Communication specialist
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined April 2009
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My latest article on Research Professional News Africa! 🌍📰
SA elections 2024: Small parties say little about Higher Education and less about research... Read here: bit.ly/3UTnNEv
My latest article for @researchafrica - Elections 2024: EFF makes big promises for universities...Tripled research funding, laptops & free meals for students. Read: bit.ly/3UcjOT9
#EFF #HigherEd #2024Elections
My latest article for @ResearchAfrica encourages decision makers to invest in Africa's climate science capacity and to nurture local solutions to avoid reliance on the global north. Read: bit.ly/4aQx2dY #ClimateCrisis #africa
My latest article for @ResearchAfrica sheds light on challenges faced by promising Black researchers in SA.
Promising Black researchers in South Africa are too often diverted into managerial and racial transformation roles, hampering their pursuit of the coveted ‘A rating’ for research excellence.
by @DaneEuclid
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First article for Research Africa!
South Africa’s nuclear sector ‘haemorrhaging’ skills
by @DaneEuclid for Research Professional News
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How does barcoding the Planet's Life make You feel?
#FBIPSeaMap #BOLD
Dr Monica Mwale @MoMwa15 kicked off #Day2 of the #FBIPSeaMap BOLD Systems workshop. She spoke about the submission requirements when uploading barcodes to BOLD.
More talks & troubleshooting loading....
UPDATE: More than 42 100 species are threatened with extinction...
The number of assessed species on the @IUCNRedList is now 150,388, with over 42,00 threatened with #extinction.
This #EndangeredSpeciesDay, learn more about their status and what can be done ow.ly/K7x250zGZcL
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Second announcement and call for abtracts! The 23rd ESSA Congress will be held at Stellenbosch University from 11 – 14 July 2023. essa2023.carlamani.com/ #essa23 #entomology
Great opportunity to learn how to create & launch a science podcast. #sciencecommunication
@dsigovza @NRF_SAASTA
Free Online #Science #Podcasting Bootcamp
Mon 30 Jan | 9h00-12h00 SAST
Learn how to create & launch a podcast for #sciencecommunication
Register by 25 Jan 13h00
By @dsigovza @cosmicsavannah @NRF_SAASTA
sancor.nrf.ac.za/Documents/A… #scicomm
Shocking.
Attempt to murder vice-chancellor shocks South Africa — Shooting targeting Fort Hare head claims life of security chief researchprofessionalnews.com…
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FBIP-funded PhD student Brian du Preez cheated death to find a new plant species. Read more: bit.ly/3GeMeUq
@UCT_Research @BioSciUCT
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Approximately €1.6 billion is generated by biodiversity in South Africa, the third most biodiverse country in the world, which provides more than 400,000 jobs. This is why Biodiversity must be protected at all cost. #DoMoreForNatureNow #EcoKnowledge
via @GreenGrowthHub
Friday is the International Day of Women & Girls in Science. The FBIP salutes all women in science, especially its women students, grant holders, & partners...
"The world needs science, and science needs women" ~ United Nations (2022) #WomenInScience
This world has no place for people who punish their keyboards and type loudly. #myflow
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#FollowupFriday: Check out those curls...
#biodiversity
It's #ThrowbackThursday, and our Observation of the Day is this Pancratium sickenbergeri #plant, seen in #Israel back in 2012 and posted to iNat a few days ago by yaelorgad!
More details at: inaturalist.org/observations… #OOTD #botany #plants #nature #biodiversity #iNat
Strange looking creature - If you had to describe what this bloodworm looked like?
FBIP exclusive: Genetic study reinforces need for better bloodworm management in South Africa. Read full article: bit.ly/2YA25Yt
Flow: It's an extra pleasure working on a science story when the researcher is a good communicator... @SimonPolyLabSA
#bloodworms #polychaetes #sciencecommunication
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Why poor research practices should be discouraged: Does ethnicity determine career choice in biology and conservation-related fields? linkedin.com/pulse/why-poor-… via @LinkedIn
@EthelPhiri_PhD @TashnicaO @ASSAf_Official @SAJS_Official @sarahemilywild @Eusebius @dailymaverick @CapeTalk
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: The Global Biodiversity Information Facility @GBIF is currently advertising a Young Researchers Award in biodiversity informatics. Read more: bit.ly/2BRNfRK
#biodiversity
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The FBIP is offering travel assistance for Masters and Doctoral students to attend the 39th ZSSA Congress and the ESSA 21 Congress. Do not miss the opportunity! APPLICATION DETAILS: bit.ly/2T5PRp0
@_ZSSA @SANBI_ZA
