Next Einstein Initiative

The first edition of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS-NEI) News Briefs has been launched to keep the growing community of AIMS-NEI supporters updated.  Building on the success of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in South Africa, the AIMS-Next Einstein Initiative  seeks to build a coordinated network of 15 pan-African centres of scientific excellence spanning the continent.  It is hoped that this network will help realise Neil Turok’s TED 2008 wish, to “unlock and nurture scientific talent across Africa, so that within our lifetimes we are celebrating an African Einstein.” In this first issue, you will also read about two wonderful donations, from Google ($1 million) and the Kavelman-Fonn Foundation ($0.5+ million).