National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) is one of the foremost entities in science and innovation in SA. We have previously covered the NSTF Awards, which are deemed ‘the Oscars of Science’. On top of that, the Executive Director, Ms. Jansie Niehaus, has written the article pertaining to universities also in this edition (in her own capacity that is). NSTF is emailing me their newsletter. It is a collection of interesting happenings in the science world in SA, and really covers a lot of ground for anybody interested in ‘science’. NSTF has a special programme to recognise the ‘genius’ in math and science. The Brilliants Programme. We quote: “The NSTF is the only organisation that annually and nationally celebrates achievement in these two subjects only [math and science], without considering the aggregate or marks in the languages”. The criteria for this honour are high: “Two top performers from each province, a young man and woman, are selected by the NSTF for this honour. The criteria for selection are: • Only learners who matriculated at public schools • Who are first year students registered at South African universities • Who are studying science-related (STEM) courses (mainly natural sciences, mathematics, engineering and medicine), and • Who have 90% or higher for the average of their physical science and mathematics marks”.
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