South Africa Wins 2016 Edinburgh Medal

In a first for South Africa, the 2016 Edinburgh Medal will be jointly awarded to Kevin Govender from Cape Town's Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD), and the International Astronomical Union (IAU).

The award will be bestowed during the upcoming 2016 Edinburgh International Science Festival in a ceremony on 30 March.

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