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Title: Ms. Job Title: Innogen Postgraduate Student Tel: +44 (0) 1908 653184 Fax: Email: l.nganga@open.ac.uk Building: Department of Development Policy and Practice (DPP), The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA Room Number:
Liz holds an MSc. by research (with distinction) in African and science and development studies from the University of Edinburgh, a significant departure from her initial field – Literature and English – in which she earned a BA from Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.
Having started her career in mainstream journalism, Liz has amassed close to 14 years working experience in communications, which in the last four years has been in science, research, innovation and development.
In this capacity, Liz has consulted for organisations which include icipe, an insect research institute headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya; the World Bank (Water and Sanitation Program – Africa); Scidev.Net, an online portal that provides professionals in developing countries free access to science news; the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS); the United States Academies of Science - African Science Academies Initiative (ASADI); the United Nations University for Peace and The Caine Prize for African Writing.
Previously, Liz worked in corporate public relations consultancy, handling assignments for leading national and multinational organisations dealing in a range of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), financial services, telecommunications and tourism.
An accomplished writer, including two years as a full-time mainstream journalist, a regular freelance features and ‘op-ed’ writer, Liz is currently a columnist for the Business Daily, Africa’s premier ‘Wallstreet’ journal, printed out of Nairobi.
Liz is a Commonwealth Professional Fellow (2005), and a recipient of the Siemens Profile Awards for Excellence in Science Writing in Africa (2005).
Columnist, the Business Daily (www.bdafrica.org), Nairobi, Kenya (2007 to date)
•‘Nurturing African Talent for Leadership in Insect Science, a 80-page publication marking the 25th anniversary of the African Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science (ARPPISpublished by the icipe Publications Unit (IPU), November 2008.
•‘Biennial Highlights 2006-2007’, a review of five projects of icipe in Kenya, Ethiopia and Cameroon, published by the icipe Publications Unit (IPU).
•‘Prioritizing Food Security Policies for Health and Development in Africa: Science Academy-Policymaker Interaction for Evidence-based Decision Making’, a report of the second annual international conference of the African Science Academy Development Initiative (ASADI II). Edited and peer-reviewed by the United States National Academies of Sciences (US-NAS). Published by the Cameroon National Academy of Science, January 2008
•’Mo Ibrahim Univeiled’, an interview with the Sudanese billionaire, who founded the world’s largest prize, which recognizes outstanding African leadership, published in The EastAfrican, Nairobi, Kenya, November 2007.
•Contributed six articles (listed below), published in the newsletter of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (www.twas.org) as part of global initiative by 230 scientific journals to jointly publish material geared towards the promotion science for human development on 22 October 2007.
‘Heavy metal action’ on research being conducted in Benin into heavy metals in aquatic environments and marine products in Africa.
‘Preparing women for success’, the story of the Third World organisation of Women in Science (twows), told through the eyes of five past recipients of its awards.
‘Botanical biochemistry in Botswana’, a review of the work of Prof Berhanu Abegaz, an eminent African natural chemist scientist.
‘African Academy of Science: 20 years on’, a profile of the achievements and vision of the institute. ‘Biofuels in Brazil’ a critical at the country's success in developing alternative energy.
‘Brazil's place in space’, a critic of brazil's space science programme.
•‘Searching for progress via technology’, a review of science in Kenya under the ‘Narc Regime’, published in The Business Daily, Nairobi, Kenya, 6 September 2007.
•‘Communication the joys and rewards of science in Africa, Not!’, Published in Agora, the L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Newsletter and interactive forum, Paris, France, May 2006.
•‘Women are key to sustainable development in Africa’ Published in Agora, the L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Newsletter and interactive forum, Paris, France, July 2006.
•When HIV is not the only problem’, the story of a deaf woman living with HIV, published in Agora, the L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Newsletter and interactive forum, Paris, France, December 2006.
•‘Africa should not ignore sciences as natural resources alone will not change economies’, The Standard, Nairobi, Kenya, August 2006.
•‘Improving information flow’, on how scientists in developing countries can have better access to global scientific advancements, in Research Global Magazine, published by the Association of Commonwealth Universities, on behalf of the Global Research Management Network, London, UK June 2006.
• ‘Higher education: The bedrock of development’, co-edited with Kirsty Cockburn, published by the Scidev.Net, July 2005.
• ‘Vistas’, a series of about 40 opinion articles on topical issues published in The Sunday Standard, Nairobi, Kenya, between 2004 and 2005.
PhD Project: 'Scientific leadership in developing countries: ‘A case study of the Academy of Sciences for Developing World (TWAS)'
Research areas: History of Science, Science and Technology Studies, regional studies, historical geography, development, knowledge and power
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