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Nov 17, 20211 min read

Webinar #11: The Glass Cliff Phenomenon

Webinar 11: The Glass Cliff Phenomenon Women in Research 'Small Wins' Webinar What a fascinating and enlightening discussion on the...

Oct 19, 20212 min read

Webinar #10: The Imposter Syndrome

Webinar 10: The Imposter Syndrome Women in Research 'Small Wins' Webinar To the all women who joined us live, thank you for your active...

Sep 22, 20215 min read

Webinar #9: Influencing and Leading Others

Webinar 9: Influencing and Leading Others How to influence without positional authority Thank you for attending our ninth Women in...

Jul 7, 20214 min read

Webinar #8: Effective Writing Strategies

Do you struggle to get your projects written up? Are you someone who has a perfect first paragraph and then gets stuck? Do you sometimes...

Jul 7, 20212 min read

Webinar #7: Be bold! How to embrace risk, be proactive and make things happen

'If you're going to move science and knowledge forward, you've got to be creative, you've got to be innovative.' - Professor Lorraine...

Apr 22, 20212 min read

Webinar #6: Mentors and Sponsors

Although women researchers can benefit from both mentoring and sponsorship, we are likely to be more familiar with the mentor/mentee...

Apr 10, 20212 min read

Webinar #5: Are your Collaborations Painful, Proficient or Pivotal?

As academics, we are often advised that 'collaboration is the key to success'. And when collaborations work well, they can be one of the...

Feb 19, 20212 min read

Webinar #4: Saying No and Speaking Up

We have seen during COVID that women researchers often face many demands at home and at work. One strategy, then, is to say 'no' more...

Dec 2, 20202 min read

Webinar #3: Resilience in Research

How do you move on when a paper you have worked for three years on is rejected, and the reviewers have identified fatal flaws? How do you...

Nov 4, 20202 min read

Webinar #2: Staying Sane Whilst Managing Home-Work Challenges

Navigating the blurred lines of work space and home space during the COVID-19 pandemic can be hard at times, especially for female...

Oct 7, 20201 min read

Webinar #1: Managing Your Mental Health and Well-Being at Work

In October, we kicked off the first webinar of the Women In Research ‘Small Wins’ series on Managing your Health and Well-Being during...

Sep 3, 20201 min read

Announcing the Women in Research "Small Wins" Seminar series

Did you know that if it was possible to fold a piece of paper in half 42 times, the thickness of the piece of paper would reach the moon?...

Mar 5, 20201 min read

Applying The GROW Model for Mentoring

At our inaugural Women in Workshop, we dedicated a part of the session to "Mentoring Others". We've explored and practiced the GROW...

Jan 8, 20201 min read

Women in Research Workshop

Our first Women in Research workshop was held on Thursday 5 December 2019, which was designed to help Australian women in their research...

Aug 22, 20191 min read

New resources alert 📣 3 articles on being influential, creative and more!

Women in Research is excited to announce three new resources are now up on our website! We discussed how to navigate some of the...

Jun 10, 20193 min read

Welcome to this website!

ARC Laureate Sharon Parker I am excited to launch this “Women In Research” website in Canberra, at the Australian Research Council’s...

Nov 22, 20181 min read

A memory scientist's advice on reporting harassment and discrimination

How do you turn a memory, especially one of a traumatic event, into hard evidence of a crime? Julia Shaw is working on this challenge,...

Nov 22, 20181 min read

MAGIC – Mentoring and Guidance in Careers for Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Applications are now open for the second “Mentoring and Guidance in Careers” (MAGIC) workshop for women and gender diverse early career...