women in science

A new program funded by the Australian government will award up to 500 undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships to help women in STEM.

Around one in five researchers in Australia have reported receiving death threats or threats of physical or sexual violence, after speaking out about COVID-19 in the media.

Scientists are overworked and underpaid, according to a survey by Professional Scientists Australia and Science & Technology Australia.

Dr Meghan Thomas is one of a few women in the medicinal cannabis industry. What’s her new role going to look like?

These trailblazing women, from differnt areas across the globe, are redefining what we know about health and science.

Why are fewer women, and even fewer BIPOC women, in the sciences than men? Maybe because we’re not seeing them in our textbooks.

Re-prioritize on the fly and only worry about what you can control,” Professor Tanya Monro said at the National Press Club in Canberra this week

This post by Frank Larkins, University of Melbourne and Kylie Walker, Australian National University has been republished from The Conversation.

Professor Cobie Rudd still encounters people who believe she must be a man due to the “professor” in her title.

It’s hard for women to succeed in science. Our research shows it’s even harder for women of colour, writes Meredith Nash and Robyn Moore.

We caught up with Verity recently for an update on her work as a geologist, her STEM Superstar status and advice to aspiring women in these fields.

Neuroscientist Jerusha Mather wants to become Australia’s first doctor with cerebral palsy and is advocating for disabiltiy inclusion.