Summary

There’s a fabulous career out there to suit everyone, it’s just a matter of finding the right one! In this popular event, three incredible researchers will fuel your search with insightful and personal accounts of how, where and why their STEM career journey unfolded. Find out what it’s really like to work in their scientific field, warts and all, and why they would not be doing anything else in the world.

Schedule
Session 1 – Cool Careers 12.30pm-1.30pm, followed by City of Science 1.30pm-2.30pm

FEATURING

Alicia Heskett

Participant

Alicia Heskett

Alicia Heskett was passionate about science from a young age, fascinated with how things work. She pursued a career in engineering as the practical application of science focusing on generating...

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Alison Douglas

Participant

Alison Douglas

For the past 16 years, Alison has been a senior preparator and taxidermist at the Queensland Museum (QM) as part of a skilled team delivering exhibitions across the network. After...

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Severine Navarro

Participant

Severine Navarro

Severine Navarro is an Associate Professor, Children’s Hospital Foundation Fellow, spokesperson to the Woolworth Centre for Childhood Nutrition Research and Head of the Mucosal Immunology Lab at QIMR Berghofer in...

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Brett Pearce

Performer, Moderator

Brett Pearce

Brett is a science communicator and the co-founder and lead presenter of Big Bang Education. He has a background in environmental science, and has been presenting science workshops and shows...

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