#SciComm is a female-dominated field often undervalued as "care work", especially in academia. Our latest preprint examines sentiments around sci-comm in the life sciences and asks, if it's so poorly rewarded, why do people do it? 🧵⬇️ 1/n biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

It's been wonderful but we are moving... just over the pond to LinkedIn! Stay up to date with AAAPC activities, including updates on awards, webinars & the conference by following us here: linkedin.com/company/aaapc/ See you there!

A wonderful part of being a Board Director for the Toyota Community Trust is the ability to support and celebrate some amazing STEM teachers and educators. Congratulations to all the recipients (teachers and students) of the Public Ed Foundation scholarships!

Melbourne STEM ECRs - are you interested in being on radio? I'm working on the calendar for Einstein A Go Go for the coming months and I want to fill the airwaves with some more ECRs. First timers are most welcome. Shoot me a DM if you are interested in talking about your work.

Hello from Parliament House for Science Meets Parliament and what a day to be here! #SMP2024 Centre for Eye Research Australia UniMelbDOVS

What a great Day 1 at Science Meets Parliament with fellow #SuperstarsOfSTEM ✨ some great connections made and reunions too, including the lovely Tanya Ha 🌱 ☺️ Learning so much about advocacy and connecting with Parliamentarians #SMP2024 Science & Technology Australia Centre for Eye Research Australia UniMelbDOVS

Great to be in Parliament House today to see Australian Government at work where the ARC Amendment Bill has just passed 👏🏻 #SMP2024

ABC Top 5 is open! I had a wonderful Top 5 experience with ABC News and it’s what spurred me on to apply for #SuperstarsOfSTEM. So if you’re a budding science communicator and researcher, I really recommend this media residency with ABC ✨ url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/IBOSC0YZJpC2…

Thank you Andrea for your insightful seminar at UniMelbDOVS today! What a journey to gain a better understanding of axon degeneration, the role of NMN, SARM1 and potential druggable pathways. Was great to see you and hopefully the next time will be in person!

🚨Calling all primary care researchers! AAAPC 2024 conference abstract deadline has been extended to 30 April 🗓️ Check us out online and submit today: aaapc.eventsair.com/PresentationPo… #AAAPC24

Hello ARVO #ARVO2024 So jet lagged but here we go!

👋 An end to #ARVO2024. See you guys next time! safe travels ✈️🌏 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇸🇪🇬🇧#collaborativeclowns #visionresearch Bang Bui Pete Williams Yaashwini Laura Juan Sepulveda Dr Flora Hui Dr Ceecee Britten-Jones Sena Gocuk UniMelbDOVS ARVO

🚨 Science journo job alert! 🚨 Come work with ABC Science! We're on the hunt for an online science reporter. And yep, that's my job -- I'm moving into a different role, so will still be around, but it's definitely time to pass the baton careers.abc.net.au/en/job/504029/…

So lovely to spend some time with the wonderful Daisy Shu (she/her/hers) 😄 who hasn’t been to Melbourne in 10 years! Let’s create more collaborations so you can visit more often 😉

Please join us on Wed 12 June to hear from Prof Parker Magin at our next AAAPC webinar, with his talk, “Using contemporaneously recorded data of GP registrars’ clinical and educational experience for education and research.” 📝 Learn more & register: aaapc.org.au/webinars

An Australia-wide search is on for the next stellar Superstars of STEM – and you could be one of them! Apply before 1 September for your chance to inspire the next generation, raise your profile, build a powerful voice in your field, and boost your career. scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/nationwide-sea…

The search is on! Become one of the next #SuperstarsOfSTEM ✨

Are you our next #SuperstarsOfSTEM? Here’s a little something we prepared earlier to get you thinking about applying from our current cohort 😉 Science & Technology Australia

The $3.8 million investment boost in the game-changing #SuperstarsOfSTEM program will elevate diversity in science and technology and inspire girls and women to study STEM subjects—announced last night by Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic MP: scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/powerful-inves…

Amazing! Further funding announced for #SuperstarsOfSTEM - such an amazing wonderful, worthwhile program to contribute to a lasting STEM future in Australia