Tara Clarke is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Evolutionary Anthropology Department at Duke University. She earned a Ph.D. from the University of Victoria. Tara is a member of the IUCN SSC...

As a woman in a position of power in STEM, I've dedicated much of my energy to ensuring that future generations of young women are empowered and inspired to join the scientific community (particula...

Olga is Senior Lecturer and NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Fellow at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). She graduated with a BSc and MSc from Technion-Israeli Institute of Technology in chemical...

As a woman in science, you probably have or had a menstrual cycle. A cycle that affects us physically, emotionally, and also mentally. But it’s something that has been traditionally stigmatized....

Alicia is a marine biologist who studies marine sponges and analyzes their genomes to answer questions about climate change. Here, she gives a deep dive on her passion for science, work-life balance,...

Would you like to present yourself and your work to a larger audience? Why don´t you start by writing your own portrait? To help you, here is a range of questions that might help you get started! We...

Lucille is an applied ethologist who wants to make a real difference for farm animals! After her MSc at AgroParisTech (France) in Animal Production, she did her PhD in Edinburgh on farm animals’...

I always knew I would not stay in academia and research forever, but I had no idea what I wanted to do with my career. Until I discovered the world of science communication and realised I was made...

Emily is a primatologist who studies behaviour in monkeys and children and is passionate about science communication. Emily loves studying social behaviour and learning in monkeys and children as...

Have you ever thought about how much plastic do you use everyday in the lab? Do you consider yourself as an eco-friendly scientist? Well, I wondered these questions some time ago. There is much more...

Katie Peterson is currently pursuing a PhD in Biology at the University of Idaho. She is from White Bear Lake, Minnesota and received her BA in Biology from Gustavus Adolphus College and a Masters in...

Feminism, something that everyone should be talking about, is a movement/emotion that rose against the inhumane accepted practices we have grown to consider normal in our society. It encompasses...

Susan has recently finished her PhD work at the University of Canterbury (NZ) where she studied a novel signalling system in the brain and how it is affected during memory loss. Susan earned her BSc...

The last wildfires season in Australia was terrible. Although my family and I weren't directly affected by the fires, the air was very polluted. We would go out of the house only with masks, and we...

Even today we look at the fulfilment of gender roles as an achievement in our everyday lives. I researched literature around the way mainstream media continues to perpetuate gender stereotypes....

Charlene is a PhD student at the University of British Columbia School of Nursing and an Associate Research Fellow in implementation science with the PenCLAHRC at the University of Exeter. Her PhD...

Resilience is a dynamic, evolving process, during this process, you identify yourself, you grow, you gain confidence, you dream bigger, you inspire others, you tap into your strengths and you improve...

Tasleem Hassim is a lecturer at the North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Social Work in 2009, an honours degree in Psychology in 2010, a master in...

Scientists spend most of their time trying to improve the world through their discoveries. However, making these exciting discoveries without the ability to communicate their importance to a variety...

Meghan Barrett is a Ph.D. student at Drexel University, studying cognitive ecology in a variety of arthropods. She earned her B.S. in Biology and English/Creative Writing at SUNY Geneseo in Upstate...