Thanks to the amazing grant of £1000 given to us by the Royal Astronomical Society, we've been able to hire writers for our blog posts on scientists of colour. This incredible article was written by the wonderful Joe Lewis! If…
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Dr Marie Maynard Daly – Biochemist
"Courage is like — it's a habitus, a habit, a virtue: you get it by courageous acts. It's like you learn to swim by swimming. You learn courage by couraging." -Dr Marie Daly on the bravery required to push the…
Fatima al-Fahiri and The Al-Qarawiyyin University
Fatima al-Fahiri and The Al-Qarawiyyin University Profile Name: Fatima bint Muhammad Al-Fihriya Al-Qurashiya Life: 800 C.E. – 880 C.E. (Died aged 80) Known for: Establishing the oldest existing and currently operating educational institution to award degrees [1][2] Who was Fatima…
Dr. Jessie Isabelle Price – Veterinary Microbiologist
Dr. Jessie Isabelle Price “I’m confident we’ll succeed.” - Dr. Price commenting on her work regarding the avian diseases that affected Pekin Ducks - for which she developed a vaccine as a result of her extremely effective research. [5] Profile…
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Dr. Sameera Moussa – Nuclear Medicine
Dr. Sameera Moussa “I’ll make nuclear treatment as available and as cheap as Aspirin.” – Dr. Sameera Moussa commenting on the goals of her research. Profile. Name: Dr. Sameera Moussa Life: 03/03/1917 – 05/08/1952 (Age 35) Born: Gharbia Governorate, North Egypt Died:…
