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Connecting South Africa to the CERN physicists
Particle physics research datasets that need to be transported to CERN are often large and can require large amounts of bandwidth for short bursts.
Connecting researchers to the supercomputers at the cornerstone of Australian researchers
AARNet’s partnership with supercomputing centres, universities and research institutes allow researchers to connect to some of the fastest supercomputers in Australia and undertake globally competitive research.
Empowerment through e-learning
Within six weeks after the introduction of COVID-19 lockdowns in March 2020, university education in Sri Lanka returned in a digital format.
South African bandwidth for world’s largest science project
Construction of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope has been initiated in South Africa and Australia. A major part of the challenge is to provide the necessary high-speed bandwidth.
Morocco boosts scientific connectivity
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ASREN (Arab States)
GÉANT (Europe)
MARWAN (Morocco)
A new circuit improves the possibilities for Moroccan researchers to participate in international collaborations such as the high-energy physics experiment ATLAS and the undersea neutrino telescope ANTARES.
Optical cable is laid in the bed of the Amazon River
A new project sees 705 km of optical cable laid in the bed of the Amazon River, passing through five cities that together have a population of 1 million inhabitants.
Pandemic has changed the role of teachers
The move to e-learning triggered by COVID-19 lockdowns has created new opportunities but also meant additional stress for tertiary education teachers in the United Kingdom.
Furthering international research collaboration through competition
NRENs supported the Data Mover Challenge 2021, an annual international competition that brings together experts from industry and academia and tests their software and solutions for transferring huge amounts of research data.
Austria gearing up for the quantum age
A collaborative project is building network infrastructure capable of transmitting quantum information.
LEARN: Empowering Rural Texas One Library at a Time
What began as a casual conversation about the importance of libraries being able to provide their communities with reliable, high-speed internet access evolved into a major project.
Nepal’s oldest science campuses go online
Since the Tri-Chandra College in Kathmandu, Nepal, introduced remote education in response to the national COVID-19 lockdown in spring 2020, e-learning has spread rapidly to other institutions
On track for faster railways in Sri Lanka
Digital technologies underpinned by LEARN enabled PhD students to continue to participate in a railroad research project during COVID-19.