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Engela Duvenage

@engela.bsky.social
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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).

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Engela Duvenage @engela.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
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
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Engela Duvenage @engela.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Calling all science journalists. Deadline is 5 May 2025.
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Engela Duvenage @engela.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
In time for flu season: my latest story for University World News @suhealthsci.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social
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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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World Conference of Science Journalists 2025 @wcsj2025.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
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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Guideline on submitting a proposal – WCSJ 2025Click to open the search input fieldScroll to top
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Engela Duvenage @engela.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Molecular scientist Palesa Madupe explains how palaeoproteomics cast light on the biology of South African hominins - my story for @nature Africa. #hominins #Australopithecus #africanus
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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.
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Engela Duvenage @engela.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
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.
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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...
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Engela Duvenage @engela.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
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
nature.com
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
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