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NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 1d

NITheCS will be at AI Expo Africa 2025 and we’re giving away 30 Silver 3-Day Passes so you can attend too!
The AI Expo Africa takes place at the Sandton Convention Centre, 29–31 Oct.
Enter the draw by 20 Oct at bit.ly/3WBaAA6

#AIExpoAfrica #AIForAfrica #Innovation #DigitalFuture

NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 1d

NITheCS Colloquium: 'Coding Our Now and Future: Africa’s Voice, Values and Vision in AI' - Dr William Vambe (Walter Sisulu University) - Mon, 20 October 2025 @ 16h00-17h00 SAST. Attend in person or online. buff.ly/lSr58AH
#AI #BRICS #AIinAfrica #Coding #AfricaDevelopment

NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 2d

MITP & NITheCS Seminar:
“Evidence of Dual Shapiro Steps in a Josephson Junction Array”
🗣️ Nicolas Roch (Institut Néel, France)
📅 Fri, 17 October 2025
🕒 15h00–16h00 SAST
📍 Attend online or in person
🔗 buff.ly/IOZGle3
#QuantumPhysics #CondensedMatter #QuantumCircuits #JosephsonJunction #ShapiroSteps

NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 2d

Reminder: Join us today for the NITheCS Colloquium — “Turning Data into Decisions by Bridging Mathematics, Ecology & Policy” with Dr Sandra MacFadyen (SU).
🕓 Today, 16h00–17h00 SAST
📍 Attend in person or online
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#Biodiversity #EcologicalResearch #Conservation #Ecology #Mathematics

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NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 5d

Software Carpentry Workshop "R for Reproducible Scientific Analysis with an Introduction to Unix Shell and Git" is now available on our YouTube Channel : buff.ly/eFrotjR

NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 6d

Nithecs Colloquium "Portfolio Stress Testing: A Risk
Management Tool" led by Dr Praise Obanya (North-West University) is now available on YouTube: buff.ly/B1B9Avx

NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 8d

Join the NITheCS Mathematical Structures for Foundations and Innovation Focus Area for its online Weekly Seminar Series, starting 8 October 2025 and continuing every Wednesday from 17h00–19h00 SAST.
🔗 buff.ly/BX8B7Y0
#MathematicalSciences #MathematicalStructures #Mathematics

NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 8d

NITheCS Colloquium: 'Turning Data into Decisions by Bridging Mathematics, Ecology & Policy' - Dr Sandra MacFadyen (Stellenbosch University) - Mon, 13 Oct 2025 @ 16h00-17h00 SAST. Attend in person or online. buff.ly/8IMe1MB
#Biodiversity #EcologicalResearch #Conservation #BioMath #BCubed #Ecology

NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 8d

NITheCS & SU Seminar: ‘Price connection between Parasian options with a moving window & their ‘fixed window’ counterparts’ counterparts' - Prof Song-Ping Zhu. Attend Fri, 10 Oct @ 13h10 online or in person. buff.ly/t779AWx
#QuantitativeFinance #ParasianOptions #OptionPricing #FinancialDerivatives

NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 11d

The Nithecs Colloquium " Symmetries – in and around us " led by Prof Abdul H. Kara (University of the Witwatersrand) is available at our YouTube channel: buff.ly/7rzLRIQ

NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 12d

Congratulations to Prof Francesco Petruccione, Director of NITheCS, who has been appointed as Pro Vice-Chancellor: Quantum Technology & Artificial Intelligence at Stellenbosch University.
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#ProVC #StellenboschUniversity #ViceChancellor #FrancescoPetruccione #NITheCS #AI #Quantum

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NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 12d

The NITheCS Colloquium " Professional Presentations Made Simple: LaTeX Beamer on Overleaf" led by Lerato Seabi (Nelson Mandela University) is available at our YouTube channel: buff.ly/Ln1DXZQ

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NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 13d

NITheCS Mini-school: 'From Notes to Articles: Writing with LaTeX and Mathpix' - Dr Ali Raza (Stellenbosch University). Attend 4 online lectures on Wed 8, 15, 22 & 29 Oct @ 14h00-15h00 SAST. buff.ly/SGsiBk4
#LaTeX #Mathpix #Mathematica #Maple

NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 14d

Vacancy: Senior Lecturer in Physics at the WITS School of Physics
Suitably qualified candidates from all fields of Physics may apply. You'll need a PhD in Physics and postdoctoral research experience with a good publication record.
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Apply by 17 Oct 2025
#PhysicsJobs #AcademicCareers

NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 14d

Vacancies: Lecturer in Physics (2 positions) at the WITS School of Physics.
The successful candidates will be expected to pursue research, teach, supervise postgrad students and contribute to administrative responsibilities.
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#PhysicsJobs #AcademicJobs #PhysicsCareer #PhysicsLecturer

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NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 14d

Vacancy at the WITS School of Physics: Lecturer – Support in First Year Physics Laboratories
Oversee lab operations, coordinate experiments, support staff & students, and contribute to teaching & research. Apply by 17 Oct.
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#PhysicsJobs #AcademicJobs #PhysicsCareer #PhysicsLecturer

NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 15d

NITheCS Colloquium: 'Portfolio Stress Testing: A Risk Management Tool' - Dr Praise Obanya (North-West University) - Mon, 6 October 2025 @ 16h00-17h00 SAST. Attend online or in person. buff.ly/vepLpSn
#stresstest #cashflow #financialstatements #macroeconomy #economics

NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 17d

28 September is the International Day for Universal Access to Information and NITheCS celebrates it with the rest of the globe. The 2025 theme is ‘Ensuring Access to Environmental Information in the Digital Age’. buff.ly/feu9GMf

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NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 17d

28 September is the International Day for Universal Access to Information and NITheCS celebrates it with the rest of the globe. The 2025 theme is ‘Ensuring Access to Environmental Information in the Digital Age’. buff.ly/feu9GMf

NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 20d

A new era for African Science is dawning – and NITheCS is leading the charge! Read the full report about the official NITheCS launch event here: buff.ly/3KabKCo

NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 21d

The NITheCS Colloquium ‘The convex invertible cone approach to Nevanlinna-Pick interpolation’ led by Prof Sanne ter Horst (North-West University) is available at our YouTube channel: buff.ly/naP0uWg

NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 22d

Learn Valuable Skills for Research at the FREE NITheCS Software Carpentry Workshop: 'R for Reproducible Scientific Analysis with an Introduction to Unix Shell and Git'
🗓️ 29 Sept – 2 Oct 2025
⏰ 09h00 – 15h00
💻 Limited places available
👉 buff.ly/EicFuPT
#SoftwareCarpentry #DataScience #ResearchSkills

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NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 22d

French astronomer Alexis Bouvard to hypothesise that its orbit was subject to gravitational perturbation by an unknown planet – which turned out to be Neptune.

NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 22d

The planet Neptune was first viewed on 23 September 1846 by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle after its position was mathematically predicted independently by John Couch Adams & Urbain Le Verrier. Before that, unexpected changes in the orbit of Uranus had led (more...)

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NITheCS @nithecs.bsky.social · 22d

NITheCS Colloquium: 'Symmetries – in and around us' - Prof Abdul H. Kara (Wits) - Mon, 29 September 2025 @ 16h00-17h00 SAST. Attend online or in person.
buff.ly/ZHZzzyg
#MathematicalPhysics #Mathematics #Symmetry #Equations #Noether