Federating Research Cloud resources: IDIA and EGI join forces

As the scale of data and complexity of processing capabilities needed for scientific research grow, cloud computing is…


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New paper: Mapping neutral hydrogen with MeerKAT to understand the distribution of matter in the Universe

In the early universe, most matter as we know it was in the form of neutral hydrogen. Some of it is still lying around…


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IDIA supports remote Big Data Hackathon

A hackathon is a fun, fast-paced, strenuous, yet highly rewarding event where developers/coders, designers,…


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Bioinformatics workshop hosted on ilifu

An initiative by Dr. Ryan Daniels at the Forensic DNA laboratory in the Department of Biotechnology at the University…


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Data Ecosystems and Gateways to Foster Research Community Networks Across Africa

This is the name of a panel discussion organised by the U.S. National Institutes of Health as part of a funding…


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Science for development: Human driven development

Carolina Odman of IDIA’s Development and Outreach office, and Kevin Govender from the IAU Office of Astronomy for…


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EGI Federated Cloud Project

IDIA has joined a project led by EGI, a European organisation specialising in the provision of advanced computing and…


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Usability review and testing underway for CARTA

As astronomical data sets grow bigger, it is not straightforward to just create an image of them, even less so an image…


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Announcement: SEADS Seminar by Dr. Linda Strubbe

I suddenly have to move my face-to-face physics/astronomy course online! What should I do? During this COVID-19…


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Science for Development winning ideas

IDIA’s Development and Outreach shines at international Science for Development meeting. An international,…


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