Clarity Mapengo

Clarity Ropafadzo Mapengo is a Lecturer in Food Science & Technology. She holds a PhD in Food Science from the University of Pretoria (2020). Clarity joined the School of Health and Life Sciences in 2022. Prior to her appointment, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pretoria where she assisted in delivering Food Chemistry lectures (2020-2022). During her postdoctoral fellowship, she researched and published work relating to the manipulation of biopolymers using thermal technologies & green chemistry in order to develop low GI food and food ingredients.

• Food innovation- Climate change & food systems
• Cultural landscapes & consumer behaviour
• Understanding interactions between food processing technologies & product/ingredient functionality
• Natural polymers utilisation towards developing nano-therapies

Clarity is currently the module leader for Food Chain & composition as well as being part of the Biologics & Health product development + Food Product Development module teams. 

Her Enterprise interests focus on designing innovate, feasible, impactful and commercially viable solutions to challenges in the food industry (from reducing food waste to value-addition). 

FAO, World Food Forum: Opportunities and Barriers for Advancing Agrifood Systems: Empowering Young People for a Sustainable Future.

University of Cairo: High-Pressure Processing of Meat, Fish, and Poultry Products

Global Biotech Revolution (2024): Innovation ambassador

Global cultural relations programme (2023): Cultural relations platform

World Food Forum Young Scientist Group represantative (2022): Innovation & start-up challenges (World Food Forum + Xtreme Tech Challenge Launch)