Chairperson of the Midlands State University`s Chemical Technology Department, Dr. Gift Mehlana has been awarded a £300 000 grant by the African Academy of Sciences and Royal Society to establish an independent research that will address global challenges relevant to Zimbabwe.

The award was presented at Naivasha in Kenya where African scientists drawn from across the continent convened from the 4th to the 5th of April,2019 to celebrate the start of their two year Future Leaders-African Independent Research (FLAIR) fellowships.

Dr. Mehlana was among the 30 FLAIR fellowships and the only Zimbabwean representing a local institution who received the award out of a pool of 700 applicants.

-MSU website