OAD Fellow Samyukta has written a brief article in the African Science Stars magazine on some factors to consider before starting up an astrotourism business. The special edition of the magazine is focused on astrotourism and its potential in Africa. Astrotourism falls under the OAD’s Flagship on ‘Sustainable, local socio-economic development through Astronomy’. So far, […]
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Apr
Apr
The IAU OAD has published its latest newsletter for the January to March 2023 period. Highlights in the newsletter: RAS OAD Mobility Grants: applications close 3 May Call for fellows, interns, volunteers to work with OAD (in-person, remote) OAD call for proposals 2023 to be launched at the end of April Other opportunities: teacher training […]
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Feb
Feb
The IAU OAD has published its latest newsletter for the October to December 2022 period. Highlights in the newsletter: OAD meets the South African President and Ministers New astronomy-for-development projects funded in 2023 Hack4Dev initiative to develop data science skills and apply it in development Upcoming events – Astronomy Education conference, IAU astro-tourism symposium, Hackathons […]
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Oct
The IAU OAD has published its latest newsletter for the July to September 2022 period. Highlights in the newsletter: Lookback at the XXXI IAU General Assembly, 2-11 August 2022 New guidelines published on Astronomy for Mental Health Toolkit to address development through astronomy Case studies from OAD funded projects 4th Shaw–IAU Workshop on Astronomy for […]
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The Office of Astronomy for Development has published the Annual Report for 2021-22. It covers highlights from the year including the completion of the second successful external review of the OAD, the IAU General Assembly, celebrating 10 years of OAD, and more. The report provides updates from the Regional Offices and some of the projects […]