Driving gender equity in science
As Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Project Manager, Dr Melanie Farrier is leading a team that has made significant progress in advancing key actions toward […]
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Understanding shark behaviour
As a child, Dr Lauren Meyer dreamed of being a sea turtle, now she studies sharks, bringing scientific clarity to the oft-maligned and widely misunderstood area […]
A rising star on a taboo subject
By daring to bring the taboo subject of genital body image distress into broader discussion, Dr Gemma Sharp has established herself as a rising star in […]
Crucial Aboriginal perspective in archaeology
In 2017 Ngarrindjeri and Kaurna man Dr Chris Wilson became the first Indigenous person in Australia to complete a PhD in Archaeology. Studying Aboriginal sites through […]
Head of a world-leading school
As Principal at Glenunga International High School in Adelaide, Wendy Johnson AM has taken an underperforming high school to a campus regularly listed among the nation’s […]
Global leader in pharmaceutical science
As a Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor, Ross McKinnon is an academic pharmacist with a substantial and diverse record of achievement spanning education, research, policy, professional activity […]
FightMND - the legacy of a brilliant mind
When the brilliant mind of Dr Ian Davis OAM was cruelly afflicted with Motor Neurone Disease (MND), he channelled his energy into driving research into this […]
A force for hope and understanding
Supporting Indigenous leadership and a focus on improving the health of Indigenous Australians for nearly two decades has made Sarah Brown AM a crucial figure in […]
Influential intensive care
Professor Jamie Cooper is renowned as an ICU specialist and a university professor. He serves as Senior Specialist and Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at the […]