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Current activities for 2013
Share ‘n Dare Programme
The impact of the NSTF-BHP Billiton Awards goes far beyond the ‘glitzy’ Awards ceremony. Awards Winners are ‘ambassadors’ for their fields of expertise for the whole year. The NSTF, in collaboration with the Medical Research Council’s Web & Media Technologies Platform, arranges opportunities for the Award Winners to share their knowledge and experience with young people, to be role models, and thus to motivate, or dare, the youth to take up studies and careers in the sciences and engineering. There are no better role models than these top scientists, engineers, technologists, entrepreneurs, and science communicators! Herewith below the activities of the winners of the 2012/13 NSTF-BHP Billiton Awards.
| January 2014 Activities |
| Award winners |
Activity |
Dr Robert Tshikudo
Mintek |
28 January 2014 - Motivational Talk at University of Venda, University Road, Thohoyandou, Limpopo Province |
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| October 2013 Activities |
| Award winners |
Activity |
Dr Marieka Gryzenhout
Department of Plant Sciences, University of the Free State |
31 October 2013: 10:00 - In Studio radio interview |
Dr Adrian Tiplady
Square Kilometre Array (SKA) |
31 October 2013: 18:30 - Speak to a Scientist Science Talk at Sci-Bono Science centre, Miriam Makeba Street, Johannesburg |
Prof. Robert Millar
Professor and Director of the Mammal Research Unit, University of Pretoria and Director of the University of Cape Town/MRC Receptor Biology Group |
16 October 2013: 10:10 - In-studio interview
16 October 2013: 09:45 - Community radio interview - Eastwave community radio station 92.2FM |
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| September 2013 Activities |
| Award winners |
Activity |
Prof Marietjie Venter
University of Pretoria and Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis, National Institute for Communicable Diseases |
26 September 2013: 18:00 - “Speak to a Scientist”, Sci-Bono Science Centre, Corner of Miriam Makeba and President Street, Johannesburg |
Prof Saurabh Sinha
University of Pretoria |
19 September 2013: 11:30 - Campus radio interview, Radio TuksFM 107.2 |
Prof Saurabh Sinha
University of Pretoria |
19 September 2013: 15:00 - Career talk, Sci-Enza Science Centre, University of Pretoria |
Prof Lesley Cornish
University of the Witwatersrand |
16 September 2013: 11:10 - Career talk at Sci-Bono Science Centre, Corner of Miriam Makeba and President Street, Johannesburg |
Dr Robert Tshikudo
Mintek, Johannesburg |
12 September 2013: 10:00 - In-studio interview (Part 1 and Part 2) |
Prof Lesley Cornish
University of the Witwatersrand |
10 September 2013: 11:00 - In-studio interview (Part 1 and Part 2)
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| August 2013 Activities |
| Award winners |
Activity |
Dr Adrian Tiplady
Square Kilometre Array (SKA) |
23 August 2013: 15:30 - Career talk at Soweto Science Centre (Johannesburg) |
Dr Robert Tshikhudo
Mintek, Johannesburg |
23 August 2013: 11:00 - Career talk at SAASTA Science Centre (Johannesburg) |
Dr Adriaan Tiplady
Square Kilometre Array (SKA)
Mr Willem Esterhuyse
MeerKAT |
7 August 2013: 10:00-13:00 - Science talks at South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa), National Visitor's centre, Pelindaba, South Africa. |
Prof Graeme Cumming
University of Cape Town |
6 August 2013: 11:30 - In-studio interview (Article, pdf format, 106 kb) |
Dr Adrian Tiplady
Square Kilometre Array (SKA) |
6 August 2013: Community radio interview, Radio KC 107.7 FM |
Prof Marietjie Venter
University of Pretoria and Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis, National Institute for Communicable Diseases |
1 August 2013: 15:00 - In-studio interview (Part 1 and Part 2) Article (pdf format, 174 kb)
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| July 2013 Activities |
| Award winners |
Activity |
Dr Adrian Tiplady
Square Kilometre Array (SKA) |
30 July 2013: 13:30 - In-studio interview (Part 1 and Part 2) Article (pdf format, 182 kb) |
Prof Saurabh Sinha
University of Pretoria |
26 July 2013: 15:00 - In-studio interview (Part 1 and Part 2) Article (pdf format, 183 kb) |
Prof Graeme Cumming
University of Cape Town |
24 July 2013: 19:30 - UCT Campus Radio interview 104.5 FM |
Prof Marietjie Venter
University of Pretoria and Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis, National Institute for Communicable Diseases |
10 July 2013: 09:00 - Community radio station interview - Radio Namakwaland 93.4 FM |
| Ms Jansie Niehaus, Executive Director of NSTF |
8 July 2013: 09:00 - Community radio station interview - Radio Namakwaland 93.4 FM |
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Read the purpose and objectives of the Share n Dare Programme on the left
Last updated: 29 October, 2013
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