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Mar 1, 2018

Letter to a future biotechnologist. From Pelly Malebe.

Pelly Malebe received her masters degree and BSc honours degree in biotechnology as well as a BSc degree in human genetics from the University of Pretoria. She is a member of the inaugural class of Next Einstein Forum Fellows…

The Exploratory in Representation Matters. Letters from Black Women in STEM to their Young Selves

Feb 15, 2018

Letter to a future mechatronic engineer. From Lina Owino.

The Exploratory in Representation Matters. Letters from Black Women in STEM to their Young Selves

Apr 5, 2018

Letter from a future immunologist to her young self. By Hephzi Angela Tagoe.

Hephzi Angela Tagoe is a Ph.D. candidate at the Blizard Institute at Queen Mary University of London, specializing in the mechanisms that lead to scaling in skin disease. She is also an award winning…

The Exploratory in Representation Matters. Letters from Black Women in STEM to their Young Selves

Mar 5, 2018

Letter to a future water resource management expert. From Selina Egyir.

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The Exploratory in Representation Matters. Letters from Black Women in STEM to their Young Selves

Mar 15, 2018

Letter to a future engineer-entrepreneur in Ghana. From Deborah Opandoh

Deborah Opandoh is the executive director and co-founder of QueenTech, a social enterprise based in Kumasi, Ghana, that improves the livelihoods of women in rural areas through the design, production and…

The Exploratory in Representation Matters. Letters from Black Women in STEM to their Young Selves

Feb 27, 2018

Letter to a future environmental chemist. From Marian Asantewah Nkansah.

Dr. Marian Nkansah is a senior lecturer in the Chemistry Department of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), in Kumasi, Ghana. She obtained her Ph.D. in environmental chemistry…

The Exploratory in Representation Matters. Letters from Black Women in STEM to their Young Selves

Feb 12, 2018

Letters to a future industrial engineer. From Lodrina Masiyazi.

In my journey as an industrial & manufacturing engineer, many things have shaped and guided my development. As both my parents would say, part of growing a successful career is being disciplined, being courageous…

The Exploratory in Representation Matters. Letters from Black Women in STEM to their Young Selves

Feb 19, 2018

Letter to Uganda’s future wildlife biologist. From Joelia Nasaka

Joelia Nasaka is a Lecturer and PhD fellow in the Department of Wildlife and Aquatic Animal Resources, College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity at Makerere University.

The Exploratory in Representation Matters. Letters from Black Women in STEM to their Young Selves

Feb 12, 2018

Claim a place at the table. For yourself and the generations to come.

For Africa and the world’s development to be vibrant and inclusive, we need the contribution of women and girls. Yet, it’s hard to be what you can’t see. And even for those girls and women who can imagine a…

The Exploratory in Representation Matters. Letters from Black Women in STEM to their Young Selves

Apr 9, 2018

Letter to a future chemist turned artist-entrepreneur. A letter from Fridah Kamau.

Frida Kamau received her B.Sc. in chemistry, and is now applying her scientific training to creating pottery, and her problem solving skills to the two pottery studios that she founded. You…

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Representation Matters. Letters from Black Women in STEM to their Young Selves

A collaborative project between The Exploratory, African Women in Science and Engineering and Levers in Heels, to highlight the journeys of African and black women in STEM. Supported in part by a Diversity in Science grant from The Biochemical Society.

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