Nothando B. Ngwenya

Faculty at the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) and public mental health advocate… Tweets are my own & may not reflect the views of my employer

[Sunflower @Sunflowerreal]

The late Professor Bongani Mayosi (51)🕊️🕊️who left us far too soon on the 27 July 2018. After a courageous two year battle with clinical depression, this brilliant mind and compassionate soul tragically died by suicide. His passing sent shockwaves through the global medical community and left an irreplaceable void in South African academia and healthcare.
Professor Mayosi was not just a world renowned cardiologist, academic, and researcher he was a true medical pioneer whose passion and brilliance illuminated the field of heart disease. As Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town (UCT), he inspired countless students and colleagues with his vision, humility, and unwavering dedication. He is lovingly remembered as a “medical legend,” a title he earned through groundbreaking discoveries that changed lives. His identification of the genetic basis for arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia stands as one of South Africa’s most significant medical advances since the first human heart transplant an achievement that continues to ripple across the world with hope and healing.
His remarkable journey was marked by excellence at every step.
-BMedSci (Bachelor of Medical Science), University of KwaZulu-Natal (1986)
-MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery), University of KwaZulu-Natal (1989)
-DPhil (Doctor of Philosophy), University of Oxford (2003)
-AMP (Advanced Management Program), Harvard Business School (2016)
He also held prestigious fellowships and honors that reflect the deep respect he commanded internationally.
Fellow of the College of Physicians of South Africa (1995), International Member of the National Academy of Medicine (USA), Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London), Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology, and Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science.
Professor Mayosi’s life was a beautiful testament to what one dedicated individual can achieve for humanity. Though his physical presence is gone, his legacy of scientific excellence, mentorship, and quiet strength lives on in every heart he helped heal and every young doctor he inspired. We honor his memory with gratitude, admiration, and a deep sense of loss.
🕊️ May his soul rest in eternal peace, and may his story remind us to care for those fighting invisible battles with the same compassion he showed the world.

[The Centre for Social Development in Africa @csda_uj]

🚨 Post-Doctoral Fellowship Opportunity at UJ (CSDA & SARChI Chair in Welfare & Social Development)

12-month (renewable) fellowship for emerging researchers in:
• Social protection & precarious work
• Digital inclusion
• Climate change & social policy

📅 Closing: 30 May

[Nothando B. Ngwenya @thando_b]

The gap between rhetoric and practice of EDI in Academia - safe spaces are needed to advance racial equity

[Development Studies Association @devcomms]

With partial funding from the @AcadSocSciences Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Grants Scheme, the DSA has published a new report on EDI in Development Studies, grounded in lived academic experience.

Read more in the thread below 👇🏿

[Razia Aliani @RaziaAliani]

Systematic review asks: What works?
Scoping review asks: What exists?
Many researchers confuse the two!

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Learn in more detail in this accredited course:
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Here's when a scoping review makes sense:

— You're exploring an emerging area
— You want to identify what research methods people are using
— You need to clarify how a concept is being defined
— You want to spot where the research gaps are

Stick with systematic reviews when:

— You have a focused question
— You need to inform policy or practice decisions
— You want to compare interventions
— Critical appraisal matters for your question

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[Scholarship for PhD @ScholarshipfPhd]

How to Focus Your Problem Statement: Tips for Identifying Core Issues

[Nothando B. Ngwenya @thando_b]

academic publishing should benefit science, and yet it is currently focused on just profits.

https://t.co/7SXyg8eXnF

[Michelle Funk @MichelleFunk3]

𝗔 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 @WHO 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 provides comprehensive, actionable steps to help countries strengthen leadership, services, workforce and cross-sector collaboration for rights-based, person-centred and recovery-oriented mental health systems and approaches. #QualityRights

[John Ross @JohnRoss49]

A third of women no longer work in academia eight years after having a child, according to new research that suggests extra childcare responsibilities are hindering women’s abilities to climb the career ladder. https://t.co/VQRmRkioFn

[Mbali Ntuli @mbalimcdust]

I can personally vouch for this organisation having worked with them before. Please share this post, there may be a graduate amongst your followers who could benefit.

[Nothando B. Ngwenya @thando_b]

African women drive public health innovation but face barriers to leadership, funding & influence.
Join us to explore solutions that advance women’s participation in R&D across Africa: https://t.co/UVWViQt6zF
#AfricanVoicesofScience #IWD2026 @youterus_health

[Y O U T E R U S @youterus_health]

47% of STEM grads in Africa are women. Only 30% become researchers. Even fewer lead.
Join our free webinar on advancing women's leadership in health R&D across Africa.
📅 12 Mar | 2PM GMT 🔗 https://t.co/B6St83Qd5m
#IWD2026 #WomenInScience #AfricanVoicesofScience

[Nothando B. Ngwenya @thando_b]

Honored to lend my experience to the conversation on “Advancing Women’s Leadership in Health R&D in Africa: FromPolicy to Practice.”
Join us to support women scientists: https://t.co/UVWViQt6zF
#AfricanVoicesofScience #IWD2026 @AHRI_News @SpeakUpAfrica1

[Nothando B. Ngwenya @thando_b]

African led science is possible as seen after the COVID-19 pandemic where African countries identify that they can have vaccine capability #G20 Social Summit ⁦⁦@AHRI_News⁩

[Nothando B. Ngwenya @thando_b]

Working with adolescents to promote mental health lived experience @SciforAfrica in the PHOLA program focused on co-adapting the WHO PM+ funded by @wellcomtrust a reminder of the importance of community voices in science @SANTHEafrica @AHRI_News

[Nothando B. Ngwenya @thando_b]

@SANTHEafrica PhD Fellow Thandeka Smith sharing the cognitive process of adapting the Chid and youth Resilience Measure (CYRM) working with mental health lived experience adolescents for the PHOLA program @wellcometrust @AHRI_News

[Nothando B. Ngwenya @thando_b]

Grateful for the presence of honorable minister @nsanzimanasabin who reminded us of the importance of building capacity and human capital to address science and health issues @SANTHEafrica ACM @AHRI_News

[Jessica B. Stern, PhD @DrJessicaBStern]

What’s your emotional awareness and emotional vocabularly?

Understanding how you feel, why you feel what way, and how to communicate that (to yourself or others), can be empowering and helpful.

Below is one of my favorites way to learn the range of emotions.

[Miguel Miguéns @MiguensMiguel]

Supervisors who invest in positive mentoring relationships with their PhD candidates also reap the benefits for their own research.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Too many mediocre men talk over capable women.

Study of problem-solving teams: Men dominate the conversation, taking 50% more turns and saying 69% more than women. Men with low skill speak more than women with high skill.

It's long past time to value competence over confidence.

[Nothando B. Ngwenya @thando_b]

Research excellence requires strengthening the research ecosystem so that scientists have an enabling environment thank you @SANTHEafrica we need a way of levelling the playing field @VictoriaKaspro