SERA e-News

April/May 2010, Vol 7, No 3

SERA placed on agenda of CSIR and UP management at 'first-of-its-kind' workshop

First scientific meeting of ACGT Regional Plant Biotech Forum hosted by UJ

Research report links solution to Loskopdam water quality problems to water fleas

SERA placed on agenda of CSIR and UP management at 'first-of-its-kind' workshop
	As part of SERA's continued drive to promote effectiveness and efficiency, the Relationship Managers and CSIR and UP Principals recently hosted a management workshop at the CSIR Knowledge Commons. The full workshop slides with outcomes and action list are available.

First scientific meeting of ACGT Regional Plant Biotech Forum hosted by UJ
	The University of Johannesburg (UJ) hosted the Forum's first scientific meeting on 25 May 2010. The meeting was attended by over 55 delegates representing the CSIR, University of Pretoria, Wits University, UJ, and the Agricultural Research Council (ARC).

Research report links solution to Loskopdam water quality problems to water fleas
	The solution for the water quality problems plaguing Loskopdam can only be found in the upper catchment of the Olifants River and the return of tiny water zooplankton like water fleas (Daphnia).

USEFUL LINKS

Call for Proposals - NC State University and the University of Pretoria

Editorial: More research needed into biodiversity-poverty links

Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: May 20100

ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES

Registration open for CSIR 'Science Real & Relevant' Conference - The CSIR invites the private sector, government representatives and academic peers to its 3rd biennial Conference in August 2010. Source: CSIR

Science and Technology Review Committee Acquires Terms of Reference - The ministry of science and technology has announced the establishment of the ministerial committee to review the STI landscape and its readiness to meet the needs of the country. Source: Sabinet Law

South Africa's clinical research in "serious decline" - Years of underinvestment have left South Africa's clinical research capacity in trouble, warns a report by the country's Academy of Science. Source: SciDev.Net