{"id":1289,"date":"2020-06-11T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T02:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/mathssciencechampions\/?p=1289"},"modified":"2024-05-23T10:43:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T00:43:02","slug":"life-after-the-champions-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/stemmchampions\/blog\/2020\/06\/life-after-the-champions-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Life after the Champions Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Charlotte Beloe<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Being a part of the UNSW Maths and Science Champions Program this year has been an amazingly enriching experience. Having not yet had the opportunity to try out my new skills I was curious about what life after the Champions Program is like. So this week I caught up with UNSW Maths and Science Champions alumnus Rosie Steinberg to find out.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Xenia<\/em> sp. soft corals (white). Source: Rosie Steinberg<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Rosie is currently doing her PhD on soft corals. \u201cI work on the ecology of, threats to, and restoration potential of soft corals\u201d, says Rosie. This involves two different projects: observing the effects of 2019 bleaching events on soft corals<\/a> and research to inform the restoration of cauliflower corals in Sydney Harbour. If you\u2019ve never seen a soft coral they\u2019re definitely worth a quick Google or Youtube search! Rosie showed me her awesome video background of Xenia <\/em>sp. pompom corals which definitely made me want to step up my video-conferencing game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reflecting on the past year, Rosie has found she has really honed her skills for science communication. \u201cI think knowing some of the resources for science communication that are available through the uni and getting introduced to social and regular media teams was really useful,\u201d Rosie says. \u201cThe social media workshop was great, I got back into Twitter after 8 years! I boosted my public image and managed to build a decent SciComm following.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It doesn\u2019t stop at Twitter – Rosie says she is now more likely to actively engage with the public on social media and in blogs about her own research. \u201cThe program got me to think about my work in a broader context. I learned how to write for a wider audience without \u2018dumbing my research down\u2019.\u201d It\u2019s a very simple skill that is surprisingly difficult and one that Rosie still finds challenging. She\u2019s quick to highlight its importance, \u201cIt\u2019s important to make sure that my research is accessible. My focus is on conservation and at the end of the day I\u2019m not the one out there doing the work in restoration. So if I can\u2019t make my research accessible it\u2019s pretty useless.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rosie in the field collecting D. australis <\/em>corals for her research. Source: John Turnbull http:\/\/marineexplorer.org\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Rosie also says that learning about presentation skills through workshops really boosted her confidence. \u201cMy presentation skills are definitely better, as is my general public speaking,\u201d Rosie says. \u201cI\u2019m more comfortable accepting outreach and science communication offers, since I know I now have the skill set.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It isn\u2019t just skill development that Rosie has found useful; a highlight of the program was the relationships she built with other women. \u201cI really liked the time spent with women from research areas I wouldn\u2019t have met otherwise. Our paths would never have crossed.\u201d Rosie explains, \u201cI got to learn so much, especially what it means to be a woman in STEM.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked what message she has for young women interested in STEM she commented, \u201cWomen are just as good as men in any area of STEM and this has been shown over and over.\u201d She mused over her time working in mammalian research where she would have to lift whole animals, even a whole frozen cougar (with a bit of help of course)! \u201cTry everything you are interested in and don\u2019t let anyone shame you out of what you are interested in. Experiment, try things out, you\u2019ll learn a lot about yourself.\u201d Rosie continued. And that\u2019s exactly what she has done over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a final note Rosie reflected, \u201cThings are just getting better for women in STEM and we\u2019re fighting to make it better. The women before us made it leaps and bounds better for us and we\u2019ll do the same for the next generation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow Rosie<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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