The Khwarizmi Science Society joined the Pakistan Learning Festival at the Children’s Library Complex, seamlessly fitting into the atmosphere buzzing with knowledge. Over the two-day event, we had a lineup of engaging activities planned.
“A Mysterious Universe” The Khwarizmi Science Society recently hosted its third public lecture featuring Dr. Suhail Zubairy on 20th December 2023. Taking center stage, Dr. Zubairy delivered a captivating presentation entirely in Urdu, offering a unique perspective on the revolutionary scientific breakthroughs of the 20th century, making complex ideas accessible to a diverse audience.
Khwarizmi Science society ended yet another milestone, strengthening our society’s mission if spreading science and this time, it was our younger scientist that got the chance to not only learn but to practice entire regimes all by themselves.
Dr. Muhammad Sabieh Anwar presented an enlightening session on “Strategic communication inside and outside of Academia.” at the COMSTECH International Conference on “Science Communication and Community Engagement.”
He shared his wisdom and expertise on communicating effectively in academic and non-academic settings and emphasized that strategic communication is a skill that can be developed through practice. Dr. Sabieh highlighted the power of strategic communication in driving positive change and inspiring and influencing others. He also discussed the role of Science Festivals in making science accessible to the community and encouraging young minds to explore nature. In Dr. Sabieh’s words, “Science festivals can act as social glue.”
In this series of 6 Online Sessions, students were taught the syntax and semantics of Python — one of the most rapidly growing programming languages and the second-most-popular language overall.
This course, comprising of five guided sessions was taught at a steady pace for absolute beginners. Students as young as 13 years were encouraged to enroll in this course. There were no prerequisites except having a working personal computer (PC)! The starting date was 20 February 2021.
The instructor is Ms Roop Omar who has a Masters degree in Bioinformatics from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), UK, where she trained in several research-focused areas, making frequent use of programming languages like Java, MATLAB, and PERL, both to conduct her research and fulfill her teaching duties as a Teaching Assistant at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, QMUL. Since then Roop has served in a similar capacity at LUMS where she used PERL and Python both for teaching, at undergraduate and graduate levels and for her research activities. Lately, Roop has also engaged with younger students at various private schools and is looking forward to teaching Python and helping shape the skills of the incoming generation.
The recordings of all video lectures are available in this playlist.