SA WISE AGM 2014 | 2 December 2014
SA WISE held our AGM at the South African Astronomical Observatory. Members, friends and family enjoyed a tour of the telescope as well as a fascinating talk from Thuso Simon from the University of Cape Town's Department of Astronomy. In addition, Caroline Pule was elected to the executive committee. Welcome, Caroline!
MOVIE SCREENING | 22 October 2014
SA WISE hosted a screening of the documentary, Girl Rising, on the 22nd of October at the Exercise Science and Sports Medicine Dept (Sports Science Institute of SA bldg, Newlands). Girl Rising is a ground-breaking film, narrated by Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway & Selena Gomez, amongst others, that tells the stories of nine incredible girls across the globe.
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SA WISE JUNE WORKSHOP 2014 |7 June 2014
SA WISE hosted a fun, informative workshop in June. Participants actively explored ways to engage directly with the public in communicating science and your research. Many thanks to all those who made aided us in the workshop and made it such a great success!
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SA WISE MEET & GREET 2014 | 15 March
SA WISE hosted our annual Meet & Greet event at the Dept of Physiology (LT 2002), Mike de Vries Building, Merriman Ave, Stellenbosch. Members enjoyed talks from our guest speakers,
Marlene Cronje (Organisational Development Director, Power Construction) and
Dr Evodia Setati (Senior Researcher at the Institute of Wine Biotechnology, Stellenbosch University) as well as meeting and networking with other SA WISE members.