WELCOME TO NITheCS
The National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences (NITheCS) is a platform that allows a diversity of knowledge fields to meet in a stimulating environment. NITheCS provides South Africa with the opportunity to become an international player in fields of science. It builds on the progress achieved by the National Institute for Theoretical Physics (NITheP), an NRF Centre of Excellence (CoE) that has led research programmes and educational opportunities in theoretical physics in South Africa and Africa.
NITheCS’ fields of science
NITheCS encompasses the theoretical and computational fields of science, as well as their interdisciplinary fields.
Key fields:
- Astronomy & Astrophysics
- Bioinformatics & Quantitative Biology
- Data Science
- Earth Systems Modelling & Climate Change Modelling
- Mathematics
- Quantitative Finance
- Statistics
- Theoretical Physics
ATTEND OUR UPCOMING EVENTS
UKZN & NITheCS Seminar
‘On Cellularity, Irreducibility and the Sober and Preregular properties in the Lower Vietoris Topology‘
Shimon Corcos (University of KwaZulu-Natal)
Thursday, 14 November 2024 | 12h15-13h15 SAST
Venues: Online and NITheCS Seminar Room, University of KwaZulu-Natal – Westville Campus, 3rd Floor, H-Block, School of Chemistry and Physics
NITheCS Colloquium
‘Extremes in risk management – a nonparametric approach to the estimation of the quantiles of compound distributions’
Prof Helgard Raubenheimer (North-West University)
Monday, 18 November 2024 | 16h00-17h00 SAST
Venues: Online and Neelsie Cinema, Stellenbosch University
UKZN & NITheCS Seminar
‘The Lovelock geometry and the field equations of gravity’
Dr Byron Brassel (Durban University of Technology)
Thursday, 21 November 2024 | 12h15-13h15 SAST
Venues: Online and NITheCS Seminar Room, University of KwaZulu-Natal – Westville Campus, 3rd Floor, H-Block, School of Chemistry and Physics
READ OUR LATEST BLOGS
A tribute to PhD supervisors
The academic genealogy that traces its roots from Walter Fletcher to Sim Dlamini as an academic supervisor is a remarkable lineage of intellectual giants who have significantly shaped modern scientific thought.
Our node meetings kick off
The NITheCS node meetings have kicked off, with two held in July 2024. Read our newsletter to find out more, or view our calendar of events to see the dates of upcoming node meetings.
Charting the future of NITheCS
‘It was my privilege to present our strategic vision and achievements at our 24 June colloquium, ‘Charting the Future of NITheCS: Progress and Prospects in Research, Training, Engagement, and Africa’.’
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