Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea AM @MVEG001@qoto.org

Create safe spaces if you want the best ideas and productivity.

Cadence, tone and psychological safety of 1-1 meetings and conversations is critical. Without psychological safety, students and researchers will be afraid to raise mistakes, ask questions and share new ideas.

Are your meetings safe? 🤔

Empathy features in “Head & Heart: the art of modern leadership” by Dr Kirstin Ferguson AM. Empathy is an critical attribute *and skill* for modern leaders. It’s one of the first things we drop when under stress, or experiencing challenge.

Strengthening empathy requires an open, reflective mindset, self-awareness, active listening & a willingness to unlearn & learn anew.

It is life-long learning and all about the journey rather than the destination.

At all good book stores.

#leadership

Kudos to Bionics Institute CEO Robert Klupacs FTSE on the launch of the white paper “Building Australia Through Innovation”. He emphasises the value of precincts & hubs. Accidental coffee conversations can lead to global #innovation.

Excellent to see skills building highlighted so strongly, including our #ElevateSTEM program.

NAB Executive Julie Rynski says NAB is proud to support the Girls in STEM Mentoring Program, “Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the forefront of #innovation.” 💯💪🏼💪🏽

The past 2 weeks have been tough. Losing good friends can be brutal. 🕊️

💯 future-focussed today and making time to connect with fab people! Feeling fortunate, grateful, caffeinated. ☕️👍🏻

The possibilities are endless! 🙌🏽 Own your success.💪🏼🤩 Here’s to cheering you all on. 🪅🎉

5 terms we should all learn to become a better ally: https://hbr.org/2021/09/5-terms-you-should-learn-to-become-a-better-ally #allyship #GettyImages

If this has raised concerns for you, please seek help. #Australia

Remembering our dear colleague, innovator, mentor, speedster, scientist, friend, Dr Nick Wong. We talked of many things, including all realms of mental health. Check-in. Talk. Tell people how you feel. Life is oh so short. Here’s to you @methylnick 🥂 #notonlyabioinformatician 🤍

Our protea is still flowering! Words fail me. Native to #SouthAfrica. Simply stunning! 😍 Put “buy a protea” on your to-do list for 2023. #Glorious #Splendid #Beautiful #Sugarbush #Australia 💝

Explore the rich astronomical traditions of Australia’s First Nations peoples over the past 65,000 years. Works by Indigenous composers Brenda Gifford, Eric Avery & Sean O’Boyle AM - inspired by the night sky and the Seven Sisters constellation. More at: https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/events/2023/southern-cross-soloists/ #EMHall

Know a leading scientist or rising star doing cutting-edge work? Nominate them for the 2023 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science! An inspiring group of winners to date.

Learn more at: https://business.gov.au/grants-and-programs/prime-ministers-prizes-for-science

#NominateHer #PMPrizes

The Australian Government has announced $15.9 million in new grants for 17 successful projects to support more women to study & build careers in STEM. The Women in STEM & Entrepreneurship (WiSE) grants provide $500K-$1M to expand successful projects that have increased awareness of STEM education & opportunities for girls or women to build skills & succeed in STEM careers.

https://www.minister.industry.gov.au/ministers/husic/media-releases/grants-strengthen-women-stem-careers

#womeninSTEM 👏🏽👏🏼

Academia’s lost luster prompts exodus of health researchers to industry | @NatureMedicine #Industry [Image in article]
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-02088-4

Keen to learn how you can be a better ally for every person in STEMM and beyond? Visit Better Allies: https://betterallies.com/more-content/ and consider subscribing to Karen Catlin’s newsletter. Loads of great tips, actionable advice and informative insights. 👏🏼👍🏽 #Allyship #womeninSTEMM #diversity #inclusion

UTAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RENAMED AFTER MARY JACKSON, NASA’S FIRST BLACK FEMALE ENGINEER. #womeninSTEMM #ILookLikeAnEngineer
https://www.becauseofthemwecan.com/blogs/botwc-firsts/utah-elementary-school-renamed-after-mary-jackson-nasa-s-first-black-female-engineer
[Image from article]

Most US professors trained at the same few elite universities: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02998-w.

“20% of PhD-granting institutions supplied 80% of tenure-track faculty across the country between 2011 & 2020 (‘Hiring bias’).” None were historically Black- or Hispanic-serving institutions.

[Image from Nature article]

“More important than academic success is an overall holistic development of a child as an individual – developing resilience, perseverance, identifying weakness, ability to accept failures & the zeal to overcome challenges…the skills of living a better life & becoming a good human being.”
https://www.theaustraliatoday.com.au/how-my-daughter-came-on-top-in-year-12-indian-australian-moms-open-letter-to-parents/
HT The Australia Today (image credit TAT)
#Australia #Education

A life-size statue of Henrietta Lacks, whose cancer cells were collected without her consent and used for decades in medical research, will be placed in a plaza replacing one of a Confederate General.
(HT @nytimes)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/20/us/henrietta-lacks-statue-roanoke-virginia.html
[Image of H. Lacks is publicly available on Wikipedia]

We saw 2022 out with a soul-soothing stroll through a series of gardens at Mt Macedon in regional Victoria. Consider for your bucket list. 👍🏼 Excited for another year of #science #technology #engineering #mathematics #BiomedicalResearch #SciEd #STEMEd #diversity #inclusion #womeninSTEM #advocacy #policy #industry #research and much, much more. May 2023 be your best year yet! #HappyNewYear 🥳🥂🎉 #ChangeMaking #Australia