Scholars from the global north citing other scholars from the global north when writing about the global south

I was recently featured in a Nature Africa article written by @engelbriewe nature.com/articles/d4414…

Collections are truly priceless | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Happy to introduce to the world Protozantaena gigantea, the biggest african species of this clade at 2mm.

Honestly being a PhD student at a conference can feel like this sometimes

hehehe i have seen this, lol

A Master of Science in Entomology with DISTINCTION Samuel Motitsoe (PhD) Musa Mlambo

Excellent stuff Pule Mpopetsi , congratulations!

One of the best talks I have ever listened, its truly worthy your time!

The war on the spread of Invasive Species in ongoing! See this Instagram photo by @mzansixtreme instagram.com/p/C6sznTDoNTE/…

We would like to present to the world, Relictorygmus riparius!

Out of Africa! EU/UK citizens if you want to come hang out in warm and sunny South Africa, please don't hesitate to reach out to me and Samuel Motitsoe (PhD) about developing a proposal for this call! Anything related to aquatic ecology (rivers, pond and lakes), inverts & global change

The Kalahari Sands stretch from the equator to South Africa, concealing green islands. With support from the Bezos Earth Fund and others, we're researching Angola's peatlands to assess their carbon storage potential. 🔗 Follow this link to learn more: nature.ly/4bxr2Hv

I signed too.

HAD TO DO IT. ASLO

Microbial folks - see below 👇 A fantastic opportunity for microbial ecologists in Africa or for those working with African data. Initiated by our #sDiv iDiv Biodiversity Research project idiv.de/sibteds Pls share widely.

Happy to see our joint South Africa/France (PROTEA) project coming into shape, lots of interesting work on freshwater shrimps (large branchiopods and caridean shrimps) with Samuel Motitsoe (PhD), Valentin de Mazancourt and Nicolas Rabet. We thank the National Research Foundation of South Africa for the funding for the SA side.

Getting a Master's degree is gaining experience. The research, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills developed are highly valuable. Also, there's no such thing as being 'overqualified' if you're applying for positions aligned with your education level!!!

It is our pleasure to name this species, Anacaena fosteri, in honour of Professor Garth Foster, a water beetler extraordinaire on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

Brian McGill argues that we should review 2 papers for each submission we make to a journal. If your paper gets rejected and you end up submitting to 3 different journals, then you owe the community 6 reviews. I agree with the general principle dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/y...