The 6th Cosmology on Safari conference (a series which began in 2015) will take place in Maun, Botswana, 14-20 March 2027. This will be our first conference hosted outside of South Africa!
We welcome contributed talks and poster presentations on all aspects of observational and theoretical cosmology, and related topics (e.g., astrophysics of galaxies and galaxy clusters). Please use this form to submit a title and abstract (abstract submission closes 21 December 2026; accepted presenters will be notified by 11 January 2027).
Invited speakers:
- Simone Aiola (Center for Computational Astrophysics, Flatiron Institute)
- Adrian Bayer (MIT, Harvard, and Perimeter)
- Chihway Chang (Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago)*
- Steve Choi (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Riverside)*
- Renée Hložek (Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Toronto)
- Geraint Lewis (Sydney Institute for Astronomy, The University of Sydney)
- Miguel Quartin (Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas)*
- Ravi Sheth (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania)*
* = to be confirmed
More speakers will be announced soon!
Organising committee:
- H. Cynthia Chiang (McGill University / University of KwaZulu-Natal)
- Roberto De Propris (Botswana International University of Science and Technology)
- Jacobus Diener (Botswana International University of Science and Technology)
- Adams Duniya (Botswana International University of Science and Technology)
- Rhodri Evans (Botswana International University of Science and Technology)
- Matt Hilton (University of the Witwatersrand / University of KwaZulu-Natal)
- Kabelo Kesebonye (Square Kilometre Array Observatory / University of the Witwatersrand)
- Kenda Knowles (Rhodes University / South African Radio Astronomy Observatory)
- Yin-Zhe Ma (Stellenbosch University / University of KwaZulu-Natal)
- Kabo Mabusha (Botswana International University of Science and Technology)
- Fahmi Mokhupuki (Botswana International University of Science and Technology)
- Kavilan Moodley (University of KwaZulu-Natal)
- Jonathan Sievers (McGill University / University of KwaZulu-Natal)
- Sinenhlanhla Sikhosana (University of KwaZulu-Natal)
- Kgomotso Thelo (Botswana International University of Science and Technology)
- Tony Walters (University of KwaZulu-Natal)
Please contact help@cosmosafari.co.za with any enquiries.