The South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement
(SAASTA) aims to advance public awareness, appreciation and
engagement of science, engineering and technology in South
Africa. SAASTA is business Unit of the National Research
Foundation. |Young Science Communicators Competition| Get ready
for the 2013 competition, entries still to open Calling young
scientists to communicate and connect The Young Science
Communicator’s Competition (YSCC) specifically challenges young
scientists and researchers between the ages of 18 and 35 to
communicate their world to a larger audience beyond their
scientific community. Scientists are by nature passionate
people. This passion can be reflected in the way stories are
told, that engage an audience and excite them about the science
at their core. SAASTA recognises different media to convey
science through different categories: The 2013 competition
categories are: WRITTEN NEWSPAPER ARTICLE The newspaper article
should be in plain English on any science-related subje