The South African Department of Science and Technology holds the country's annual Women in Science Awards (SAWiSA) to recognise and reward excellence by women scientists and researchers, and profile them as role models for younger women.
2023
Professor Cathy Ward, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities
Distinguished Woman Researcher: Human and Social Sciences
2022
Professor Liesl Zuhlke, Department of Paedeatrics & Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences
Distinguished Woman Researcher: Natural and Engineering Sciences
2021
Associate Professor Nomusa Makhubu, Michaelis School of Fine Art, Faculty of Humanities
Distinguished Young Woman Researcher: Human and Social Sciences
2020
Ms Hoosain Munira, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Science
DSI Fellowship (PhD candidate in Astronomy)
2019
Professor Tania Douglas, Division of Biomedical Engineering
Distinguished Women Scientists – Research & Innovation award
Julia Lynn Healy, Department of Astronomy
DST Tata Doctoral Scholarship Award
Sibabalo Noludwe, Department of Electrical Engineering
DST Tata Master's Scholarship Award
2018
Professor Renee Kraan-Korteweg, Department of Astronomy
Minister’s Special Award in the field of astronomy: Commemorative MeerKAT Award
2017
Professor Genevieve Langdon, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Distinguished Young Researchers
Dr Nomusa Makhubu, Michaelis School of Fine Art
Distinguished Young Researchers
Loretta Magagula, Biomedical Translational Research Initiative
DST Tata Doctoral Scholarship Award
2016
Keneilwe Hlahane, Department of Human Biology
DST
Masters Fellowship (awarded again in 2017)
2015
Professor Alison Lewis, Dean of Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment
Distinguished Woman Scientist – Research and Innovation Award
Associate Professor Gina Ziervogel, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science
Distinguished young woman researcher award
Belinda Speed, Department of Human Biology
DST Doctoral Scholarship
Xolisile Thusini, Division of Biomedical Engineering
DST Masters Fellowship (awarded again in 2016)
2014
Professor Genevieve Langdon, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Distinguished young women in physical and engineering science (first runner-up)
2013
Associate Professor Lillian Artz, Gender, Health and Justice Research Unit (GHJRU), Faculty of Health Science
Distinguished researcher in "The role of science and research against violence towards women"
(second runner-up)
Associate Professor Michelle Kuttel, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science
Distinguished young women in physical and engineering science (second runner-up)
2012
Dr Sindiso Mnisi-Weeks, Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law
Emerging researcher (winner)
