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Advancing African Early-Career Women in Mathematical Sciences
March 1, 2025
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
Read MoreBuilding Capacity for Mastercard Foundation Scholars in Leadership, Knowledge, and Skills for Transformative Public Science Communication and Engagement
Following the successful kick-off of the 2025 Africa Scientifique: Leadership, Knowledge, and Skills for Science Communication annual three-phase programme’s Introductory Workshop (Phase 1) in February, AIMS South Africa, in partnership...
Read MoreThe Modern Statistics and Machine Learning for Population Health in Africa Workshop
This workshop, organised by the Department of Mathematics at Imperial College London, the Machine Learning and Global Health Network, and AIMS South Africa, took place at AIMS from 24 to...
Read MoreInternational Masterclass – Hands-on Particle Physics
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...
Read MoreOnboarding Week at AIMS South Africa – Exploring the Stars!
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....
Read MoreAdvancing African Early-Career Women in Mathematical Sciences
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...
Read More2025 Africa Scientifique Programme Kicks Off at AIMS South Africa: Leadership, Knowledge and Skills for Impactful Science Communication
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...
Read MoreBringing Mathematics to Life: Connecting Algorithmic Thinking to Mathematics
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...
Read MoreGreat Minds Collaborate to Rethink Learning
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...
Read MoreMISG 2025
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...
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