Category: 2025 Research Excellence Award for Next Generation Researchers

Education Mr Mashite Tshidi School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand Mr Mashite Tshidi joined the University of Pretoria as an nGAP lecturer in 2025. He is currently completing his PhD in education at the University of the Witwatersrand, where

Agricultural Sciences Mr Avela Sogoni Department of Horticultural Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology Mr Avela Sogoni obtained his BTech in horticulture and Master’s in horticultural sciences at CPUT, where he recently completed his PhD, and serves as a research

Health Sciences Mr Jonathan Oehley Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town Mr Jonathan Oehley obtained his BSc Eng in mechatronics in 2020. He is currently pursuing his PhD in biomedical engineering, which was upgraded from Master’s, at University

Earth and Marine Sciences Dr Riona Indhur Department of Biotechnology, Durban University of Technology Dr Riona Indhur completed her BSc in life and earth sciences and a Master’s in medical science at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. At the end of

Chemical Engineering Ms Caressa Munien Department of Chemical Engineering, Durban University of Technology Ms Caressa Munien is a qualified chemical engineer and is currently pursuing her Doctor of Engineering (DEng) at the Durban University of Technology where she also earned