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,…
“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…
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…
CALL FOR REGISTRATION: BAWG Hackathon 2023
The BAWG Hackathon, which follows the BRICS Astronomy Working Group Workshop (BAWG 2023), aims to engage astronomy postgraduate students and young individuals from the BRICS countries who possess Python skills and…
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: BRICS Astronomy Working Group Workshop (BAWG2023)
The 9th annual BRICS Astronomy Working Group meeting will take place in Cape Town, South Africa from 16-19 October. The meeting will be hosted by the South African Inter-University Institute for…
The inaugural edition of BRICS Astronomy Magazine is out
CAPE TOWN – 14 June 2022: The first edition of BRICS Astronomy Magazine has beenreleased and is ready for you to peruse at your pleasure. The magazine can be downloadedand…
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Mission of the BRICS Astronomy Working Group
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The mission of the BRICS Astronomy Working Group is to promote cooperation between BRICS member countries in the field of astronomy and enabling technologies through joint activities of government, universities, research institutions, and industry, as relevant, to develop astronomical sciences, generate new knowledge, train human capital, develop new technologies and applications, and improve public understanding of science.