Enabling South Africa‘s black oceanographers

In celebration of Women’s Month 2020, The University of Cape Town (UCT) asked our Ocean Womxn to share their research and how they’ve been empowered through the programme.

Their responses range from being inspired around their work and career aspirations, to the drive to take up space and support more black womxn in the field.

This year marks the second anniversary of when UCT VC Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng launched the Advancing Womxn scholarships at the UCT National Women’s Day event.

Dr Katye Altieri, from the UCT Department of Oceanography and a recipient of this grant, discussed her research on ‘Enabling South Africa’s black oceanographers’ in a virtual Women’s Month celebration on 13 August 2020.

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