Engela Duvenage
@engela.bsky.social
I am a freelance science journalist who often writes for Nature Africa (www.nature.com/natafrica. My non-fiction children's book has a very long title: "Inventors, bright minds and other science heroes of South Africa" (Penguin).
Science journalists from across the globe will gather in South Africa from 1 - 5 December 2025 for the World Conference of Science Journalists @wcsj2025.bsky.social - see you there! Early bird registration closes on 10 October. @wfsj25.bsky.social #sciencejournalism #wcsj2025
October 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Science journalists from across the globe will gather in South Africa from 1 - 5 December 2025 for the World Conference of Science Journalists @wcsj2025.bsky.social - see you there! Early bird registration closes on 10 October. @wfsj25.bsky.social #sciencejournalism #wcsj2025
Calling all science journalists. Deadline is 5 May 2025.
💡Call for @wcsj2025 proposals is open with deadline extended to May 5th. Proposals invited for sessions, workshops & presentations for WCSJ Dec 1-5 in Tshwane, South Africa 🇿🇦.
Help shape an exciting programme with your innovative ideas.
📩 Submit here: wcsj2025.org/call
#ScienceJournalism #SciComm
Help shape an exciting programme with your innovative ideas.
📩 Submit here: wcsj2025.org/call
#ScienceJournalism #SciComm
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April 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Calling all science journalists. Deadline is 5 May 2025.
In time for flu season: my latest story for University World News
@suhealthsci.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social
@suhealthsci.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social
Science giants join forces to tackle flu season waves
Tackling flu season by combining scientists’ skills in genomic surveillance is about more than just knowing precisely which variant of a disease-cau...
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April 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
In time for flu season: my latest story for University World News
@suhealthsci.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social
@suhealthsci.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social
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Great news! The deadline for submissions for proposals has been extended to 5 May 2025. Remember that our conference theme is: Science journalism and social justice: journalism that builds understanding and resilience. 🔗 www.wcsj2025.org/call/guide/
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April 17, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Great news! The deadline for submissions for proposals has been extended to 5 May 2025. Remember that our conference theme is: Science journalism and social justice: journalism that builds understanding and resilience. 🔗 www.wcsj2025.org/call/guide/
Molecular scientist Palesa Madupe explains how palaeoproteomics cast light on the biology of South African hominins - my story for @nature Africa.
#hominins #Australopithecus #africanus
#hominins #Australopithecus #africanus
Precious cargo: I carried a three-million-year-old tooth in my hand luggage
As we mark 100 years since Australopithecus africanus was first described, molecular scientist Palesa Madupe explains how palaeoproteomics cast light on the biology of South African hominins.
www.nature.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Molecular scientist Palesa Madupe explains how palaeoproteomics cast light on the biology of South African hominins - my story for @nature Africa.
#hominins #Australopithecus #africanus
#hominins #Australopithecus #africanus
I wrote this book for children about South African STEM heroes. It contains more than 100 stories (in a narrative style). Also available in Afrikaans.
Inventors, Bright Minds and Other Science Heroes of South Africa
In this book you will read all about inventors, bright minds and other brilliant science heroes of South Africa.
You’ll read the stories of people who made medical breakthroughs.
Stories about...
www.penguinrandomhouse.co.za
March 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I wrote this book for children about South African STEM heroes. It contains more than 100 stories (in a narrative style). Also available in Afrikaans.
Here is my latest piece for @nature.com Africa: featuring Dr Miriam Camara, and about how #sleepingsickness was eradicated in #Guinea. @ird-fr.bsky.social @dndi.org
How fieldwork transformed me from a doctor to a researcher
Mariame Camara has led two recent clinical trials in Guinea testing new drugs for sleeping sickness
www.nature.com
March 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Here is my latest piece for @nature.com Africa: featuring Dr Miriam Camara, and about how #sleepingsickness was eradicated in #Guinea. @ird-fr.bsky.social @dndi.org