To celebrate National Science Week, Matthew Flinders Anglican College is hosting its fourth Inspiring Women in Science and Health (I-WiSH) conference for girls from Years 10-12 with a passion for sciences. 

This year, the Flinders I-WiSH connects 10 world-class Australian researchers with 60 Flinders students and 34 students visiting from Pymble Ladies College in Sydney and St Catherine’s School in Melbourne. 

The researchers will share their work on cutting-edge, world-class doctoral projects and discoveries in Health-Related Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (HeR-STEM) fields. 

Flinders is committed to helping to address the under-representation of young women in the sciences in Australia. The aim is to help identify, empower and nurture a pipeline of talented girls in STEM fields. 

The guest researchers include:

• Professor Lisa Nissen, Pharmacy & Health Workforce, UQ  (Keynote Presentation)
• Dr Rosanna Ruggeri, Cosmic Physics, QUT; 
• Dr Kelly Walton, Reproductive Biology, UQ; 
• Ms Gillian Rowan, Environmental Science, UQ; 
• Dr Naomi Fitzpatrick, Dietetics, La Trobe University; 
• Ms Ashlee Caddell, Cosmic Physics, QUT; 
• Ms Rebecca Fechner, Neuroscience of Pain, UTS; 
• Ms Cassady Swinbourne, Water Systems Modeler, UQ; 
• Dr Mia Schaumberg, Exercise Physiology, UniSC; and 
• Ms Megan Deldot, Research Specialist, UQ and Pharmaceutical Consumer Partnerships.