Advertising for a Trainee Accelerator Physicist for Africa
A two-year Post-Doctoral position for an African Trainee Accelerator Scientist (TAS) is open at the University of Johannesburg, created to build the…
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Daily Maverick: Op-Ed: South Africa needs more investment in biophysics and structural biology
South Africa is home to some excellent researchers across the many branches of biophysics. Yet despite ambitious national strategy documents, the country…
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A bonanza of everything “light sources” in one place !
Over 500 attendees joined a live virtual symposium marking the 75th anniversary of the first direct observation of synchrotron light in a…
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Historic Day for African Science
Wednesday is a historic day for African science: today we inaugurate the African Crystallographic Association (AfCA). Be sure to catch the historic…
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Launching the AfLS-CDR call for Letters of Interest
The call is out to all Africans, members of the African diaspora and Friends of Africa: send in your Letter of Interest…
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SAIP Webinar: The African Light Source: Towards a brighter future
In this South African Institute of Physics (SAIP) webinar, Prof Simon Connell makes the case that an African Light Source is one…
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Deep training and research by Postgrads and Postdocs from Africa at the ESRF
Three young African scientists have travelled to the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France, to undergo deep training and conduct…
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When will an African light source be built?
A good question reached us over social media: “Is there a timeline on building that synchrotron — for all the curious young…
Read moreThe African Light Source Foundation supports Black Lives Matter
The African Light Source Foundation is committed to a world free of racism, sexism and misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, religious bigotry and…
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A Powerful Partnership
The African Light Source has signed its first formal partnership document — a Memorandum of Understanding with LAAAMP, the Light sources for…
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