knowledge, promotion […]
2018, North America, SYSTEM Sounds: Bringing the Music of the Spheres Down to Earth
Sonification Project Improves Science Engagement
06
May
May
The SYSTEM Sounds project produced 9 Sonification videos (True Love Waits, Saturn Harp, Jupiter’s Moons, Black Widow Pulsar, Black Widow Pulsar (Narrated), Music of K2-187 Exoplanets, Light Curves of K2-187, Entire Light Curve of K2-187, Moon Impacts). The videos have been viewed over 185 000 times on YouTube and the project was featured on space.com, […]