Join the NITheCS & QSUN Seminar: 'Can Neutrinos Hear the Echoes of Quantum Spacetime? Open-System Decoherence in Neutrino Oscillations' 🎙️ Dr Partha Nandi (NITheCS) 📅 Fri, 29 May @ 14h00 📍 Attend in person or online buff.ly/3wHf92W #Neutrinos #QuantumGravity #QuantumSpacetime #OpenQuantumSystems

Join the Mathematics Workshop hosted by the NITheCS Research Focus Area: Mathematical Structures for Foundations & Innovation 📅 Thurs, 21 May 2026 ⏰ 09h00–18h00 SAST 📍 Attend in person or online 🔗 buff.ly/ucYOHuy #Mathematics #NITheCS #MathematicsResearch #MathResearch #MathematicalStructures

On this day in science — 20 May In 1875, the Metre Convention was signed, creating an international system for standardising measurement across science and industry. Why it matters: Reliable measurement is the foundation of modelling, experiments, data analysis.

Thank you all for joining today's NITheCS Colloquium "Connecting Quarks to the Cosmos and People to Science " led by Dr Thuthukile Khumalo (iThemba LABS & NITheCS) . We appreciate our in-person and online audience!

Thank you all for joining today's NITheCS Colloquium "Connecting Quarks to the Cosmos and People to Science " led by Dr Thuthukile Khumalo (iThemba LABS & NITheCS) . We appreciate our in-person and online audience!

Thank you all for joining today's NITheCS Colloquium "Connecting Quarks to the Cosmos and People to Science " led by Dr Thuthukile Khumalo (iThemba LABS & NITheCS) . We appreciate our in-person and online audience!

On this day in science — 19 May In 1910, Earth passed through the tail of Halley’s Comet during one of its closest modern approaches. Scientists used spectroscopy to study the comet’s chemical composition, including gases in its tail.

Join the NITheCS & UKZN Seminar, with Dr Marco Abbadini (Université Catholique de Louvain) presenting: 📐 ‘On the Symmetry Between Openness and Compactness’ 📅 Thurs, 21 May ⏰ 12h15–13h15 SAST 💻 Attend online or in person buff.ly/iA0Ajrv #Topology #Mathematics #StoneDuality #TheoreticalMathematics

On this day in science — 15 MayIn 1618, Johannes Kepler formulated his third law of planetary motion, showing that a planet’s orbital period is mathematically linked to its distance from the Sun. Field: Astronomy | Mathematics | Physics

Join us for the SAMS Women in Mathematics Division talk, “Nuggets of Wisdom for Building a Research Profile,” by Prof Dephney Mathebula-Periola. 📅 Fri, 22 May ⏰ 14h00–15h00 SAST 💻 Online buff.ly/esRVgPX #WomenInMathematics #STEM #NITheCS #SAMS #WomenInSTEM #Mathematics #CelebratingWomenInMathematics

NITheCS & QSUN webinar by Prof Alessio Zaccone (Uni. of Milano): ‘Relativistic Langevin equation as a microscopic route to relativistic viscosity for QCD matter’. 📅 Fri, 22 May 2026 ⏰ 14h00–15h00 SAST 📍 Watch in person or online buff.ly/s9jiDCV #RelativisticPhysics #QCD #LangevinEquation

On this day in science — 14 MayIn 1973, Skylab, NASA’s first space station, was launched into orbit. It became a laboratory for studying the Sun, Earth, and the effects of spaceflight on the human body.

On this day in science 13 May in 1888, Inge Lehmann was born. She was a Danish seismologist who discovered that Earth has a solid inner core. Why it matters: Her work shows how scientists use seismic data and mathematical models to understand Earth’s hidden interior.

Register now for the African Data Science Conference 2026. Join leading researchers, industry experts, and innovators as they explore developments in data science. 📍 WITS 📅 24–26 June ⏰ Early Birds - register by 15 May buff.ly/wWT9zCF #DataScience #DataScienceAfrica #MachineLearning #AIResearch

Join us for the NITheCS Colloquium, 'Connecting Quarks to the Cosmos and People to Science,' by Dr Thuthukile Khumalo (iThemba LABS & NITheCS). 📅 Monday, 18 May 2026 ⏰ 16h00–17h00 SAST 📍 Attend in person or online buff.ly/CCk0Cya #NeutronStars #QuarksToCosmos #HeavyIonCollisions #TheoreticalPhysics

On this day in science 11 May 1918, Richard Feynman became a leading theoretical physicist, known for quantum electrodynamics and clarifying complex physics. Why it matters: His work shaped modern quantum theory, a key area for NITheCS research.

Join the NITheCS & UKZN Seminar: ‘Watching the Air We Breathe: Space-based Pollution Tracking,’ by Dr Lerato Shikwambana (SANSA & NASSP). 📅 Thursday, 14 May 🕛 12h15-13h15 SAST 📍 Attend in person or online buff.ly/h7tO8Zm #AirPollution #EarthObservation #AirQuality #SatelliteScience #SpaceScience

NITheCS Colloquium: “Africa’s electric motorbike future can be built locally & powered by solar” Prof Thinus Booysen & Dr Stephan Lacock share insights from their 6,000 km motorcycle journey. 📅 Mon, 25 May @ 16h00 SAST 📍 Attend in person or online buff.ly/ZoAcykU #SolarPoweredMobility #ElectricBike

Sir David Attenborough, born 8 May 1926, transformed how people understand biodiversity, evolution and nature. Why it matters: clear science communication clarifies climate, ecosystem and planetary change.

On this day in science 7 May In 1997, the Intel releases Pentium II marked a major step forward in personal computing performance. Why it matters: Advances in processing power enable complex simulations, large-scale data analysis, and modern scientific computing.

Got 3 minutes? 🎤 This is your moment to shine! Share your science at the NITheCS heat of FameLab – no slides, no jargon, just your ideas and voice! 📅 9–10 June 2026 ⏳ Apply by 29 May 🔗 buff.ly/BVknirR #FameLab #ScienceCommunication #NITheCS #STEM #YoungScientists #PublicSpeaking #ShareYourScience

Join the NITheCS Colloquium: ‘Smart Crawlers for Infectious Disease Modelling: Automating Data Acquisition’ with Prof Dephney Mathebula-Periola (Uni. of Fort Hare). 📅 Mon, 11 May 2026 ⏰ 16h00–17h00 SAST 📍 Attend online or in person 🔗 buff.ly/YTmYuGD #DigitalEpidemiology #InfectiousDiseaseModelling

Join the NITheCS & QSUN Seminar, ‘Gender Bias in Natural Language Processing in Amharic’, presented by Dr Solomon Gizaw (Addis Ababa University). 📅 Friday, 8 May 2026 ⏰ 14h00-15h00 SAST 📍 Attend in person or online 🔗 mailchi.mp/nithecs/sg2 #NLP #AIinAfrica #GenderBias #LanguageTechnology #EthicalAI

Join the NITheCS Mini-school: Fundamentals of Artificial Neural Networks with Dr Tian Theunissen, Dr Randle Rabe & Dr Coenraad Mouton (North-West University). 📅 Wed 13, 20 & 27 May ⏰ 14h00–15h00 SAST 💻 Online 🔗 buff.ly/jC0oXJQ #ArtificialNeuralNetworks #DeepLearning #NeuralNetworks #MachineLearning

Thank you Prof Matthew Adigun for an incredible colloquium on "Inclusive AI for Future Technologies: Advancing isiZulu, isiXhosa and Sepedi " such an insightful session! Recording of the colloquium coming soon on the NITheCS YouTube Channel.

5 May 1961 — Alan Shepard became first American in space on Freedom 7. Physics | Computational Science. Why it matters: Spaceflight needs precise modeling, simulation and control for accurate, safe missions.

Thanks for joining NITheCS colloquium "Inclusive AI for Future Technologies: Advancing isiZulu, isiXhosa and Sepedi " led by Prof Matthew Adigun (University of Zululand) . We appreciate both audiences.

Join us for the NITheCS & QSUN Seminar: “Analysis of AI Policy Development in African Countries: A Policy Process Perspective” by Dr Solomon Gizaw (Addis Ababa Uni.). 📅 Thurs, 7 May ⏰ 16h00 SAST 📍 Attend in person or online 🔗 buff.ly/roAiQXt #AIPolicy #AIinAfrica #DigitalTransformation #AIRegulation

4 May 1989: NASA’s Magellan launched to Venus, using radar to map the cloud-covered surface. Why it matters: it turned radar signals into planetary maps a prime example of computation, modelling, and data analysis in space science.

📢 Call for Abstracts The 10th International Conference on Quantum Techniques in Machine Learning (QTML 2026) will take place in Stellenbosch from 6–11 December 2026. Submissions are open for talks and posters. buff.ly/7qwoUEz #QTML2026 #QuantumComputing #MachineLearning #ResearchCommunity

On this day in science — 30 AprilIn 1777, Carl Friedrich Gauss was born. He laid the foundations of modern mathematics and statistics.Field: Mathematics | Statistics Why it matters: His work underpins modern data analysis and positioning system

NITheCS Mini-course: ‘Many-Body Physics & Second Quantisation (Schrödinger Field Theory)’ - Partha Nandi 📅 Wed: 29 April, 6 & 13 May ⏰ 15:00–16:00 SAST 📍 Attend in person or online 🔗 buff.ly/bLMKkTy #ManyBodyPhysics #SecondQuantisation #QuantumFieldTheory #CondensedMatterPhysics #TheoreticalPhysics

Join the NITheCS Colloquium: ‘Inclusive AI for Future Technologies: Advancing isiZulu, isiXhosa and Sepedi’ by Prof Matthew Adigun (UniZulu) 📅 Mon, 4 May 2026 ⏰ 16:00–17:00 SAST 📍 Attend in person or online buff.ly/0yu3hc2 #InclusiveAI #AfricanLanguages #LargeLanguageModels #LanguageTechnology

Duke Ellington was born on April 29, 1899. Though best known for his music, his work later became a case study in mathematical patterning and statistical analysis within music theory, linking mathematics and data science.

On this day in science — 28 AprilIn 1906, Kurt Gödel was born. He showed that some truths in mathematics can never be proven within a system.Field: Mathematics | Theoretical Computer Science Why it matters: Defines the limits of computation and formal logic.

On this day in science, 27 April 1791 Samuel Morse was born. He developed the electric telegraph and Morse code, converting messages into electrical signals and transforming communication. His encoding of information laid the groundwork for modern computing, digital communication

Join the NITheCS Mathematical Structures Focus Area Workshop on Categorical–Algebraic Structures, presented by mathematicians from South Africa, Italy & Belgium. 📅 Thurs, 30 April 🕚 11:00–19:30 (SAST) 📍 Attend in person or online buff.ly/oldV3oO #Mathematics #CategoryTheory #AlgebraicStructures

Join the NITheCS & SU Dept. of Statistics Seminar: ‘Bayesian study on tumour burden using functional uniform priors in nonlinear mixed-effects models’ by Mia Meyer (SU). 📅 Fri, 24 Apr ⏰ 13h10–14h10 SAST 🔗 buff.ly/u2fIQeJ #BayesianStatistics #Biostatistics #NonlinearModels #CancerResearch

Join the NITheCS Mathematical Structures Seminar: ‘Coherent and Ideal Actions’ by Prof Giuseppe Metere (University of Palermo, Italy) 📅 Thurs, 23 April 2026 ⏰ 14:00–16:00 SAST 📍 Attend in person or online 🔗 buff.ly/gzu0eTJ #Algebra #CategoryTheory #MathematicalStructures #AbstractAlgebra

Join the NITheCS & QSUN Seminar: “Interferometric Variational Quantum Learning Model” with Prof Fernando de Paula Neto 📅 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 ⏰ 14:00–15:00 SAST 📍 In person and online 🔗 buff.ly/8RYOZ5c #QuantumMachineLearning #VariationalQuantumCircuits #QuantumComputing #NISQ #QuantumAlgorithms

Join the NITheCS Micro-school, 'Notion as a Tool for Academic Productivity', presented by Dhiya Dharampal (Stellenbosch University). 📅 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 ⏰ 12:00–12:30 SAST 💻 Online 🔗 buff.ly/axLG86M #AcademicProductivity #NotionForResearch #GradSchoolTools #ResearchWorkflow #DigitalOrganisation

📅 Discover this week’s events in our weekly diary, along with upcoming workshops, schools, and conferences. 💡 Explore funding opportunities, free courses, calls, and more from the NITheCS community and beyond. 🔗 Read it here: buff.ly/RS4M88O #STEMEvents #StudentFunding #FundingOpportunities

Do you have a recent PhD and experience in medical imaging? Apply for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Paediatric Infection Imaging, focusing on tuberculosis research. 📍 Stellenbosch University Tygerberg Campus ⏳ 2-year fellowship bit.ly/4czFsIO #PostdocFellowship #MedicalImaging #TBResearch

🧪 On This Day — 17 April 1897 J. J. Thomson announced the discovery of the electron, the first subatomic particle — a turning point in atomic physics.#NITheCS #Physics #AtomicPhysics #OnThisDay

NITheCS & UKZN Seminar: 'Universality & Scaling in Open Quantum Systems under Cooling Dynamics' 👤 Join Prof Michael Kastner (SU) 📅 Tues, 21 April ⏰ 14:10–15:10 SAST Attend online or in person buff.ly/DOR4VXi #QuantumPhysics #OpenQuantumSystems #QuantumCriticality #NonequilibriumPhysics #KibbleZurek

⚛️ On This Day — 16 April 1927 Physicist Werner Heisenberg developed early ideas leading to the uncertainty principle, a cornerstone of quantum mechanics.#NITheCS #QuantumPhysics #Physics #OnThisDay

Attend the NITheCS & SU Statistics & Actuarial Science Seminar: 'A Brief History of US Options Trading & the Implications'. Join Prof Robert Webb on: • Thurs, 23 April • 13:00–14:00 SAST Attend in person or online. buff.ly/8T0GcCp #OptionsTrading #FinancialHistory #DerivativesMarkets #ZDTEOptions

Thank you for joining the NITheCS public talk and the launch of the Quantum Africa Society, held in celebration of World Quantum Day, led by Dr Maria Schuld. We appreciate your participation and support.

📐 On This Day — 15 April 1707 Born: Leonhard Euler — pioneer of calculus, graph theory, and mathematical notation.He introduced symbols like f(x) and e, shaping modern mathematics and physics.#NITheCS #Mathematics #Physics

Reminder - MSc Position in Experimental Optical Quantum Computing (Stellenbosch University). - Full bursary for 1 year (renewable) - Apply by 15 April 2026 buff.ly/cQA0i5R #QuantumComputing #QuantumOptics #PhysicsCareers #MScBursary #PostgraduateStudy #ResearchOpportunity