The Academy of Sciences of Guinea meets Academics Without Borders
A delegation from Academics Across Borders met with the elite of Guinean research to explore possibilities for collaboration
Placide Mbala, a virologist committed to fighting Mpox
Placide Mbala’s involvement with the Mpox virus (formerly known as Monkeypox) began more than 15 years ago. In 2006, freshly graduated from the faculty of medicine in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC), this young doctor was already attracted to the field of research. He knocked on the door of Professor Jean-Jacques Muyembe, an eminent Congolese virologist and co-discoverer of the Ebola virus in 1976. Their encounter was to be decisive.
A New School of Computational Techniques
The University of Nairobi recently hosted the inaugural School of Computational Techniques for Physics students in Kenya. Forty students from seventeen universities participated in the intensive program, gaining hands-on experience in Linux, Python, statistical data analysis, machine learning, and Git versioning. The workshop aimed to address the lack of computational training in Kenyan BSc physics programs. The program also featured a career guidance session and fostered new research collaborations.
The Mozambican Astronomical Society
Founded in February 2024 by ten passionate young Mozambicans, the Mozambican Astronomical Society (Associação Moçambicana de Astronomia – AMAS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to igniting a love of Astronomy and Physics in Mozambique.
So, I am a geophysicist!
From a young age, my mother involved me in her daily inventory calculations after her sales, unknowingly laying the foundation for my deep attachment to science. This seemingly simple activity sparked a love and passion for the mathematical, physical, and chemical sciences.
Anticipated Astronomy Projects in Botswana
In 2018, the Ministry of Communications, Knowledge, and Technology (MCKT), as the infrastructure development funder, appointed Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) as the custodian of the project in Botswana. With this appointment, an astronomy development plan was initiated to cover all aspects of astronomy, which are optical and radio astronomy.