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In a new radio series, FoLake Saije will have a chat with the British Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pete Vowles, to amplify the voices of some UK-based Zimbabweans as they share life lessons and career tips.

Meanwhile, on this first episode, Folake and UK in Zimbabwe Ambassador Pete Vowels will be chatting with Dr. Phylis Makurunje, a high-flying material engineer at Wales's Nuclear Futures Institute, which is based at the University of Bangor.

Phylis Makurunje is a Zimbabwean aerospace scientist leading cutting-edge research on nuclear-powered propulsion systems for space exploration at Bangor University’s Nuclear Futures Institute in Wales. Her work includes research into reducing travel time to Mars. A graduate of NUST University in the second city of Bulawayo, Makurunje has been featured in Zimbabwe’s state-controlled Herald newspaper: she told us during the podcast how much her parents had influenced her.