European School of Antennas and Propagation (ESoA): Antennas for Radio Telescopes

Applications are now being accepted for the Antennas for Radio Telescopes course offered by the European School of Antennas and Propagation (ESoA) in partnership with Stellenbosch University. The course will […]

Carnarvon High School Pupils from Karoo, Northern Cape, Head to Odense, Denmark, for the World Robot Olympiad Friendship Invitational Tournament

Two teams from Carnarvon High School in the Karoo, Northern Cape, have been selected to participate in the World Robot Olympiad Friendship Invitational tournament which will take place from 21 […]

Call for proposals for workshops to be hosted in 2024 – SARAO’s Radio Astronomy Advancement Programme

The Human Capital Development (HCD) programme is pleased to announce that it is now accepting proposals for workshops to be hosted in 2024 in radio astronomy-relevant science and engineering areas […]

Watch: The MeerKAT radio telescope at a glance | How South Africa endeavours to become a global player in the knowledge economy

In the run up to the 15th BRICS Summit that was held in Johannesburg this week, the China Global Television Network (CGTN) filmed a feature on SARAO titled “Echoes of […]

MeerKAT Extension wins at CESA awards

Engineering Consultancy group Zutari was this week awarded the winner in the “Projects ranging between R50m to less than R250m” category for the SKA MeerKAT Extension project at the Consulting […]

UNISA/SETI PhD Scholarship

Download CSET UNISA SETI PhD bursary 2024 (pdf) Project description: The focus of the project is the search for evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence with the MeerKAT radio telescope in South […]

UNISA Postdoctoral Fellowship in Astronomy & SKA Niche Area

Download CSET-UNISA Postdoctoral Fellowship in Astronomy & SKA Niche Area (pdf) The Astronomy and Square Kilometer Array (SKA) catalytic niche area of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University […]

UNISA 2024 MSc and PhD Bursary Opportunities in Astronomy & SKA Niche Area

Download CSET-UNISA 2024 MSc and PhD Bursary Opportunities in Astronomy & SKA Niche Area In effort to contribute to Astronomy development in South Africa and the African continent, UNISA created […]

SARAO World Robot Olympiad Provincial Competition – Northern Cape

SARAO Human Capital Development team is hosting the World Robot Olympiad Provincial Competition in the Northern Cape Pop in to see teams showcase their LEGO robots attempting various challenges! Date: […]

SARAO HOSTS MEERKAT @ 5 YEARS CONFERENCE IN 2024

SARAO celebrates five years since the launch of MeerKAT this year, and a range of celebrations have already taken place. Part of this celebration, marking five years since the first […]