SciDev's ‘PhDs in Focus’ in conversation with Sithabile Tirivarombo
Dr Sithabile Tirivarombo, a Zimbabwean water resource scientist who recently graduated with a PhD in water resource science from Rhodes University, South Africa.
In a wide-ranging discussion, Tirivarombo shares her thoughts on: the different obstacles and opportunities she has encountered on her path through higher education; Zimbabwe’s ‘brain drain’ problem and the impact of political instability on researchers; issues of gender equity in African universities; and how she sees her research contributing to science-led development in Southern Africa.
