SAROAD offers a variety of opportunities for students, researchers, educators, and community members focused on using astronomy for development:
• Training and Education: Access to high-tech programs like DARA (radio astronomy and data science training), PAP2SN (academic mobility and research in planetary science), and Hack4Dev (coding and AI challenges).
• Hands-on Research: Practical experience through the installation and use of the Transient Array Radio Telescope (TART) and participation in AstroLab workshops.
• Funding: Support for community projects through the IAU-OAD Global Grants program, including assistance with proposal reviews and project monitoring.
• Volunteering: Opportunities for professional and amateur astronomers to assist in outreach, guest lectures, and teacher training programs (such as GTTP and NASE).
• Socio-Economic Development: Specialized training for youth to become astro-guides within the Astrotourism flagship initiative.
• Public Engagement: Participation in global events like World Space Week, featuring science exhibitions, debate competitions, and public lectures
Empowering the next generation of explorers. Discover how SAROAD’s astronomy outreach inspires students and advances scientific literacy for society.
Southern Africa’s celestial magic: stargazing safaris, desert astronomy & galactic vistas. Your cosmic adventure starts here!
Step into the Astro Lab: A hub for processing celestial images, discovering asteroids, and conducting hands-on astronomical research.
Explore careers in astronomy, from research to outreach. Discover funding, internships, and how to turn your passion for the cosmos into a profession.
Vision:
To achieve a well-established astronomy community in the region, contributing significantly to
the betterment of the region and the world at large.
Mission:
To help further the use of astronomy as a tool for development by mobilizing human and financial
resources necessary to realise its scientific, technological and cultural benefits to society.
Launching a New Frontier: The Pan-African Network for Planetary Science & Technology (PAP2SN)
From the five-day construction workshop to the official commissioning by the Vice Chancellor, discover how this initiative is preparing Zambian Astronomers to lead in the global Square Kilometre Array (SKA) era.
Prof James Lecture on “Astronomy and Astrophysics as key drivers of institutional and National development in Zambia”
