I intend to disperse my achieved knowledge as one of the leading researchers in my country in the domain of microbial biotechnology, to support sustainable and prosperous agriculture.

I wanted to do applied physics, not theoretical physics… I really wanted to use all of the knowledge that I acquired at university to explain our environment.

“Ten to fifteen years from now, people, not only in Kenya but in the African continent, will switch to magnetic refrigeration”

If we do research, in addition to establishing connections with other researchers, we must also communicate and do a lot of outreach in order to share our science with the community.

I desire to see my country, Nigeria, become a leading destination for impactful clinical studies.

The fellowship has really impacted my career. I was working in a university as an Assistant Lecturer, but with the OWSD fellowship I am undertaking a PhD that will allow me to reach the grade of Senior Lecturer.

What has surprised me is the way technology is emerging and affecting the current state of research. We are encountering a fourth industrial revolution that entails advances in computing power, quantum computing and artificial intelligence, which has already been shown to alter the way we conduct research.

“Am very proud to say that I am encouraging other Cameroonian female scientists to apply for the OWSD fellowship programme and some of them have obtained the grant."

When I am seeing an impact, that’s what makes me as a scientist feel an achievement

I really want to do something for my country. Being part of the Sudan national chapter has given me that chance.

I’ve been working on reptile and amphibian biodiversity for 10 years, and I know that there are still new species that need to be described.

After my postdoc, I will return to Syria and work to achieve my big dream, which is to establish a research center.

There is no reproduction without science. There is no electricity without science. There is no water without science…Life is science, science is life.

OWSD's guidance and support allowed me to uncover hidden courage and realize aspects of myself that I never thought I possessed.

My position is that we should acknowledge what we are lacking of, so that we can keep working.

The OWSD award helped me not only to become the researcher I am today, but also to become a leader in research.

By creating links between food research and industry, she hopes to enhance food security both in Ghana and in Africa as a whole.

When I got my OWSD fellowship, it was an amazing feeling. Before getting the letter, my academic career was a dream, the letter made it possible.

OWSD fellowship represents a real empowering difference in my life and career

The main problem in radiotherapy is that most cancer cells are resistant to radiation.