‘Before joining the University of South Africa in 2021 in the Department of Decision Sciences as an Associate Professor, I worked as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences at the University of Venda (Univen) since 2012. There I...
‘Thank you, Prof, for the wonderful presentation!’ or ‘Excellent workshop!’ and ‘I am blessed to be in this webinar!’ These were the regular and heartfelt reactions after lectures at the highly successful online Teacher Training Workshop presented on 6 July 2022. It...
‘Basic sciences are the sine qua non for sustainable development.’ Thus, the UN summarises its International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD2022). The UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development drives all activities relating to the year’s...
Roger Deane is a Professor in Astrophysics at the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS), and an Extraordinary Professor at the University of Pretoria (UP). He completed his doctorate in 2012 at the University of Oxford and carried out postdoctoral research at Rhodes...
We have reached a milestone of 200 NITheCS Associates. This reflects the belief of the scientific community in our young Institute and we are convinced this number will continue to grow. We will continue to offer events such as colloquia, mini-schools, webinars and...
Congratulations to NITheCS Associate Dr Cerene Rathilal (UJ), who was named as one of the 2022 Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans in the Science and Technology category. This annual M&G event was held on 30 June 2022. READ MORE