PhD Scholarships for joint PhDs in Astrophysics for 2024/2025 Funded under the Joint Chair for Computational Astronomy at Stellenbosch University, South Africa and the University of Groningen, the Netherlands.

DEADLINE: 7th August 2024

The High Energy Astrophysics in Southern Africa 2024 (

This course, by Prof. Fulvio Franchi, will provide the students with the basic knowledge of planetary geology with particular focus on celestial bodies that are currently under the spotlight because of ongoing and future missions, i.e. Mars and Enceladus. The course is divided in 10 hours of lectures (online) and 6 hours of laboratory activity (only for physical attendees). During the lectures the students will acquire knowledge on the geology and geomorphology of Mars and they will enter the fascinating world of planetary exploration, discussing of past, ongoing and future missions.

Lusaka, Zambia - January 23-25, 2024

As part of the FAST4Future activities for WP7, SANSA hosted a week-long STEM festival during World Space Week, 2-6 October 2023. 

The integration of intelligent technology and space exploration has been a longstanding partnership, preda