Sol Plaatje University (SPU) students showcased their talent and innovation on the national stage, excelling in the 2024 Centre for High-Performance Computing (CHPC) National Conference. Competing in the Data Intensive Research Initiative of South Africa (DIRISA) Student Datathon and the Read More ...Read More »

SPU’s Prof Nhamo Chaukura, Acting Head of the Department of Physical and Earth Sciences in the Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, and his team have achieved a significant milestone with the publication of their study, Profiling the bacterial microbiome Read More ...Read More »

On 15 August 2024, 25 final-year ICT students from SPU were awarded fellowships at the Digital Fellowship Programme Launch and Student Welcome Ceremony. Dr Silas Verkijika, Acting Director of the Centre for Applied Data Science, highlighted the collaboration as the Read More ...Read More »

Sol Plaatje University (SPU) proudly leads as a digitally empowered university, pioneering undergraduate data science education, boasting a comprehensive digital library, and striving to be a digitally enhanced using digital technologies to augment the University’s operations, academic delivery, and research Read More ...Read More »

In September 2021, Sol Plaatje University (SPU) saw the establishment of the Risk and Vulnerability Science Centre (RVSC) under the erstwhile School of Natural and Applied Sciences. This initiative was part of the Department of Science and Innovation’s (DSI) Global Read More ...Read More »

As Sol Plaatje University (SPU) continues to pioneer digital advancements, we are immensely proud of the strides made by our Geekulcha Student Society (GKSS) members who rocked the stage for the second consecutive year at the ITWeb Security Summit 2024 Read More ...Read More »

Front: Mr David Makomane. Back row, left to right: Mr Liyema Swartbooi, Mrs Eva Mamabolo and Mr Chris Kruger In a remarkable showcase of talent and innovation, Sol Plaatje University (SPU) students achieved second place in the prestigious L’Oréal Brandstorm Read More ...Read More »

Sol Plaatje University (SPU) is delighted to introduce Professor Odireleng Martin Ntwaeaborwa, our first Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences. With an impressive track record in academia Professor Ntwaeaborwa is poised to transform the landscape of STEM Read More ...Read More »

Sol Plaatje University (SPU) played an instrumental role in the recent For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) provincial robotics competition held in Carnarvon. The competition saw 23 teams from the Northern Cape showcase their skills in a Read More ...Read More »

Sol Plaatje University (SPU) will be hosting the 2023 Astrolab Training Workshop, which will take place from 4 – 8 December 2023 at SPU’s Central Campus. The workshop will be attended by experts, specialists, researchers, academics, and students who will Read More ...Read More »

The NAS Research Committee invites you to the Fourth Talk in the NAS Seminar Series 2023 that will take place on Thursday, 31 August 2023. Event Details: Title: Investigating the Effect of Activation Functions and Sample Sizes on the Performance of Artificial Neural Network Models Through Simulation Speaker: Dr Alexander Read More ...Read More »

The School of Natural and Applied Sciences (NAS) Research Committee at Sol Plaatje University (SPU) hosted their Third Talk in the NAS Seminar Series 2023 titled “Advanced Materials – Development, Synthesis, Characterization, and Application”, on 3 August 2023 at Auditorium Read More ...Read More »

SPU’s NAS Research Committee invites you to the Third Talk in the NAS Seminar Series 2023 that will take place on 3 August 2023.  The event details are as follows: Title: Advanced Materials – Development, Synthesis, Characterization, and Application   Speakers: Prof. Read More ...Read More »

Sol Plaatje University (SPU) has the privilege of hosting Prof Sarah Wolff, a distinguished Fulbright Scholar and Associate Professor of Mathematics at Denison University, Ohio, USA. The fruitful partnership marks a pivotal step in fulfilling SPU’s strategic goal of deepening Read More ...Read More »

In line with its commitment to contributing and improving the Northern Cape community, Sol Plaatje University (SPU) recently conducted ground-breaking research led by SPU Professor Nhamo Chaukura on emerging contaminants in wastewater in the Sol Plaatje Municipality. The occurrence of Read More ...Read More »

Sol Plaatje University’s (SPU) Data Science and Information Computer Technology (ICT) students proudly represented the university at the 16th National Centre for High-Performance Computing (CHPC) conference in Gauteng from 30 November to 2 December 2022. The conference was co-organised by the Data Intensive Research Initiative Read More ...Read More »

The School of Natural and Applied Science (NAS) at Sol Plaatje University (SPU) has launched its Centre for Applied Data Science (CADS) at the SPU South Campus. The launch took place on Tuesday 1 November 2022. The CADS seeks to Read More ...Read More »

The Sol Plaatje University (SPU) School of Natural and Applied Science (NAS) will on 1 November 2022 launch the Centre for Applied Data Science (CADS). The establishment of the CADS seeks to contribute to the growth of data science and Read More ...Read More »

An important milestone was reached on 9 September 2022 when Sol Plaatje University’s Risk and Vulnerability Science Centre (RVSC) celebrated its first year of existence, having been founded on 1 September 2021. The centre is the first research centre to Read More ...Read More »

A team of Sol Plaatje University (SPU) Data Science students has placed among the top 14% of data scientists taking part in a global competition to use historical product and customer meta data to develop a personalised customer recommendation system Read More ...Read More »

A team of students from the Sol Plaatje University (SPU) Department of Computer Science and Information Technology has won first prize in the 2022 ITWeb Security Summit Hackathon, taking home a cash prize of R20 000. Two teams from SPU Read More ...Read More »

The Risk and Vulnerability Science Centre (RVSC) at Sol Plaatje University (SPU) has three exciting and dynamic post-doctoral positions available. The RVSC is a newly established research entity at SPU which focuses on climate and global change risks and vulnerabilities Read More ...Read More »

Seven months after its launch, the Risk and Vulnerability Science Centre (RVSC) at Sol Plaatje University (SPU) has appointed its first post-doctoral fellow. Dr Abimbola Oluwalana will conduct research which seeks to respond to the growing climate change challenges faced Read More ...Read More »

Machine Learning For Air Pollution Prediction (Reference No. PD/02-2022) A dynamic and innovative post-doctoral position is available at the Sol Plaatje University (SPU) Risk and Vulnerability Science Centre (RVSC) in the fields of computer, data and environmental sciences.  Bringing together Read More ...Read More »

Novel and innovative technologies integrated with conventional methods for removing of emerging pollutants from wastewater in the Northern Cape (Reference No. PD/01-2022) A dynamic and innovative post-doctoral position is available at the Sol Plaatje University (SPU) Risk and Vulnerability Science Read More ...Read More »

Melvin Kisten was selected by a panel of judges from the chapter of the Geekulcha Student Society at Sol Plaatje University (SPU) and voted by the public as one of the Top 15 Young Geeks in South Africa for 2021. Read More ...Read More »

The School of Natural and Applied Sciences is excited to announce the establishment of a Risk and Vulnerability Science Centre (RVSC) at Sol Plaatje University (SPU) – the first research centre to be established at SPU. The Department of Science and Read More ...Read More »

Sol Plaatje University in collaboration with Data Science Africa (DSA) will hold a virtual Summer School and Workshop from 4 to 8 October 2021. The theme for this year’s events is “Women and Data in Africa”. DSA is aiming to Read More ...Read More »

Sol Plaatje University in collaboration with The Carpentries and SADiLaR (The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources) is organising and hosting an ONLINE Data Carpentry Training Workshop from 2nd – 6th August 2021. This workshop is aimed at equipping Read More ...Read More »

SPU’s School of Natural and Applied Sciences will host the 2020 2nd IMITEC conference from 25 to 27 November 2020. The conference will be held in conjunction with the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Computer Society, IEEE South Read More ...Read More »

It is with great sadness that we inform you that Dr Kamela Sekonya, a Lecturer in Physics within the Department of Physical and Earth Sciences in the School of Natural and Applied Sciences, passed away on Friday, 15 August 2020.  Read More ...Read More »

The School of Natural and Applied Sciences welcomed Dr Zingfa Wala, who is the University’s first post-doctoral fellow, on 1 July 2020.   “The School of Natural and Applied Sciences is excited on this momentous occasion in welcoming the very Read More ...Read More »

With a strong mathematics, statistics and computer science core, the BSc degree in Data Science is one of the most challenging programmes offered at SPU. As the only University on the African continent that offers an undergraduate Data Science degree, Read More ...Read More »

Sol Plaatje University hosted the Ilifu Big Data Hackathon from 12 – 13 March 2020. The Ilifu Human Capital Development and Outreach Committee in partnership with SPU’s School of Natural and Applied Sciences aims to promote active usage of ilifu Read More ...Read More »

Dr Doug Harebottle, Senior Lecturer and Head of the Biological and Agricultural Sciences Department, is collaborating with John Werth from PAAZA (Pan-African Association of Zoos and Aquaria) in monitoring the movements of hand-reared Lesser Flamingos that were released back into Read More ...Read More »

For the second time in a row, SPU’s Dumela team has taken second prize in a national hackathon competition with a score of 82% from the judges. Dumela was one of the three teams from Kimberley which competed against 12 Read More ...Read More »

The School of Natural and Applied Sciences introduced its honours in data science programme this year, successfully enrolling six students, all of whom had completed their BSc in Data Science at the University last year. The popular programme covers modules Read More ...Read More »

The National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA) will present on human capital development in the Library Auditorium (Central Campus) from 10:00 to 15:00 on Monday, 8 April 2019. The Institute is responsible for maintaining the SI units, and for maintaining Read More ...Read More »

Three academics from the School of Natural and Applied Sciences accompanied six Data Science Honours students to an intensive week-long bootcamp at the University of Pretoria. The team stayed at Future Africa, which is aiming to be a centre for Read More ...Read More »

SPU’s Data Science Honours programme began on a high note this year with the University receiving a mention in Minister Ebrahim Patel’s speech at the closing of the SONA debate. In the speech, which highlighted the need for new skills Read More ...Read More »

“We exhibit and are committed to professionalism, integrity and high work ethics at all times. We produce high calibre students who are innovative and independent thinkers through excellent teaching. “We provide a friendly working environment which promotes life-long learning. We Read More ...Read More »

At an event held today, Sol Plaatje University (SPU) acknowledged the R4.5 million investment from Absa Bank which will support the data science development endeavours of the University and the Northern Cape Province. The Premier of the Northern Cape Province, Read More ...Read More »

Under the auspices of the Northern Cape Wetland Forum, Sol Plaatje University in conjunction with South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) Arid Node, based in Kimberley, hosted a successful World Wetlands Day event on Friday 1 February. Over 30 people Read More ...Read More »

Sol Plaatje University continues to expand its infrastructure so that it can meet its goal to accommodate over 7,000 students in the medium term. NAS academic building on Central Campus Planned on Central Campus for occupation at the beginning of Read More ...Read More »

Huawei, in partnership with Department of Telecommunication and Postal Services (DTPS), has offered the Seeds for the Future programme since 2016. Each year, the partnership invites 10 South African students to China for international training in Beijing and Shenzhen. The Read More ...Read More »

SPU biological sciences graduate Tshepiso Seshuwane has been awarded a prestigious Rhodes University bursary to complete his honours.This follows a strong recommendation from SPU’s Dr Adebowale based on the student’s exemplary academic track record. The bursary was awarded as part Read More ...Read More »

On completion of the first-year multimedia foundations I module for the ICT diploma at SPU, students should be able to understand the essential multimedia concepts for the Web. In addition, students should then be able to plan, design and develop Read More ...Read More »

Earlier in December 2018, the National Research Foundation announced that it had awarded four grants to SPU academics. This was made up of one new grant which was was awarded to NAS’ Dr Kamila Sekonya. The remaining two grants made Read More ...Read More »

SPU is all set for graduation which is expected to take place on Saturday, 15 December 2018 at the examination hall at Central Campus. Over 200 students will graduate from the Schools of Humanities, Natural and Applied Sciences, and Education. Read More ...Read More »

SPU and Accenture South Africa signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 10 October 2018, to launch the internship programme during a ground-breaking ceremony. Accenture is a global management consulting and professional services firm that provides strategy, consulting, digital, technology and Read More ...Read More »