From Shunmuga.Pillay at wits.ac.za Fri Aug 7 15:01:50 2015 From: Shunmuga.Pillay at wits.ac.za (Shunmuga Pillay) Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2015 13:01:50 +0000 Subject: [Stats2] SKA Programmes and Funding Opportunities. In-Reply-To: <7AE5F5B931A7444FB4DDFF40AD8D8B3F4D6C9BB2@ELEUTHIA.ds.WITS.AC.ZA> References: <7AE5F5B931A7444FB4DDFF40AD8D8B3F4D6C9BB2@ELEUTHIA.ds.WITS.AC.ZA> Message-ID: <7AE5F5B931A7444FB4DDFF40AD8D8B3F4D6C9BF7@ELEUTHIA.ds.WITS.AC.ZA> ________________________________ From: Shunmuga Pillay Sent: 07 August 2015 02:37 PM To: coms1 at lists.wits.ac.za; coms2 at lists.wits.ac.za; coms3 at lists.wits.ac.za; appm1 at lists.wits.ac.za; appm2 at lists.wits.ac.za; appm3 at lists.wits.ac.za; stat1 at lists.wits.ac.za; stat2 at lists.wits.ac.za; stat3 at lists.wits.ac.za; math1 at lists.wits.ac.za; math2 at lists.wits.ac.za; math3 at lists.wits.ac.za Subject: SKA Programmes and Funding Opportunities. Hi Everyone. Please see the message below. Well worth attending. Take Care. Shun ------------------------- From: Waheeda Bala Sent: 07 August 2015 11:26 AM To: Ivan Hofsajer; Daniel Joubert; Precious Shabalala; Caryn Mcnamara; Deena Naidoo; Jonathan Keartland; Robert Reid Cc: Nonceba Miza; Cynthia Sibisi; Hildegard Chapman; Mary Scholes Subject: SQUARE KILOMETRE ARRAY (SKA Roadshow) 24 August 2015 @ 1.30 pm in Room SHB5 Senate House Dear All This is to confirm that the SKA team will be at Wits to tell students more about their programmes and funding opportunities. The target market are both undergraduate and postgraduate students from Physics, Engineering and SCAM disciplines. Please assist by informing students of this opportunity and encouraging them to attend this presentation. Date: 24 August 2015 Time: 1.30 Venue: SHB5, Senate House Basement Regards -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 844165 at students.wits.ac.za Fri Aug 14 18:11:54 2015 From: 844165 at students.wits.ac.za (Raesetje Sefala) Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2015 18:11:54 +0200 Subject: [Stats2] Web Development interest group Message-ID: Hi If you want to learn how to write Web pages, we'd like to invite you to join an introduction to Web development interest group. The group will meet on Saturdays from the 22 August 2015, it will be from 9:30 to 11:00 in MSL005 (Mathematical Science Laboratories, Science stadium West campus. This is an introductory course to designing and writing Web pages using the languages HTML, Javascript and CSS. You do not need any coding experience to join. Kind regards Amy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Shunmuga.Pillay at wits.ac.za Thu Aug 27 17:04:16 2015 From: Shunmuga.Pillay at wits.ac.za (Shunmuga Pillay) Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 15:04:16 +0000 Subject: [Stats2] FW: Identifying the World's Top Undergraduate Students | International Undergraduate Awards In-Reply-To: References: <001a11c1fe988b1cd805134d697b@google.com>, <162939DF13ED2245BF623EBBC4C0D4A15952A73F@Elpis.ds.WITS.AC.ZA>, Message-ID: <7AE5F5B931A7444FB4DDFF40AD8D8B3F4D6EADCF@Elpis.ds.WITS.AC.ZA> Hi. Please see the message below about the International Undergraduate Awards. Take Care. Shun ------------------------------------------- For Academic staff: the University of Witwatersrand is affiliated with The Undergraduate Awards and is part of our network of innovative universities, identifying and encouraging the best undergraduate research around the world. The Undergraduate Awards is the world's only pan disciplinary academic awards programme. Students submit work for free online and it is judged by a panel of Irish and International judges. The winners are published in our academic journal, brought to Ireland for the UA Global Summit, a 4-day networking event, and recognised as the best in their field. We find that students are more likely to submit when encouraged by their lecturers. We have 25 different categories for all students, which can be found here. The 2015 Undergraduate Awards is open for submissions and the deadline is May 29th. [cid:ii_i8ae0xkn0_14c9f0ae0203d9a0] Winning students benefit from the following: 1. The Recognition Winners receive a gold medal, are named as the top of their field against entrants from universities all over the globe, and their work is published in the Undergraduate Journal. 2. The Network UA also recognises the top 10% of shortlisted students in each category, who receive a certificate for their achievement. Winning entrants & highly commended students become members of the UA Alumni network, an eclectic mix of world class students. 3. The Summit Overall winners get an all-expenses paid trip to the UA Global Summit in Dublin to attend a four day brainstorming and networking event with their counterparts from around the world. Here is a video of the 2014 Summit, which took place in November. *************** Judges Leading academics from around the world are invited each year to assess the entries to The Undergraduate Awards. Tasked with selecting Highly Commended (top 10%) and Winning papers, an expert panel is assigned to each of the 25 categories. More than 300 academics from universities around the world take part in the judging process each year. Become a Judging Panelist: -Gain insight into the focus and quality of undergraduate coursework produced in the world?s top tier universities. -Join a network of international academics. -Work collaboratively with other experts within your discipline. Apply to become a judge here. *************************** For students: The Undergraduate Awards is the world's only pan disciplinary academic awards programme. If you have a project that you are particularly proud of, submit it online to be recognised as the best in your field. Register now for the Undergraduate Awards! Save your place in up to two of our 25 Categories Winners are brought to the UA Global Summit an exclusive 3 day networking event in Dublin. Students are recognised as the best and most innovative in their field - a significant catalyst when pursuing further studies or their chosen career. [cid:ii_i8ae32211_14c9f0c622267161] If you want to submit your best undergraduate coursework to the 2015 programme, follow this handy action list: 1. Not sure what to submit yet? First, reserve your place in the competition! Register here. 2. When submitting, write a 100 - 300 word abstract to accompany your submission. 3. Fill out the submission form by May 29th. You can submit up to 3 different papers/projects. The list of our 25 categories can be found here. It's free to enter, and you've already done the work so you have nothing to lose! If you have any questions, be sure to check out ourwebsite or email info at undergraduateawards.com. Good luck! ********************** Lara Coyle T: 00 353 1 543 3012 The Undergraduate Awards Patron: Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland The world's only pan-discipline awards programme, connecting and empowering the brightest students to inspire greatness. Lara Coyle T: 00 353 1 543 3012 The Undergraduate Awards Patron: Michael D. 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