Women in STEM NSW oral history project

One of the great privileges of being a science journalist is getting to talk to fascinating, passionate, engaged, brilliant scientists. So when the State Library of New South Wales, Australia asked if I was interested in being the interviewer for an oral history project they were interested in establishing, focusing on women in STEM in Continue reading Women in STEM NSW oral history project

Australian funding agency announces new chief

From Nature Index, 28 April 2017: The appointment of Sue Thomas as head of the Australian Research Council adds to a growing number of women at the helms of Australia’s key scientific agencies and funding bodies. Thomas, currently the provost and deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of New England, will take over from Aidan Byrne Continue reading Australian funding agency announces new chief