The first South African Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition (ACE Project XII) workshop took place at the University of Cape Town in November 2017. The University of Cape Town, Rhodes University, Nelson Mandela University and Cape Peninsula University are part of ACE Project XII. At the workshop, students and supervisors gave talks on their areas of research…

A few months back I had the pleasure of meeting the Mafikeng born Dr Mmaki Jantjies at a Kato Technology event in Cape Town. She was one of the three women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) that were panel guests, giving valuable advice on how to make it as a determined woman in…