Botswana Academy of Science

🎤 Speaker Spotlight: Dr. Audrey Masizana

Audrey Masizana is a Senior Scholar and former Head of Computer Science at University of Botswana. A specialist in data science and high-performance computing, her work focuses on digital infrastructure and data-driven decision-making.

A Fellow of the Botswana Academy of Sciences, she leads national and international research initiatives in digital health, data systems, and machine learning, and currently chairs the development of Botswana’s Open Data Policy.

🗓️ Join us on April 29th for “Governing AI in Africa: From Policy Frameworks to Enabling Ecosystems.”

✍️ Register here: https://conta.cc/4sWIpub

Breakthroughs don't rush, neither should you.

We've extended the Falling Walls Global Call 2026 deadline to 30 April – giving you room to breathe, rethink, and put your best work forward. This is your chance to be named a Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year and showcase your project at the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin.

Nominate a leading researcher or apply with your own project now: https://falling-walls.com/global-call

Got questions? Join our Open Hour:
📅 22 April, 9–10am CET
📅 22 April, 5–6pm CET

Registration link in the comments.

As a member of ISC and BAS will appreciate your participation in this survey.

📢 Reminder: Global on participation in scientific organizations: https://council.science/news/global-survey-participation-scientific-organizations/

There is still time to take part in the global survey on participation, leadership, and inclusion in scientific organizations, launched by the International Science Council, the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the Standing Committee for Gender Equality in Science.

Are you a scientist involved in a scientific organization? This includes science academies, science unions and associations, societies, science councils, and young scientist organizations.
➡️ We invite you to take part in a survey exploring how scientists engage with these institution, including access, roles, leadership pathways, perceived benefits and barriers, organizational culture, inclusion, recognition, policies, and experiences of discrimination.

Your input will help generate data-driven recommendations to support more inclusive and equitable scientific institutions worldwide.

Please share this survey with colleagues in your networks and organizations.

🗓️ Deadline: 5 August 2025
🔗 Take the survey now: https://council.science/news/global-survey-participation-scientific-organizations/

To inform ongoing discussions on strengthening scientific inputs to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), the ISC has published a series of discussion papers offering science-based recommendations across three key areas:

🔬 Science and technology
Options for establishing a dedicated scientific advisory mechanism to ensure that developments in science and technology are effectively integrated into BWC processes.

🌍 International cooperation and assistance
Recommendations to promote transparency, foster equitable partnerships, and align capacity-building initiatives with scientific needs.

✅ Compliance and verification
Science-informed approaches to assessing and supporting compliance, with attention to emerging technologies, diverse national capacities, and global risks.

🔗 Explore the full series: https://council.science/publications/strengthening-the-biological-weapons-convention/

The papers were developed by a dedicated ISC Expert Group:
Sana Zakaria
Shambhavi Naik
Sandra Lopez Verges
Ali Asy
Jonathan Forman
With the support of the Geneva Science-Policy Interface (GSPI).

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS!!
BUAN-OWSD/BAS Women in Science Open Access Journal Publications Fund 2025
Closing date April 23 2025

Join us we Unpark STEM Careers, on the 7th of March 2025 with our keynote speaker Dr Kushatha Ntwaetsile. Kindly register on the registration link provided and also share with your network.🧪🥼🦺🎓🧫⚗️🔭🛰️

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