I was invited to participate as a panelist at Aviation Indaba 2026, scheduled for 20- 21 August at the Sandton Convention Center in Johannesburg. While the Indaba was ultimately postponed just two days before it was due to begin, the invitation opened an interesting professional conversation for me: what does an ocean scientist have to…
Month: August 2026
From Missing a Deadline to Being Invited to Peer Review: An Unexpected Lesson in Academic Reputation
There are moments in academia that remind you that careers are rarely linear. A few weeks ago, I found myself in one of those moments. I had planned to contribute a book chapter to an upcoming Bloomsbury Academic edited volume. Like many academics, I underestimated just how demanding the postgraduate submission season would become. As…
Dr Kolisa Yola Sinyanya 