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Adolescent mental health x digital intervention: Meet Savannah

Written on Feb, 15, 2022 by

By Charuni Pathmeswaran Savannah Minihan is a Scientia PhD researcher exploring adolescent mental health and the development of novel digital prevention interventions. Savannah is an accomplished UNSW Woman in Maths and Science Champion and is keen to make an impactful change in the…

Women in Maths and Science meets SciX: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity in STEM

Written on Feb, 01, 2022 by

By Elizabeth Haris For the third year in a row, UNSW has delivered a successful Science Extension (SciX) program to senior high school students passionate about science—and this year, some of our PhD champions got to take part! SciX@UNSW is a summer school…

Mapping out Bed bugs: Meet Ifeoma

Written on Dec, 08, 2021 by

By Charuni Pathmeswaran Ifeoma Ugwuanyi is a biology PhD candidate at the Tree of Life lab at UNSW. Ifeoma is an accomplished UNSW Woman in Maths and Science Champion who is passionate about science communication and engages with the public on issues related…

Thought psychology was just for psychologists? Think again…

Written on Oct, 21, 2021 by
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By Savannah Minihan and Elizabeth Haris When you think of a psychologist, perhaps you picture them sitting on an armchair, face-to-face with a client, notepad in hand. This perception of psychology is not an uncommon one, but it is not entirely accurate either.…

On the Ori-gene of Species: Meet Allegra

Written on Oct, 14, 2021 by

By Charuni Pathmeswaran Allegra Angeloni is pursuing a PhD in epigenetics at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research affiliated with UNSW. Prior to that she did her Bachelor of Advanced Science and majored in genetics and microbiology at UNSW and did her Honours…

A chemist with a passion for scicomm: Meet Sam

Written on Aug, 05, 2021 by

By Charuni Pathmeswaran Sam is a chemist with a special interest in drug development. She is also a teaching fellow in chemistry with a passion for science communication. When not doing her PhD, Sam enjoys learning about behavioural science of animals, which helps…

A marine biologist with a passion for coastal management: Meet Thay

Written on Jun, 18, 2021 by

By Charuni Pathmeswaran Thay is a marine biologist investigating the impacts of the 2019/20 Black Summer fires on estuaries.  Prior to pursuing her PhD in Australia, she completed her Honour’s and Master’s degrees in Brazil. She has worked on projects involving population dynamics, primary productivity,…

Disentangling decision making: Meet Tehilla

Written on Apr, 29, 2021 by

by Charuni Pathmeswaran Tehilla grew up in Israel, moved to Switzerland at 21 to attend university. After completing her bachelor’s in psychology and her master’s in economics and decision making in Switzerland, she moved to Australia with her two kids to pursue a PhD in cognitive psychology. Her research looks into how risk-taking is related to…

Building Engaging Presentations

Written on Apr, 15, 2021 by

By Charuni Pathmeswaran Last month, 19 female PhD researchers from different backgrounds came together for a workshop on building engaging presentations. We all had one thing in common: an interest in inspiring young girls to pursue careers in STEM. It had been a year since I had attended an in-person workshop. Needless to say,…