* Astronomy

IAU Global Office of Astronomy for Development launched in SA

A new Global Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD), that will function under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), was launched in Cape Town on 16 April 2011. This office will be the nerve centre of a partnership between the IAU and South Africa's National Research Foundation to coordinate a wide range of worldwide activities designed to use astronomy as a tool for education and development. This is in line with the IAU's vision to use astronomy to stimulate development across the world. It builds on the success of 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy.
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