It is with great sadness that we heard of the death of Prof Russel Botman, the Rector and Vice Chancellor of Stellenbosch University, on Friday night. Russel Botman was a close friend and an outstanding supporter of AIMS, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences. He served both as a Trustee of our South African Centre
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Double honour for Prof Turok
The team at AIMS-South Africa wishes to congratulate Prof Neil Turok, founder and Chairperson of AIMS-South Africa and Chair of the Board of the AIMS-Next Einstein initiative on his recent awards. Professor Turok received an honorary doctorate from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University on Wednesday, 10 April 2014, and another from Rhodes University on Thursday 11 April 2014. Turok
AIMS South Africa Council Meeting
The AIMS South Africa Council meeting took place on Friday 21 February 2014 from 11am to 5pm with all council members in attendance. Grahame Richards joined the meeting via Skype and Dorothy Nyambi, AIMS-NEI Executive Vice-President also joined for part of the meeting.
University of Illinois joins AIMS South Africa’s Institute Partners Programme
AIMS South Africa welcomes the Department of Mathematics, the Department of Physics, and the Graduate College of the University of Illinois as the first partners in its recently launched Institute Partners Programme. The partnership was formalised in a virtual ceremony on Thursday 23 January 2014 with representatives from AIMS-SA and the University of Illinois. Visiting
Mandela: Politics his profession, education his passion
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Tribute to Nelson Mandela
AIMS mourns the passing of Nelson Mandela, our hero and statesman. We count ourselves fortunate to have benefited from Madiba’s warmth, humanity and selfless commitment to the dignity of all. His legacy will continue to inspire us. “I admired Nelson Mandela for finding a peaceful solution to a situation that seemed doomed to disaster. It
Seven South African students graduate from AIMS South Africa
AIMS South Africa (AIMS-SA) has honoured its second group of South African students at a special Recognition of Achievement Ceremony which was held at the Institute in Muizenberg on 19 November 2013 where the success of eight students was acknowledged. Since opening in 2003, AIMS has been challenged to attract South Africans onto its core
South Africa successfully starts its hunt for Dark Energy
Figure1: Left: Before image of the host galaxy. Right: the exploding supernova is clearly visible in the left of the galaxy. The supernova has the label: DES13C1feu and fades over about a month. A research team in the Western Cape has confirmed the discovery of two supernovae using the Southern African Large
The 2013 Pan African Solar Eclipse in Gabon
CAPE TOWN – 18 November 2013 For a few minutes on November 3, people in South Africa could observe a partial solar eclipse, as the sun rose partially covered by the moon. Filters or other viewing apparatuses and unencumbered view of the western horizon were the only requirements to view the eclipse from the South Africa.
Memorandum of Understanding between Université catholique de Louvain and AIMS South Africa
On Friday 25 October 2013, a delegation representing several Belgium universities visited AIMS-SA.The institutes included the Interuniversity Committee for International Relations, Université catholique de Louvain, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Université de Liège and Université de Mons. During the visit a MOU was signed by Professor Bruno Delvaux, Rector, Université catholique de Louvain and Prof Barry Green, Director of AIMS.
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