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Women supporting women in STEM

For more than 30 years, three ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app researchers have had each other's backs professionally and personally.

More than a nutritious meal, students turn knowledge into community impact

Nutrition and dietetics students support Meals on Wheels North Shoalhaven during placement, providing nutritional advice

Donna Tonkin: Rural medicine, reinvention and resilience

Navigating personal challenges and career detours, Donna Tonkin found her true calling in rural medicine at ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app.

Welcome to The Stand Magazine

We showcase the impact of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app students, teaching, research, and graduates on the world. Our mission is to share inspiring stories that educate and motivate, highlighting the transformative power of education in addressing global challenges.

50 Voices

This year, as part of our 50th Anniversary celebrations, we have launched 50 Voices - a content series that celebrates the people who have made ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app what it is today. From labs to libraries, lawns to lecture theatres, hear unique stories from students, staff, alumni, donors, and community members who have had a lasting impact.

Articles

Life’s circles

When Zachary Bennett-Brook and his partner Tara Burrows decided to marry in spring last year they weren’t going to let a pandemic dampen proceedings.

Traversing career stereotypes

Throughout history, women and men have chosen careers that were either expected, inherited or simply all that were available to them. Choices were limited, particularly for women who were often guided into caring and nurturing roles such as nursing or teaching, while men were steered towards more physically taxing or technical endeavours.

Helping women succeed

Helping future female leaders by providing support, guidance and access to advance their career is key, according to Professor Grace McCarthy, Dean of Business at ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app’s School of Business.

Balancing the gender scale of justice

Since early British settlement in Australia, those in powerful positions – creating & adjudicating on the law, running national political agenda & making key corporate decisions –have traditionally been predominantly male. While striking the gender balance in many top jobs across industries continues to be a work in progress, the NSW Local Court is close to achieving gender parity in magistrates.

Females on the political frontline

Parliaments ideally are supposed to mirror society but Australia is still struggling to boost female political representation. Outlook spoke to three ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app alumni to find out why they chose political careers and discuss their views on how to attract more women into politics.

Meet our 2021 Alumni Award winners

The annual ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app Alumni awards recognise exceptional alumni who are making a mark in the world as leaders, innovators and game changers.