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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 MorePGD Graduation 2007-8
Graduation took place on the 24th of June 2008 at the Muizenberg Pavilion. Graduates and academics met at the AIMS building from where they proceeded to the Pavilion. Of the...
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PGD Graduation 2006-7
The graduation ceremony for the Diploma students took place at AIMS on 23rd June 2007. The diplomas were conferred on the students by the Vice Chancellors of the three local...
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Minister Mangena’s Speech
Read the remarks by Minister of Science and Technology Mosibudi Mangena at the launch of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Research Centre of Excellence in the Mathematical Sciences, Muizenburg, Cape...
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AIMS Next Einstein Initiative Launched
AIMS launched the Next Einstein Initiative to create new AIMS centres across Africa. It was also covered in an article called Initiative to establish 15 African maths and science centres launched in the Engineering...
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World’s Most Famous Living Scientist Joins Quest for African Einstein
The world’s most famous living scientist, Stephen Hawking will deliver his first-ever public lecture in Africa, as a guest of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in Muizenberg, Cape Town. Titled Universe, it...
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Times Online 2008
Stephen Hawking’s visit to AIMS featured in the Times Online on 11 May 2008.
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Neil Turok wins TED award
AIMS proudly announces that its founder and Chair of the AIMS Council, Neil Turok, has won the prestigious TED award. This highlights the significance of Cosmology in Cambridge and Neil’s vision...
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Neil Turok appointed Executive Director of Perimeter Institute
The founder of AIMS and chair of the AIMS Council, Neil Turok, has been appointed Executive Director of the Perimeter Institute. It is also reported in Physicsworld and SymmetryBreaking.
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