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.

Winning this award opened many doors for me. It has led to success in acquiring local funding.

Just give me the seed and I will continue.

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

I owe ‘what’, ‘who’ and ‘where’ I am in my career and professional practice today to OWSD because without the PHD Fellowship, all my achievements today would have been nothing but bleak.

" I can boldly declare that OWSD rewarded my brilliance thus giving me recognition and confidence in my professional arena and placed me in national and international scientific communities.”

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

What fascinated me is that only 5% of microorganisms are harmful, and the rest are beneficiary.

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

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

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.

I want to be in the boardroom. I want to be part of the policy mechanism. I want my influence to go higher than the classroom.

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

OWSD has provided tremendous support in shaping my career as a researcher, science ambassador, role model for women scientists and a "think high" human being.

“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."

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.

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

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.