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Phila M. Msimang @msimang.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Next on the agenda: I’m excited to be joining a team of excellent scholars to host this exciting workshop “Colonialism in Science” at the Lorentz Center in the Netherlands. See more about it here: www.lorentzcenter.nl/colonialism-...

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Phila M. Msimang @msimang.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🧬 🧫 Looking forward to participating in the "Harnessing African Genetic Diversity as a Global Resource for Public Health" meeting. I will be discussing the risks, benefits, and limitations of genomics for health in this context. More info here: www.icgeb.org/african-gene...

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Phila M. Msimang @msimang.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I’m glad to have contributed to this project as a coauthor of Chapter 12 which is titled “Toward inclusive medical education, research, and practice: Removing race from genetics”. It was written by Fernandez, Msimang, Uren, and Petersen. Find the chapter here: doi.org/10.1016/B978...

Cover of the edited collection "Decolonizing Medical Education, Research, and Practice" edited by Faadiel Essop.

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Phila M. Msimang @msimang.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Postdoc available in the RACES Initiative for those interested in working at the intersection of race and racism, science, and institutional culture. See the ad attached for more details. Applications close on the 30th of September 2026: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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Phila M. Msimang @msimang.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Next week I will have the pleasure of presenting my work on the intersection of race, politics, and international relations at Rhodes University’s Department of Political and International Studies in their Teach-In Series of 2026. See more about the Teach-In Series here: lnkd.in/dT4qcWdt

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Phila M. Msimang @msimang.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

1/13 Check out our new chapter, Philosophy and Race Science, co-authored with Sahotra Sarkar for The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy and Race. In it, we track the historical development, the temporary retreat, and the subsequent reincarnation of race as a biological concept: doi.org/10.4324/9781...

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Phila M. Msimang @msimang.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

I am looking forward to being a part of this pre-conference panel.

A poster announcing the "Situating Philosophy" pre-conference panel being held at the University of the Western Cape Life Science Auditorium.

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Phila M. Msimang @msimang.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

One of the things I enjoyed this year was this interview with Rasmus Bitsch where Tessa (@tessamuldvarp.bsky.social) and I discuss the work we have been doing mapping the history of racial classification in South Africa. You can listen to this interview here: podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/a...

Screenshot of the ARC website hosting the podcast interview

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Phila M. Msimang @msimang.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Last night I had the honour of being inducted into the South African Young Academy of Science.

It is hereby certified that Dr Phila Msimang has been elected a member of the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) in recognition of significant achievement in the advancement and application of science.

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Phila M. Msimang @msimang.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Today was a good start to our second week at the Berlin Institute for Advanced Study where Jonatan (the PI of our project) presented on the questions that have brought us together. The Q&A that we all participated in was quite interesting, too.

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Phila M. Msimang @msimang.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

I’m looking forward to this conference by the Azanian Philosophical Society that will be hosted at Fort Hare this week. See the full conference programme at the bottom of this page: www.theaps.org/conference-a...

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Phila M. Msimang @msimang.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Here is an infographic that Tessa Moll (@tessamuldvarp.bsky.social) and I made about the development of racial classifications in South Africa from 1652 to the present. A paper explaining its content is in the works. For now, feel free to download the infographic here: dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...

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Phila M. Msimang @msimang.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

A sunny day out and about in Stellenbosch

Phila Msimang standing with his hands in his pockets on some stairs surrounded by green trees and shrubs.

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Phila M. Msimang @msimang.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Gentle bits of snow in Freiburg ❄️

Light snow on the streets of Freiburg. Some figures are seen walking or standing on the sidewalks.

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Phila M. Msimang @msimang.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

The NASEM have just released their report on the use of race in biomedical research. I look forward to seeing how they have approached this challenge because it is a central concern in some of my own research. See the report (and other resources) here: nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2791...

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