Coffee, collaboration and curiosity in the pursuit of research

30 July 20186 August 2018

The African Institute of Financial Markets and Risk Management (AIFMRM), a postgraduate institute in the Faculty of Commerce at the University of Cape Town (UCT), hosted two pioneering events in July – the much anticipated fifth edition of the annual Financial Mathematics Team Challenge, and a new, intensive research collaboration called, The Factory. Both events are designed to boost the culture of research in the university by nurturing a new generation of scholars.

Innovative programme aims to boost local capacity in research

30 July 20183 August 2018

UCT’s African Institute of Financial Markets and Risk Management (AIFMRM) has pioneered a programme that challenges international mathematicians to work with young South African researchers to produce academic papers for publication in leading scientific journals over an intensive ten-day period.

UCT’s top financial mathematics students take on a global challenge

24 July 20183 August 2018

Some of the best and brightest financial mathematics students from across the globe met in Cape Town in July to compete in the annual AIFMRM Financial Mathematics Team Challenge – a prestigious event that uses competitive and collaborative research to tackle the finance industry’s most pressing questions.