Dr Tana Joseph, an outreach astronomer at the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) has been awarded a Newton Fellowship. Named after Sir Isaac Newton, this international postdoctoral award is intended for outstanding early career researchers from across the globe. When we asked Dr Tana Joseph, an outreach astronomer at the South African Astronomical Observatory [...]

In celebration of National Women’s Month 2017, the NRF is paying to tribute to our female researchers at the NRF managed National Research Facilities.

For the first time, UCT's popular Summer School has a lecture series featuring some of the university's brightest young stars – scientists who are making a name for themselves in their field of study. In the line-up was Dr Tana Joseph, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Astronomy at UCT.

Science Stars aims to excite and to encourage previously disadvantaged South African youth to develop an interest in studying Mathematics and Science subjects in schools and tertiary institutions. The magazine provides a regular source of informative, educational and inspirational articles.  " I wish you'd taught me science when I was in high [...]