The SANSA postgraduate bursary programme for the 2025 academic year has officially opened.
Postgraduate students studying towards a STEM-related qualification may now apply via our website:
Enquiries can be sent to grants
@sansa
.org.za.
📣We are hiring!
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has a vacancy available based at the SANSA Head Office in Pretoria. Follow the link below to find out more about this exciting opportunity and follow the online process to apply.
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Join SANSA this evening at 18:00 at the SANSA Space Weather Centre in Hermanus or live on Youtube for another exciting instalment of the SANSA Space Talk series titled "Space Weather Impacts on Commercial Space".
In-person attendance is free of charge.
At the BRICS summit on 23 May 2024 the heads of BRICS space agencies met to deliberate on aspects of international space cooperation as well as updates on ongoing and future space initiatives.
Read more about the meeting here:
SANSA Space Talk: Space Weather Impacts on Commercial Space by Prof. Mark Moldwin on Wednesday 12 June from 18:00 to 19:00.
This public lecture will be hosted in the Space Weather Auditorium at SANSA Hermanus and live-streamed on SANSA YouTube:
📢We are hiring!
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has several vacancies available. The positions are based at the SANSA Pretoria office. Follow the link below to learn more and follow the online application process.
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The DSI calls for nominations for the 2024 South African Women in Science Awards (SAWISA). The theme for the 2024 SAWISA is “Transition towards an Innovation Economy: The Role of Women Leaders in STEM”. Apply 👉🏿
#SAWISA24
#WomenInScience
#DSI
#Itspossible
For the first time since 1989 Aurora Australis was visible over parts of South Africa. Researchers at SANSA are investigating the impacts of the "Mothers' Day" storm, which will lead to knowledge generation.
👉 Click through for the full report:
Unprecedented geomagnetic storm due to solar activity
SANSA issued G4 and G5 warnings highlighting the severity.
While some technological systems may have been affected, we also witnessed the Southern Lights over Africa!
Image: Hugh-Daniel Grobler
SANSA’s 24/7 Space Weather Centre in Hermanus monitors space weather, studies solar phenomena and aims to leverage space-related activities to benefit Africa and its people, focusing on development, research, and innovation.
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