UCT’s first Black womxn PhD in oceanography has a career defined by breaking barriers. Now she’s supporting the next generation of womxn in the department as the newest principal investigator to join Ocean Womxn.
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Philile Mvula joins Ocean Womxn as a PhD candidate researching new models for monitoring changes in marine biodiversity. She shares with us her excitement around working with Python and what it means to be a role model for young Black womxn in ocean science.
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Ocean Womxn Wanjiru Thoithi has achieved a distinction for her master’s research and joins the short list of MSc students to publish their results. She tells us how it feels to finish on such a well-deserved high.
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With a background in climate research with the CSIR, PhD candidate Lerato Mpheshea joins Ocean Womxn with a wealth of industry experience and a drive to disrupt the patriarchy in science.
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Three UCT postgraduates join the 2020-21 cohort of All-Atlantic Ocean Youth Ambassadors, including our own Thando Mazomba. She speaks to UCT News about the role and the importance of raising awareness about the Atlantic Ocean.
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You can’t prepare for racism, says 2020 fellow Kolisa Sinyanya, but you can change how you react when it happens. Her experience with discrimination is a lesson for everyone in ocean science.
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Sizwekazi Yapi’s research could impact livelihoods, food security and how we fight climate change. But she also aims to be a role model for young women in ocean science who can follow in her footsteps.
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Honouring your boundaries is just as important as excelling at what you do. Our 2020 fellow Thando Mazomba shares her journey toward self-respect - and invites other womxn in science to join her.
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Trying to meet expectations is hard – especially for postgraduates. 2020 fellow Wanjiru Thoithi writes about her self-limiting beliefs and how she works through them alongside Ocean Womxn.
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Balancing a young family and full-time studies, 2020 fellow Faith February faced challenges as a womxn in science. But she found motivation to excel within herself, her family and Ocean Womxn.
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Opportunities for South African oceanographers are growing, said Ocean Womxn’s Dr Katye Altieri at the APECS’s online workshop in September. And they can be seized by talented black womxn.
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In celebration of Women’s Month 2020, The University of Cape Town asked our Ocean Womxn to share their research and how they’ve been empowered through the programme.
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One of University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Advancing Womxn projects, Ocean Womxn celebrates its anniversary in Womxn’s Month. It’s origins, however, come from recognising the othering experienced by black womxn in ocean science and a desire to drive transformation in the Department of Oceanography at UCT.
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The Ocean Womxn inaugural cohort includes five black South African womxn recognised for their passion for scientific research, leadership experience and potential to become future leaders in their field.
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UCT Vice-Chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng writes an open letter about Women's Month 2019 and UCT's commitment to projects like Ocean Womxn that aim to increase the number of women researchers.
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“Our vision is that over the next five years the postgraduate culture of oceanography at UCT will become visibly and audibly different,” said Altieri on winning the award.
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