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Research outputs: ASTRONOMY
2019 The square kilometre array and local development mandates in the Karoo
'Big science' lies at the foundation of accelerating global technological change and is widely seen to be positive for global development. I...
2015 Understanding interactive capabilities for skills development in sectoral systems of innovation: a case study of astronomy and the square kilometre array telescope
This case study examines the competences, capabilities, interactive capabilities and dynamic interactive capabilities that characterise the ...
Download this report2014 Attitudes towards astronomy and the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) in South Africa
This report is one of the outputs associated with the HSRC Education and Skills Development (ESD) research programme's ongoing work on the P...
2013 Report on the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) 2012 conference - the re-emergence of astronomy in Africa - a transdisciplinary interface of knowledge systems
For today's scientists, astronomy provides the opportunity to look back in time and study the origins of our universe through modern technol...