[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The annual L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science awards ceremony was hosted at Café Sydney. The event honoured five outstanding early-career scientists across Australia and New Zealand, with each Fellow awarded $25,000 to help further their research.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”67431″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Journalist and Media Personality, Allison Langdon, hosted the event, herself an advocate for higher participation of women in science. The Hon Julie Bishop addressed guests with a keynote speech, followed by a musical performance by Australian singer, Jessica Mauboy.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image media=”67435″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image media=”67430″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellows include:
• Dr. Ashleigh Hood – Geoscientist, The University of Melbourne;
• Dr. Alisa Glukhova – Structural Biologist, Monash University;
• Dr. Samantha Solon-Biet – Nutritional Biologist, The University of Sydney;
• Dr. Valerie Sung – Paediatrician, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; and
• Dr. Yvonne Anderson – Paediatrician, University of Auckland;[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”67429″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]KEY GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE:
• The Hon Julie Bishop and her partner, David Panton
• Allison Langdon, Journalist and Media Personality
• Jessica Mauboy, Artist
• Kate Peck, Media Personality
• Melissa Doyle, Media Personality
• Brooke Boney, Media Personality[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”67434″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Source: Loreal Australia[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
