Professor Tanya Monro is the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research and Innovation at the University of South Australia, and attended Science meets Parliament in 2010. Professor Monro said the most memorable part of her time in Canberra was learning how to pitch her work in only 45 seconds. “I still use these skills in my work […]
Hannah Brown, a researcher in early pregnancy health from Adelaide, says that there is nothing else like Science meets Parliament. A delegate in 2016 and 2017, Hannah connected with several MPs through meetings and the annual Gala Dinner, including Craig Laundy MP (then Assistant Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science), Terri Butler MP, and she […]
Three indigenous scientists will meet with Australian Senators and Members of Parliament in Canberra, thanks to a scholarship from Science & Technology Australia. The 2018 scholarship recipient include: Cardiovascular researcher, Ms Amy Searle (VIC, Latji Latji Nation) Water scientist, Mr Bradley Moggridge (ACT, Kamilaroi Nation) Data scientist, Dr Kalinda Griffiths (NT, Yawuru Nation) All 3 […]
This article was written as part of a two-part series for Cosmos Magazine ahead of Science meets Parliament. The event brings researchers to Canberra to meet with Parliamentarians, and in 2018 highlighted the value of investing in basic research. A $70 million upgrade to Australia’s most powerful supercomputer will make state of the art high performance […]
Following some key conversations at Science meets Parliament last year (2017), the Managing Director of gemaker, Natalie Chapman, was better able to engage and work with MPs to improve funding access for small Australian mining and exploration companies. Australian company Alkane Resources was seeking Government export investment for the $1b state-significant Dubbo Project which will […]
Gary White, Managing Director of GJW Enterprises, attended Science meets Parliament in 2008 and met with a senior advisor to then Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr. “The presentations and training at the beginning of the first day were extremely helpful, I really got an idea of how to pitch my […]
