📱 On This Day — 3 April 1973 Martin Cooper made the first handheld phone call, launching modern mobile communication and transforming how we connect globally. #Innovation #Technology

NITheCS & UKZN Seminar: 'Lower Bounds against the Ideal Proof System in Finite Fields' by Nashlen Govindasamy (Imperial College London) 🗓️ Thurs, 9 Apr ⏰ 12h15–13h15 SAST 📍 Attend online or in person 🔗 buff.ly/NP54583 #ProofComplexity #FiniteFields #Algorithms #TheoreticalComputerScience #Algebra

NITheCS Mini-school: 'Introduction to Machine Learning' Join Prof Najmeh Nakhaeirad and Dr Kabelo Mahloromela (University of Pretoria) for a series of 4 engaging online lectures. 🗓️ Wednesdays - 8, 15, 22 & 29 Apr 2026 ⏰ 14h00–15h00 SAST 🔗 buff.ly/hJnRK9Y #MachineLearning #DataScience #RProgramming

Applications are now OPEN for the NITheCS Winter Internship Programme. If you're an Honours or early Master’s student in our fields of science at a SA university, you can gain research experience. Apply by Tues, 7 Apr buff.ly/IOUxtFj #NITheCS #Internship #STEM #ResearchOpportunity #ScienceStudent

💻 On This Day — 2 April 1970 The Intel released the Intel 1103, the first commercially successful DRAM chip.This breakthrough became the foundation of modern computing and memory systems.#NITheCS #Computing #Innovation #OnThisDay

🧬 On This Day — 31 March 1732 Born: Joseph Priestley, who later discovered oxygen, transforming chemistry and our understanding of gases.#NITheCS #Chemistry #ScienceHistory

Thank you all for joining today's NITheCS Colloquium "NITheCS 2025: Consolidation, Impact, and the Path to a Pan-Disciplinary Future" led by Prof Francesco Petruccione (NITheCS & Stellenbosch University) . We appreciate our in-person and online audience!

👇🌍 On This Day — 30 March 1867 The Alaska Purchase was signed, transferring Alaska to the United States.This opened the region to major advances in geology, natural resource exploration, and Earth system science.#NITheCS #EarthScience #Geology #OnThisDay

🧪 On This Day — 27 March 1884 Born: Irène Joliot-Curie, Nobel laureate for discovering artificial radioactivity, continuing the legacy of her parents Marie and Pierre Curie.#NITheCS #Chemistry #Radioactivity #WomenInScience #OnThisDay

NITheCS Colloquium: 'On the Quest for Reliable Measurements of Cosmic Dawn' Dr Steven Murray (Stellenbosch University) 📅 Monday, 20 April 2026 ⏰ 16h00–17h00 SAST Attend online or in person: nithecs-ac-za.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #Cosmology #CosmicDawn #HERA #SKA #Astronomy

👩‍🔬 On This Day — 26 Mar Born today: physicist Count Rumford, a pioneer in heat science, and biochemist Christian Anfinsen, Nobel winner for protein research. #NITheCS #ScienceHistory #Physics #Biochemistry

NITheCS & QSUN Seminar: ‘Geometric Phases: Old and New’ – Prof Sir Michael Berry FRS (University of Bristol, UK) 📅 Friday, 27 March 2026 ⏰ 14h00-15h00 SAST Join us online or in person. mailchi.mp/nithecs/mberry #QuantumPhysics #TheoreticalPhysics #GeometricPhases #MathematicalPhysics

NITheCS Colloquium: ‘NITheCS 2025: Consolidation, Impact, and the Path to a Pan-Disciplinary Future’ Prof Francesco Petruccione (NITheCS & SU) 📅 Mon, 30 March 2026 ⏰ 16h00–17h00 SAST Attend in person or online. buff.ly/fJAC3fi #NITheCS #ComputationalScience #TheoreticalScience #PanDisciplinary

🧪 On This Day — 25 March 1957: The Treaty of Rome was signed, creating the European Economic Community (EEC) to boost cross-border collaboration in research and innovation, leading to programs like Horizon Europe. #NITheCS #ScienceHistory #Innovation #Collaboration #OnThisDay

NITheCS Webinar: Nonlinear Frequency-Domain and Network Analysis of EEG Signals Prof Fei He (Coventry University, UK) 📅 Wednesday, 25 March ⏰ 12h00–13h00 SAST Join us online or in person mailchi.mp/nithecs/fh #EEGSignals #NeuroscienceResearch #NonlinearDynamics #BrainConnectivity

Thank you, Dr Priyanka Nagar for an incredible colloquium on "Beyond Linear Thinking: Statistical Approaches for Directional Data ." Such an insightful session! Recording coming soon on the NITheCS YouTube Channel.

🧬 On This Day — 24 March 1882 Robert Koch announced the discovery of the tuberculosis bacillus, identifying the cause of TB and revolutionizing microbiology and medicine.#NITheCS #ScienceHistory #Microbiology #Medicine #OnThisDay

Thank you all for joining today's NITheCS Colloquium "Beyond Linear Thinking: Statistical Approaches for Directional Data " led by Dr Priyanka Nagar (Stellenbosch University). We appreciate our in-person and online audience!

⚛️ On This Day — 23 March 1911 Born: Dennis Gabor, inventor of holography.His work laid the foundation for modern 3D imaging, optics, and information storage technologies.#NITheCS #Physics #Innovation #OnThisDay #ScienceHistory

🌍 On This Day — 20 March The March Equinox occurs, when day and night are nearly equal worldwide. it marks a key moment in Earth’s orbit — important for astronomy, climate science, and seasonal systems.#NITheCS #Astronomy #EarthScience #OnThisDay

On This Day — 19 March 1915: Pluto was first photographed at Lowell Observatory, foreshadowing its later discovery. This highlights how unnoticed data can exist, a key concept in data science. #NITheCS #ScienceHistory #Astronomy #DataScience #OnThisDay

Join NITheCS for the Mathematical Structures Mini-course: “Tangent Categories – Part II” by Dr Marcello Lanfranchi (Macquarie University, Australia). 📅 Thurs, 19 March 2026 ⏰ 14:00–16:00 SAST Attend online or in person. buff.ly/wpHFTAM #Mathematics #TangentCategories #MathStructures #Geometry

🚀 🚀 On This Day — 18 March 1965: Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov made history with the first spacewalk during the Voskhod 2 mission, marking a major milestone in space exploration and engineering. #NITheCS #SpaceScience #OnThisDay #Engineering

Join us for the NITheCS Colloquium: “Beyond Linear Thinking: Statistical Approaches for Directional Data” presented by Dr Priyanka Nagar (SU). 🗓 Mon, 23 March 2026 ⏰ 16:00–17:00 SAST 📍 Attend online or in person 🔗 buff.ly/O4coulz #DirectionalData #BeyondLinearThinking #StatisticalScience

Thank you, Dr. Philip Southey, for an incredible colloquium on "Free Will, Twin Earth, and a Grand Unified Theory? A scientist’s introduction to the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein." Such an insightful session! Recording coming soon on the NITheCS YouTube Channel.

🧬 On This Day — 17 Feb 1792 Born: Karl Ernst von Baer, a pioneer in embryology who discovered the mammalian ovum and formulated von Baer’s laws of development. His work laid the foundation for modern developmental biology. #NITheCS #ScienceHistory #Biology #OnThisDay

Thank you for joining today's NITheCS Colloquium on "Free Will, Twin Earth and a Grand Unified Theory? A scientist’s introduction to the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein" by Dr. Philip Southey (Stellenbosch University). We appreciate our in-person and online audience!

💻 On This Day — 16 March 1926 Born: Ray Tomlinson, who invented email and introduced the “@” symbol for addressing messages — revolutionizing digital communication.#NITheCS #ComputerScience #Innovation #OnThisDay

🔭 On This Day — 13 March 1781 Astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus, the first planet found with a telescope. This expanded the known Solar System for the first time in modern astronomy.#NITheCS #Astronomy #ScienceHistory

NITheCS & QSUN Seminar: “Quantum Effects in Microtubules: Energy Flow, Information Dynamics & Relevance to Neurodegeneration” - Dr Lea Gassab. 📅 Fri, 20 Mar @ 14h00 SAST 💻 Attend online or in person 🔗 buff.ly/qfZ4iBN #QuantumBiology #Microtubules #QuantumNeuroscience #QuantumScience

Join the NITheCS Colloquium with Dr Philip Southey (SU): “Free Will, Twin Earth and a Grand Unified Theory? A scientist’s introduction to the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein” 📅 Mon, 16 March 2026 ⏰ 16h00–17h00 SAST 🔗 buff.ly/MvbHOkr #Wittgenstein #PhilosophyOfScience #FreeWillDebate

⚛️ Nuclear Science / PhysicsOn This Day — 11 March 2011 The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster began after a massive earthquake and tsunami, reshaping global discussions on nuclear energy, risk modelling, and complex systems.

NITheCS Mathematical Structures Mini-course: ‘Tangent Categories’ – Dr Marcello Lanfranchi (Macquarie University, Australia) 📅 Thurs, 12 March 2026 🕑 14h00–16h00 SAST 📍 Attend online or in person buff.ly/klbsBBl #CategoryTheory #DifferentialGeometry #MathematicalStructures #TheoreticalMathematics

NITheCS & SU Seminar: ‘Tree-based Imputations in the Presence of Right-Censored Data for Machine Learning Applications’ – James Grove (SU) 📅 Fri, 13 March 2026 🕐 13h10 SAST 📍 Attend in person or online buff.ly/DwJ3ZqT #MachineLearning #StatisticalLearning #SurvivalAnalysis #DataImputation

🌌 On This Day — 10 March 1977 Astronomers discovered that Uranus has a ring system, revealing that rings are not unique to Saturn. #NITheCS #Astronomy #OnThisDay

Thank you Prof Martin de Wit and Prof Pedro Monteiro for an incredible colloquium on "Integrating Earth System and Socio-Economic Modelling for South Africa " such an insightful session! Recording of the colloquium coming soon on the NITheCS YouTube Channel.

Thank you all for joining today's NITheCS Colloquium, "Integrating Earth System and Socio-Economic Modelling for South Africa," led by Prof Pedro Monteiro and Prof Martin de Wit from Stellenbosch University. We appreciate our in-person and online audience!

Reminder – NITheCS Colloquium: 'Integrating Earth System & Socio-Economic Modelling for SA' 🗓 Today @ 4pm 📍 Attend online or in person ⚠️ Note: The Stellenbosch venue is Room 1041, Mathematical Sciences / Industrial Psych. Bldg. buff.ly/H2DeAbG #EarthSystemScience #ClimateModelling

Attend a FREE NITheCS Software Carpentry Workshop: “Introduction to Shell, Git and Programming with R”. 📅 16–20 March 2026 🕘 09h00–13h00 SAST 📍 Online Apply by 13 March. mailchi.mp/nithecs/carp... #SoftwareCarpentry #ResearchComputing #Shell #Git #RStats #ResearchSkills

NITheCS & QSUN Seminar: “Geometric Phases: Old and New” – Prof Sir Michael Berry FRS (University of Bristol, UK) 📅 Friday, 13 March 2026 🕑 14h00-15h00 SAST Join us online or in person. More info: mailchi.mp/nithecs/epap... #QuantumPhysics #TheoreticalPhysics #GeometricPhases #MathematicalPhysics

NITheCS Colloquium: 'Integrating Earth System & Socio-Economic Modelling for South Africa' 🗓 Mon, 9 Mar | 16h00 SAST This colloquium features two talks by Prof Pedro Monteiro & Prof Martin de Wit 📍Attend online or in person buff.ly/LQpjnWF #EarthSystemScience #ClimateModelling #ComputationalScience

🧪 On This Day — 6 March 1869 Dmitri Mendeleev presented the first Periodic Table, organising elements by their properties and predicting undiscovered ones. #NITheCS #ScienceHistory #Chemistry #PeriodicTable

NITheCS Mini-school: ‘Introduction to Neuromorphic Computing’ by Dr Dean Brand (Stellenbosch University). Attend three online lectures: Wed 11, 18 & 25 March @ 14h00-15h00 SAST. buff.ly/6Usrnn9 #NeuromorphicComputing #NextGenComputing #BrainInspiredAI #MachineLearning #ComputationalScience

🚀 On This Day — 5 March 1979 Voyager 1 made its closest approach to Jupiter, transforming planetary science and revealing volcanoes on Io.#NITheCS #ScienceHistory #SpaceExploration

📡 On This Day 3 March 1847: Alexander Graham Bell, born today, invented the telephone, revolutionizing communication and paving the way for modern telecommunications. His innovations transformed global connectivity. #NITheCS #OnThisDay

Thank you, Mr Brad Mears for an incredible colloquium on "Establishing an Aerospace Village in Africa: A Catalyst for Economic Growth & Social Impact " such an insightful session! Recording of the colloquium coming soon on the nithecs YouTube Channel.

Thank you all for joining today's NITheCS Colloquium on "Establishing an Aerospace Village in Africa: A Catalyst for Economic Growth & Social Impact," led by Mr. Brad Mears. We appreciate both our in-person and online audience!

🌍NASA's Pioneer 10, launched on March 2, 1972, was the first spacecraft to cross the asteroid belt and study Jupiter closely. It also carried a plaque for potential extraterrestrial life as it journeyed toward interstellar space. #NITheCS #SpaceExploration #Astronomy #OnThisDay

🧪 On this Day — 27 Feb 1899: Born Charles Best, who, with Frederick Banting, co-discovered insulin. Their work transformed diabetes into a manageable condition, saving millions globally. #NITheCS #ScienceHistory #Biochemistry #OnThisDay

NITheCS & SU Dept. of Statistics & Actuarial Science Seminar: ‘Evolution & Recent Trends in Extreme Value Analysis’ by Prof Jan Beirlant (KU Leuven) on Fri, 27 Feb, 13h10 SAST. Attend online or in person. buff.ly/JcnEmyp #ExtremeValueTheory #StatisticalModelling #FinancialRisk #MultivariateAnalysis