As a diverse woman in subsea engineering, Allison Selman has experienced a range of highs and lows in her career. Here, she shares her journey towards professional success, personal fulfilment and supporting other women in STEMM. Riding the waves in an ocean-based career has been unexpected. Exploring Routes Transitioning to the offshore oil and gas … More Riding the Waves
The Women in AI Awards is the night of nights where excellence, expertise and leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) is recognised and celebrated. The 2022 WAI Awards Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) were hosted at The Great Hall in the National Gallery Victoria, Melbourne with VIPs, AI leaders and finalists, along with their colleagues and teams. … More Women in AI get the spotlight
“An exceptional opportunity to drive cultural change” - Women in STEMM Australia is honoured to be part of an ATSE-led consortium to elevate women’s leadership in STEM. Women in STEMM Australia congratulates the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) on being named the lead organisation for the Australian Government’s 7-year $41.2 million “Boosting the … More ATSE-led consortium to elevate women in STEM
Everyone’s “why” is different; defining your values and applying them to your career can be challenging, but incredibly rewarding. Bianca Lê describes her journey of finding purpose in her work through effective altruism and cellular agriculture. In the second year of my PhD, I was beginning to feel very overwhelmed by all the major problems in … More Finding Purpose in a New Field
In any STEMM field, it is essential to engage the public - this is particularly true in the realm of environmental sustainability. We asked Julia Landford, Founding Director of NatureArt Lab, a series of questions relating to her career journey and the relevance of art in the world of science. What is NatureArt Lab? NatureArt … More Blending the Worlds of Art and Science
There are few career changes as great as that from science to law - Professor Dianne Nicol has not only made the transition, but discovered a new passion and drive. I started my research career as a cell biologist, examining the development of the nervous system in simple organisms. This was at a time when … More From Science to Law: Discovering New Drive
One key message that newly elected Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley wants us all to remember: there needs to be a changing dialogue to facilitate collaborations across our sector, enabling the passing of batons between science, industry and government to better support translation. Science Meets Parliament – An Overview Science Meets Parliament is an annual … More Science Meets Parliament 2021: Passing the Research Baton More Effectively
In celebration of the International Day of People with Disability, disability advocate Hannah Diviney writes about how we can all practice allyship at work. There’s no denying that 2020 has been a strange and unsettling year for all of us. We’ve had to face a seemingly never-ending torrent of challenges that have made ‘outside the … More Want To Know How To Make Your Work Environment More Accessible & Inclusive? Then Read This:
Four outstanding Queensland women have been awarded almost $200,000 by the Children’s Hospital Foundation to help work wonders in the field of paediatric research. The Mary McConnel grant program, first launched on International Women’s Day in 2018, aims to support women researchers to increase delivery and dissemination of research, thereby boosting the researcher’s track record … More Grants put women at the forefront of paediatric health research
Prior to my PhD, I worked for over nine years as a Civil and Transport Engineer in various workplaces such as construction sites, consulting companies, and government agencies in Iran. When I started my PhD, here in Australia, I never imagined that it would be even harder to be a woman researcher, particularly in the … More Thriving in the male-dominated logistics & freight transportation industry