The upcoming 2025 AMRS project is an extension of the Jan - Feb 2024 winter school https://appliedmaths.org/programtx.html which was held under the Applied Mathematics Research School (AMRS) at the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS). The 2024 AMRS brought together over 20 graduate students and early career researchers (ECRs) to a two-week workshop on “techniques & application of mathematical modelling for the life, health and social sciences” to equip participants with a range of techniques necessary for building and analyzing SADC region case study problems. The school was facilitated by Prof. Jane White and Prof Farai Nyabadza of University of Bath (UK) and University of Johannesburg (SA), respectively.  As a key output, the 2024 AMRS formulated research groups which are currently working on various topics of applied mathematics virtually.  So far, we have 5 research groups working on various applied mathematics research topics (1-Fishery Bio-economic model with variable market price under legal and illegal exploitation, 2-Crime dynamics in the presence of corruption, 3-Exploring role of costs in pairs trading using ML approach, 4-Mathematical modeling of banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) in Malawi, and 5-Modeling the role of flooding in Cholera dynamics) using non-linear ODEs (ordinary differential equations). However, the second meeting in Jan - Feb 2025, comes with hands-on computational and simulations sessions to assist in strengthening the research capacity of the 2025 AMRS and to also mentor the on-going research groups in areas of model analysis, data fitting, and visualization.

Through the outlined summit objectives and activities, the 2024 - 2025 AMRS exposes both graduate students and early career researchers to essential research topics and research techniques in mathematical sciences. Particularly, the proposed 2024 - 2025 AMRS activities advance various Science and Engineering research agendas in through strengthening STEM activities that bridge the gap between theory and practice, relevant for the industry. We envisage that participants will; (a) develop simulations using various mathematical software from different study disciplines of mathematical sciences; (b) advance mathematical analytical skills useful for their dissertations and theses; (c) network with others when solving local industrial problems; and (d) effectively communicate scientific research findings to the industry, society and policy makers. These four objectives are a key contribution to the item of effective development, dissemination, and commercialization of research results as appearing in all the nation's National Commission for Science & Technology (NCST) research agendas and Africa agenda 2063 pillars. As a public institution, University of Malawi also supports the aforementioned national and regional goals.Moreover, the 2025 AMRS supports the key pillars of the Malawi Agenda 2063 (Mw2063) of empowering youths to lead impactful research in Malawi and within the SSA. Additionally, the 2024 - 2025 AMRS project research topics promote the UN's sustainable development goals (SDGs), particularly that of promoting quality education (SDG-4), supporting life below water (SDG-14), promoting decent work and economic growth (SDG-8), and ensuring that cities and communities remain resilient (SDG-11).

 

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