Prof. Peter Dunsby Growing SA’s astronomy and cosmology community Winner of the 2015/2016 NSTF-South32 award for research capacity development over the last 5-10 years, Prof Dunsby believes that “any research is far more productive and successful when you involve other…
Prof. Bert Klumperman Solving problems through polymer chemistry “Most people will know polymers from plastic bags or plastic toys, but it is so much more than that,” says Prof Bert Klumperman, Distinguished Professor of Polymer Science at Stellenbosch University and…
Silindokuhle Thwala Silindokuhle Thwala from KwaZulu-Natal is studying medicine at UKZN “Background is just a word you should never allow to define you. In every circumstance I encountered, trying to reach out to science, I let it be my stepping…
Implications of the US President’s actions and policies for science and scientistsThe NSTF noted with great concern the recent actions and implied policies of the new president of the United States of America (USA), Mr Donald Trump. Some of the…