# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Royal Society Rising Star Africa Prize Lecture by Professor James Chibueze
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 04 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 04 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for the Royal Society Rising Star Africa Prize Lecture by Professor James Okwe ChibuezeAbout this EventThe Royal Society Rising Star Africa Prize 2025 is awarded to Professor James Okwe Chibueze for work on advancing African astronomy through pioneering research, capacity building, and international collaborations.Professor Chibueze is a Nigerian-born astronomer and astrophysicist, currently a Distinguished Professor at the University of South Africa. His research is focused on high-mass star formation, radio galaxies, and the use of cutting-edge observational techniques such as very long baseline interferometry (VLBI). His landmark discovery of the interaction between intra-cluster magnetic fields and the jets of radio galaxies, published in Nature, has been globally acclaimed.Within the International Astronomical Union (IAU), Professor Chibueze serves as Vice President of the Executive Committee and sits on several divisions. He has a strong passion and commitment toward human capacity development in astronomy especially on the African continent. He spearheads educational programmes in Africa such as Pan-African School for Emerging Astronomers (PASEA), and Development in Africa through Radio Astronomy (DARA) aimed at nurturing the next generation of African astronomers.Attending the eventThe event is free to join, please register via Eventbrite for a ticketYou will only be able to join us in person on the day if you registered for an in person ticket on Eventbrite.Live subtitles will be available in-person and virtuallyAttending in personThis lecture can be attended in-person at the Royal SocietyDoors will open to the public at 6.00pm GMTFind travel and accessibility information on our websiteAttending onlineThe lecture will also be livestreamed here and on the Royal Society YouTube channelYou can take part in the live Q&A via SlidoThis event will be recorded (including the live Q&A) and the recording will be available on YouTube soon after the eventFor all enquiries, please contact awards@royalsociety.org
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- **city**: London
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: The Royal Society
- **lat**: 51.505917
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- **full address**: The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London, United Kingdom

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  - **A:** Royal Society Rising Star Africa Prize Lecture by Professor James Chibueze takes place on Wed, 04 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 04 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm at The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London, United Kingdom.
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