Call for applications – 6th BDAS | Big Data Africa School is now open!
We are excited to announce that the Call for Applications for NRF/SARAO – South African Radio Astronomy Observatory‘s 6th BDAS | Big Data Africa School is now open! The school will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, from 4 – 10 October 2026.
The thematic area of this year’s school is “Machine, Deep Learning and Novel Quantum Computing Techniques applied to Medical Imaging”. At the school, students will work on real-life data sets in the area of healthcare focusing on medical imaging by solving some of the biggest challenges facing the African continent.
Students* registered at an African university and currently undertaking their 4th year BSc Honours or final year BEng degree, Master of Science / Engineering or PhD degree in a science or engineering discipline, with intermediate to advanced programming skills, are invited to apply for the school.
Eligible countries for this opportunity* – South Africa, Botswana, Ghana, Namibia, Kenya, Mauritius, Madagascar, Mozambique, Zambia.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 3 May 2026 (no late applications will be accepted)
More information can be found in the attached brochure and link to the application below:
https://t.co/Z25AUFgsya
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Wits University School of Physics is looking for a PhD applicant to study dark matter searches with radio telescopes under the supervision of Dr. Geoff Beck. The PhD is funded by Wits and comes with the opportunity to travel to CNRS in France to work with the astroparticle physics group there.
Applications/enquiries can be sent to [email protected]
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