Last week we received some very exciting news from the Australian Research Council (ARC): both proposals our group had submitted in the ARC Linkage scheme were successful!… Read more “ARC Linkage grant success!”
ARC Discovery grant on Indicators: new postdoc and PhD positions available
ARC success! We’re delighted to have been successful in our application for an ARC Discovery grant to continue our work on biodiversity indicators. The grant is lead… Read more “ARC Discovery grant on Indicators: new postdoc and PhD positions available”
New PhD project on biodiversity indicators
We are looking for a new PhD student to undertake research on biodiversity indicators, supervised by Emily Nicholson in collaboration with Simon Ferrier at CSIRO, Beth Fulton… Read more “New PhD project on biodiversity indicators”
10 tips for dealing with work and parental leave
A version of this article was originally published on Women in Science AUSTRALIA. Read the original article here. As a Science Mum, I am often asked how… Read more “10 tips for dealing with work and parental leave”
Inspiring women in science
The last week has been a good one for women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) – an unusually positive spin for an area that is… Read more “Inspiring women in science”
Eureka! IUCN Red List of Ecosystems team
Our wonderful team working on the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems won the Eureka ward for Environmental Research last night! The Australian Museum’s Eureka Awards celebrate Australia’s… Read more “Eureka! IUCN Red List of Ecosystems team”
PhD opportunity: Red List of Ecosystems
Ecosystem-level management is increasingly the focus of governments, NGOs and scientists, across fisheries, natural resource management and biodiversity conservation. Effective management relies on understanding the risks to… Read more “PhD opportunity: Red List of Ecosystems”
Metrics for Mums: tips for writing about a track record with career interruptions
The loss of women from scientific research is well documented: while women make up approximately 50% of PhD students within STEM (depending on the research field), the… Read more “Metrics for Mums: tips for writing about a track record with career interruptions”
Goings on
It has been a rather busy couple of months since I started at Deakin, somewhat too busy to write about. Therefore (like everything it seems) I’ll blog… Read more “Goings on”
