Women in Science

Each year the L’Oreal Foundation and UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) award five exceptional female scientists in Australia and New Zealand with the L’Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science Fellowship.

Ten of our students attended this year's Girls in Science Forum, held at the University of Melbourne. They heard inspirational 2018 winners talk about the science that they do and how they got to where they are today. Students were able to ask questions and learn more about the background and daily life of these role models.

After the talk we conducted two workshops. We first visited the Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology which is not open to the public. Students looked at a huge range of human specimens and even held plastinated lungs, bladders, and brains. We couldn’t take any photos as they were all from deceased people who had donated their bodies to the museum.

The second workshop was in the Robotics lab in the School of Design. We saw huge 3D printers at work and spoke to the students using them to explore designs. We used augmented reality (AR) headsets that guided us to build a wall out of blocks. This was challenging and we all felt a little silly, but it was so much fun.

Ms Dahli Briedis​

Science Domain Leader