Women in Science

Podcast by The University of Queensland

Women in Science is a science podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 0 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Women in Science

  Where does your food come from? A farm-to-plate adventure

  Aug 14, 202631 minS0

  <p>Did you know the average Australian eats 52kg of chicken a year?</p><p>Meet Dr Ellie Assadi Soumeh, an expert in animal science and production who studies how to keep farm animals happy and healthy while helping grow the food we eat every day!</p><p>Ellie talks about her early education in the midst of war, how a broken freezer changed the direction of her career, and the science of perfecting animal nutrition. </p><p>Now Ellie works at the University of Queensland, where she researchers how to feed chickens the right way so farming is fair f...

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  Chaos and extremes

  Sep 16, 202424 minS0

  Dr Meagan Carney works with chaos and extremes. As a mathematician, Meagan specialises in using machine learning to predict rare events — from hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico to temperature extremes in Germany and Texas, all the way to bacterial infections in patients with COVID-19.At the heart of Meagan’s work is using mathematics and machine learning to make informed decisions, and navigate our increasingly complex, chaotic, dynamic world.Read more about Meagan's work: https://smp.uq.edu.au/profile/11136/meagan-carney

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  STEMsational journey in science education

  Jul 17, 202426 minS0

  Hemanshi Galaiya is a PhD student by day and a trailblazing entrepreneur by night. In this episode, Kirsty chats with Hemanshi about her inspiring journey from her childhood in Kenya to founding a transformative STEM education initiative, Young Stripes, to address educational inequities. Hemanshi shares stories from her early life, where a lack of resources fueled her creativity and love for science. Despite limited practical exposure, her curiosity drove her to pursue a degree in chemical engineering in the UK. Now balancing a PhD in Australia and managing her organisation remotely, Hemanshi discusses the future of Young Stripes and her...

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  Getting schooled on education research

  May 15, 202429 minS0

  Associate Professor Marnee Shay is a researcher in Education, specializing in Indigenous education, policy studies, flexi schooling and youth studies. Today, she reflects on her own experience in the Australian education system and the pivotal moments that led her from youth work to academia.Marnee and Kirsty also talk about non-conventional approaches to data collection, preserving Indigenous languages in Wakka Wakka country, and the importance of effecting policy change through research.And you’ll hear about the critical importance of research collaboration across STEM fields and the social sciences.This episode was recorded on Jaggera and Turrbal Country.Donate now to...

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  Moo-vers and shakers in agriculture

  Mar 14, 202432 minS0

  Professor Alison Van Eenennaam works in co-operative extension, translating agricultural research into education and practical action.Alison grew up in Melbourne, Australia, but was working in California when the Flavr Saver tomato became the first commercially grown GMO food to be approved for human consumption. She quickly found herself immersed in the world of biotechnology and agricultural science.In this conversation, Alison and Kirsty talk about GMO foods, bringing the science of universities into farming operations, the value of science outreach to communicate facts, not fear, for controversial research, and the future of genomics in cattle production to optimise genetic...

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