Having long played the role of collaborators with other, more renowned, institutions, historically disadvantaged South African universities are now challenging the status quo — and emerging as leaders.
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We acknowledge funding for the MANuS/MatSci Honours/Masters programme by the National Research Foundation of South Africa and financial assistance by the South Africa–CERN collaboration. We also thank K. Bharuth-Ram, U. Bawa, M. Orce and A. Garciolo for proofreading this manuscript and providing a historical background to the development of science in South Africa. GAMKA is supported by the National Research Foundation of South Africa (Strategic Research Equipment Grant Number: 114668), and by contributions from the consortium iThemba LABS, Stellenbosch University, University of the Western Cape, University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Zululand.
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Orce, J.N., Ntshangase, S. Young African universities take the lead. Nat. Phys. 17, 1187–1189 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-021-01397-8
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