27 November 2025
SENIOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
UPDATE: Position has now been filled. IDIA is seeking an experienced systems administrator to join a team that works on…
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1 October 2025
Congratulations to IDIA project manager Kechil Kirkham on her 1000th episode!
Kechil Kirkham, Project Manager of IDIA, has several strings to her bow. One of them is Looking Up, a radio programme…
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23 September 2025
NEW DATA RELEASE! Unveiling the Deep Radio Sky with the superMIGHTEE Project
A major milestone has been reached with the first data release from the superMIGHTEE project, combining observations…
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4 August 2025
PRESS RELEASE! Early star-forming galaxies at cosmic noon were highly magnetized and too windy (engulfed by halos of high-energy cosmic rays)
A team of astronomers, led by the Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences-IPM (IPM) and including scientists…
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30 July 2025
SOFTWARE RELEASE! CARTA release v5.0
A new release of CARTA is out: this is the stable v5.0 release, following the related beta release in February 2025.…
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19 March 2025
SOFTWARE RELEASE! CARTA v5-beta
A new release of CARTA is out: v5-beta. This contains several new major features, along with bug fixes and…
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11 February 2025
PRESS RELEASE! IDIA helps UP-led astronomy research team to explore the formation of giant radio galaxies
Using the supercomputing power provided by IDIA facilities and groundbreaking observations from new-generation radio…
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20 January 2025
PRESS RELEASE! The Age of Giants: IDIA helps MeerKAT to identify a troublesome cosmic beast
With the help of IDIA facilities, South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope has uncovered an extraordinary new giant radio…
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9 October 2024
CALLING ALL ilifu USERS! ilifu Astronomy User Survey 2024
We are pleased to invite you to complete our ilifu Astronomy User Survey 2024! We strive to provide the best service to…
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2 May 2024
NEW IDIA-EMPOWERED PHD GRADUATE! Dr Charissa Button becomes UP’s first PhD graduate in Astrophysics
Dr Charissa Button has made history by becoming the University of Pretoria’s (UP, one of IDIA’s partner…
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