Referred to as the “Pop Idols of Science”, the British Council’s FameLab is one of the biggest science communication competitions in the world! I had been seeing this competition on social media for a few months since last year (2016). At first, I had very little information about what it was, but I knew it had…
LAB WORK SEASON
My Ph.D. research is part of broader research by the Swiss Polar Institute’s Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition (ACE). ACE is made up of 22 different projects bringing together research teams from six continents. The projects focus on different areas of study with the aim to understand and answer questions about the Antarctic ecosystem. My work is a…
#YouthDay’s significance in South African education
On this day in 1976, black learners in #SouthAfrica protested against #BantuEducation and the then enforced Afrikaans (medium of instruction) in our schools. The apartheid government responded with violence and brutality. Hundreds of school kids were murdered, hundreds more injured, some are paralysed today! Those student’s actions changed the sociopolitical landscape in this country. Their…
Marion Island was magical
With me and a number of other researchers from various South African universities onboard, the second generation icebreaker, SA Agulhas II set sail on a research expedition to Marion Island. Marion Island is one of the two Prince Edward Islands, Prince Edward Island being the other. These are South African volcanic islands situated south of…
#PhDLife
Ph.D. was never really part of my plans until 2011 when I conducted my very first independent scientific project as an Honours student in the Botany Department at Walter Sisulu University in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The project was biotechnology-based, with the aim of producing bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass. After completing that degree I felt the urge…
Dr Sarah Fawcett- The Majestic Mentor
Dr Sarah Fawcett is a young woman making strides in the world of science through her research, publications, university teaching and with outstanding supervision/mentorship. She is a Harvard and Princeton graduate who holds a number of accolades under her belt, including the Claude Leon Merit Award for Early-Career Researchers, in April. Sarah Fawcett was born…
A Preface
The blog is a bridge between myself in the field of ocean science/ science and the rest of the world. I share my experiences of significant developments in my ever-intriguing and continuously evolving world of science. The ultimate goals are to expose my challenges and strengths as a black woman scientist, to inspire others and…
The intriguing life of Dr Kolisa Yola Sinyanya. Black Woman Extraodinaire!
The blog is based on Dr Kolisa Yola Sinyanya’s life as a professional ocean scientist in academic, corporate and industry spaces.
Dr Kolisa Yola Sinyanya 