Media Coverage 2019-2020
The 2020 award winners celebrate their award with the OWSD and Elsevier Foundation teams (copyright: Alison Bert)
Please find below a collection of the media coverage that we have gathered for the year 2019-2020.
Doctors without Borders/Epicentre
- “Inclusive research and multilingualism are crucial for tackling critical health challenges”, Elsevier Connect, Domiziana Francescon, March 4, 2020.
- “Partage d’information avec les journalistes sur le vaccin polyvalent contre la méningite”, LeSahel, Issoufou A.Omar, January 22, 2020.
Amref – Innovate for Life and Jibu
- “Innovate For Life announces finalists from Ethiopia, Kenya”, New Business Ethiopia, March 18, 2020.
- “Kenyan, Ethiopian entrepreneurs selected for Innovate for Life programme”, DisruptAfrica, Tom Jackson, March 24, 2020.
- “Mobile app offers solutions to health workers in remote areas”, The Star, Charles Okwembah, March 10, 2020.
- “Tech for education during coronavirus”, The Star, Charles Okwembah, March 24, 2020.
MLA
- “Research4Life in Papua New Guinea: “This will make my life much easier!””, Research4Life, January 4, 2020.
- “Five librarians from Research4Life countries will build capacity in their region”, Research4Life, March 30, 2020.
The Elsevier Foundation Green & Sustainable Chemistry Challenge
- “Winning researchers find unique ways to recycle wastewater and increase crop pollination”, Elsevier Connect, Domiziana Francescon, June 4, 2019.
- “Thinktank co-hosts contest for sustainable chemistry projects in developing countries”, ChemicalWatch, Ginger Hervey, August 29, 2019.
Research without Borders
TWAS
- “Big data techniques for a better future“, TWAS, February 28, 2019.
- “Bringing big data science to Africa”, TWAS, June 13, 2019.
Imperial College London
- “Young inventors turn ideas into reality in Imperial’s Maker Challenge”, Imperial College London, September 5, 2019.
Portia/Gender Summit
- “Progress in improving gender diversity in science”, Elsevier Connect, Kumsal Bayazit, October 7, 2019.
DataKind
- “#DataDive London: changing the world one data scientist at a time”, Elsevier Connect, Domiziana Francescon, July 12, 2020.
- “Using data science to improve mental health services for diverse communities”, Medium, Jamie Rickman, December 9, 2019.
Girls Inc.
- “Girls are using data analytics to figure out what’s fair – and what they are capable of”, Elsevier Connect, Melissa D’Andrea and Alison Bert, December 20, 2020.
- “Technovation Girls Tackles Social Change with 2020 Coding Contest”, Philanthropy Women, Maggie May, February 10, 2020.
OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Women in Science in the Developing World
- “Live from #AAASmtg in Seattle: follow our award-winning women in science”, Elsevier Connect, Alison Bert, Domiziana Francescon and Maha Rhannam, February 12, 2020.
- “A researcher’s quest to clean Nepal’s water leads to an unexpected journey”, Elsevier Connect, Alison Bert, January 15, 2020.
- “Helping survivors of spousal abuse in Palestine – on their own terms”, Elsevier Connect, Alison Bert, July 3, 2019.
- “This researcher is cultivating indigenous bacteria to clean the environment”, Elsevier Connect, Alison Bert, June 4, 2019.
- “A life’s journey comes full circle for this woman in science”, Elsevier Connect, Alison Bert, April 11, 2019.
- “Five women scientists in developing countries win 2020 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards”, Press release on EurekAlert, February 14, 2020.
- “Sri Lankan woman scientist among winners of 2020 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards”, ColomboPage, February 15, 2020.
- “Kenyan Woman Writes History in USA”, Kenyans, John Paul Simyu, February 13, 2020.
- “Award ‘encourages me to keep doing research in Guatemala’”, Research Information, February 19, 2020.
- “5 women scientists making their mark on global stage”, New Straits Times, Zakri Abdul Hamid, June 16, 2019.
- “Q&A: ‘Universities would rather highlight work of men”, SciDev, Mohamed ELsonpaty, April 17, 2019
- “Improving healthcare response to gender-based violence in Palestine”, Nature Asia, Kira Walker, March 3, 2019.
- “Arab women and challenges in leadership and innovation”, BBC (Arabic), November 30, 2019.
- “Feminist activists will not hear about their achievements on Facebook”, AlJazeera, March 9, 2019.
- “Saving babies in Gambia”, We Talk Science, Sheba Aj, June 15, 2019.
- “Nepali researcher wins 2019 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award”, The Kathmandu Post, February 15, 2019.
- “Nepal Researcher Honored with 2019 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award”, Nepali Sansar, February 15, 2019.
- “Científica boliviana recibe el premio OWSD- Elsevier”, Los Tiempos, February 16, 2019.
- “Latam Eco Review: Bolivia’s Batman and Peru’s birdy cave drawings”, Mongabay, March 16, 2020.
- “Dr. Amira Shaheen, First Palestinian Woman to be Awarded the OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for Women Scientists in the Developing World”, An-Najah National University, February 14, 2019.
- “Palestinian Woman Receives Elsevier Award for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World”, About Her, 2019.
- “A Palestinian woman wins the award for women scientists in developing countries”, Sayidaty.net, March 26, 2019.
- “Amira Shaheen: the first Palestinian woman to win an award for women scientists in developing countries”, Wattan.tv, February 16, 2019.
- “Amira Shaheen: The first Palestinian to win an international award in the field of women”, Palsawa.com, February 27, 2019.
- “Una científica se forma siendo una niña educada sin prejuicios”, Página Siete, Liliana Carrillo, February 17, 2019.
- “Cinco científicas, una de ellas boliviana, ganan el Premio OWSD-Elsevier”, El Deber, February 13, 2019.
- “WFP Bolivia Country Brief”, Relief Web, May 1, 2019.
- “Sawalef Harim – Amira Shaheen, a Palestinian scholar”, Pulpit – Al Watan Voice, February 22, 2019.
- “Bolivian Woman Scientists Wins Prestigious Prize in Ethnobotany”, TeleSur (English), February 21, 2019.
- “Boliviana que ganó un premio mundial resalta el valor del uso de las plantas por parte de indígenas”, EFE, February 20, 2019.
- “Boliviana que ganó un premio mundial resalta el valor del uso de las plantas por parte de indígenas”, El Comercio, February 20, 2019.
- “Evo reconoce el trabajo de los científicos bolivianos como una “herramienta” de desarrollo”, Bolivia.com, February 20, 2019.
- “Paniagua: Presidente destaca trabajo de científicos bolivianos como herramienta de desarrollo”, FM Bolivia, February 19, 2019.
- “Presentan mural en homenaje a la científica boliviana Narel Paniagua”, Los Tiempos, March 8, 2020.
- “Una científica boliviana gana importante premio”, Correo Del Sur, February 14, 2019.
- “Científica boliviana gana premio internacional en el área de etnobotánica”, Correo Del Sur, February 13, 2019.
- “Científica boliviana gana el Premio OWSD-Elsevier”, ATB Digital, February 14, 2019.
- “Científica boliviana gana el Premio OWSD-Elsevier”, Gente, February 14, 2019.
- “Científica boliviana gana el Premio OWSD-Elsevier”, La Prensa, February 14, 2019.
- “Científica boliviana gana el Premio OWSD-Elsevier”, Página Siete, February 14, 2019.
- Interview with Narel Paniagua-Zambrana, RTP Bolivia, 2019.
- “Bangladeshi female scientist win OWSD-Elsevier Foundation award”, New Age , March 14, 2019.
- “MRC Gambia at LSHTM’s Dr. Uduak Okomo wins 2019 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award”, Gambian Talents, March 2, 2019.
- “Gambie: Uduak Okomo, parmi les 5 lauréates du prix 2019 de la Fondation OWSD-Elsevier”, African Shapers, Patrick Ndungidi, March 2, 2019.
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