Scientists from the United Kingdom (UK) and South Africa are making leaps in biotechnology, lasers and astronomy with a cash injection of R700 million from the UK government, said South African Department of Science and Technology (DST) deputy director of research development and support Dr Thomas Auf der Heyde. He was speaking at at the official opening of Scifest Africa in Grahamstown on Friday night.
This boost will ensure the future of South African science and innovation and speed up developments in respective fields.
Twenty years ago, SA and the UK signed a bilateral agreement on science and technology, and reiterated the deal mid june 2014 with the launch of the UK-South Africa Newton Fund worth R700-million over the next five years.
Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor was unable to attend the event, but was represented by Auf der Heyde who read his speech to the crowd, “Dinaledi schools’ conditional grant has been replaced in the 2015 budget with a more comprehensive programme of support to schools to improve teaching and learning outcomes in maths, science and technology”.
This boost will ensure the future of South African science and innovation and speed up developments in respective fields.
Twenty years ago, SA and the UK signed a bilateral agreement on science and technology, and reiterated the deal mid june 2014 with the launch of the UK-South Africa Newton Fund worth R700-million over the next five years.
Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor was unable to attend the event, but was represented by Auf der Heyde who read his speech to the crowd, “Dinaledi schools’ conditional grant has been replaced in the 2015 budget with a more comprehensive programme of support to schools to improve teaching and learning outcomes in maths, science and technology”.
