Media Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/media/ Astronomy for a better world! Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:35:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://astro4dev.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-03_OAD_symbol_colour_2-32x32.jpg Media Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/media/ 32 32 IAU OAD Newsletter #41 October – December 2025 https://astro4dev.org/iau-oad-newsletter-41-october-december-2025/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:50:36 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=30973 The IAU OAD has published its latest newsletter for the October to December 2025 period. Highlights in the newsletter: IAU Offers Grants to Drive Sustainable Development through Astronomy Under the Southern Skies: How stargazing is shaping mental health research in South Africa Traditional leadership office and the IAU-OAD sign a memorandum of understanding Upcoming events [...]

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]]> IAU OAD Newsletter #40 July – September 2025 https://astro4dev.org/iau-oad-newsletter-40-july-september-2025/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:01:17 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=30550 The IAU OAD has published its latest newsletter for the July to September 2025 period. Highlights in the newsletter: IAU Presidents visits South Africa and the OAD Hack4Dev Organisers Hackathon Call for Applications Launch of OAD Flagship Ecosystem OAD Annual Report Previous newsletters are on the website.  

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]]> Annual Report 2024-25 https://astro4dev.org/annual-report-2024-25/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 14:02:22 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=30503 The Office of Astronomy for Development has published the Annual Report for 2024-25. It covers highlights from the year including the first IAU General Assembly in Africa, two comments in Nature Astronomy, showcase of our 2024 projects, our (re)new(ed) full moon mashup webinar series and more. The report provides updates from the Regional Offices and [...]

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]]> IAU OAD Newsletter #39 April-June 2025 https://astro4dev.org/iau-oad-newsletter-39-april-june-2025/ Mon, 14 Jul 2025 19:31:34 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=30153 The IAU OAD has published its latest newsletter for the April to June 2025 period. Highlights in the newsletter: Nature Astronomy Publication Highlights Astronomy’s Impact to Society. Update on the 2025 OAD Annual Call for Proposals Updates on 2025 Projects Astro4Dev Full Moon Mashups OAD Project Receives Simons Foundation Grant Previous newsletters are on the [...]

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]]> IAU OAD Newsletter #38 January-March 2025 https://astro4dev.org/iau-oad-newsletter-38-january-march-2025/ Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:38:46 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=29964 The IAU OAD has published its latest newsletter for the January to March 2025 period. Highlights in the newsletter: Launch of the 2025 OAD Annual Call for Proposals Updates on the Hack4Dev Regional Hackathons Astro4Dev Full Moon Mashups OAD at AfAS 2025 Annual Conference and General Assembly Astronomy’s Impact on Society, Showcase from 2024 Projects [...]

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]]> IAU OAD Newsletter #37 September-December 2024 https://astro4dev.org/iau-oad-newsletter-37-september-december-2024/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 08:44:31 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=28687 The IAU OAD has published its latest newsletter for the September to December 2024 period. Highlights in the newsletter: Watch our session recordings at Science Forum South Africa, Dec 4-6, 2024 Apply to one of 14 hackathons around the world in 2025 Report from the IAU General Assembly 2024 Learn about OAD at the upcoming [...]

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]]> IAU OAD Newsletter #36 January-August 2024 https://astro4dev.org/iau-oad-newsletter-36-january-august-2024/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 13:56:01 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=28940 The IAU OAD has published its latest newsletter for the January to August 2024 period. Highlights in the newsletter: IAU General Assembly 2024 OAD welcomes new deputy director OAD community scoops all IAU ODE (Outreach, Development, Education) prizes Call for support by Brazilian OAD project affected by fire New astronomy-for-development projects funded in 2024 Previous [...]

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]]> IAU OAD Newsletter #34 July-September 2023 https://astro4dev.org/iau-oad-newsletter-34-july-september-2023/ Tue, 24 Oct 2023 08:16:40 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=28385 The IAU OAD has published its latest newsletter for the July to September 2023 period. Highlights in the newsletter: Farewell to OAD Deputy Director Vanessa McBride Mental well-being among graduate students IAU General Assembly 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa Upcoming events – IAU 386 symposium: dark sky and astronomical heritage in boosting astro-tourism, Shaw-IAU [...]

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]]> IAU OAD Newsletter #33 April-June 2023 https://astro4dev.org/iau-oad-newsletter-33-april-june-2023/ Mon, 17 Jul 2023 09:18:43 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=28054 The IAU OAD has published its latest newsletter for the April to June 2023 period. Highlights in the newsletter: New astronomy-for-development case studies Astronomy for Mental Health guidelines Reflections on Astro4dev by visitors Upcoming events – Asia-Pacific Regional IAU Meeting 2023 (APRIM 2023), IAU 386 symposium: dark sky and astronomical heritage in boosting astro-tourism, Shaw-IAU [...]

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]]> Astronomy for Development: Case Studies https://astro4dev.org/astronomy-for-development-case-studies/ Fri, 07 Jul 2023 10:39:07 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=28032 In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly set 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for our planet, intended to create a sustainable future by 2030. The IAU Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) was established with the conviction that scientists, including astronomers, have much to offer in building an inclusive, sustainable world for all. Since 2011, [...]

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