@noksy_k Phephi sisi🥺 I just learned of the news an hour ago from Dr Mapula and I’m shattered!! Prof made science “fashionable “ and inspired many aspiring female scientists/scholars.
I’m hosting a national graduation party for all graduates this Dezemba!👩🏾🎓💃🏽🕺🏾 You come wearing your graduation gown - red, purple, blue or pink! If you don’t have it, we’ll sort you out on the day.
We are making education fashionable because we want to show our young ones that learning looks good, and getting educated is worth the hype.
Get your ticket using this link: https://t.co/arNrlIvAvG
#BeltSwag #HowManyDegreesHot?
For the first time in its history, the UFS will offer a full four-year engineering degree. The new BEng in Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering will be presented from 2026, alongside postgraduate degrees in Ecological and Nature-based Engineering Sciences – first of their kind in Africa. Read more: https://t.co/l0O62IebV2
#UFS #Engineering #FutureFocused
Congratulations to Dr Zamani Cele, on his extraordinary achievement as a finalist for the TW Kambule-NSTF: Researcher Award of the prestigious NSTF-South32 Awards – the Science Oscars of South Africa (SA). The Awards recognise outstanding contributions to #science, #engineering, #technology (SET) and #innovation in SA since 1998.
He is a Senior Researcher: @CSIR.
Dr Cele has dedicated most of his post-doctoral years to researching and developing macromolecular antimicrobials derived from biopolymers to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR). He chemically modifies biopolymers by adding functional groups that enhance their biocidal properties as alternatives to traditional antibiotics. AMR occurs when microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites develop resistance to antimicrobial drugs, making treatments ineffective. This leads to more challenging infections, increased illness, disability, and even death. Unlike conventional small-molecule antibiotics, Dr Cele is focused on creating macromolecular antimicrobial agents that disrupt microbial cell membranes physically, thereby lowering the chances of pathogens developing resistance.
See the list of all finalists who are contending as finalists for the best contributions to SET and innovation in SA under 16 different categories: https://t.co/TDNOjbQ0J8
@South32 #NSTFawards2025 #scienceoscars #research #scientificresearch #development #KnowledgeBasedEconomy #sciencerolemodels #scienceexcellence #socioeconomicgrowth
Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) an entity of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), is hosting a launch of the Women Technology and Innovation Programme (WTIP), as one the key off-take initiatives under the three Transformation Programmes approved by the Board Technical Committee in August 2023. Watch: https://t.co/QBXGdlSXJH #WTIP #TIA #DSTI #Innovation #Itspossible
Equity-based science, technology and innovation for inclusive human development and global sustainability, forms the theme for the G20 Research and Innovation Working Group (RIWG). The RIWG side events kicked off yesterday in Mangaung with communities discussing their work in the Bio-economy sector. The MECs from the Free State Provincial Govt also attended the event.
To be featured as on the Programme of the #WorldScienceForum as a speaker is one of the highest Honor & Privilege. I will be part of a session unpacking "Interfacing Scientific & Indigenous Knowledge Systems (#IKS) to Deepen Social Justice in the SADC Reg…https://t.co/p9PwTeP5Xk
A Happy Women’s Day!!! We launched our book Secrets of Super Powered Moms at the Maslow in Johannesburg!!! Congratulations to an incredible team of mothers and authors!!! Dr Lethabo Lethabo Machaba Simelani, the brain and compiler of the book. And editor @lesleymofokeng
Every 2 minutes, a woman dies of #cervicalcancer somewhere in the world. Over 95% of cervical cancer cases are caused by the virus #HPV, even though there are vaccines available to help protect against it. #TeamVaccines
For anyone who's spent way too long creating posters in PPT at 4000% zoom🔎😭
BioRender Poster Builder is officially launched! Magically resize columns, customize colors, vector export, and more🙌🏽 It's free to use and currently in beta. Lmk your thoughts! https://t.co/YWhw1aFnQD