Dr Raeesa Ismail graduated with a PhD in science education at the University of KwaZulu-Natal for her research into the way science teachers engaged in curriculum innovating in 2015 – 2016, focusing particularly on environment and sustainability education.

Her PhD study, completed in just over two years, titled “Exploring how science teachers engage in curriculum innovating in environment and sustainability education”, located the science teacher as the centre of the curriculum innovating.