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.
Professor Carolyn McKinney, School of Education, Faculty of Humanities
Distinguished Woman Researcher: Public Engagement with Research
Professor Brenda Morrow,Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences
Distinguished Woman Researcher: Natural and Engineering Sciences
Professor Caroline Ncube, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Law
Distinguished Woman Researcher: Humanities and Social Sciences
Professor Cathy Ward, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities
Distinguished Woman Researcher: Human and Social Sciences
Professor Liesl Zühlke, Department of Paedeatrics & Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences
Distinguished Woman Researcher: Natural and Engineering Sciences
Associate Professor Nomusa Makhubu, Michaelis School of Fine Art, Faculty of Humanities
Distinguished Young Woman Researcher: Human and Social Sciences
Ms Hoosain Munira, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Science
DSI Fellowship (PhD candidate in Astronomy)
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
Professor Renee Kraan-Korteweg, Department of Astronomy
Minister’s Special Award in the field of astronomy: Commemorative MeerKAT Award
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
Keneilwe Hlahane, Department of Human Biology
DST Masters Fellowship (awarded again in 2017)
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)
Professor Genevieve Langdon, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Distinguished young women in physical and engineering science (first runner-up)
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)
Dr Sindiso Mnisi-Weeks, Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law
Emerging researcher (winner)