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1 September 2026
New MeerKAT result: Direct detection of faint hydrogen signal from the distant Universe
Science Spaza brings science to High schools
Science Spaza is an initiative that brings fun science, technology,…
IDIA Welcomes a New Team Member
The Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy at the…
University of the Western Cape Honours IDIA Associate Director Carolina Ödman-Govender
The University of the Western Cape (UWC), a partner of the…
CARTA Working Group Face-to-Face Meeting
CARTA Working Group Face-to-Face Meeting University of Cape Town,…
IDIA welcomes new members to the team
Four new staff members joined IDIA in December 2018. They bring a…
South African MIGHTEE Early Science Workshop
South African MIGHTEE Early Science Workshop 5th Floor, SANBI Seminar…
Ilifu Users Workshop
The Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy hosted a…
IDIA at UWC Launch
The Director of the Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive…
DARA Big Data Policy fellows at the Science Forum South Africa.
IDIA is a co-proposer of the DARA Big Data programme. Part of the…
IDIA-supported hackathon for International Data Week
International Data Week (IDW) 2018 is taking place 5-8 Novembre 2018.…
Italy-South Africa Radio Astronomy workshop
Both Italy and South Africa have a strong interest in radio…
IDIA is getting a new website
We are building a new website for the Institute. While we are doing…
Warm send-off for Prof. Ishwara Chandra
IDIA was privileged to have Associate Professor Ishwara Chandra from…
Big Data skills honed as 27 students from 8 African countries get together in Cape Town.
Last week saw the DARA Big Data Africa School 2018 take place in a…
IDIA partners with the SARAO Big Data Africa school.
The week of 10 – 17 September 2018 sees the 2nd Big Data Africa…
Prof. Taylor gives public talk about “The Square Kilometre Array: Big Telescope, Big Science, Big Data” at SAAO
Members of the public were welcome to an Open Night at the SAAO in…
MeerKAT Science book published
The proceedings of a scientific workshop focusing on the science to…
IDIA Associate Director Carolina Ödman wins prestigious Special International Astronomical Union Award for astronomy outreach, development and education
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) last week awarded…
Cape Town to host the 2024 General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union
South Africa has won the bid to host the 2024 General Assembly of the…
IDIA launches Research Cloud
On July 23 2018, we invited members of the media and of the astronomy…
Artificial Intelligence for Data-Driven Astronomy Workshop
Late June 2018 in Pretoria saw the gathering of a group of thought…
Prof. Deane recognised at UP
The University of Pretoria (UP) held its annual Academic Achievers…