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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 MoreTraining 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...
Read MoreAIMS 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...
Read MoreAIMS 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...
Read MoreAdvancing 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...
Read MoreExperimenting 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...
Read MoreExploring 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...
Read MoreFolding 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...
Read MoreAutomatic 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...
Read MoreUniting 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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