EuroScience and the Bosch foundation send 45 African researchers to the EuroScience Open Forum in Manchester
The forecast for science in Africa has brightened over the past decade. Driven by the power of demographics, economic growth and political will, Africa’s science and technology landscape is transforming rapidly as many countries have entered a period of rapid growth and leaders are starting to see science and technology as the keys to progress.
In this aspect, global cooperation is vital. Initiatives such as the the Science Forum South Africa and the Next Einstein Forum show that Africa is becoming an attractive playing field for young scientists from all over the world.
EuroScience is committed to making scientific research a part of Africa’s long term development and involving African scientists in the global science debate. To quote Thierry Zomahoun, Director of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, EuroScience wants to “contribute to creating a generation of scientists who will lead Africa’s transformation”.
Thanks to the generous support of the Robert Bosch Foundation, EuroScience was able to open a call for Travel Grants to support African researchers and research administrators with their travel, registration and accommodation costs to attend the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) 2016 in Manchester (23-27 July 2016). Every two years, ESOF brings together 4,500 scientists and leading thinkers, innovators, policy makers, journalists and educators from more than 90 countries, to discuss current and future breakthroughs in contemporary science. ESOF therefore serves as an excellent platform where scientists, politicians and other stakeholders can meet, discuss and advance the impact of science and its applications on societal challenges, including ethical issues and policies.
With over 300 applications and just 45 grants to award, the international jury faced a tough selection. After careful deliberation, the jury is pleased to announce that the following people have won the EuroScience – Bosch Travel Grant:
| First name | Last name | Organisation | Position | Country |
| Anita | Etale | University of South Africa | Post-doctoral fellow | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Vidushi | Neergheen-Bhujun | University of Mauritius | Senior Lecturer | MAURITIUS |
| Andrew | Eloka-Eboka | University of KwaZulu Natal | Research Fellow | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Winston | Nxumalo | University of Limpopo | Senior Lecturer | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Adewale | Adewuyi | Redeemer’s University | Lecturer I | NIGERIA |
| Mohamed | Gar Alalm Alkalla | Mansoura University | Professor assistant | EGYPT |
| Adedapo | Adediji | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture | Research Fellow | NIGERIA |
| Eric | Ndombi | Kenya Medical Research Institute | Research Officer | KENYA |
| Virginia | Gichuru | Strathmore University | Dean Research | KENYA |
| Oluwayemisi | Olagunju | Obafemi Awolowo University | Lecturer II | NIGERIA |
| Emmanuel | Unuabonah | Redeemer’s University | Associate Professor | NIGERIA |
| Yehenew Getachew | Kifle | Univesity of Limpopo | Associate Professor | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Vivian Etsiapa | Boamah | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology | Lecturer | GHANA |
| Bame Sanah | Keabetswe | Okavango Research Institute | Research assistant | BOTSWANA |
| Geofrey | Soka | Sokoine University of Agriculture | Lecturer | TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF |
| Charles | Batte | Tree Adoption Uganda | Founder/CEO | UGANDA |
| Gudrun | Dittrich-Schroder | University of Pretoria | Postdoctoral fellow | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Etinosa | Igbinosa | University of Benin | Senior Lecturer | NIGERIA |
| Dalia | Saad | University of South Africa | Postdoctoral Researcher | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Danielle | Roodt | University of Pretoria | PhD candidate | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Peo | Tauetsile | University of Botswana | Lecturer | BOTSWANA |
| Tamer | Abdalrahman | University of Cape Town | Postdoc Researcher | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Ramona | Hurdayal | University of Cape Town | Post-doctoral Research fellow | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Ntevheleni | Thovhogi | National Research Foundation/iThemba LABS | Researcher | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Nicole | De Wet | University of the Witwatersrand | Lecturer | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Karen | Cloete | National Research Foundation, iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences | Post-doctoral researcher | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Maggie | Munthali | Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining | Senior Forestry Officer | MALAWI |
| Moussa | Thiam | Ecole Nationale d’Ingenieurs (ENI-ABT) du Mali | Part Time Professor | MALI |
| Vukosi | Marivate | CSIR | Senior Researcher | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Barbara | Burmen | Kenya Medical Research Institute | Senior Research Officer | KENYA |
| Wuraola | Akande | University of Ibadan | Lecturer 1 | NIGERIA |
| Luther King | Abia Akebe | Tshwane University Of Technology | Doctoral Student | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Nashwa | Eassa Mohemed | AL Neelain University | Assistant professor | SUDAN |
| Yinka | Titilawo | Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State | Lecturing and Researching | NIGERIA |
| Kwesi | Mensah | KNUST | Lecturer | GHANA |
| Mariamawit Y | Yeshak | Addis Ababa University | Assistant Professor | ETHIOPIA |
| Hatson John Boscoh | Njagarah | African Institute for Mathematical Sciences/ Stellenbosch University | Postdoctoral Researcher | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Serges | Zambou | Ecole Normale Superieure de Yaounde | Research staff | CAMEROON |
| Riziki | Shemdoe | Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam | Senior Research Fellow and Director | TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF |
| Gabriel | Habiyaremye | University of Lay Adventists of Kigali | Director of Research | RWANDA |
| Esther | Achieng | Jaramogi Oinga Odinga University of Science and Technology | Student | KENYA |
| Soumaila | Ouedraogou | Laboratory of Materials and Environment/ University of Ouagadougou | Assistant lecture in Physics | BURKINA FASO |
| Musambya | Mutambala | STIPRO – Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Research Organisation | Researcher | TANZANIA |
| Isa | Kabenge | Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences | Lecturer | UGANDA |
| Abdeslam | Badre | University mohammed V | Senior Lecturer | MOROCCO |
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