2017 Community Service Award winner: Anelda van der Walt
The Carpentries are happy to honor Anelda van der Walt as our 2017 Community Service Award winner. We received seven independent nominations for Anelda this year, which is a testament to her commitment to both individual people and the broader community. Starting from scratch, Anelda planted the tiny seed that has now become the phenomenal growth of […]
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Supporting Research Software in South Africa and Africa
Last week the Institute in collaboration with the North West University, Cape Town University and Talarify helped run the first face-to-face Software and Data Carpentry Instructor Training. 23 new instructors from South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Kenya attended the event. After the workshop the Institute’s work was also presented at the Association of South African University Directors of Information Technology (ASAUDIT) Autumn General Institutional Meeting.
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