Night sky viewing, rocket building, chemistry demonstrations and a celebration of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements in indigenous languages are among the array of activities planned around National Science Week 2019 (NSW2019) at Nelson Mandela University. National Science Week (NSW) is an annual initiative of the department of Science and Technology (DST), in conjunction with the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA). It is a nationwide celebration of … [Read more...] about NSW2019
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Rocket Building, Deep Secrets and the Road to Mvezo
Restless curiosity, wild brilliance, particle physics, rocket building and launching, ancient African interpretations of the night skies, coding and computation in anticipation of the fourth industrial revolution and big data science. These are some of the activities that Nelson Mandela University’s Faculty of Science at Nelson Mandela University will be offering schools and communities before and during the 2018 National Science Week, which takes place from the 28 July to 4 August. The … [Read more...] about Rocket Building, Deep Secrets and the Road to Mvezo
National Science Week 2012
National Science Week, an initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) is a countrywide celebration of science involving various stakeholders and/or role players conducting science-based activities. National Science Week is run in all nine provinces simultaneously at multiple sites per province. The South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA), a business unit of the National Research Foundation (NRF), will continue to play the role of National Project … [Read more...] about National Science Week 2012
