Following the #WomenInScience presentations at the KAST/AASSA-WISE symposium, we visited the Samsung Innovation Museum and Seoul Sky, Lotte World Tower Observatory; then took a walk around Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP).

Arrived in Seoul for KAST/AASSA WISE symposium and launch of book, "Women in STEM Advancing the SDGs in Asia". #WomenInScience

It's out in @pubs.acs.org Chemical Reviews - our paper, "Structure, Interactions, and Assembly of Membrane-Active Antimicrobial Polypeptides", by T-H Lee, P Charchar, M-A Sani, D-H Le, TC Le, I Yarovsky, F Separovic & M-I Aguilar. #biophysics #peptides pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

The Science7 (S7), which brings together the science academies of the G7 countries, has released three new statements addressing urgent global challenges ahead of the 2026 G7 Summit. www.interacademies.org/news/s7-acad...

58th KAST International Symposium & 4th AASSA WISE Symposium: 28 May 2026, 9:00 am (Korean Standard Time) will launch a new book on #WomenInScience and present the roles & achievements of those featured and on WISE committee activities in Asia. Youtube Livestream at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7F1...

Greatly honoured to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Victoria, together with this esteemed group of Victorians, celebrated in Melbourne today.

Delighted to show Bio21 Institute, @unmelbourne.bsky.social , to Gregg Fields, VP Research at Florida Atlantic University, whose work I have followed since our days in solid-state #nmr of #peptides. Enjoyed chat at University House with John Wade of Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health.

ACS @acs.org president-elect Christina Bodurow shares her unique #chemistry career tips. #WomenInScience cen.acs.org/acs-news/ACS...

Enjoyed @unimelb.edu.au Faculty of Science Learning and Teaching Community of Practice visit to Melbourne Veterinary School’s clinical skills simulation centres in Werribee and also discuss a coordinated approach to education across the Faculty of Science. Delighted to meet, Lani, another Dalmatian!

Women are twice as likely as men to leave academia after having a child: Even in countries with family-friendly policies, like Denmark, women’s careers in academia are more affected by parenthood than men’s. #GenderEquity cen.acs.org/careers/dive...

This Special Issue of the @acs.org Journal of Medicinal Chemistry highlights global advances in peptide and peptidomimetic therapeutics. Features research on antimicrobial and anticancer #peptides, peptide–conjugates, & AI‑driven approach to molecular design. pubs.acs.org/page/si/pept...

Congratulations to Guido Pintacuda @cnrs.fr and Ago Samoson of Tallinn Univ of Tech for award of Günther Laukien Prize at @enc-conference.org - Pioneers of ultra‑fast magic-angle-spinning solid‑state #NMR enabling novel studies of complex systems in structural biology, chemistry & materials science.

Inspiring the Artemis Generation and next wave of STEM talent: The Artemis Generation is about more than the wonder of space exploration – it’s about inspiring future cohorts to consider a career in STEM. #WomenInScience (www.csiro.au/en/news/All/...)

What makes a good student: Inner drive, integrity, open-mindedness among qualities highlighted by faculty. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

The @iupaphysicswomen.bsky.social group of #iupap was established to gather global data, promote initiatives like the International Conference on Women in Physics, advance #GenderEquality in #physics, and address ongoing challenges for #WomenInScience. Read the blog: council.science/blog/women-i...

As my term on @science.org.au closes, I took the opportunity to thank Lynn Allan, who ably assisted and made outstanding contributions to international events & projects. Lynn soon starts a new role as International Policy Specialist at Australian Academy Technological Sciences & Engineering (ATSE).

Thank you @iapartnership.bsky.social for including me in #FromPresenceToPower group of #WomenInScience: First woman professor of chemistry at @unimelb.edu.au First female chemist elected to the Australian Academy of Science @science.org.au. Today Dr Frances Separovic connects academies worldwide.

Read 'From Presence to Power: Women Leading in Science' #WomenInScience www.interacademies.org/news/presenc...

Chemistry labs make tons of plastic waste. Can we recycle it? Chemists and innovative recyclers are trying to turn gloves, pipette tips, and other laboratory plastic waste into something useful. cen.acs.org/environment/...

An informal #WomenInScience meeting at Canberra Airport, with professors Joanne Etheridge (VIC), Jennifer Martin (QLD), and Lyn Beazley (WA).

The @acs.org recently recognized the groundbreaking work of #WomenInScience Alice Augusta Ball with a National Historic Chemical Landmark. Ball, the first Black and first female chemistry professor in Hawaii, developed the first effective treatment for leprosy. www.acs.org/education/wh...

How #WomenInScience Thuc-Quyen Nguyen’s dreams of capturing the sun led her to organic electronics: Organic solar cell windows will enable the buildings of the future to be energy-neutral, she says. www.chemistryworld.com/careers/how-...

Pleasure to meet The Hon. Lisa Singh, after her presentation at the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, together with Prof. Shailendra Sawleshwarkar. Lisa is also CEO at the Australia India Institute, @unimelb.edu.au

‘No one quite like her’: meet the female colleagues who inspire these award-winning #WomenInScience. To mark International Women’s Day (#IWD2026), nature.com asked winners of its awards programmes to nominate a colleague who brings out the best in them. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Celebrate #WomenInScience on #IWD2026 and the networks that sustain them www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The WISE (#WomenInScience & Engineering) committee of the Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia (#AASSA) is pleased to announce the 2026 Prof. Yoo Hang Kim Young Women Scientists Award. More details available at aassa.asia/events/event...

🌍🔬 Celebrating International Women’s Day 👩‍🔬👩‍🎓 Today we celebrate the incredible women chemists of @IUPAC.org who are advancing science, education, sustainability, and global collaboration. Happy International Women's Day 2026 to all the women shaping the future of chemistry. 🔗 iupac.org/GWB

After talking at Raisina Dialogue Roundtable, "Can science diplomacy community better inform post 2030 agenda: challenge of fracturing multilateralism", met with Australian delegates, M Sheel, R Khanna & S Sawleshwarkar. Then onto Studio 15 with former PMs, T Abbott of Australia & C Bildt of Sweden.

Delighted to catch up with fellow Homeward Bound #TeamHB4 member, @margagual.bsky.social, before the start of the Raisina Dialogue at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, where we discussed Science and Diplomacy initiatives.

National scientific organisations consistently underrepresent women within their membership: Change is happening slowly but institutional processes continue to stymie the progression of #WomenInScience www.chemistryworld.com/news/nationa...

National scientific organisations consistently underrepresent women within their membership: Change is happening slowly but institutional processes continue to stymie the progression of #WomenInScience. www.chemistryworld.com/news/royal-s...

Muriel Siebert arrived in New York City in 1954 with $500 and a dream. But she would go on to become the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, to own/operate a brokerage firm on the NYSE, & to be Superintendent of Banks for the State of New York. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Many Voices 🎤 One Science 🔬 Frances Separovic AO FAA, @iupac.org Distinguished Women Award, Past President of IUPAC Physical & Biophysical Chemistry Division, highlighted vital role of #IUPACGWB in advancing gender equity in Australia and worldwide. 🔗 iupac.org/GWB #WomenInScience

Celebrating 21 years of the Bio21 Institute: More than 70 guests gathered in the @unimelb.edu.au's Bio21 Institute atrium on Friday evening to celebrate 21 years of discovery and innovation in the life sciences and biotechnology research at Bio21. science.unimelb.edu.au/about/news/c...

Following the close of #bps2026 in San Francisco, I visited the @calacademy.bsky.social and de Young Museum where I was amazed by the beautiful blown glass sculptures of Dale Chihuly. Also blown away by artist, Theresa Bernstein (1890-2002), and the great views from the tower at the Museum.

Congratulations to Prof. Karen Fleming @karenfleming.bsky.social of Johns Hopkins University, who is the new president of the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social. and is pictured here with me soon after taking office at #bps2026.

The need for science diplomacy in a fragmenting world. After receiving a US science diplomacy prize, Chemistry World talks to Martyn Poliakoff and Richard Catlow about global scientific discourse. www.chemistryworld.com/news/the-nee...

‘Ukrainians are a strong nation – we persevere’: Four years on scientists remain resilient in face of adversity. Researchers in Ukraine hold on to hope and plan for a future after the war ends. www.chemistryworld.com/news/ukraini...

Veronica Vaida: ‘Some Harvard faculty expressed puzzlement at having a woman colleague’. The renowned physical chemist and environmental scientist on growing up in Romania and forging her career as a #WomanInScience in the USA in the 1970s. www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/vero...

Congratulations to Assoc. Prof. Elizabeth Hinde of @unimelb.edu.au, who received the Michael & Kate Barany Award of the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social (BPS) from BPS President, Lynmarie Thompson at #bps2026 in San Francisco.

Former presidents of the Biophysical Society @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social align with current president and executive officer and then with incoming president at #bps2026 in San Francisco.

Harnessing the Strength of the Pacific was the theme of the inaugural Pacific Academy of Sciences Congress, 16-18 Feb 2026, with an exchange of ideas on empowering Pacific nations, uplifting communities, and influencing science with Pacific perspectives. council.science/news/pacific...

Excited to have arrived in San Francisco for the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social Biophysical Society meeting #bps2026, starting with subgroups Saturday. This will be the 40th BPS annual meeting that I have attended!

Inspired by having participated in the inaugural Pacific Academy of Sciences (PAS) Congress in Apia, Samoa, together with our Australian Academy of Science @science.bsky.social and @sciencecouncil.bsky.social (ISC) Regional Focal Point for Asia-Pacific.

Advancing Science, Building Community: Prof. Omowunmi Sadik, works at the crossroads of discovery, innovation & environmental responsibility. Read about the principles that guide her research, technology developed in her lab, and science for a more sustainable world. axial.acs.org/publishing/a...

Arrived in Apia for the Pacific Academy of Sciences (PAS) Congress and delighted to catch up with old fellows and new. Wonderful to see the induction of the second cohort of PAS fellows by President Lohi Matainaho.

Congratulations to the 2026 @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social awardees whose presentations are now available at www.biophysics.org/video-librar.... These inspiring recipients showcase their incredible work and achievements in #biophysics, including our @unimelb.edu.au colleague, @lizhinde.bsky.social.

Our colleague in #Chemistry, Prof. John Wade, wrote for Pursuit about how weight-loss drugs like Ozempic are creating an environmental disaster. pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/tak...

Towards gender equality in scientific organization: assessment and recommendations #WomenInScience www.interacademies.org/publication/... via @iapartnership.bsky.social