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What have we learnt about making an impact? ‘The Pact for Impact’ is the culmination of months of research and feedback we’ve received from our community, industry experts and fellow scientists. This development process has demonstrated that partnership and collaboration are crucial for creating impact. From our workshop last year, through to our commissioned research and Impact Indicators, this Australian-first initiative has been brought by efforts made across the faculty. We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to progress our Pact for Impact initiative, and have some exciting developments in the pipeline, so keep your eyes peeled.

UNSW STEMM Champions Program
STEMM is for everyone. Because to understand our world and spark innovations, we need diverse perspectives and experiences. The UNSW STEMM Champions Program is empowering women, non-binary, and gender-diverse higher degree and early career researchers to excel in their careers, become visible advocates in the media and inspire younger generations. Explore the STEMM Champions Program, here: https://unsw.to/stemm

⏰ THE COUNTDOWN IS ON: SciFest 2024 will be taking over the Roundhouse in 3 days' time ⏰ From games to live stage shows, the festival events are designed for the whole family to engage in science like never before. Explore the full event program, here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/scifest-2024-tickets-900851590357?aff=social

Explain Your Research in 12 Words
National Science Week is here 🎉 For this celebration of science, we asked some of our scientists to share their research ... ... in 12 words or less! 😁 Are Associate Professor Kelly Clemens, Dr Indrani Mukherjee, Joe Cincotta and Dr Samantha Burke up for the challenge? ⬇️

Explainer: Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Researchers from UNSW Science and UNSW Medicine & Health are finding out more and more about the Acanthamoeba, a microorganism that can cause the extremely rare but potentially sight-threatening eye infection, Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK). Acanthamoeba, which has been found in seawater in sites across NSW, is particularly worrying for people who wear contact lenses. You can find out more about this unusual microorganism, as well as tips for avoiding AK infection, here: https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2023/08/microorganism-that-causes-rare-but-severe-eye-infections-detecte#:~:text=Acanthamoeba%20keratitis%20(AK)%20occurs%20when,and%20damage%20to%20the%20cornea

Professor Jes Sammut, from the School of BEES, says the most useful and practical means to address protein shortage is through introducing and improving fish farms. Prof. Sammut has been working in Papua New Guinea with ANSTO for 15 years to drive community change and improve health outcomes in rural areas. Prof. Sammut and Mr Joshua Noiney, who recently completed his Masters at UNSW and works for the National Fisheries Authority of PNG, studied to identify ways to improve fish hatchery practices to produce higher quality fish fingerlings. “If you have a vision to make a change in society, you need society involved. You need industry involved, you need governments involved, you need community involved,” says Prof. Sammut. “Having that involvement along the research pipeline right through to changing how something happens is really important. You need everyone involved from start to finish.”

Pact for Impact with Veena Sahajwalla and Andrew Douglas
How important are partnerships in science? The collaboration between Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla and Andrew Douglas at Kandui Technologies has led to industry-leading innovation and impact. Prof. Sahajwalla is changing the recyclables industry on a global scale, and has worked with Mr Douglas in a decade long collaboration to transform waste materials into highly-engineered, valuable products. “It might look as though we work in our own spheres – like Andrew is coming from the world of business, and I am tackling the science” says Prof. Sahajwalla. “But that’s not the case for us, the science and the manufacturing are intertwined, and the partnership itself has helped to shape the fundamental research we are continuing to do.”

What does International Women's Day mean to you?
What does International Women’s Day mean to you? For International Women’s Day this year, the UNSW Science Society spoke with fellow UNSW students about the significance of this day and their hopes for future Women in STEM.

Tomorrow is International Women’s Day! This year, UNSW Science Society spoke with some of their current cohort about their motivations and interests that led them to pursue science degrees 🔬🌱🧫🧠🔭
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day! This year, UNSW Science Society spoke with some of their current cohort about their motivations and interests that led them to pursue science degrees 🔬🌱🧫🧠🔭

Career Compass - Insights from Geraldine
What would you want a day in your working life to look like? Join Career Compass to discover career options that suit your work style. This free career toolkit is designed exclusively for recent UNSW graduates and offers career coaching, peer mentoring and career advice videos from fellow alumni. Take the first step towards your next career adventure. Register for Career Compass: https://kintell.com/g/unsw-career-compass/join?utm_source=UNSW&utm_medium=UNSW-KGReferral&utm_campaign=unswAug2023CareerCompass-faculty-sci-optionB

Career Compass - Insights from Alinta Furnell
Stability or creativity – what’s your career priority? Career Compass is here to help you navigate work opportunities and professional possibilities with confidence. Designed exclusively for recent UNSW graduates, this career toolkit gives you free access to peer mentoring, career coaches, and career advice videos from fellow alumni like Alinta. Learn more about what it takes to create your own career path. Register for Career Compass: https://kintell.com/g/unsw-career-compass/join?utm_source=UNSW&utm_medium=UNSW-KGReferral&utm_campaign=unswAug2023CareerCompass-faculty-sci-optionB

Research to Reality with Octavia Soegyono
How does the activity of our brain cells inform decision-making? This National Science Week we’ve teamed up with UNSW Science Society to ask UNSW scientists how their work translates from Research to Reality. Meet PhD candidate Octavia Soegyono from the School of Psychology 👋 Octavia shares how her research into the function of neurons can help explain our behaviours. Hear more from Octavia and her fascinating work in the lab, here: https://www.unsw.edu.au/science/engage-with-us/national-science-week-2023?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

National Science Week at UNSW Science
🔬 From everyday solutions to breakthrough discoveries, science transforms our world. 🔭 Join us this National Science Week in celebrating the power and potential of science. Our full program of fascinating, and free, events can be found here: https://www.unsw.edu.au/science/engage-with-us/national-science-week-2023

🔊 Hear the call of the Eastern Banjo Frog 🐸 Frogs depend almost entirely on acoustic communication with each other and every frog has a unique call. Using citizen scientist data, researchers from UNSW Science and the Australian Museum have been able to analyse the calls of nearly 700 banjo frogs and test a common theory about why variation in animal calls exists.

Celebrating UNSW Women - June Griffith
Last night, we launched the Celebrating UNSW Women project 🎇 One of the women honoured as part of Celebrating UNSW Women is Dr June Griffith, the very first woman to graduate from UNSW. The project highlights over 65 women from across the university and includes renaming 17 buildings and spaces after UNSW women role models, with 11 trailblazing women named from across the Faculty of Science.

What does International Women’s Day mean to you? 💭 Professor Veena Sahajwalla explains the importance of International Women’s day to her, who inspires her and advice for women looking for a career STEMM. #IWD2023 #CrackingTheCode

Every year, the Top100 Awards aims to identify Australia’s top future graduate talents. Students take part in a highly competitive graduate recruitment process, including interviews with some of Australia’s top employers. Psychology student Saraa Al-Saddik was awarded Transition Hub First in Family Top100 Future Leader Award 🎉 Hear from Saraa about why she decided to take part and what advice she would give to future students looking to apply to the awards.