I am speaking at Faculty of Health Sciences Biennial Research Day 2020. Please checkout the details of my talk at: whova.com/xems/apis/open…

Researchers from South Africa, Belgium and China are invited to submit research proposals for this trilateral funding call. Detailed info, including contact details for queries, are available here: bit.ly/3iguHx5.

First day of my new postdoc! Wish me luck (with the hours of online lab safety training)! #AcademicChatter

#SAYASblog @HaysHarvest discusses with Prof Riëtte de Kock, from University of Pretoria on the chemicals in the foods we are eating and whether comparisons to homemade food are fair via SAYAS sayasblog.com/2020/10/01/a-s…

"It’s up to us to rewrite the narrative; not necessarily aiming for a Hollywood happy ending, but at least one that we can be proud of." abc.net.au/religion/unive…

Thanks to everyone who contributed towards an initiative by SAYAS to purchase study guides for Luhlaza and Joe Slovi High learners attending programmes at AmaQawe ngeMfundo who have been negatively affected by #COVID19. UWC, AcademyofScienceSA

The world might say you are not capable, or you are not ready - please don’t even bother asking or arguing, just show it and just do it. It is your life after all and you only have one shot at it. Don’t waste it!

Healthy work-life balance at #Womanifesto podcast by Elekanyani Ndlovu hosting Roula Inglesi-Lotz "...shifting and moulding mindsets that encourage, support and inspire young women to pursue careers in innovative #STEM by being stewards and thought leaders ourselves" youtube.com/watch?v=t3jb14…

How might we change that mindset?

In our November blog, Pascaline Fonteh-Fru shares with the #academicsateaze community her way of navigating through the reality show that is academia. Useful advice!!!! academicsateaze.blogspot.com/2020/11/surviv…

For our December Blog post, KANI’s Kolibea shares with the #academicsateaze community her dilemmas with being at ease in academia. Some interesting pointers!!! academicsateaze.blogspot.com/2020/12/to-pap…

#WomenInScience have been crucial to the pandemic response 👏👏👏 In order to ‘build back better’, we must continue to champion #WomenAndGirlsInScience, and to counteract any negative effects of the pandemic on the careers of women researchers. council.science/current/news/w…

“Don't let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. - Mae Jemison. Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

Still a long way from celebrating the big victories, our successes need to be celebrated!!!! Viva Women and Girls in science Viva!!!! GYA on BlueSky @globalyacademy.bsky.social SAYAS Women in Science.Africa @OWSD_SA Academics at eaze Future Africa Platform AfricaScienceLeaders Twinkl Resources twinkl.co.za/blog/pathways-…

We have been talking academics at "UNeaze" for some time...the voices are getting louder now. The first step of making everyone aware is made, now the difficult part of changing it.... who is in??? #academicsateaze #AcademicChatter #AcademicMentalHealth nature.com/articles/d4158…

How do YOU respond to that *dreadful* email? How do you answer to *that* comment that you receive as critical and negative? Let the little blond academic girl take you through her way of navigating in "email-land". #academicsateaze academicsateaze.blogspot.com/2021/04/little…

Let’s learn to extend the same level of grace to others, as we would to ourselves. Not every action is ill-intended. A lot are genuine mistakes and even more borne out of ignorance.