South Africa is a very exciting place to do astronomy for many reasons. The most prominent reason? The MeerKAT telescope. In this post, I’m (finally) going to write about the most talked-about telescope on the African continent and why I’m so excited a…
Can you believe we are in the last quarter? We are on the verge of saying goodbye to 2019 and welcoming 2020. This is it, the final stretch, but many people (including myself) are dragging themselves toward the finish line. According to the Merriam Web…
Are you a postgraduate student in or from South Africa and you feel you have so many thoughts to share but not a platform to do so? This Call is for you! SAYAS is proudly representing the voice of young scientists of all spheres of science and we want …
The same way we find and feel that mentors are important to us just like Munira discussed in her August blog, I believe that we should do the same for others. Like I also mentioned in my August blog about the importance of finding a support system that…
Being a PhD student is an opportunity that can change one’s life for the better, however, it is no walk in the park. There are countless problems that PhD students come across, some very unique to each candidates project and some are quite universal, f…
by Dr Nhlanhla Mpofu (Repost by The Conversation https://theconversation.com/what-student-teachers-learn-when-putting-theory-into-classroom-practice-122222) The preparation of student teachers is a critical aspect of their journey to being professional…
Postgrad science students have a lot on our plates. Between labwork, presentations, keeping up to date with the latest publications, meeting with our supervisors and the dreaded thesis, we are busy people. We are, after all, trying to uncover how the u…
For some researchers and students, this is just another form, more admin and more work to get through before being able to conduct the research work. To me, however, as a person of colour, an African and a woman (all demographics of which have been e…
by Prof Benita Olivier I am sitting next to the hockey field while my 7-year-old is playing his first mini-hockey game. In short, I can very accurately describe that what I am observing here is absolute chaos. But, it is organised chaos. These boys are…
So in preparation for my data collection which I hope will start soon. I have been having practice shoots or mock situations with friends who have been so generous to pose as farmers and extension officers. Allowing me to take videos while they demonst…
