Woman of Impact

Prof Quarraisha Abdool KarimAn infectious disease epidemiologist and co-founder and Associate Scientific Director of CAPRISA, Professor Karim’s list of achievements has...

Cindy GeorgeFighting against chronic kidney diseaseThabo MohlalaCindy George was intrigued, when she was growing up, by how things work, particularly...

Dr Nadia CarstensFrom doing little experiments in the family garden to being a specialist geneticistThabo MohlalaYoung Nadia Carstens loved playing...

 Dr Aayesha KholvadiaAddressing disparities in healthcare access between the public and private sectorsThabo MohlalaA casual visit to her uncle’s surgery...

Dr Charissa ButtonA PhD astrophysics graduate  ready to lend a hand to SKAThabo MohlalaDr Charissa Button is a big proponent...

Dr Brende MamumbDr Brenda Namumba, SKA Chair Postdoctoral Fellow at the Wits Centre for Astrophysics, has made history by winning...

Dr Demilade FayemiwoCurrently a Senior Climate Policy Advisor at the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, Dr Fayemiwo focuses on environmental...

As we celebrate Women's Month with a Women of Impact special edition, we aim to honour the tremendous impacts by...

Image: https://www.ufs.ac.za/Professor (Prof) Muriel Meiring showed a curious passion and interest in blood and veins from an early age. It...

At the moment, only 28% of women globally pursue careers in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM), the result of ingrained social,...