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SAVE THE DATE: 10TH ANNUAL BRICS ASTRONOMY WORKSHOP

Please save the date for the 10th Annual BRICS Astronomy Working Group Workshop scheduled to take place on 9 – 13 September 2024 at the Kazan Federal University in Kazan City, Russia. …


BRICS Astronomy Magazine Issue 2

 Press Release  For Immediate Release  The highly anticipated second edition of BRICS Astronomy magazine is now available for all to explore and enjoy. Following the success of the inaugural edition,…


Multi-messenger Astronomy in the BRICS Framework

The BRICS Programme focuses on two key areas: 1) the scientific advance, within the BRICS partners, of the rapidly expanding domain of wide-field multi-wavelength imaging sky surveys and the detection…


“Astronomy for a better world” session at the Science Forum South Africa

In this session we explore how the multiple facets of astronomy can be used as a tool for sustainable development. Modern astronomy tests the limits of our human ingenuity when…


The 9th Annual BRICS Astronomy Working Group Meeting

The 9th Annual BRICS Astronomy Working Group (BAWG) Workshop took place at the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) in Cape Town, hosted by the Inter-University Institute for Data-Intensive Astronomy (IDIA)….


BRICS Astronomy Working Group Hackathon: Clustering Astronomical Data with Machine Learning

The BRICS Astronomy Working Group workshop was succeeded by a two-day hackathon held on 18 – 19 October 2023 at the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) in Cape Town, South…


Empowering Dreams, Igniting Futures: Reflecting on the 3rd Annual Harry Gwala District Science Week

The 3RD Annual Harry Gwala District Science Week The 3rd annual Harry Gwala District Science Week was a truly heart-warming event that took place from the 15th to the 19th…