Our motto: "To support and celebrate gender equity in STEM"

We post Women in STEM scholarships and opportunities for HDR and ERCs on the PAGES WE LIKE
We run events throughout the year including catered seminars featuring inspiring speakers.

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PAST EVENTS

Study can get super-stressful and it can be hard to find time to unwind so we are creating that time for you. We are inviting PhDs and undergrads to come by and have a chocy-biccy and a coffee of us  - relax and unwind with sympathetic colleagues and find yourself a better head space. detail below:
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​IN RECENT NEWS...

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Thank you to all those who attended Professor Lappin-Scott's talk on reaching gender equality.
We had some mad tweeting happening throughout. You can see Hilary's inspiring talk retold thorough the medium of twitter HERE.

"Good mentoring is valuable as it allows for personal growth and guidance no matter which stage of your career you are at"
                          - Lara Bereza-Malcolm 
"SWIS is no all girls club.  Understanding that true diversity can only be fostered through open participation"
                                      - Mentorloop
83% of women leave their STEM career: here’s how our scientists are changing things
Our November Launch was a resounding success. Thank you to all who made it possible. Photos and Videos from the talks and debate will be appearing on our events page. You can check out the twitter blog HERE.

SWIS was featured in the Herald Sun Preston Leader. You can check out the article HERE.

WHO ARE WE?

Jen Wood
President & Co-founder
Lara Bereza-Malcolm
Vice-president & Co-founder
Oonagh Bodin
Media comms. officer
Elizabeth Mathews
Secretary
Charles Gray
​Treasurer
"To support and celebrate gender equity in science"