The first phase of the Industry Mentoring Network in STEM (IMNIS) has delivered great outcomes from its medtech/pharma program. IMNIS saw significant growth in the initial uptake of its program with 217 students participating across 14 universities in five states, including Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. In 2018, MTPConnect continued to back […]
Mark Skanes – 2019 STEM Professional of the Year
“The exciting work you can do and the changes you can make within a STEM career are incredible…” I’m extremely proud and honoured to have recently been recognised as an Award-Winning STEM Professional at the SA Premier’s Science Excellence Awards. Being acknowledged as the 2019 STEM Professional of the Year from the SA Premier’s Science […]
Industry leaders and PhD students celebrate research an...
The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering recently hosted an exceptional evening to celebrate excellence in research and innovation – the 2019 Innovation Dinner. Innovations ranging from accelerating solar cells manufacturing to the development of synthetic skin, were amongst the achievements honoured at the gala event in Sydney last week. A number of industry leaders […]
STEM leaders share what it takes to engage with industr...
The Industry Mentoring Network in STEM (IMNIS) recently hosted a series of exciting events with IMNIS mentors, mentees and invited speakers on Engaging with Industry. To translate research to knowledge, practice, policy or product, researchers need to know how to pitch the benefits and impact of their research clearly to a wide range of audiences. […]
A Mentor/Mentee Perspective – Paul Wood & Pece Kocovski
The Mentee Perspective: Pece Kocovski I would like to share with you some of my experience with the IMNIS program. I recently entered the Kelly Services Future Scientist Award for 2018. It involved submitting an application along with a phone screening interview. I was then accepted as one of 8 student finalists. The students chosen […]