Amanda Weltman – The Conversation

More must be done to draw women into STEM careers. Burlingham/Shutterstock

February 7, 2019

Want to be a woman in science? Here’s advice from those who’ve gone before

Ntombizikhona Beaulah Ndlovu, iThemba LABS; Amanda Weltman, University of Cape Town; Amélie Beaudet, University of the Witwatersrand; Judith Koskey, Egerton University; Marilyn Ronoh, University of Nairobi; Melisa Achoko Allela, Technical University of Kenya, and Mercy Muendo, Daystar University

Women are drastically under-represented in the science, technology, engineering and maths fields.

An artist’s impression of fast radio bursts in the sky above the Australian SKA precursor, ASKAP. OzGrav, Swinburne University of Technology

November 27, 2018

How scientists are working together to solve one of the universe’s mysteries

Emma Platts, University of Cape Town and Amanda Weltman, University of Cape Town

Perhaps precisely because they are so elusive, Fast Radio Bursts have received a lot of attention in the years since their discovery.

Children are natural scientists. They learn from their mistakes, then try something new. Shutterstock

March 1, 2016

Why it’s crucial that young scientists are taught the value of being wrong

Jeff Murugan, University of Cape Town and Amanda Weltman, University of Cape Town

Scientists being wrong is not a bug or a glitch – it’s a feature of science and mistakes can actually lead to new, deeper discoveries.

This is a new era of physics and astronomy - and scientists all over the globe, including in Africa, have a role to play. NASA

February 12, 2016

Gravitational waves: will the global south provide the next pulse of gravity research?

Amanda Weltman, University of Cape Town and Jeff Murugan, University of Cape Town

The discovery of gravitational waves has ushered in a new era in astronomy and physics. Where will the next big discovery be made? There’s no reason for it not to be Africa.

Massive bodies can send ripples through space time in the form of gravitational waves. NASA

February 11, 2016

Gravitational waves discovered: top scientists respond

Keith Riles, University of Michigan; Alan Duffy, Swinburne University of Technology; Amanda Weltman, University of Cape Town; Daniel Kennefick, University of Arkansas; David Parkinson, The University of Queensland; Maria Womack, University of South Florida; Stephen Smartt, Queen's University Belfast; Tamara Davis, The University of Queensland, and Tara Murphy, University of Sydney

The long awaited discovery of gravitational waves has sent ripples through the scientific world. Here top experts respond to the historic announcement.

Africa needs women scientists and researchers like the Ivory Coast’s Dr Celine Nobah, pictured here at work. What can be done to develop female researchers? Thierry Gouegnon/Reuters

September 18, 2015

Clever spending and policies can bring more women to science

Amanda Weltman, University of Cape Town

Policies at universities and in research institutions can be changed in small and significant ways to boost the space for gender equity within the sciences.

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