Justin Yarrow, Mandisi Heshu

To provide education to our students preparing them for an ever-changing environment, Tecnológico de Monterrey decided to set up a new learning model (Tec21), aligning all its processes and components from the institutional vision to the specific learning of students. The new model seeks to prepare graduates not only professionally…

How Fluorescence Microscopy Can Now Provide Images on The Nanoscale „What if we could use a microscope to look at living cells and be able to see not only their shapes, but every single detail inside of them – down to the individual molecules?“ Some 25 years ago, scientists would…

Jonathan Mendonca is the Co-founder and Director of Strategy at Barefoot Edu Foundation, a non-profit focused on building educational leadership in India. In his video, Jonathan outlines his mission to empower principles to make education meaningful for children. Rehnuma is an online training and research lab for school principals, by…

Taking third place was Srilahari Namani of India. She presented a computer-aided method to rapidly identify different species of mosquitos which can be used locally to prevent diseases transmitted by mosquitos.

The nominating institute Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries on the breakthrough: The importance of freshwater biodiversity contrasts with its low profile in policy and society. Jähnig studies freshwater megafauna, as these large, charismatic animals can function as umbrella species in nature conservation, and act as flagship species…

About the project Adventure in the Plants Kingdom is part of a project funded by National Geographic’s COVID-19 Remote Learning Emergency Fund for Educators Grant. The idea was to equip primary and secondary school learners with an explorer mindset and skills that enable them to discover their surroundings in ways…

Diamond on the Soles of their Feet is an inclusive citizen science project focusing on groundwater monitoring in Hout Cachment in the Limpopo province. Through graphic facilitation, storyboards and participatory methods such as network mapping and the “river of life”, the project involves actors at various levels – from local…

Lamya Al Fuhaid utilises natural deep eutectiv solvents for the storage of RNA to increase its stability and enhance the accessibility of RNA vaccines.

The nominating institution Max Planck Institute on the breakthrough: Wireless, soft, miniature mobile robots, inspired by soft-bodied tiny animals, could navigate and function safely inside the human body. They could be programmed for complex and diverse capabilities never before thought possible. This includes medical device functions, like local drug delivery,…

The WWF 2°Campus selects 20 participants from 15 to 19 years old every year to conduct joint research projects for climate change mitigation. In groups of 5 and supported by scientific mentors from our partner universities, the students work on problems regarding energy, mobility, food and housing. They consult literature,…