Dr. Karine Pothin, the Director of the Réserve Nationale Marine de La Réunion has been awarded the Knight’s Medal of the Order of Maritime Merit by the Reunion Prefect Jacques Billant. “This knighthood in the Order of Maritime Merit recognises her commitment to the preservation of the marine and reef environments and rewards her courage at the height of...Read More
On the 10th November 2020, Dr. Jacqueline Uku, will moderate a webinar on ‘Empowering women in the ocean decade’. The webinar is a part of the ocean decade virtual series. This session will explore international and national perspectives on gender in relation to science-policy practices and collaboration for a sustainable ocean, approaches to promote advancement...Read More
On 6th December 2019 Nancy Iraba from Tanzania was awarded ‘Upcoming Woman Scientist in the field of Marine Sciences’ during the Next Einstein Forum. The Forum gathered 38 African countries to promote science and technology in Africa. Nancy specializes in benthic ecology and has been out to sea twice as part of the benthic team, ...Read More
The edition is the second part of a series inspired by the Women in Marine Science Network (WiMS) based on the theme “Breaking the class ceiling; Stories from women who are making a difference in coastal and marine resource management”. The editor, Rebecca Loustau-Lalanne, sums up this special issue that comes to you in the midst...Read More
Today, on World Ocean’s day 2020, we would like to share the message below from the Chair of WiMS, Veronica Bristol! Today, we celebrate the World Oceans Day. However, it is also a time of reflection as an individual, community, and society as a whole towards the protection and sustainable exploitation of our seas and...Read More
The Women in Marine Science Network (WiMS) has inspired the release of two special editions of the WIOMSA Magazine featuring the stories of women working in the marine and coastal field in the Western Indian Ocean region and beyond. Breaking the class ceiling: stories from women who are making a difference in coastal and marine...Read More
The Steering Committee of WiMS is happy to welcome two new members: Batuli Yahya and Anne-Elise Nieblas. Batuli Yahya will serve as the Country Representative for Zanzibar and Anne-Elise Nieblas as the Country Representative for La Réunion. Batuli Yahya Batuli Yahya is from Zanzibar, Tanzania. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Fisheries Sciences and...Read More
Dr Nyawira Muthiga, Dr Nelly Isigi Kadagi, Professor Chantal Conand and Dr Jacqueline Uku (From the article ´Lessons Learned from Job Shadowing Dr. Jacqueline Uku By Nelly Isigi Kadagi’) In this edition of the WIOMSA newsbrief you can read more about WiMS activities during the 11th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium. We feature these articles: Women and Ocean workshop...Read More
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Women and Ocean Workshop: the gender dimension in the marine science and practice On the 30th of June, as a WIOMSA pre-symposium activity, Women in Marine Science Network (WiMS), in collaboration with Mundus maris, hosted a workshop to discuss the gender dimension in marine science and practice. A total of 30 women – leading...Read More
We would like to gather stories from women marine scientists to share on our website and on our social media accounts! It could be text on how you decided to be a marine scientist, about your current studies/research/work or about challenges you face/have faced during your career. The text does not need to be long,...Read More
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