Scholar stories
Hear from Elevate scholars from around Australia.
Elevate has enabled diverse women and non-binary people to access tertiary STEM education, professional skills development and leadership opportunities. Here are some of their stories.
21
SEP
2026
AI can score almost perfectly and still potentially cost 400 times more – here's why
New research from an Elevate scholar has found that an AI system can score almost 100% in testing and still perform dramatically differently when put in charge of an electricity system designed to simulate the real world.
22
SEP
2026
It’s never too late: Elevate scholar turns a decades-old dream into a water-saving solution
After motherhood, family responsibilities and two abandoned PhD opportunities, Elevate scholar Sara Yazdanparast is pursuing her research dreamof developing green walls that could clean wastewater and grow food in Australian cities.
Digging deep in Antarctic mud
Two months on board the Australian research ship RV Investigator, Talia Hawkes experienced first-hand the exhilarating aspects of scientific fieldwork and genuine cross-disciplinary collaboration.
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