The convenor of the roundtable, Professor Carola Vinuesa is a member of the recently created NHMRC Women in Science Working Committee, an NHMRC Elizabeth Blackburn Fellow. The aim of this discussion is to come up with ideas that will inform and illuminate the NHMRC’s (and possibly other Australian Research Council agencies) commitment to provide improved guidelines for fair evaluation of the track record of women that take career breaks due to maternity. Appropriate adjustment of the scores allocated to track record in the competitive grant funding schemes is crucial to support and stop the attrition of many potentially-brilliant female scientists.

The aim of this discussion is to come up with ideas that will inform and illuminate the NHMRC’s (and possibly other Australian Research Council agencies) commitment to provide improved guidelines for fair evaluation of the track record of women that take career breaks due to maternity. Appropriate adjustment of the scores allocated to track record in the competitive grant funding schemes is crucial to support and stop the attrition of many potentially-brilliant female scientists.

Convenor: Carola is a member of the recently created NHMRC Women in Science Working Committee, an NHMRC Elizabeth Blackburn Fellow.

RSVP and enquiries: Martina Fechner by Tuesday 30 April or 6125 6281.

Access: Open to all. Participants may bring their lunch and drink.