SAIP2026

Astronomy/Astrophysics School

South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO), Cape Town, South Africa. Credit: SAAO

 

Winter School Theme: Exploring the Universe with South Africa’s World-Class
Observatories

Winter School Fee: R730.00 (includes all meals, workshop supplies and any transport required to and from the University of the Western Cape)

Location: South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) 

Max number of participants: 50 students 

 

This one-day Astronomy/Astrophysics Winter School will introduce participants to current research in cosmology, galaxy evolution, radio astronomy, and machine learning in astrophysics. The programme will highlight South Africa’s flagship facilities — SALT and MeerKAT — demonstrating how optical and radio data are processed and analysed to address fundamental questions about the structure and evolution of the Universe. A special seminar on the Breakthrough Listen initiative will showcase MeerKAT’s contribution to the search for extraterrestrial life.

 

School Program: 

 

Questions? 

Contact us at saip2026@saip.org.za

 

MeerKAT radio telescope array. Credit: SARAO.