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Welcome to the South African Institute of Physics

Mission: To be the voice of Physics in South Africa

On these pages you will find information on what the institute does, how to become a member, jobs in physics in South Africa and career information for young scientists.

Contact Information

The Secretary
South African Institute of Physics
Department of Science & Technology
Private Bag X894
PRETORIA
0001
South Africa
Fax: +27 (0) 86 614 9564
Email: secretary(at)saip(dot)org(dot)za

If you would like to advertise physics events (conferences, workshops), physics job vacancies, bursaries, scholarships, etc, please forward the relevant information to the Secretary to distribute or advertise on the website. Text-only advertisements will be distributed via email to members while others will be placed on the website.

News and Events

News

The 2008 SAIP conference will be held at the University of Limpopo in July. Visit the conference website for more details.

The SAIP is conducting a survey of physicists outside of academia. Visit the Physics 500 page for more details.

  • Mr. Brian Masara has been appointed as the SAIP Executive Officer. (01/01/2008)

  • The first Annual Report of the SAIP is now available here. (09/09/2007)

  • Dr. Kavilan Moodley (School of Mathematical Sciences, U. KwaZulu-Natal) has been awarded the 2007 Silver Jubilee Medal. (02/07/2007)

    • Pages Updated

    The following pages were updated on 2008/05/13

    The Tripoli Statement on the Brain Drain and the African Diaspora as a Resource issued by the Association of African Universities.

    A description of the role of the SAIP Secretariat.

  • Electronic Newsletters

    • Miscellaneous

  • Help the Secretary identify these prize winners from 2002!

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