Meet the Fellows
Our Fellows are a diverse group of talented, self-driven women scientists from the world’s developing and emerging economies.
By applying scientific rigour to solve specific technical issues in their home countries, Fellows are developing powerful solutions – some offering the potential for scale up beyond their local region.
This advanced research also provides the vital scientific basis needed to generate social awareness and propose better policies.
Search by area of research, UN sustainable development goal or location to find out more about their amazing achievements.
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Each Fellow’s specialized research builds on their own unique lived experience at ground level – from crop survival to community energy supply – shaped by the challenges they encounter every day resulting from imbalanced systems.
Aalia Nazir
Pakistan
University of Dundee
Volumetric Assessment of Breast Density Using MRI: A Feasibility Study
I developed a gel phantom designed to mimic the properties of breast tissue and used it to measure breast density, a crucial parameter in assessing the risk of breast cancer. Elevated breast densit...
Abbie Glenn Estribillo
Philippines
University of Reading
Food, Nutrition and Health
My research proposal revolves around the idea of extraction of a specific anthocyanin, the cyanidin-3-glycoside (C3G) from purple corn, its application on a food matrix, and investigation of the an...
Abigail Akua Abankwa
Ghana
Cambridge University
Biotechnology
The focus of my research is global health. My study focuses on developing diagnostic tools for emerging and re-emerging diseases to improve and ease people’s lives. My objective is to create ...
Aida Ismail Mohammed Al-Badawy
Yemen
University of Bradford
Therapeutic resolution of pulmonary artery hyperten-sion by natural products
The main objective of my PhD research is to investigate the molecular and genetic mechanisms of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) with a focus on the BMP/TGF-β signaling pathways...
Aissata Ousmane Kane
Senegal
Institute of physics of são carlos
Lignocellulosic biomass valorization: study of plant biomass structure, composition, and enzymatic digestibility after being submitted to different pretreatment steps
The transformation of lignocellulosic biomass (e.g., agricultural waste) as a renewable feedstock for producing biofuels and biomaterials offers a promising solution to meet global energy demands w...
Akua Agyei-Boahene
Ghana
Loughborough University
Artificial Intelligence for Low-Carbon Offsite Construction
The construction sector is a major contributor to global carbon emissions and faces increasing pressure to adopt more sustainable practices. My PhD research is driven by a commitment to improving G...
Alaa Abdelrhman Alsmani Mohammed Ali
Sudan
University of Aberdeen
Long-Term Behaviour of Natural Fibre Reinforced Concrete (NFRC)
This research aims to address the urgent need for eco-friendly construction materials by investigating and enhancing the long-term behaviour of Natural Fibre Reinforced Concrete (NFRC). Key objecti...
Aline Uwimbabazi
Rwanda
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Automated Replication of Tuple Spaces via Static Analysis and Transformation of Go Programs
Coordination languages for tuple spaces can offer significant advantages in the specification and implementation of distributed systems, but often do require manual programming effort to ensure con...
Angela Tabiri
Ghana
University of Glasgow
Mathematics
Consider an ant walking on a football, it will not notice any special points since all points on the football look the same which is referred to as a homogeneous space. However, if this ant walks o...
Ansam Al-Karawi
Iraq
University of Nottingham
Scour Protection Effect on the Behaviour of Group Pile - Supported Bridge
Erosion caused by flowing water is a significant threat to structures like abutments and piers, which are especially vulnerable. This process undermines foundation support, leading to excessive def...
Armelle Tsamo Tontsa
Cameroon
Université Paris Saclay
Structures, hemisynthesis and Bioactivities of Triterpenoids from Trichilia welwitschii and Trichilia rubescens
My Ph.D. research centered on the chemical and biological investigation of two Cameroonian medicinal plants, Trichilia welwitschii and Trichilia rubescens, both from the Meliaceae family and tradit...
Aureliana Filomena Chambal Chilengue
Mozambique
Nottingham Trent University
PhD in Microbiology
Aureliana’s research primarily focuses on the transmission analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in resource-limited, high-burden settings, where tuberculosis remains a major public health chall...
Aya Samir Fahmy Badawy
Egypt
University of Manchester
Simulating the Behaviours of Urban Negotiators Using Agent-based Modelling
Providing affordable housing is a crucial issue worldwide. In many countries such as the UK, planning systems enforce private land developers to provide affordable housing in exchange for approval ...
Banafsheh Zahraie
Iran
Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic)
A Decision Support System (DSS) for Operating Multipurpose Hydropower Reservoirs
A decision support system (DSS) was developed for optimal operation of multi-reservoir systems. The key components of the system were four main modules: database management, inflow modeling and for...
Banchiamlak Getnet Admasu
Ethiopia
Wageningen University
Chemical stress Ecology
My PhD research explores chemical stress ecology by assessing the ecological impacts of pesticides on freshwater biodiversity and ecosystem functions. It combines controlled microcosm and mesocosm ...