The discovery of DNA structure: impact on life in the planet, human development and wellbeing

At a time when scientists are urged to develop high technologies, a question immediately arises – What technology can be developed/improved without the contribution of basic sciences? It is impossible to run without putting one ́s feet on the ground. Likewise, it is impossible to develop new and reliable technologies without the knowledge derived from…

Impact of research in science education. Addressing the need for a knowledge-based society

This expert seminar was organized by Estonian Academy of Sciences and University of Tartu, supported by Horizon 2020 Twinning project “Addressing Attractiveness of Science Career Awareness” (SciCar). This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 952470. SciCar – a science education project – addresses…

CSIR Career Day

<p>A CSIR Career Day, which will take place on 3 August 2022 at the CSIR ICC, comprising a series of presentations, motivational talks, exhibitions and science demonstrations designed to encourage grade 9 to 11 learners to pursue careers in STEMI.</p> <p>The CSIR CEO will formally welcome all the learners, this will be followed by career…

NITheCS colloquium: The dawn of exascale computing in the climate sciences

NITheCS colloquium, presented by Prof Francois Engelbrecht (Global Change Institute, University of the Witwatersrand) View Invitation Dynamic climate models have become the main tools to generate detailed projections of future climate change, either globally when applied as global climate models (GCMs), or regionally when applied over limited areas of interest as regional climate models (RCMs).…