Development
Empowering the Next Generation
Students and early-career researchers are at the heart of the IDIA and ilifu community.
Postgraduate students make up a major part of ilifu’s astronomy and bioinformatics community. Through ilifu, students take ownership of complex MeerKAT datasets, work with supported pipelines and visualisation tools, and produce results featured in IDIA activity reporting.
2018–2024 student community
| Institution | Data-Intensive Astronomy Total | Graduated | PhD | MSc | Hons | Bioinformatics Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCT | 94 | 50 | 23 | 48 | 23 | 69 |
| UWC | 39 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 15 |
| UP | 45 | 22 | 10 | 23 | 12 | – |
| Other South Africa | 65 | 17 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 36 |
| Other Africa | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | – | 13 |
| Other International | 107 | 39 | 72 | 23 | 12 | 2 |
| Total | 360 | 148 | 152 | 151 | 57 | 135 |
Number of graduates by year (2018-2024) for astronomy postgraduate students at IDIA partner universities.
Number of graduates by year (2018-2024) for astronomy postgraduate students at IDIA partner universities.
ilifu astronomy postgraduate students by country of affiliated institution (2018-2024)
