Full Professor, University of JohannesburgUNESCO Chair, Medical Geology in Africa President International Union of Geological Science (IUGS)

Member of the International Science Council Governing Body of the National Research Foundation, South Africa

1.BACKGROUND INFORMATION

•Name/Surname: Hassina Mouri

•Affiliation: Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

•Position: Full Professor

•Telephone: +27 11 559 4706 (Office), +27 82 094 8079 (Cell phone)

•Email: hmouri@uj.ac.za

•URL: http://www.uj.ac.za/geology

• FaceBook: Medical Geology in Africa @ UJ

• Orcid: https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-9852-7403

•NRF Rating: B

2.ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

•Baccalaureate (Natural Sciences): Algiers/Algeria. June 1985 (with distinction)

•Diploma of Geology (Engineering Degree): USTHB. June 1990 (Cum Laude)

•D. E. A (Diplome d’Etudes Approfondies): Univ. Paris 7- France. June 1991 (with distinction)

•PhD: University Paris 7 – France, January 1995 (Cum Laude)

3.RESEARCH INTERESTS

•Medical Geology:

In 2013, I shifted my research focus to the development of Medical Geology, concentrating on Africa. The main objective is to understand the impact of the geo-environment on the health of animals and communities, particularly in rural areas, in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). My research primarily involves training postgraduate students from various African countries.

•Hard-Rock Geology (1990-2016): Metamorphic geology and petrogenesis of high to ultra-high grade metamorphic rocks, radiogenic isotope geology (Sm-Nd and U-Pb methods), mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry are the main areas of focus. The projects I have contributed to so far were on the Hoggar in Algeria; Limpopo and Namaqualand Belts, South Africa; Congo craton; Svecofennian Orogeny, Finland, and the Eastern Ghat Belt (EGB), India.

4.SUPERVISION OF POSTDOCS AND POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

I was involved in supervising/co-supervising over 40 Postgraduate students and Postdoctoral Associates, most of whom are in Medical Geology and from African countries, including South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya, Namibia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameron.

5.PUBLICATIONS (selected works from the last 6 years; full list available on the Google Scholar link). Names in blue indicate postgraduate students.

1.SN Ngwese, H Mouri, RA Akoachere II, J McKinley, C Candeias (2025). Potentially Harmful Elements in the Geoenvironment: A Status Review of Sources, Impacts and Regulatory Framework in Cameroon, Central Africa. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 105728

2.SN Ngwese, H Mouri, RAII Akoachere, J McKinley, C Candeias (2025). Sources, Transfer, and Health Risk Assessment of Harmful Elements in Soil and Crops: A Case Study from East Cameroon. Exposure and Health, 1-19. 

3. SN Ngwese, H Mouri, RAII Akoachere, J McKinley, C Candeias (2025). Assessment of potentially harmful elements in surface and groundwater from the granito-gneissic aquiferous formations in Bertoua city and environs, East Region, Cameroon. Groundwater for Sustainable Development 29, 101420

4.Michael H. STEPHENSON1, Hassina MOURI, Gbenga OKUNLOLA, CHENG Li, WANG Meng, ZHAO Yu, GU LiPing, WANG Cheng Shan (2025). Future China-Africa research collaboration in geoscience: Challenges and opportunities. Earth Science Frontiers, 2025, 32(1): 000-000. DOI: 10.13745/j.esf.sf.2024.12.37

5.C Zhang, A Ladenberger, J Centeno, R Finkelman, H Mouri (2024). Medical Geology: A Tribute to Olle Selinus (1943–2023). Applied Geochemistry 164, 105955

6.Iain Stewart, Maria Angela Capello, Hassina Mouri, Kombada Mhopjeni and Munira Raji. (2023). Three Horizons for Future Geoscience. Earth Science, Systems and Society, Special Issue, Geological Society of London. Vol. 3. Pages 10079, Publisher: Frontiers. https://doi.org/10.3389/esss.2023.10079

7.Mouri H. Malepe RE , Candeias C (2023). Geochemical composition and potential health risk of geophagic materials: The case study of Limpopo Province, South Africa. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 45 (8), 6305-6322.

1.Malepe RE, Candeias C and Mouri H (2023). Geophagy and its potential human health implications - A review of South African cases. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 104848

2. PK Gevera, K Dowling, P Gikuma-Njuru, H Mouri, 2022. Public Knowledge and Perception of Drinking Water Quality and Its Health Implications: An Example from the Makueni County, South-Eastern Kenya, International journal of environmental research and public health 19 (8), 4530

3. PK Gevera, M Cave, K Dowling, P Gikuma-Njuru, H Mouri, 2022. Potential fluoride exposure from selected food crops grown in high fluoride soils in the Makueni County, south-eastern Kenya, Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 1-15

4. Ines Tomašek, Hassina Mouri, et al. 2022, Naturally occurring potentially toxic elements in groundwater from the volcanic landscape around Mount Meru, Arusha, Tanzania and their potential health hazard, Science of the Total Environment 807, 150487

5. Patrick Kirita Gevera, Hassina Mouri, 2021. Geochemical and mineralogical composition of geophagic materials from Baringo town, Kenyan Rift Valley and their possible health effects on the consumers, Environmental Geochemistry and Health 43 (11), 4831-4846

6.Mouri, H. (2021). Medical Geology In Africa: An example of an educational and research initiative at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. In Selinus, O., Siegel, M., and Finkelman, R. (Ed.) Practical Applications of Medical Geology. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53893-4_27

7.Mouri, H. (2020). Medical Geology and its relevance in Africa. South African Journal of Science. 116(5/6). https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/7699

8.Sanyaolu, M., Mouri, H., Odukoya, M., and Selinus, O. (2020). Source and pathways of iodine in the natural environment and its health effects on the thyroid gland: a review. In Selinus, O., Siegel, M., and Finkelman, R. (Ed.) Practical Applications of Medical Geology, 565-613

9.Gevera, P., Cave, M., Dowling, K., Njuru, P., and Mouri, H. (2020). A review on the occurrence of some potentially harmful elements in the natural environment: the south-central Kenya region. In Selinus, O., Siegel, M., and Finkelman. R. (Ed.) Practical Applications of Medical Geology, 637-670

10. Gevera P., M Cave, K Dowling, P Gikuma-Njuru, H Mouri. (2020). Naturally Occurring Potentially Harmful Elements in Groundwater in Makueni County, South-Eastern Kenya: Effects on Drinking Water Quality and Agriculture. Special issue “Perspectives on Environment and Human Health”. Geosciences 10 (2), 62

11. Masixole Sihlahla, Hassina Mouri, Philiswa N Nomngongo, (2019). Uptake of trace elements by vegetable plants grown on agricultural soils: Evaluation of trace metal accumulation and potential health risk. Journal of African Earth Sciences, Vol. 160, December 2019, 103635

12.Kambunga, S. N., Candeias, C., Hasheela, I., and Mouri, H. (2019). Review of the nature of some geophagic materials and their potential health effects on pregnant women: some examples from Africa. Environmental geochemistry and health, 1-27.

13.Kambunga, S. N., Candeias, C., Hasheela, I., and Mouri, H. (2019). The geochemistry of geophagic material consumed in Onangama Village, Northern Namibia: a potential health hazard for pregnant women in the area. Environmental geochemistry and health, 1-23.

14. Moshupya P, Abiye T, Mouri H, Levin M, Strauss M and Strydom R. (2019). Assessment of radon levels and impact on human health in a region dominated by abandoned gold mine tailings: A case from the West Rand area, Krugersdorp, South Africa. Special issue “Perspectives on Environment and Human Health”. Geosciences. 2019; 9 (11): 466.

15. Gevera, P., and Mouri, H. (2018). Natural occurrence of potentially harmful fluoride contamination in groundwater: an example from Nakuru County, the Kenyan Rift Valley. Environmental Earth Sciences, 77(10), 365.

16. Gevera, P., Mouri, H., and Maronga, G. (2018). Occurrence of fluorosis in a population living in a high-fluoride groundwater area: Nakuru area in the Central Kenyan Rift Valley. Environmental geochemistry and health, 1-12.

17. Houketchang Bouyo, J. Penaye, H. Mouri, S. F. Toteu, 2018. Eclogite facies metabasites from the Paleoproterozoic Nyong Group, SW Cameroon: Mineralogical evidences and implication for a high- ultrahigh-pressure metamorphism related to a subduction zone at the NW margin of the Archean Congo craton. Journal of African Earth Sciences 149, 215-234.

6. CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES (last 10 years) (names in bleu as 1st authors or co-authors are postgraduate students (some abstracts are available on google scholar: https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=gPRW-fYAAAAJ&hl=en)

Presentations by Hassina Mouri (selected last 10 years)

1)Plenary speaker: Nordic Geological Winter Meeting. 13-15 January 2026 | Turku, Finland (https://ngwm2026.fi/speakers).

2)Plenary speaker: 3rd International Conference on Earth and Environmental Sciences (ICEES 2025), Durban South Africa

3)Plenary speaker: International Geoscience Congress (IGC), 25-31/08/2024, Busan, South Korea

4)Plenary speaker: Joint Conference of ISEH, ICEPH & ISEG on Environment and Health, Galway, 11-18/08/ 2024.

5)Invited speaker at the IUGS Geoscience event in Africa, Nairobi, 22-2302/2024.

6)Plenary speaker: 29th Colloquium of African Geology, Namibia, 25-29/09/2023.

7)Keynote Speaker: International Conference on Science and Sustainable Development/2-Day Workshop, Nigeria, October 12-14/2022

8)Keynote Speaker: International Event on “Global Geochemical Baselines, Assessing the geochemistry of life's most vital Earth resources” organised in celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the International Union of Geological Science, October 10th, 2022.

9)Invited Speaker: Geological Society of America, Colorado, October 9th to 12/2022

10)Keynote Speaker: International Water Day, March 2022 (https://iugs60.org/world-water-day/)

11)Keynote Speaker: Council for Geoscience Conference, March 2021

12)Keynote Speaker: 8th International Medical Geology Conference, Guiyang, China , 2019

13)Convener and speaker: European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2018/Vienna, Austria, 8-13/04/2018.

14)Keynote speaker. 35th International Congress of Geology (IGC35)/Cape Town, 27/08-03/09, 2016.

15)Plenary speaker: 7th International Conference on Medical Geology, Russia, 2017

16)Invited speaker: 3rd International Symposium on Environment and Health, Ireland, 14-20/08/2016.

17)Invited speaker: 6th International Conference on Medical Geology, Portugal, July 2015

18)Invited speaker: International Commission on Geoscience For Environmental Management – Working Group meeting, Japan, Dec 2013.

19)Invited speaker: International Geological Congress (IGC 34), Brisbane, Australia, 2012.

20)Invited speaker: International Academy of Pathology Conference, Oct 2012, Cape Town.

Presentations by supervised Postgraduate students and Postdoctoral Fellows:

1)Okeyre, Candeias and Mouri, (2024). IGC 37- Busan, South Korea.

2)Negwese et al.,

3)Gevera, Mouri, Dowling, Cave and Njiru (2022). SEGH 37th International Conference, Eldoret Kenya, 10-14/10/2022.

4)Kuhle, Linol, Mouri, Mehed (2022). Geoscience 2022 Summit In Celebration Of 110 Years Of CGS, Durban 25-27/10/2022

5)Gevera and Mouri (2018). European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018/Vienna, Austria, 8-13/04/2018.

6)Kambunga, Mouri, Candeias, and Hasheela (2018). European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018/Vienna, Austria, 8-13/04/2018. 7) Pretorius, Mouri, Cave, and Piennaar (2018). European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018/Vienna, Austria, 8-13/04/2018.

8) Ahlijah, Mouri, Arhin, and Candeias (2018). European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018/Vienna, Austria, 8-13/04/2018.

9) Sanyaolu, Mouri, Odukoya and Selinus (2018). European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018/Vienna, Austria, 8-13/04/2018.

10)Silhalha, Nomngongo, and Mouri (2018). European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018/Vienna, Austria, 8-13/04/2018.

11)Moshupya, Abiye, and Mouri (2018). European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018/Vienna, Austria, 8-13/04/2018.

12) Okereafor, Makhatha, Mavumengwana, and Mouri (2018). European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018/Vienna, Austria, 8-13/04/2018.

13)Sarkar and Mouri (2016). 35th International Congress of Geology (IGC35)/Cape Town, 27/08-03/09, 2016.

14)Shelembe, Mouri, Kramers and Selinus (2015). International Conference on Medical Geology Portugal, July 2015.

15)Munyangane, Mouri and Kramers (2015). International Conference on Medical Geology, Portugal, July 2015.

16)Maré, L.P., De Kock, M.O., Cairncross, B., Mouri, H., Ferré, E.C. and Jackson, M., (2014). AGU Fall Meeting, 15-19 December 2014, San Francisco, California, GP11A-3564.

17)Shalembe, Mouri and Kramers (2014). International Mineralogy Association Meeting, Aug 2014, SA.

18)Rose, Viljoen, Mouri (2014). International Mineralogy Association Meeting, Aug 2014, SA.

19)Mishra, Vijoen, Mouri (2014). International Mineralogy Association Meeting, Aug 2014, SA.

7. PhD EXAMINATION (MOST RECENT SINCE 2021)

•2023: PhD thesis, University of Aveiro, Portugal (Supervisor: Prof Candeias)

•2022: PhD thesis, University of Wits, SA (supervisor: Prof Bolhar)

•2021: PhD thesis, University of the Azores (Supervisor: Prof PG Ventura)

8. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES ORGANISED (3 main events since 2011)

2011: 23rdCONGRESS ON AFRICAN GEOLOGY (CAG23) University of Johannesburg January 2011 (www. cag23.co.za/)

This event was organized for the first time in South Africa after winning the bid presented at CAG22, held in Tunisia in 2008. The total number of delegates who attended CAG23 at the University of Johannesburg was 503, representing 58 countries worldwide at the same level in terms of size and success as CAG14 and CAG15, which were held in Germany and France, respectively. CAG23 is the largest event organized on the African continent since it was launched in 1964.

The number of participants and countries that CAG23 brought together, all the issues that were discussed, and the successful outcomes of the sessions/workshops/business meetings that took place during this event are all in line with the theme of the event, “together in Africa for a Leading Role in Geoscience.”

The important financial contribution enabled CAG23 to provide support in various forms (registration fees/accommodation/air tickets) to up to 217 delegates, including 82 students and young scientists from Africa and 135 academics (plenary/keynote/invited speakers) from various countries, representing nearly 43% of the total number of the delegates.

Besides chairing the event, I oversaw the fundraising portfolio. The event was sponsored by 16 national (industry and governmental offices) and 14 international organisations sponsors and generated a total income of ≈ 2 million Rands.

Legacy: Development of the Medical Geology in Africa

•2012: I founded the South African Medical Geology Chapter a division of the International Medical Geology Association (IMGA) and the International Symposium on Medical Geology in Africa (ISMGAf).

•2014: I initiated the organization of the 1st International Symposium on Medical Geology in Africa (ISMGAf)- The 1st event in Africa/South Africa took place at the University of Johannesburg, March 2014. The total number of delegates was 66 (30 were postgraduate students). The event was sponsored by 5 organisations (2 National and 3 international).

•2018: organization of the 2nd International Symposium on Medical Geology in Africa (ISMGAf)- at the University of Johannesburg. The total number of delegates was 70 (40 were postgraduate students) representing several institutions in SA. The event was sponsored by 5 organisations (2 National and 3 International).

9. NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND COMMITTEES (since 2015 only)

1)2024: Elected President of the International Union of Geological Science (IUGS) (1st female and African President of the union since 1961)

2)2024: convener special session on Medical Geology at the International Geological Congress, August 2024, Busan, South Korea

3)2022-2024: Member of the advisory committee for the International Geoscience Congress, held in South Korea, in August 2024.

4)2021: Appointed by the National Research Foundation of South Africa, member of the rating committee for SA researchers in Earth Science (2021-2024).

5)2020: elected (with the highest number of votes = 38%) by the council of the International Union of Geological Science (IUGS) to the position of Vice-President of the union for 2020-2024 (the 1st time an African female is elected to such position in the history of the union). Nomination by the National Research Foundation of South Africa.

6)2020-2024: appointed by the UNESCO DG, 1 of the 5 council members of the International Geoscience Program (IGCP)

7)2017-2020: Chair of the South African National Committee for IUGS/IGCP

8)2018-2019: Member of Scientific Committee of the 8th International Medical Geology Conference, China, 2019.

9)2017-2018: Member of Scientific Committee of the International Conference on Women in Science without borders, Johannesburg, 2018.

10)2012-2016: Elected Councilor for the International Union of Geological Science (IUGS) (nominated by UK, supported by: France, India, Canada, SA).

11)2013-2015: Councilor International Medical Geology Association (IMGA) (elected member by the council).

12)2012-2016: Involved in the activities/meetings of the International Council of Scientific Unions-Regional Office for Africa.

13)2014-2016: Member of the scientific committee of the 3rd International Symposium on Environment and Health, Ireland, 14-20/08/2016.

14)2014-2016: Member of Scientific Committee of the Colloquium of African Geology, Nigeria, Nov. 2016.

15)2015-2020: Member of the Advisory Board of the South African Journal of Science (Journal of the South African Academy of Science)

16)2015-2016: Member of the Scientific Committee (in charge of the plenary program) and convener for a session on medical Geology. International Geological Congress (IGC), SA, 2016

10. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SOCIETIES/ASSOCIATIONS

1.Member of the South Academy of Science (since October 2024)

2.Fellow Member of the Geological Society of South Africa (since 2013).

3.Member of the Geological Society of South Africa (since 2002).

4.Life Member of Geological Society of Africa (GSAf) (since 2008).

5.Member of the International Medical Geology Association (since 2012)

12. OTHER ACTIVITIES AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL (Universities of Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa)

1)Member of the Teaching & Learning Committee of the Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg (2009-2015).

2)Member of the VC-Executive Leadership Group (ELG) of the University of Johannesburg and member of the Pan-African project team 2014-2015.

3)Honours Program Coordinator (including timetable, assessments quality control and external examination organisation), Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg (since 2011).

4)Founder of the Top 10 Achievers Initiative in Geology (10 TAG), Geology Department, University of Johannesburg (2013) and Faculty of Science.

5)External Examiner Metamorphic Geology, NW University South Africa (2011-2014).

6)External Examiner Metamorphic Geology, University of Limpopo, South Africa (since 2013).

7)External Examiner Metamorphic Geology, University of Free State, South Africa (since 2014).

8)Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, representative at the Department of Science and Technology (DST)- SADC Workshop on « Women in Science and Technology », Durban, South Africa (2010).

9)Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, representative at the Department of Science and Technology (DST) Workshop on « Higher Education in SA » (HESA), Pretoria, South Africa (2010).

10) Acting Head of Geology Department, University of Pretoria (short periods 2002, 2004, 2005) (HOD Prof De Waal).

11)School for Mineral Sciences, University of Pretoria, Geology representative 2005-2008.

12)Organisation of an excursion for a group of students from Paris (IPGP) to visit South Africa in 2006.

12. RESEARCH-BASED VISITS TO HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER WORK-RELATED VISITS (recent activities)

1.Research visits:

• 2025: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals KFUPM, Saudi Arabia

•2024: University of Nanjing, China

•2019: Geological Survey of Brazil – meeting to develop a medical geology collaboration research project under the BRICS program

•2016: Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Guiyang (January 2016) (Host: Prof Tangfu XIAO).

•2015: University of Ibadan, Nigeria (sept. 2015) (Host Prof Okunlula and Prof Tijani).

•2014: Kashmir University –India (February 2014) (Host: Prof Talat A. Vice-Chancellor).

•2013: Research Institute of Environmental Geology, Chiba, Japan (November 2013) (Host: Prof. Furino)

2.International Union of Geological Science Executive Committee and IGCP meetings attended:

•2025: IUGS- EC and UNESCO Meetings, Paris, March 17-23

•2024: IUGS- EC Meeting, Nairobi, Kenya, Feb. 20

•2023: IGCP- meeting, UNESCO, Paris, March 2023

•2022: IUGS- EC, Belfast, UK

•2020: IUGS- EC, Busan, South Korea

•2016: IUGS- EC, Kunming, China

•2015: IUGS- EC Vancouver, Canada

•2014: IUGS- EC Goa, India

•2013: IUGS- EC, Paris, France

•2012: IUGS- EC Brisbane, Australia

3) Other collaboration related meetings

•2024:

•Meeting with Deputy Minister of Science and Technology (MOST) China

•Meeting with the Deputy Minister, Mineral Resources, China

•Meeting with the President of the University of Nanjing, China

•2025:

•Meeting with the Minister of Science and Technology, Oman

•Meeting with the Under Secretary General, Ministry of Science and Technology, Oman

•Meeting with the Dean of the Faculty of Science, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals KFUPM, Saudi Arabia

13. LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

In addition to the significant leadership role I played in organizing the three major international events mentioned above, in 2013, I was nominated and elected by the University of Johannesburg Members of the Executive Committee to participate in the Vice-Chancellor Executive Leadership Group Development Program. This program, offered by the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), was designed to enhance and develop the leadership capacities of the University of Johannesburg executives. It included workshops on leadership and management presented by experts in these fields, followed by visits to key universities in Singapore and Shanghai, where local experts delivered lectures on leadership and management. As part of the training, the Vice-Chancellor assigned participants projects on specific themes related to the University of Johannesburg's long-term plan. These projects were evaluated and presented before the University of Johannesburg Council in June 2014. The theme I worked on with five other Executive Leadership Group (ELG) members was the " Pan-African Initiative. " Since then, I have participated in several ELG workshops and discussion forums focusing on the University of Johannesburg’s vision and long-term plans, including the Global Reputation Conversation and the University of Johannesburg Brand Manifesto, phases 1 and 2.

14. TEACHING EXPERIENCE (information presented here since 2001 only)

1)Medical Geology: Postgraduate Program (Honours, MSc, and PhD), University of Johannesburg since 2013.

2)Metamorphic Geology: 2nd Year ((University of Pretoria: 2001-2008) and University of Johannesburg since 2008), Mineralogy: 2nd Year (University of Pretoria: 2001-2008) and 1st Year (University of Johannesburg: 2008-2012).

3)Thermodynamics Application to Metamorphic Process: Post Graduate level (University of Pretoria and University of Johannesburg) 2001-2020.

4)Fluid Rock Interaction: Post Graduate level (University of Pretoria: 2001-2004).

5)Introduction to Geology: 1st Year (University of Pretoria: 2001).

6)Field schools: 2nd Year (University of Pretoria: 2004-2006, University of Johannesburg: since 2009-2012).

7)Field School: 1st Year (University of Johannesburg 2010-2020).

15. PUBLIC LECTURES (selected) AND INTERVIEWS (RADIO/TV/PRESS RELEASE)

1.Medical Geology Public Lectures (by invitation):

1)2025: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals KFUPM, Saudi Arabia

2)2024: University of Johannesburg

3)2021: University of El Bahia, Brazil

4)2019: Geological Survey of Brazil

5)2017: University of Free State, South Africa

6)2016: Chinese Academy of Science, Guiyang, China

7)2014: Origins Center, Wits, South Africa

8)2014: University of Kashmir, India (Feb 2014).

9)2013: University of Johannesburg. Sept 2013.

2. Other lectures:

•Metamorphic Geology: Reading Texture, A message from the lower part of the crust

•2014 Faculty of Science, University of Kashmir, Feb 2014.

•2008: University of Pavia, Italy November 2008.

•Uranium and high-grade metamorphic terranes: The Hoggar in Algeria, a possible potential economic source Nuclear Energy Corporation, Algeria (invited). March 2007.

•The geology of the Tswaing meteorite crater: Leading field lectures for Top Achievers from High Schools (Pretoria). (from 2001 to 2006).

•Understanding the diversity of rocks on Earth: Public lecture Transvaal Museum, Pretoria, Sep 2002.

3. Interviews/TV programs (selected with links):

Radio and TV interviews about Medical Geology (recent)

•e-TV (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVrRkOJK7co)

•SABC (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjA7dFrxckk)

•Channel Africa

Press release (Some links most recent)

•https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20241020112740830

•https://www.aljazeera.net/news/science/2020/11/19

•https://sundayworld.co.za/education/ujs-professor-hassina-mouri-awarded-top-unesco-award/

•https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/uj-professor-is-first-african-woman-elected-vice-president-of-large-international-scientific-body-20201103

•https://www.uj.ac.za/news/ujs-prof-hassina-mouri-elected-as-vice-president-and-the-first-african-female-for-global-scientific-body/

•https://www.polity.org.za/article/ujs-hassina-mouri-awarded-unesco-chair-on-medical-geology-in-africa-2022-05-26

•https://ladieshouse.co.za/ujs-professor-hassina-mouri-awarded-top-unesco-award/

•https://www.aps.dz/en/health-science-technology/tag/Hassina%20Mouri

Magazines

•ISET Careers SA magazine (https://www.uj.ac.za/news/career-q-a-prof-hassina-mouri/)

•Profile Article in Beeld (SA Newspaper).

•UJ Magazine (Profile Article, University of Johannesburg about rated researcher in celebration of women in science)

•Geologist forges New Specialty in SA (Profile Article by HIPPO communication)

•igc35-medical geology (Profile Article “rock Star”, Geo-bulletin – The Geological Society of SA.

16 NRF FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS

• 2017-2019: Collaboration Post Graduate Training Programme

• 2014-2025: NRF Rated Researcher Grant (2014-2019, C rated), (2020-2025, B rated)

• 2006-2010: project under the bilateral agreement between South Africa and Spain

• 2004-2008: project under the bilateral agreement between South Africa and Sweden (SIDA)

17.AWARDS AND SCIENTIFIC/SCHOLARLY RECOGNITIONS

•2023: Hypatia Internation Award ((YπIA)

•2022: UNESCO Chair for Medical Geology in Africa (the 1st and the only one in Medical Geology so far)

•2021: Selected amongst over 100 women scientists to feature in the UNECA book, published in 2022 (link)

•2020: B rating by the National Research Foundation of south Africa (NRF)

•2014: Dux Award (GIBS-(University of Pretoria/University of Johannesburg Vice-Chancellor Executive Leadership Development Program Award)

•2013: Stimulus Chapter Award - International Medical Geology Association.

•2010: African Union & European Union Joint Prestigious Women in Science Regional Award (Earth and Life Science)

•1993: Award for the best presentation at the International Geological Cooperation Program (IGCP-304) – Meeting, Mount Isa, Australia

18.Languages: Fluent in English, French, Arabic, and Berber (mother tongue)