PhD Clinical Microbiology| Runner 🏃♀️| Gene geek and Microbe storyteller🧫🧬🔬
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Evida Poopedi retweeted
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Anyone saying "Scientists don't want you to know this fact" has never met a scientist.
Scientists are famous oversharers.
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I've always told my PhD students that a PhD is a marathon and not a sprint. Now that Sabastian Sawe has run the London Marathon in under 2 hours, I'll need to think of something else to tell them.
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🌟 MSc Opportunity x 2
We are recruiting students to join our Oral Microbiology group in 2026.
🔬 If you have 65% , love Molecular Biology and have a background in Microbiology, Biochemistry or related fields, this is your chance!
💰We'l support you in applying for funding.
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Email CV, motivation letter and transcripts: evida.poopedi@smu.ac.za
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Evida Poopedi retweeted
15 Oct 2025
Bad academic writing:
• Here's my research result
• Here's what I did
• Here's what's nice about it
Good academic writing:
• Here's a research gap/problem
• Here's why solving it has many benefits
• Here's why related work hasn't fixed it
• And BTW here's how I fixed it
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Evida Poopedi retweeted
14 Jul 2025
Shame has always been one of the most effective tools used to control women especially in the name of modesty, morality and religion. For women,shame is stitched into everything. Not because we are shameful but because someone somewhere benefits when we believe we are. Shame is a
14 Jul 2025
A woman has sex = shame.
A woman doesn’t want sex = shame.
A woman talks about sex = shame.
A woman sets boundaries = shame.
A woman is single = shame.
A woman marries late = shame.
A woman marries early = shame.
A woman is loud = shame.
A woman is quiet = shame.
A woman is ambitious = shame.
A woman is content = shame.
A woman is soft = shame.
A woman is tough = shame.
A woman exists = shame.
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This has been a trend. Black students are discouraged from pursuing these courses. Are we saying that we don't need Black scientists in the future?
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In a world that's currently facing an existential crisis due to climate change, rapid industrialisation, and mass extinctions 😬
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Evida Poopedi retweeted
3 Mar 2025
#GirlTalkZA my dr is offering a pro bono breast reduction magenge if anyone is interested
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Evida Poopedi retweeted
6 Jan 2025
Conferences are a reminder that learning doesn’t happen in isolation.
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Evida Poopedi retweeted
27 Jan 2025
🎓 APPLY NOW for an Honours or Master’s scholarship! 🎓
The NESP under the University Capacity Development Programme (UCDP) is here to support you!
💻 Apply Online Now: ru.ac.za/dhetnespapplication…
📅 Closing Date: 28 February 2025
📧 For Enquiries: nesp@ru.ac.za
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Evida Poopedi retweeted
20 Dec 2024
When PhD Supervisor Makes a Mistake
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Evida Poopedi retweeted
19 Dec 2024
Do a PhD and free yourself of such concerns
15 Oct 2024
25-30 is such a weird age group. You have to excel in your career, find a life partner, stay healthy and save money.
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Evida Poopedi retweeted
11 Oct 2024
Wangari Maathai was the first female professor in Kenya and the first African woman to be awarded the #NobelPeacePrize. She founded the Green Belt Movement, which led to the planting of millions of trees.
Today we announce the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Meet Prof Eric van Steen: nrf.ac.za/about-us/nrf-award…
He received a #NRFawards2024 Champion Award for his contribution to the transformation and thus diversity of South Africa’s science cohort through the research students he supervises. @UCT_news
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Happy Birthday, Rosalind Franklin! We celebrate her work and influence in science. Thanks to her, we have the historic Photo 51, which revealed that DNA has a double-helical structure!
ALT An illustrated graphic of Rosalind Franklin sitting at a microscope with the historic Photo 51. The text says "Recognize Greatness" and "Rosalind Franklin, 1953."
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Evida Poopedi retweeted
Interested in doing your Master's or PhD degree in France? The 2025 France-South Africa Scholarship Programme is open to South African students as well as students from Lesotho and Malawi.
Please follow this link for details: southafrica-france-scholarsh…
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