Sun-powered microgrid study launched in Pretoria
By Staff Writer 14 April 2023The Pecogrid pilot study will examine the viability of the large-scale rollout of microgrid inverter systems in informal communities. FULL STORY >
Stellenbosch University's three-year-old data school already a world leader
By Press Release 28 April 2022When Stellenbosch University (SU) launched its School for Data Science and Computational Thinking in July 2019, it expressed the hope that the new entity would become a world-class institution. Not even three years... FULL STORY >
MIT honour for SU’s Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation
By Press Release 9 March 2022The Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University (SU) recently received international acclaim when its work on identifying and tracking Covid-19 variants was listed as one of the 10 technological... FULL STORY >
Wits leads partnership to drive AI in Africa
By Staff Writer 9 September 2021Wits University has invited Africa’s research community to join its newly formed AI Africa Consortium FULL STORY >
Amazon research award for SU computer science student
By Press Release 25 May 2021Mr David Baker Effendi, an MSc-student in Computer Sciences at Stellenbosch University (SU), has received an Amazon Research Award based on his innovative research in program analysis with applications in bug-finding and cybersecurity. FULL STORY >
Do people use digital media as much as they think they do?
By Staff Writer 18 May 2021Self-reported media use does not accurately reflect objective measures of device-logged media use. FULL STORY >
Accurate quantification of cell dynamics possible with new software tool
By Staff Writer 1 April 2021Engineers and scientists from Stellenbosch University have developed a visualisation tool that can automatically localise and quantify specific cellular processes such as mitochondrial fission and fusion – and that in... FULL STORY >
South Africa’s Progress in becoming Quantum Ready begins with empowering the youth
By Industry Contributor 16 March 2021Dr. Solomon Assefa and Abe Asfaw (pictured) explain why IBM and University of the Witwatersrand have partnered up and why skilling the youth is essential to reaping the rewards of emerging technologies. FULL STORY >
Large-scale production of high-performance additively manufactured cellular structures now a reality
By Press Release 1 February 2021In a comprehensive review article published in the high-impact journal Materials Science and Engineering R recently, a group of international researchers argue that our knowledge-base has... FULL STORY >
Microsoft: Graduates, AI is coming to bring you jobs
By Ryan Noik 28 July 2020Today, Microsoft and the Central University of Technology (CUT), Free State, announced Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence programme (AI) to address the demand in the province, and South Africa in general. FULL STORY >
Tech partnerships offer best options for African development
By Staff Writer 24 July 2020Technology offers the best opportunity for Africa’s advancement, was one of the main messages emerging from a webinar hosted by the University of Johannesburg. FULL STORY >
Samsung and Western Cape University join forces to empower youth
By Ryan Noik 6 March 2020If you have had enough of the dire headlines of late, then here is a good news from UWC and Samsung SA that may lift your spirits and reassure that there are some terrific things happening in the world as well. FULL STORY >
Uber Movement now available in Cape Town
By Press Release 1 November 2019Uber is proud to have officially launched Uber Movement in Cape Town this week at the Launch lab at stellenbosch University. FULL STORY >
10th ICT Skills Survey shows that 4IR is still waiting in the wings
By Press Release 11 October 2019Wits University's Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) in partnership with the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA), have released their findings of a survey of skills trends in the... FULL STORY >
Wits launches new African Artificial Intelligence initiative
By Staff Writer 5 September 2019The Molecular Sciences Institute (MSI) at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg, South Africa, in partnership with the Cirrus Initiative, have announced plans for a new artificial intelligence (AI) research... FULL STORY >
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