Deborah-Fay Ndlovu is the Communications Manager at The African Academy of Sciences. She has managed aspects of strategy, branding and events, from development to implementation. She is experienced in content development for a variety of media, including publications, the web and social media, and in media engagement. Her work in communications has allowed her to play key roles in creating, launching and implementing a project to build the capacity of African science journalists; train and support scientists to communicate to non-scientific audiences; conceptualise a database to map and track investments and impact for the African Academy of Sciences; develop branding materials and conceptualise a photography database. Prior to joining The AAS, Ndlovu was a science journalist. She holds a master’s in science journalism from City University of London.