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AUGUST 2021

NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK 2021

1. Science Addressing Air Quality in South Africa (A video production)

A documentary produced by North-West University, funded by the South Africa Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA), with contributions from the National Association for Clean Air (NACA), and support from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE).

Simon Moletsane shares his journey on how science, technology, engineering and mathematics are helping him to find solutions for one of the most important problems that we face today. Follow him as he interviews experts and his fellow students and see how science is shaping policy in South Africa to address the risk of health impacts due to bad air quality.

TO WATCH THE PRODUCTION: PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE or copy and paste the following link in your browser: https://nwu.pub/nsw2021_AirQuality

2. NACA and North-West University Seminar on Open Waste Burning, Management, Climate and Health

Please CLICK HERE to download the Agenda and Speaker Profiles
WHEN:Thursday, 5 August 2021 at 10:00
WHERE: ONLINE

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ON YOUTUBE or copy and paste the following link in your browser: https://nwu.pub/NSW2021_Webinar

3. National Science Week 2021

Please CLICK HERE to download the 2021 National Science Week Programme with CLICKABLE LINKS to join any of the more than 50 events.

WHEN: 1 to 7 August 2021

WHERE: ONLINE Join any of the sessions online by clicking on the links provided in the programme

WHO CAN ATTEND: All welcome and sessions can be attended free of charge.

WHAT IS NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK:
National Science Week (NSW) is an annual event aiming to exhibit and communicate awareness in science. It is an initiative of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), a countrywide celebration of science involving various stakeholders and role players conducting science-based activities during the week.

The NSW 2021 will be conducted through informational and technological technologies (ICT). Investigation conducted has revealed interesting association of South Africans with various ICTs, which if adequately exploited would exponentially expand the reach of the science engagement campaign. It has become a tradition that the NSW takes place during the first week of August. Sustaining this practice, the NSW 2021 will take place from 1 – 7 August 2021.