2019 Newsletter Archive

 

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International Day of Girls and Women - 13 Feb 2019

February 11th marks International Day of Girls and Women in Science. Now in its fourth year, the annual commemoration celebrates and promotes girls and women contributions to science. At Mawazo, our work is informed by the need to increase women's representation within the sciences and in positions of leadership.

 

 

A Transformative Journey - 26 June 2019

From 170 applicants spanning six African countries, Mawazo chose 10 Scholars who together represent some of the most novel and inuential research taking place across Kenya. Their individual and collective areas of research are the stu Big Ideas are born of. Which is why we spent our year with them helping to cultivate these ideas.

 

 

Call for Applications: The Mawazo Institute’s PhD Scholars Programme - 10 October 2019

Applications are now open for our 2020 PhD Scholars Programme. A non-residential fellowship for African pursuing PhD studies at universities in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics(STEM) and the social sciences.

 

 

What we’ve been up to in 2019 - 20 November 2019

Earlier this year, we graduated our rst cohort of PhD Scholars and November now nds us in search of our 2020 class. This time, with an expanded programme open to African women pursuing PhDs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and Sciences not only in Kenya, but also in Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania (Deadline: Nov 22nd, 2019).

 

 

Giving Tuesday: Support East African Women Leading Breakthroughs in the Sciences - 2 December 2019

When public health crises like Ebola strike, researchers are at the front lines, studying how the disease might spread, and how it can be stopped. Peris Ambala, a PhD student at Kenyatta University in Kenya, is one of those researchers. With support from the Mawazo Institute’s PhD Scholars Programme, Peris is using tools from molecular genetics to examine whether the virus.