This website is intended to facilitate communication between professional astronomers, including research students. It will replace the list-server
· Astronomy jobs, including postdoc fellowships, in South Africa
· Astronomy jobs, including postdoc fellowships, elsewhere
· PhD and MSc positions at South African Universities and National Facilities
· PhD and MSc positions elsewhere
· Press releases related to SA Astronomy
· Schools and courses for astronomy
· Lectures, Colloquia, Symposia for SA Astronomers
· Other items of interest to the SA Astronomy community
It is currently under construction, if you have any problems or suggestions please contact ???
Professional astronomers, including research students, based at universities or facilities within South Africa can subscribe [HOW]. Subscription is also open to South Africans abroad and others interested in the activities of the SA Astronomy community.
Amateur astronomers and members of the public who want to get involved in astronomy should contact the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa https://assa.saao.ac.za/
Other instructions on how to get permission to post
Prominent links to ( leave top 7 as are and put rest in alphabetical order):
NRF – SAAO
NRF – SARAO
SALT
SKAO https://www.skao.int/en
SA-gamma https://fskbhe1.puk.ac.za/people/mboett/SAGAMMA/SAGAMMA.html
The National Astrophysics and Space Science Programme (NASSP) https://www.star.ac.za/
SA University Departments involved in Astronomy
(please provide content and links) – this is note to universities not SAAO IT!
List below should go in alphabetical order
The Astronomical Society of Southern Africa https://assa.saao.ac.za/
The Academy of Science of South Africa https://www.assaf.org.za/
The African Astronomical Society https://www.africanastronomicalsociety.org/
Department of Science, Technology and Innovation
National Research Foundation
South African Institute of Physics https://www.saip.org.za/
International Astronomical Union https://www.iau.org/
IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://www.astro4dev.org/