African Researcher Named 2022 PhD Student of the Year at Oxford University

• A Ghanaian researcher, Josephine Agyeman-Duah, has won the PhD Student of the Year for the Postgrad Awards 2022 at Oxford University
• The award acknowledges her excellent and inquisitive role as a researcher in the INTERGROWTH-21ST research group
• The DPhil student at the Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health defeated competition from several nominees to clinch the award

A Ghanaian DPhil student, Josephine Agyeman-Duah, has been named the PhD Student of the Year for the Postgrad Awards 2022 at Oxford University.

Agyeman-Duah is a student at the Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health of the prestigious university, where she is also a member of the INTERGROWTH-21ST research group.

The award recognises her as an excellent and inquisitive researcher who plays an integral part in the team, according to the university.

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INTERGROWTH-21ST is committed to improving perinatal health, developing new faetal and newborn growth standards, and providing tools for continuity of care from conception to five years old.

Agyeman-Duah's research, which focuses on neurodevelopmental assessment at age two for all children born preterm, aligns with the group's aims.

She defeated competition from hundreds of nominees with her research work to win the PhD Student of the Year award.

The award scheme is run by FindAUniversity, with expert judges who determine the winner.

Agyeman-Duah has also been recognised by The Family Larsson Rosenquist Foundation as a positive change agent for making a global impact beyond her PhD studies.

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Musawenkosi Donia Saurombe, who was raised in Botswana, was just 23 when she landed her doctoral qualification in industrial and organisational psychology from North-West University (NWU) in 2017.

The brainy babe has always loved education and started her academic journey at 16, studying for a Bachelor of Commerce degree at NWU, graduating with distinction at 19, News24 wrote.

Source: YEN.com.gh