DARA Project

A joint UK-South Africa Newton Fund human capital development project to help drive economic development in Africa.

[DARA Project @dara_project]

See this opportunity at the BIUST-MPG African Astronomy School. More details at
https://t.co/63jHjs5LSP

[IAU-OAD @Astro4Dev]

2022 #Astro4dev Call for Proposals is Open. Projects should use #astronomy as a tool to address one or more challenges related to #sustainabledevelopment. In view of @IYBSSD2022 we also invite projects that use any field of #basicsciences
Deadline: May 31
https://t.co/O6qDi78NxD

[JIVE ERIC director @jivedirector]

Online training of future scientists in Madagascar and Mozambique, an initiative of @dara_project and @EU_Commission @jivevlbi #EC_JUMPINGJIVE, my lecture on #VLBI networks #EU_RIs @GlobalVlbi

[DARA Project @dara_project]

Registration for the “Forum on Astronomy in Africa” event taking place in October is now OPEN. To register please use the following link:

https://t.co/L7jWVqHM5P

[DARA Project @dara_project]

It is with great sadness that today we learnt that Prof Habatwa Mweene has succumbed to COVID. Habatwa was an excellent lead for the DARA project in Zambia. He brought his good humour to all the DARA annual meetings and he will be greatly missed by the DARA family.

[DARA Project @dara_project]

Congratulations to Saul Phiri from Zambia - DARA PhD student at UCLan, UK, who has had his first paper published. Paper can be found at https://t.co/UE6w2lABC9. Well done Saul!

[DARA Big Data @DARABigData]

This amazing initiative has been set up by @dara_project student Ann Njeri Ng'endo @njeri_ke to ensure as many Kenyan girls as possible continue their education.

Read more about it below and follow the @ElimishaMschana account for updates & activities.

https://t.co/bSJm4FIlZD

[DARA Project @dara_project]

@IanJGoonhilly @Jamie_7162 @goonhillyorg @NASAPersevere @spacegovuk Enjoy the wine and biscuits! Good luck for this evening!

[DARA Project @dara_project]

The 4th African Space Generation Workshop will be happening next month in Ghana. Event organiser is our very own Kingsley Ahenkora-Duodu.

[DARA Project @dara_project]

Congratulations to Dr Daliso Banda who has successfully defended his PhD. Daliso becomes the third UK DARA PhD student to successfully compete his studies and will shortly resume his post as lecturer in Electronic Engineering at the University of Zambia. Well done Daliso!

[DARA Project @dara_project]

Rescheduled e-Seminar... Prof Peter Wilkinson @UoMPhysics, will describe the TTRT equipment & how to take, calibrate & analyse the data it produces - results of Milky Way observations made from his garden will be presented.

Register here... https://t.co/VOwqcxzDmS

[DARA Project @dara_project]

**** e-Seminar alert ****
On the 24 November, Prof Anna Scaife @radastrat, @UoMPhysics, will talk about 'AI & Bias in Astronomy'. Registration is now open: https://t.co/G1TYvFfBKE

@STFC_Matters @NewtonFund @UniLeedsGlobal

[DARA Project @dara_project]

Prof Peter Wilkinson @UoMPhysics, will describe the TTRT equipment & how to take, calibrate & analyse the data it produces. Some results of Milky Way observations made from his garden in the UK will be presented. @NewtonFund @STFC_Matters register here... https://t.co/G1TYvFfBKE

[DARA Project @dara_project]

Dr Bernard Duah Asabere @Asabere_GRAO, from @ASTRON_NL & GSSTI, is our next e-seminar speaker. Hear all about the 'Astronomy at Low Frequencies: Prospects of the LOFAR System'... register here: https://t.co/G1TYvEY0m4

@NewtonFund @STFC_Matters @UniLeedsGlobal

[Goonhilly @goonhillyorg]

GHY6 looking super-amazing today (technical term). First elevation axis move post upgrade and new paint job! @UKspace @spacegovuk @esa @nasa #deepspace @LEPCornwall_IoS @SpaceCornwall

[DARA Project @dara_project]

Another fabulous insight into our work... read this @UniLeedsGlobal article.

** A space science project in Africa is opening up new horizons **

https://t.co/4qJEF6qpNp

@NewtonFund @STFC_Matters @physicsleedsuni

[DARA Project @dara_project]

@OsoroSatComs @OfficialFCSU @UniStrathclyde @AstroJoeC Congratulations Bonface.... your future is bright.

[Risasi Bandia @WuodMahondo]

Not only a potential high class scientific research but also commercially viable facility.

https://t.co/x7xLh9o4xo
@SpaceAgencyKE @mucheru @MoICTKenya @dara_project @SKA_Africa

[DARA Project @dara_project]

Congratulations Bonface @OsoroSatComs... your future is bright.

[Risasi Bandia @WuodMahondo]

A yr ago with jst a backpack (even the immigration officer was awed) I arrived in 🇬🇧 4 my MSc. I’ve traveled, made frnds, worked, playing for @OfficialFCSU & graduating with distinction in 🛰 Apps. It’s been a pleasure! Thnks 2 frds, fam @UniStrathclyde @AstroJoeC & @dara_project