WELCOME TO GRADUATE WOMEN VICTORIA
Our goal is to serve and empower women through education and advocacy locally, nationally and internationally.
Nationally we work through Australian Graduate Women.
Globally we work through Graduate Women International.
See our advocacy page for action on these fronts.
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To join us see our membership page, or download our membership form.
NEWS AND NOTES
VALE MAY KENTISH
It is with sorrow that we announce the death of May Kentish, a passionate defender of human rights and a very active member of Graduate Women Victoria and the national Australian Federation of Graduate Women. May's biography can be found here.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MARGARET JAMES!
Margaret James, long-term committee member of Graduate Women Victoria and maker/manager of our scholarship program, has been inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women. This is an honour well-deserved. See here for the official account of her many achievements.
CONGRATULATIONS TO BETTY EXINTARIS
GWV member Dr Betty Exintaris has been awarded the Faculty Teaching Excellence award for 2021 by the Monash School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Betty is a passionate, dedicated and innovative educator with an exemplary track record in education and has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to improving the overall student experience. See details of her achievement here.
WELCOME TO A NEW MEMBER
Graduate Women Victoria welcomes Dr Marina Hurley. Formerly an ecologist, since 2005 Dr Hurley has specialised in teaching scientific and professional writing through her Writing Clear Science training consultancy. Marina is a Visiting Fellow at UNSW, teaching science writing to PhD students and staff. More information about her skills and methods can be found here <https://www.writingclearscience.com.au/>
AN INTERESTING PODCAST
Committee member Tara-Lyn Camilleri-Carter has recently contributed to the Women in Ecology and Evolution (WEE) podcast. To hear a brilliantly clear explanation of the aims and methods of her research, listen in here at about the 32 minute mark. Fruit-flies were never so interesting!