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  1. 7 March 2024 - Science Matters

    Diverse role models and mentors are helping women in STEM succeed

    For International Women’s Day, two University of Melbourne scientists discuss the challenges of careers in male-dominated fields and the women who inspire them

  2. 9 February 2024 - Science Matters

    “I’ll never forget the first iceberg we saw”

    University of Melbourne's Dr Kristy DiGiacomo switched goats for penguins when she travelled to Antarctica as part of a global women in STEMM leadership program

  3. 18 August 2023 - Engineering & Technology

    Actress, ballerina... engineer?

    Engineering needs more diversity, but a University of Melbourne expert says there are almost no role models for women engineers in film and popular culture

  4. 10 February 2023 - Science Matters

    Sustainability needs women and girls in science

    For International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Professor Moira O'Bryan, University of Melbourne says science has an image problem, and it's time to fix it

  5. 28 November 2022 - Science Matters

    Women’s participation is crucial to fight climate change

    For a sustainable future, we need to bring women and girls to the forefront of the fight against climate change, says a University of Melbourne expert

  6. 7 March 2022 - Under the Microscope

    A sustainable future for women in science

    On International Women's Day we talk to Dr Anne-Marie Tosolini who returned to University of Melbourne after a career break to study 56 million-year-old fossils

  7. 10 February 2022 - Health & Wellbeing

    Women in science still jumping higher hurdles

    Women are playing an increasing role in science but despite progress, female students still ask dispiriting questions, says University of Melbourne expert

  8. 7 March 2021 - Engineering & Technology

    The importance of teaching boys about brilliant women

    If we don't normalise brilliant women to girls and boys, it becomes a real problem for these women when boys become men, says a University of Melbourne expert.

  9. 22 April 2020 - Under the Microscope

    My eyesight is weak, but my vision is strong

    University of Melbourne PhD student Nisha Mehta was born with albinism; but with support she has overcome challenges to pursue an academic career in chemistry.

  10. 4 March 2020 - Health & Wellbeing

    Call for a new age in science

    As we mark International Women's Day, a University of Melbourne expert says peer-review processes overwhelmingly benefiting men are scientifically flawed.