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Nature Conservation Master’s student awarded the SA Women in Science Fellowship

# Nelson Mandela University’s Ruby Davies is one of seven master’s degree students countrywide, who received the South African Women in Science Awards DSTI–Dr Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri Fellowship. The Fellowship celebrates exceptional women scientists advancing science, technology, engineering and mathematics in South Africa and beyond. Davies’ research, which was recognised, investigates how nectar robbing affects pollinator behaviour, pollen limitation, and the reproductive success in the fynbos biome of the Cape Floristic Region.