When you are following your passion, people will always see what you are doing. People will see that you are doing something different, and they will help you.

The fellowship has really impacted my career. I was working in a university as an Assistant Lecturer, but with the OWSD fellowship I am undertaking a PhD that will allow me to reach the grade of Senior Lecturer.

I intend to disperse my achieved knowledge as one of the leading researchers in my country in the domain of microbial biotechnology, to support sustainable and prosperous agriculture.

Just give me the seed and I will continue.

When I got my OWSD fellowship, it was an amazing feeling. Before getting the letter, my academic career was a dream, the letter made it possible.

I desire to see my country, Nigeria, become a leading destination for impactful clinical studies.

You must first be safe to be able to think about the environment.

After my postdoc, I will return to Syria and work to achieve my big dream, which is to establish a research center.

I found my niche, and I have not looked back.

Due to the war in Yemen, I had stopped studying for two years. This opportunity gave me the chance to complete my postgraduate studies.

The OWSD award helped me not only to become the researcher I am today, but also to become a leader in research.

Dr. Shammi's research will help to fill a crucial gap in the the global understanding of carbon dynamics and greenhouse gas emissions by providing data on one of the world’s largest river systems.

My position is that we should acknowledge what we are lacking of, so that we can keep working.

The main problem in radiotherapy is that most cancer cells are resistant to radiation.

What has surprised me is the way technology is emerging and affecting the current state of research. We are encountering a fourth industrial revolution that entails advances in computing power, quantum computing and artificial intelligence, which has already been shown to alter the way we conduct research.

OWSD fellowship represents a real empowering difference in my life and career

Winning this award opened many doors for me. It has led to success in acquiring local funding.

“Ten to fifteen years from now, people, not only in Kenya but in the African continent, will switch to magnetic refrigeration”

All this has broadened my knowledge for this domain of science, gave me an open mind and also allowed me to learn many things.