Women in the health and medical research ecosystem face unique career challenges. Five º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ academics share their journeys with the Franklin Women mentoring program, including the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ leaders who brought Franklin Women to the ACT.
He didn’t start school until he was 12 years old – now, Dr Ugyen Tshering has graduated with a PhD from the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ. The Bhutanese national is set to change the teaching of critical reading for his country.
Jack Bell thought his future lay in the theatre, and university wasn't initially even a consideration - but today he's on the postgrad research path at the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ, as he helps look for a cure for chronic Hepatitis B.
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµâ€™s own Keanna Costa has lived both the dream and the nightmare of motherhood, as her son Eli was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer. Now, Keanna and husband Fiore are raising awareness and funds and lobbying for more research to fight the disease.
When a career in cultural heritage called to Angela Deka, the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ answered.