I recently had a nerve-wracking experience, my very first manuscript was finally ready to be submitted to a journal but when it came time to press the “submit” button, I froze. I had been working on this manuscript since my honours year in 2015, it has…
Agricultural extension is one of the oldest forms of information dissemination methods that are used in the public space. It is the application of scientific research and new knowledge of agricultural practices through farmer education. The practical a…
I made it! I survived my first semester as a Masters student! I am exhausted, since the end of the semester consisted of too many assignments due in a very short amount of time, but I am very happy to never have to see a class test or tutorial question…
You may not know who I am but if you have been following the blog posts from SAYAS then you have a rough idea of who I am. I just thought I should check up on you and see how you are doing. How are things going? By things, I don’t necessarily mean you…
In 2016, I found myself in the beautiful country of Kenya alongside a team of researchers, curators and technicians from South Africa. We were in Kenya to attend a workshop titled: Developing a collaborative pan- African approach between partner instit…
I have always admired Oprah Winfrey for the kind of influence she has in making sure that the stories of people but mostly the American people were heard. Such that I was convinced I had no future in agriculture let alone Agricultural Extension. When I…
I have always made jokes about how I want to be a housewife after getting my PhD. A housewife with a PhD in Physics has a nice ring to it. I just recently celebrated my birthday (April baby) and I should admit that it wasn’t one of my happiest days. I …
Science communication or “scicomm” as it is termed, is becoming an increasingly important tool in the skills repertoire of scientists. This is in part due to the need to combat “fake news”, pseudoscience and misinformation but also in part because it i…
You must have seen the slightly blurry image of a black hole event horizon making the rounds on the internet in April. A bright, orange, cosmic doughnut. As an astronomer, this image was absolutely mind-blowing. In this post, I’ll share why this image …
In current global economic and political conditions, the role of socially responsible science is stressed for its importance. To my mind, it is every scientist’s obligation to join the global voice in the quest towards sustainable solutions and a bette…
