AIMS South Africa Newsletter June 2019
News Type: News
Simon Singh Public Lecture
“Mathematics is an internal game played by mathematicians according to the rules set out by the mathematics community,” said Dr Simon Singh, British author, journalist, and television producer during his public lecture titled: ‘The Science of Secrecy’ at AIMS South Africa on 10 June 2019. Dr Singh enthused the audience with the beauty of code
SAWMSA Workshop and Launch
Harnessing the leadership and agency of women in the field for the transformation agenda Women have been historically underrepresented in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) professions worldwide. The situation (underrepresentation of women) is substantial in Africa. According to estimates by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, women represent less than 30% of the research
AIMS South Africa Newsletter May 2019
SU/AIMS mathematician contributes to mapping global tree symbioses
A mathematical ecologist from Stellenbosch University and AIMS South Africa, Prof. Cang Hui, is part of an international team of more than 200 scientists who have generated a global map, involving more than 31 million trees and 28 000 tree species, which reveals the symbiotic relationship between trees and microbes worldwide. Published in the recent issue
AIMS South Africa celebrated the inaugural International Women in Mathematics Day
In celebration of the first-ever International Women in Mathematics Day, AIMS South Africa held a roundtable discussion to celebrate women in mathematics, ahead of the day on Saturday, May 11. The discussion was aimed at celebrating women’s achievements in the field of mathematics. It attracted emerging young women mathematics researchers at AIMS South Africa, who
AIMS South Africa Newsletter April 2019
AIMS-ESMT Industry Immersion Program: opportunity for business training
The AIMS-ESMT Industry Immersion Program is a partnership between the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) and the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) Berlin which aims to prepare mathematically-trained graduates for careers in business or industry. The program is open to AIMS alumni https://www.nexteinstein.org/aims-esmt-industry-immersion-program/ However this year, a small number of places are available
27th edition of the Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad (PAMO) hosted at AIMS South Africa
Morocco was ranked the top team at PAMO 2019, followed by host country South Africa in second place and Tunisia in third place. Other participating countries, in no particular order, were Botswana, Ghana, Malawi, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Nigeria. The Olympiad was hosted by AIMS South Africa, in collaboration with the South African Mathematics Foundation
Maths intervention to help kids
A total of 200 Grade 8 learners from AZ Berman High School in Tafelsig have been recruited into a maths intervention programme, which has been made possible by GrandWest and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS). The programme aims to improve mathematical abilities and maths results. To view the full article please click here.
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