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University of Pretoria, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Old Soutpans Road, Onderstepoort, Pretoria, Gauteng
15 September 2026

New Approaches in Science

The South African Association for Laboratory Animal Science NPC (SAALAS) invites you to a unique fully funded in-person workshop that focuses on practical new approaches that enhance scientific quality and improves research outcomes while reducing reliance on animals. Hosted at University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, this two-day event, being held on 15 & 16 September 2026, will bring together local and international experts to share real-world, implementable non-animal models and technologies that can provide more robust, scientifically relevant data. This initiative is made possible through the generous support of RSPCA, Humane World for Animals South Africa, and the International Council for Laboratory Animal Science, enabling free attendance for participants. Importantly, this programme recognises that animal use cannot always be immediately replaced in every area of science. Instead, the focus is on identifying feasible, locally relevant opportunities where scientifically advanced approaches — including non-animal models — can improve data quality and strengthen research outcomes using existing and/or accessible skills and resources.
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Past Events

SAAG2023 Conference
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28 September 2023

geomorphology conference 2022

On behalf of the Organising Committee, we are pleased to invite you to the Biennial Conference of the Southern African Association of Geomorphologists. This year the excursion and conference will be held from 28 - 30 September 2023 in and around Hogsback, in the Amathole Mountains 150 km northwest of East London in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Participation of early career scholars and postgraduate research researchers is positively encouraged.
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2022 South African Statistical Association Annual Conference (Both In-Person & Hybrid option available)
28 November 2022

THE SOUTH AFRICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION WORKSHOP

This workshop in Bayesian statistics is aimed to provide industry researchers (statisticians as well as domain experts), academicians and students working in medicine and healthcare with an introduction to the topic along with some specific examples and use cases from the pharmaceutical industry. The workshop will focus on translating historical data, for example, from previously conducted randomized clinical trials into informative priors for the parameters of interest which can then be used in the design and analysis of future trials. This approach of ~Bayesian-Borrowing is gaining interest particularly for investigations in rare diseases and for medical devices. We will discuss a common problem of Prior-Data conflict in this setting and methodologies to control borrowing from historical data in the presence of a conflict. We will also be discussing a recently conducted trial COVID vaccine trial that was conducted in the Bayesian framework. The workshop will conclude with a hands-on session implementing a Bayesian design using the open-source R software. Participants are encouraged to install R and the following packages on their laptops prior to attending the workshop: ggplot2, RBesT, parallel, mcmc, mvtnorm, rstan, rstanarm.
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31 October 2022

The Young Science Communicator’s Competition

Tell your science story! The Young Science Communicator’s Competition challenges you as a young scientist to tell your science story in a captivating, informative and interesting way. The National Research Foundation (NRF) and the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) invite you to participate in the 2022 edition of the Young Science Communicator’s Competition.
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VIRTUAL EVENT- MS TEAMS 8AM-4PM (SAST)
3 August 2022

Indo-African International Conference on Emerging Materials Science and Technologies (IAFICEMST-2022)

The first Indo-African International Conference on Emerging Materials Science and Technologies (IAFICEMST-2022) virtually will be hosted by Durban University of Technology (DUT) in collaboration with Chandigarh University, Punjab, India. IAFICEMST-2022 will serve as a valuable and important platform for inspiring international and interdisciplinary exchange at the cutting edge of Materials science research. Over the course of three days, internationally renowned speakers will discuss how their research has evolved in response to current challenges, including interesting and inspiring learnings in projects and inventiveness. The experts and industry partners in attendance will provide an excellent networking opportunity. The conference is linked to DUTs research focus area in nanotechnology.
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