Category Archives: About

Blog 2023: A Safe Space to Share!

Written on Jun, 05, 2023 by

MEET THE EDITORS Greetings to all readers of the UNSW Women in Maths and Science blog! As we venture into a new year and chapter for 2023 cohort-8 and 9, we are ready to introduce the current editorial team that will keep you…

Climate science for a better world: meet Rachael Isphording

Written on Oct, 14, 2022 by

By Inna Osmolovsky Rachael Isphording is a Scientia PhD candidate in the Climate Change Research Center at UNSW (affiliated with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes). She studies climate science and climate adaptation. These fields focus on understanding how and why…

A Blog of One’s Own – Meet the 2022 Editors!

Written on Apr, 01, 2022 by

By Wanutcha (Soon) Lorpaiboon, Maureen Thompson, Inna Osmolovsky, Divya Shah, and Vina Putra Women make up only 22% of enrolments in STEM courses in Australian universities and only 28% of our nation’s STEM workforce, with men outnumbering women 3:1 in management positions (STEM…

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,…

About the UNSW Women in Maths and Science Champions Program Blog

Written on Mar, 11, 2019 by

An Introduction by Prof. Emma Johnston AO Dean of Science and Professor of Marine Ecology and Ecotoxicology at UNSW Sydney I am very happy to introduce the UNSW Women in Maths and Science Champions Program blog. A blog written by women who chose to…