Stories from #WomenInScience who changed how we visualize #proteins: Ahead of her 85th birthday, Jane Richardson (Duke Univ, @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social president 2012-13) discussed her life from making a telescope to developing ribbon diagrams for 3D protein structure www.nature.com/articles/s41...

To celebrate #WomenInScience day, @febspress.bsky.social invite you to look at the Women in Science Collection, a selection of articles in FEBS Press, which analyse statistics & challenges together with inspiring role models on gender diversity in #STEM febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology. She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black #WomanInScience. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Wonderful to hear the 2026 #LorneProteins Leach Lecture by Dame Professor Carol Robinson, "Decoding life with mass spectrometry: A lens for biology". Pictured with previous Leach lecturers, @leanntilley.bsky.social (2022) and Frances Separovic (2024).

Great progress in green #peptide synthesis made by our #chemistry colleague John Wade and co-workers. www.linkedin.com/pulse/wellin...

Abigail Mortimer’s career in glassblowing: Since starting as a trainee 17 years ago, her collaborative creations have underpinned teaching and research at the @york.ac.uk University of York’s #chemistry department. www.chemistryworld.com/careers/abig...

President-elect Robbert Dijkgraaf @sciencecouncil.bsky.social argues that amid rising restrictions on international research collaboration, we must defend exchange of ideas, freedom of movement for researchers & cross-border cooperation for science as a global public good www.aps.org/apsnews/2026...

Delighted to see this displayed in Zagreb on Australia Day this year.

Applications are now open for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in #Peptide and #Protein Science #CIPPS Summer School to be held at Heron Island, QLD, 12-19 July. See the list of faculty at cipps.org.au/summer-school Applications close 15 March 2026.

Alexandra Navrotsky: The nanogeoscientist on the importance of people to good science, the recent turnaround on diversity, equity and inclusion and why she will never be a professional artist. www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/alex... #WomenInScience #chemistry

We are excited for the upcoming @iupac.org Global Women’s Breakfast #GWB2026 events to be held on 10 February around the world 🌍 #chemistry #WomenInChemistry iupac.org/gwb/

International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry (@IUPAC.org), welcomes new year in with a new president: International chemistry nomenclature organisation to be headed by @marygarson.bsky.social . #chemistry #WomenInScience www.chemistryworld.com/news/iupac-w...

Building the future of separation science: Jennifer Kingston was awarded the @rsc.org Royal Society of Chemistry’s Technical Excellence Prize, which honours the vital role of technical staff in the chemical sciences community. www.chemistryworld.com/careers/buil... #WomenInScience

Available from the @iapartnership.bsky.social, a summary of the talks from the Conference 'Women in STEM', the 3rd AASSA-WISE Symposium, held in a hybrid format at the Kavli IPMU, at @utokyoofficial.bsky.social, 4-6 August 2025. #WomenInScience www.interacademies.org/publication/...

The Women in Science & Engineering (WISE) Committee of AASSA and Science Council of Japan organized the 3rd AASSA-WISE Symposium, "Women in STEM", at Kavli IPMU at @utokyoofficial.bsky.social on 4-6 August 2025. The booklet can now be downloaded at aassa.asia/achievements... #WomenInScience

These women helped to shape quantum mechanics — it’s time to recognize them. An astute book redresses our collective perception of a field that became known as ‘boys’ physics’. #WomenInScience #physics www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Women in scientific organizations: 10 years of global evidence from science academies & unions. Special webinar from @sciencecouncil.bsky.social, @iapartnership.bsky.social & SCGES on World Science Day for Women & Girls in Science on 11 Feb, 2-4pm UTC #WomenInScience council.science/events/women...

After 12 months of consultation analysis and deliberations, the Chair of the Strategic Examination of Australia’s R&D System provided the final report to Minister Ayers last week. This review of R&D in Australia is needed to shape our research, development and innovation system.

Notice of the passing of The University of Melbourne @unimelb.bsky.social Vice-Chancellor, Professor Emma Johnston AO. www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/new...

Congratulations to William Wimley together with Eduardo Jardon & Evelyne Deplazes for organising an excellent symposium on #membrane active #peptides at @pacifichem.bsky.social 2025 in Honolulu. Every talk was brilliant & it was lovely to get together in person and celebrate #biophysics & #chemistry

Celebrating in Waikiki after presenting our work on #membrane active #peptides at @pacifichem.bsky.social Pacifichem 2025, bringing together colleagues in #chemistry and #biophysics. @wenyili68.bsky.social

Always lovely to bump into another #nmr spectroscopist and Pacifichem 2025 @pacifichem.bsky.social gave me the opportunity to to catch up with Janez Plavec in Honolulu.

Ideal gift for those into membrane #biophysics: a bronze or silver cell membrane ring created via 3D printing. This ring wraps a lipid bilayer around the finger of the wearer, adorning them with a transmembrane and peripheral protein design. ontogenie.com/collections/...

Arrived in Honolulu for @pacifichem.bsky.social #Pacifichem 2025 and caught shuttle between venues before presenting in the biological solid-state #nmr session: over 11,000 #chemistry presentations this year!

Opening of @iapartnership.bsky.social (IAP) General Assembly by the Prime Minister of Egypt, Dr Moustafa Madbouly. Delighted to be there with Nancy Pritchard of @science.org.au and to present in IAP session on 'Enhancing engagement and visibility', followed by dinner at the Cairo Citadel.

What it’s like to do a PhD with a future Nobel Prize winner: Inventive’, ‘rewarding’, ‘uncharted’. Prof. Richard Robson's former PhD students at @unimelb.bsky.social knew they were part of something special, well before he was awarded Nobel Prize in #Chemistry. pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/wha...

Congratulations to our School of Chemistry @unimelb.bsky.social colleague, Richard Robson on award of The Nobel Prize in #chemistry. www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/new...

The @science.org.au delegation at @iapartnership.bsky.social (IAP)Triennial Conference pictured following their presentations in the 'Responsible and Sustainable AI for Society' and 'Trust in Science: A Policy Agenda for Resilient Knowledge Systems' sessions in Cairo.

Delighted to meet Croatian researchers, Assoc. Prof. Tomislav Meštrović and Prof. Goran Bandov, at the @iapartnership.bsky.social (IAP) Triennial Conference in Cairo. Tomislav is member of the Global Young Academy (GYA) and Goran is a GYA Fellow

Arrived in Cairo for @iapartnership.bsky.social (IAP) Triennial Conference at St Regis New Capital Convention Center where I met Ghada Bassioni, Provost, Saxony Egypt Univ. Meeting opened by Gina El-Feky, Acting President, ASRT Egypt pictured with IAP co-Presidents, Masresha Fetene & Peggy Hamburg.

Lovely to catch up with Chair of WERA Doctoral and Early Career Research, Dr Natasha Ziebell, outside the new Metro Tunnel Parkville Station near @unimelb.bsky.social.

Congratulations to Riya Joseph who presented her PhD completion seminar on structural studies of pore-forming proteins, Cholesterol-Dependent Cytolysin-Like proteins, providing new insights into bacterial toxins; delighted to have been on her panel at Bio21 Institute @unimelb.bsky.social #biophysics

Enjoyed great views at the Order of Australia Association event held at the British Consulate General Melbourne (UK in Australia - British High Commission, Canberra).

Warm discussions with Prof Jon Barnett, co-director of the Oceania Institute; Salvatore Aricò, CEO of ISC @sciencecouncil.bsky.social; Michael Wesley, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Culture & Engagement) @unimelb.bsky.social; and Ronit Prawer, Director @iscasiapacific.bsky.social at @science.org.au

UNESCO-OWSD Launches Gender-Inclusive Science Project and Information Webinar, titled Gender-Inclusive Science Institutions and Systems (GenSIS): Strengthening the Leadership of Women in Research and Higher Education. #WomenInScience interacademies.org/news/unesco-... via @iapartnership.bsky.social

The @science.org.au Fellows' reading and listening list 2025: Top scientists share their summer reading picks, from compelling real-life yarns to lively children’s stories, this list crowdsourced from the Academy's Fellows has something for everyone. www.science.org.au/videos-and-p...

2025 Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry announced by @iupac.org to showcase the value of #chemistry and informs the public about its potential to foster the well-being of Society and the sustainability of our planet. See the 2025 finalists at iupac.org/what-we-do/t...

Computer scientist Kathleen Fisher to become next head of UK’s advanced research agency: New chief executive of Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) brings experience from previous roles at US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. www.chemistryworld.com/news/compute... #WomenInScience

Hearty congratulations to Assoc. Prof. Matthew Baker @phatmattbaker.bsky.social who was awarded the MacAulay-Hope Prize for originality and innovation in #biophysics at the @aus-soc-biophys.bsky.social meeting #ASB2025 at Griffith University Gold Coast campus.

Celebrating the scientific legacy of Shin-Ho Chung to #biophysics at the @aus-soc-biophys.bsky.social meeting #ASB2025 on the Gold Coast with excellent presentations by Toby Allen, Ben Corry, Evelyne Deplazes, Elaine Tao, Jennifer Deuis, and @ciarawallis.bsky.social

Great pleasure to attend the @unimelb.bsky.social Heritage Society Annual Luncheon and hear about the marvellous work of Andrew Pask, Mollie Liu, and Hamish Graham and the power of donor supported research.

Congratulations to Prof. Adelle Coster, UNSW, to whom I was honoured to present the 2025 Australian Society for Biophysics (ASB) Bob Roberston medal during ASB2025 at @griffith.edu.au. Adelle is pictured with ASB President, @lisannes.bsky.social; inaugural awardee Hans Coster; & myself 2009 medal.

Celebrating two decades of Club Melbourne and launch of the Victorian Ambassador Network at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC). Congratulations to Prof. Brendan Crabb AC on receiving a 2025 Club Melbourne Ambassador Award.

Call for contributions: Tupu Pacific Research Grants. ply for research grants of up to AUD $40,000 by 15 December. council.science/news/call-fo...

Great interview and love this photo with sisters Tanja and Branka at the Aus-NZ #Croatian Women in Leadership summit recently held in Melbourne. www.sbs.com.au/language/cro...

Rebuilding Ukraine — one university’s bold vision. Nataliya Shakhovska is first woman rector of Lviv Polytechnic National University. #WomenInScience www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Delighted to be at Swinburne University of Technology for launch of "Empowering the Future of STEM: Changemakers with Disabilities", a collaboration with The Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) and Rebel Girls. Pictured with RACI president, Prof. Amanda Ellis. www.raci.org.au/education-ou...

Wonderful time at the Aus-NZ Croatian Women in Leadership summit held in Melbourne. Great opportunity to learn more about #Croatian culture.

Welcome reception of 5th Aus-NZ Croatian Women in Leadership. Lovely to meet another girl from Blato, Debra Gavranich.

Applications are open for the Frances Separovic Scholarship for domestic students enrolling at @unimelb.bsky.social in an undergraduate degree and are experiencing disadvantaged circumstances. Preference to those from regional or remote areas of Australia. scholarships.unimelb.edu.au/awards/franc...