Ms.Marina Joubert

Marina Joubert is a science communication researcher at the Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST) at Stellenbosch University (SU) in South Africa. After working as a science communication manager and consultant for two decades, she joined SU in 2015. In addition to coordinating and presenting an online science communication course with a focus on Africa, she teaches science communication within an MPhil programme on science and technology studies. Her research interests focus on scientists’ role in public communication of science.

Marina serves on the scientific committee of the global PCST (Public Communication of Science and Technology) network and the editorial board of Science Communication, as well as the global advisory board of the online, open access Journal of Science Communication. In July 2015, she won the (South African) National Science and Technology Forum Award for her contribution to promoting science communication and outreach in the country.

She holds a BSc Food Science (Honours) degree, as well as a Journalism (honours) degree from Stellenbosch University, as well as an MSc (Agric) from University of Pretoria. Marina completed (and successfully defended) her PhD dissertation on the science communication behaviour of publicly visible scientists in South Africa during December 2017.