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AIMS Celebrates Emerging Scientists at the Recognition of Achievement Ceremony

November 28, 2024

AIMS South Africa was delighted to celebrate the graduation of its January 2024 intake from the Master of Science in Mathematical Sciences programme. The Recognition of Achievement Ceremony, held on 28 November 2024, honoured the hard work and outstanding achievements of these dedicated students. This latest cohort consists of 29 students, including 7 women, hailing

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Training Africa’s Computer Conservationists

We’re excited to share how Dr Emmanuel Dufourq, AIMS-Carnegie Junior Research Chair at AIMS South Africa, is leading the way in training Africa’s future ‘computer conservationists.’ Featured in Nature, this...

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AIMS Celebrates Emerging Scientists at the Recognition of Achievement Ceremony

AIMS South Africa was delighted to celebrate the graduation of its January 2024 intake from the Master of Science in Mathematical Sciences programme. The Recognition of Achievement Ceremony, held on...

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AIMS Women in STEM: Inspiring Insights from Dr Zara Randramanakoto

AIMS South Africa continues to foster empowering conversations, ensuring that the next generation of women in STEM is equipped to thrive. On 22 November 2024, the House of Science’s Women...

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Advancing science communication in Africa: Reframing Afrocentric perspectives on inclusion, capacity-building and language plurality

From 18 to 20 November, Dr Rejoyce Gavhi-Molefe, AIMS House of Science Manager, attended and presented an insightful talk at the Communicating Discovery Science Symposium, hosted by the Centre for...

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Experimenting with reverse-teaching: Learners guide teachers

On Saturday, 9 November, AIMS South Africa held its first-ever Computational Thinking course for teachers, led by an expert facilitator from SAP and AIMSSEC staff. This event was groundbreaking, as...

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Exploring Shweshwe Patterns

In computer science education, the concept of an algorithm, an unambiguous step-by-step instruction to solve a problem, is often best explained through practical, unplugged activities. These activities, such as making...

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Folding Numbers: Mathematics meets Origami

On 14 November AIMS South Africa hosted a public lecture titled “Folding Numbers – Mathematics Meets Origami,” presented by Prof. Michael Winckler from Heidelberg University. This two-part event – lecture...

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Automatic detection for bioacoustic research: a practical guide from and for biologists and computer scientists

Dr Emmanuel Dufourq, AIMS-Carnegie Junior Research Chair and PI: Machine Learning for Ecology Research Group in the AIMS South Africa Research Centre was part of a recent publication that represents...

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Uniting learners – Assisting with the transition from primary to high school

On Saturday 26 October 2024, a unique gathering took place at Crestway High School, bringing together learners from Lourier Primary School and Crestway High, united by a common interest in...

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