In this episode, Professor Nithaya Chetty, Dean of Science, speaks with Professor Heidi Richards about the resilience and mentorship that shaped her career. Today, she is committed to guiding and supporting her own students, especially women in science. This inspiring conversation highlights the power of family, mentorship, and paying it forward in academia.

Professor Nithaya Chetty talks with Professor Andrew Forbes about his pioneering work in photonics, optics, and structured light. The conversation explores the value of international collaboration, the challenges of shifting research funding, and the collaborative spirit that drives scientific discovery at Wits University.

Professor Chetty speaks with Dr Job Kibii about his journey to becoming head of the world-renowned Sterkfontein Caves. A palaeoanthropologist with extensive experience in human origins research, Dr Kibii reflects on his career path, his passion for uncovering our shared evolutionary history, and the responsibility of managing an important heritage site.

The second episode of Conversations in Science featured ecologist Professor Sally Archibald, an NRF A-rated researcher whose research primarily focuses on savanna ecosystems within the context of global climate change, as well as the exploration of fire ecology and earth-system feedbacks.

In our very first episode of Conversation in Science, Professor Nithaya Chetty, Dean of Science at Wits University, interviewed Prof. Fazal Mahomed, a world-leading researcher in algebraic and geometric methods of differential equations.