Last week, AIMS hosted its first ever International Masterclass, Hands-on Particle Physics. This outreach event offers high school students the chance to become a particle physicist for one day. After a (gentle) theoretical introduction, the participants learned how to identify particles and perform a simplified (yet challenging) analysis with real data from CERN! Prof. Claire
As part of the Onboarding Week at AIMS South Africa in January 2024, new students embarked on a journey of exploration, space, and astronomy through a series of thought-provoking documentaries. One of the highlights was A Look at the Stars: Bringing Astronomy to Remote Nepal, a documentary created by students from the Pokhara Astronomical Society
From 28 February to 01 March, AIMS South Africa House of Science, in partnership with African Gong, convened a second Women’s Advancement Forum: International Exchanges, Research & Academia (WAFIRA) workshop in South Africa. WAFIRA is a capacity-building programme that is uniquely centred on the contexts, realities, challenges, opportunities and strengths across the landscape of African
The 2025 3-phased Africa Scientifique programme kicked off, continuing its mission to equip young and emerging STEM scholars and researchers with the skills and knowledge. The educational outcomes thereof sought to enable these scholars and researchers to effectively communicate their research ideas and results with wider audiences using different platforms and tools. Since its inception
On 22 February 2025, AIMSSEC engaged with eager students from Levana Primary School and Lavender Hill Secondary School, who embraced the joy of mathematics with enthusiasm and curiosity despite challenging circumstances. The visit was thoughtfully tailored: primary school learners explored the concept of space by creating squared shapes—sparking their imagination and deepening their understanding, while
On 8 February 2025, a spirit of innovation and collaboration filled the air as five AIMS Master’s students from AIMS South Africa and two Postdoctoral researchers from Heidelberg University teamed up with the AIMSSEC team. They dedicated their time and expertise to empower STEM learners from Masibambane High School and Molo Mhlaba Primary School, nurturing
On 31 January 2025, the House of Science at AIMS South Africa hosted its monthly Women in STEM mentoring event featuring Ms. Asmaa Tbaeen, 2017 AIMS South Africa Alumni and a research scientist specialising in mathematical modeling and machine learning, as a guest mentor. Moderated by Dr. Rejoyce Gavhi-Molefe, the session provided a safe and
The Mathematics in Industry Study Group (MISG) was held from 20 to 24 January 2025 at the School of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, University of the Witwatersrand. At this five-day workshop academic researchers and graduate students work collaboratively with representatives from industry on research problems submitted by local industry. Study Groups have been organized
From 2 to 10 January 2025, Stellenbosch High School became a hub of professional growth as approximately 80 Senior and FET phase mathematics teachers from rural areas in Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Eastern Cape gathered to strengthen their teaching strategies. These dedicated teachers participated in an intensive professional development course designed to expand differentiation practices
On 13 December 2024, Dr. Rejoyce Gavhi-Molefe, House of Science Manager, contributed as lead author for a chapter to the ICOM International Committee for Museums and Collections of Science and Technology (ICOM-CIMUSET) Special Recognition Award Webinar. The webinar was organised by CIMUSET and co-hosted with Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation. It (the
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