The UWC Astro Group

Astrophysics research group at the University of the Western Cape (@UWConline) in Cape Town, South Africa.

[The UWC Astro Group @UWC_Astro]

Some of the UWC team at the 2019 SARAO bursary conference in December #SARAOPG2019

[The UWC Astro Group @UWC_Astro]

UWC HONOURS SCHOLARSHIP 2024 https://t.co/MaT0qtX2nH

[The UWC Astro Group @UWC_Astro]

MSc AND PhD SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2024 CENTRE FOR RADIO COSMOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE DEADLINE: 5 June 2023

For further details on how to apply, click on the link below.
https://t.co/oY8tca9iWR.

[The UWC Astro Group @UWC_Astro]

Congratulations to all the nominees of the 2022/2023 NSTF-South32 Awards! Your innovative contributions to science, engineering and technology in South Africa are inspiring. Check out the full list of nominees here: https://t.co/xt1WZu9piS

#NSTFAwards
#SouthAfrica
#STEM

[Astronomy at UCT @AstronomyUCT]

This week we are hosting #phiscc23 the SKA Pathfinder HI Survey Coordination Committee conference! During the week there will be talks and exciting visualisation demos by the IDIA Visualisation Lab #IDIAvislab
To know more have a look to the program here: https://t.co/3jKvHqf9Vm

[Hack4Dev @Hack4Dev]

@DARA Big Data and its partners in the Hack4dev project, in conjunction with the @UKZN College of Teaching and Learning, are organising a 4-day #DataScienceHackathon event to be held at the @UKZN Howard campus.

Complete the registration form here: https://t.co/oIkkfgV3Yb

[Hack4Dev @Hack4Dev]

Hack4dev is a space that transforms current research projects and makes them available to students. Ensuring significant impact on not only the scientific community but also the wider societies
#research #hack4dev
@Astro4Dev @BRICSAstronomy @Big_IDIA @DARABigData @AfricaAstronomy

[Hack4Dev @Hack4Dev]

Hack4dev draws on the strength of its partners and believes in the power of collaboration to achieve effective and sustainable change and development.

#DataScience
#MachineLearning
#Hackathons
#hack4dev

@Astro4Dev @BRICSAstronomy @Big_IDIA @DARABigData @AfricaAstronomy

[UCT Postgrad Studies @UCTpostgrads]

Registration closes soon! #hackathon for Honours & Masters students in all fields of science who wish to gain experience in #DataScience & #MachineLearning. More info: https://t.co/CQNMeq4gTl #Hack4Dev

[BRICS Astronomy @BRICSAstronomy]

BITDN Regional Hackathon to be held 11 - 13 October. Register now on: https://t.co/FEDy0wKQch

#hack4dev #bitdn #hackathon

@CPUT @UWCpostgrad @cputstudents @StellenboschUni @UCT_news @UCTpostgrads

[The UWC Astro Group @UWC_Astro]

The first BITDN hackathon will take place in Cape Town, at SAAO on 11-13 Oct 2022. The hackathon is for Hons and MSc students in all fields of science who wish to gain experience in Machine Learning
more info:
https://t.co/Uu3DWID5yV

@Big_IDIA @SAAO @BRICSAstroMag @IAU_Outreach

[IAU GA 2024 🌍 @astronomy2024]

*Black Hole Image coming up!*
The Event Horizon Telescope is releasing the image of our Galactic Centre Black Hole at 1300 UT = 1830 IST.

You can follow it live at
https://t.co/9oZM4vpYeh
or
https://t.co/3tz7Xgycqj

[The UWC Astro Group @UWC_Astro]

@UWCSciences @UWConline #IamUWC
@NRF_News @NRF_SAASTA @dsigovza

[The UWC Astro Group @UWC_Astro]

Nkalakatha! 😎
That’s how you call a megamaser around here, especially if it’s 5 billion light years away!

https://t.co/l0MmR9mEp1

[The UWC Astro Group @UWC_Astro]

Nkalakatha! 😎
That’s how you call a megamaser around here, especially if it’s 5 billion light years away!

https://t.co/l0MmR9mEp1

[Astronomy at UCT @AstronomyUCT]

Another amazing discovery from our researchers! Congratulations to all the team involved!

[The UWC Astro Group @UWC_Astro]

Megamaser “Nkalakatha” discovered by astronomers using MeerKAT:
https://t.co/2vAXOgLixW

[Lucia Marchetti @Luci_aMarchetti]

Thanks to @UCTscience for this nice press release about our #H2020SKIES project https://t.co/eEX1qeg1K2 The workshop continues today tackling ‘the business’ world, stay tuned @AstronomyUCT @UWC_Astro @SKA_Africa @Astro4Dev @Dot_Space @Entrepren_EUR #entrepreunership #innovation

[The UWC Astro Group @UWC_Astro]

Many UWC students are attending the same workshop! We wish you all a good week!

[Astronomy at UCT @AstronomyUCT]

This week many of our students will explore design thinking, #OpenScience, #innovation and entrepreneurship at the #H2020SKIES training workshop! Enjoy everyone! @UCTpostgrads @UWC_Astro @SKA_Africa @Astro4Dev @Entrepren_EUR @dschoolUCT @UCT_news #entrepreneurmindset

[Lucia Marchetti @Luci_aMarchetti]

Deadline to register for the #H2020SKIES is tomorrow!!! Follow the link in this trend to register! Few places are still available! @AstronomyUCT @UCTpostgrads @UWC_Astro @SKA_Africa @Astro4Dev @Entrepren_EUR @dschoolUCT @UCT_news #entrepreneurmindset #innovation #OpenScience

[Lucia Marchetti @Luci_aMarchetti]

1 week left to apply to our #H2020SKIES training workshop for SA based astronomy and physics MSc/PhD/postdoc! Do not wait, register now! @AstronomyUCT @UWC_Astro @UCTpostgrads @Astro4Dev @SKA_Africa @dschoolUCT #innovation #OpenScience #Entrepreneurship

[IAU GA 2024 🌍 @astronomy2024]

The Pan-African School for Emerging Astronomers is hosting a fully-online educational program for 60 STEM-interested university-level students. Learn the tools used by professional astronomers and grow your skills! #Africa #Astronomy
https://t.co/KpZLNo0Pkf