Engela Duvenage
engela.bsky.social
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
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
Call for Proposals – WCSJ 2025Click to open the search input fieldScroll to top
wcsj2025.org
April 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Reposted by Engela Duvenage
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/
Guideline on submitting a proposal – WCSJ 2025Click to open the search input fieldScroll to top
www.wcsj2025.org
April 17, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Molecular scientist Palesa Madupe explains how palaeoproteomics cast light on the biology of South African hominins - my story for @nature Africa.
#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
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
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