The winners of the 2015 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Australia & New Zealand Fellowships are studying sharks, future memories, heavy stars, and climate change. The Australian Fellows are: A hot future for sharks: marine biologist Jodie Rummer, Townsville, swims with sharks for her research How we imagine the future: cognitive neuroscientist Muireann Irish, Sydney…
This year’s $25,000 L’Oréal Australia & New Zealand For Women in Science Fellowships will be awarded next Tuesday evening at a Ceremony at the newly opened Jardin Tan at the Melbourne Botanic Gardens Observatory. This year’s Fellows are inspiring young women, tackling problems in diverse fields of science.
The 2013 L’Oréal Australia and New Zealand For Women in Science fellows, chosen from over 230 nominations, will be announced at an award ceremony in Melbourne on Tuesday 27 August. Then on Wednesday 28 August, 300 female high school students will meet the fellows at the the Girls in Science forum. We’ll have profiles, photos, and HD […]
Colour and movement show how species evolve, bring a second international L’Oréal For Women in Science honour, and a $470,000 ARC grant for University of Melbourne evolutionary biologist Dr Devi Stuart-Fox. Devi Stuart-Fox is attracted to show-offs. “I’m just really fascinated by animals with fabulous colours and ornaments.” And ever since she was a teenager […]
A zoological mystery that could change medicine and solar energy? An international research initiative led by the University of Melbourne’s Dr Devi Stuart-Fox will investigate how and why animals change colour — and what it costs them. It will also open the way for scientists to imitate lizards and develop new materials that respond to […]
There are high resolution images of Devi and her lizards below. To access the high-res version, click on the image then right/command click and select save as. There’s also HD footage available, email niall@scienceinpublic.com.au if you’d like access. Click on images to view and download high-res versions.
2009 Fellow Marnie Blewitt in The Conversation.
The $25,000 L’Oréal Australia and New Zealand For Women in Science Fellowships for 2012 have been awarded to three remarkable young women scientists from Melbourne and Christchurch. It’s the first time the Fellowships have been open to New Zealand. Find below brief profiles on the 2012 Fellows. Below each is a link to their full…
2012 Fellow Suetonia Palmer in The New Zealand Herald.
2012 Fellow Kylie Mason in The Age.