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DID YOU KNOW

	46% of getS.E.T.go! readers think that the most important benefit of South Africa’s recent participation in the Shanghai Expo, will be the raising of our country’s science & technology profile on the global stage.

	38% opted for “sharing of international best practices in maths & science education”; and 15% for “building an international network of contacts”.

IT'S A FACT
Almost 21 000 learners from around South Africa and SADC countries participated in the Science Olympiad this year.

New species discovered: Meet the squid that scientists discovered while analysing the samples gathered during the 2009 IUCN-led Seamounts cruise in the southern Indian Ocean.	read
Meet the stars of the show: Congratulations to the four Grade 7 students from Sutherland High School in the Northern Cape, who are the elated winners of the 2010 national Astronomy Quiz.	read
Top science learners awarded: Out of almost 21 000 learners who wrote this year’s National Science Olympiad, five top performers found themselves winging their way to the London International Youth Science Forum in England in August.	read
Forget four wheels – think three! We’ve seen a glimpse of what transport could be like in a low-carbon economy, and it comes in the form of a hydrogen-powered tricycle …	read
Bright ideas: The first-ever Western Cape Young Researchers Symposium (NYRS) saw postgraduate nanotechnology students presenting an impressive array of work to their peers.	read
New media for new ideas: Science and technology is full of innovation - and the manner in which we communicate it should be as well. Here’s how SAASTA is doing it.	read
Urgent appeal: You could be the key that helps keep the doors of the new Cape Town Science Centre open. Here’s why, and how.	read
Saying it with style: As “agents of change” science centres need to share their best practice with others. Now they are learning to do it with flair, following two workshops organised by SAASTA’s Science Centre Capacity Building (SCCB) project.	read
Making biotechnology a breeze: Baffled by biotechnology? No problem! A new training course from the Public Understanding of Biotechnology (PUB) Programme now offers all the basics for people with little or no knowledge of the subject.	read
Sell your science! Scientists are often required – but often struggle – to communicate their knowledge and research to non-scientific audiences. A recent workshop at the University of the Free State’s Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science offered tips on how to do this better.	read
Keeping science in the headlines: When scientific research results are made accessible, innovation and entrepreneurial activities often follow. Unfortunately there aren’t many journalists who have mastered this art. This is where the annual Reporting Science Conference steps in.	read