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Awards

2022 De Beers Gold Medal Award of the South African Institute of Physics for Hendrik Geyer

18 July 2022
Iso Lomso 2022
Iso Lomso

Sixth cohort of Iso Lomso Fellows selected

15 June 2022
Fellows' seminars,  Iso Lomso

Unpacking the emergence of black feminist Afrikaans poetry in the 21st century – Fellows’ seminar by Bibi Burger

13 June 2022
Fellows' seminars,  Iso Lomso

Is change good or bad? Highlighting the chemical defence strategy of plants against photo-induced stress – Fellows’ seminar by Edwin Madala

9 June 2022
General

Public participation process opens for Adam Tas Corridor

6 June 2022
Fellows' seminars

Why do autocracies in Africa promote women as leaders? – Fellows’ seminar by Aili Mari Tripp

6 June 2022
Public lecture

Mouse tale reveals the basis and significance of social interactions – STIAS Public lecture by Barbara König

2 June 2022
Fellows' seminars

Can fintech help to close the financing gap for small and medium size enterprises in Africa? – Fellows’ seminar by Marcus Fedder

24 May 2022
Fellows' seminars,  Iso Lomso

Tapping into local soil knowledge to develop sustainable agricultural systems in Madagascar – Fellows’ seminar by Nasandratra Ravonjiarison

19 May 2022
Fellows' seminars

Trespassing as a way of being: Ancestral heritage in South Africa – Fellows’ seminar by Silvia Tomášková

16 May 2022
Fellows' seminars,  Iso Lomso

Analysing the effect of neoliberal restructuring on peasant farmers in southern Africa – Fellows’ seminar by Freedom Mazwi

13 May 2022
Fellows' seminars

The fishy tale of trout: a story about more than trout – Fellows’ seminar by Knut Nustad

11 May 2022