@miah_river

A researcher specializing in Phytochemistry. Looking at medicinal plant use towards drug discovery. 🧑🏾‍🔬🌾💊

 South Africa
Joined October 2021
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Calling all Staff and students! 📢 Join us at the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition 🏆 PhD students will amaze you with their ability to condense research into a 3-minute speech! 🗣️ For more details, check out the poster!
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Dr Nehemiah Latolla retweeted
CheltSciFest@CheltSciFest17 Jul 2023
Celebrating the successes of @FameLab International & Academy, as well as re-launching UK. Thrilled to have our 2022 FameLab International winner @miah_river, runner up @ScienceElda, 2020 UK winner @Bex_does_work & 2007 crew @MouldS @corticalpete @mcoath @sparrigan #CheltSciFest
FameLab celebration event at the Cheltenham Science Festival 2023 cohort - 14 people jumping and waving FameLab flags

ALT FameLab celebration event at the Cheltenham Science Festival 2023 cohort - 14 people jumping and waving FameLab flags

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The call was clear back then and still the same now, more science engagement and more science communication is required.
CarlSaganDotCom
@carlsagandotcom20 May 2023
Reposting Carl Sagan calling out the media in 1987 because I don’t think enough people on Twitter heard this.
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What a pleasure it was judging the @unisa FameLab heats. The future is truly bright for science communication. #FameLabSA #talkingscience @NRF_SAASTA @FameLab @JiveMediaAfrica
Unisa Research
@UnisaRandI13 Apr 2023
A big thank you 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 to the #FameLabSA judges. Your feedback to @Unisa's participants is on point, a good direction in grooming young science communicators in #talkingscience with clarity and charisma. @NRF_SAASTA @FameLab
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Azwinndini Muronga@AzwiMuronga19 Feb 2023
Science is fun! news.mandela.ac.za/news/medi…
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I am so excited to form part of this very important conversation. Register and join us using the link below. #TippingPoint #science and the #media @JiveMediaAfrica @OppGenRC
Jive Media Africa@JiveMediaAfrica16 Feb 2023
Join us for a conversation with a scientist, a journalist and a science communicator to get insight on how to bridge the gap between #science and the #media. 23 February, 1pm. Register here: bit.ly/40Se6Ht Brought to you by the #TippingPoints @OppGenRC webinar series.
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What a thoughtful gift by @johanne_marais as they take us through their day. You could have just told me about the oat milk and amazing self composed music and I would have been sold!
Jennifer Fitchett@JenFitchett2 Feb 2023
#SAYASblog Our first SAYAS Blogger #dayinthelife vlog is from @johanne_marais - a beautiful reflection on the spaces around us, and a fascinating insight on sleep science. sayasblog.com/2023/02/02/mas… Via @SAYAS_SA

Master the Science of Slowing Down

As with all diurnal cycles, mine begins with the sunrise. I blink my eyes open in the blue hour when some of the city still sleeps. Then, the hum of a singing bowl encounters my body with the crisp…

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Dr Nehemiah Latolla retweeted
Azwinndini Muronga@AzwiMuronga31 Jan 2023
Free maths and science tutoring for all grade 11 and 12 learners – join the YouTube channel now! mg.co.za/opinion/2023-01-30-… via @mailandguardian
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The outcomes for the NRF’s 2023 Freestanding and Innovation Postdoctoral Fellowships are now available here: bit.ly/3FH75Q1. Please also follow the link for a note about the Scarce Skills outcomes (that are not available as of yet).
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Unemployed youth are invited to apply for the Institute of Mathematics ‘Creating Tutors’ programme. buff.ly/3hBHtMu
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