L'ORÉAL Australia
For Women in Science
L'Oreal's global support For Women in Science has three
tiers:
- The $100,000 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards
are awarded annually to five outstanding female scientists chosen across the
world. More information
- The $40,000 UNESCO-L'Oréal For Women in Science
International Fellowships are awarded anually to 15 young life scientists
across the world. More information
- The $20,000 L'ORÉAL Australia For Women in Science
Fellowships are awarded annually to three Australian scientists.
Applications for 2008 closed on 20 June 2008.
You can read about the selection criteria here.
Read about the 2007 Australian Fellows:
Other L'ORÉAL news:
Elizabeth Blackburn is one of five women to receive the 10th annual
L’ORÉAL-UNESCO Awards For Women in Science in Paris on 6 March 2008.
Four leading Australian and New Zealand
scientists are in Paris from 5th of March for the 10th anniversary of the
L’ORÉAL/ UNESCO For Women In Science program.
They’re all available to
discuss the latest developments in their research including:
The secret of ageing – telomerase
How cancer cells cheat death
How the platypus and wallaby genome are revealing human
secrets
Deadly shellfish toxins that may fight pain and save lives
L’ORÉAL Australia Fellow launches
sexual health study
4
March 2008
University students are helping solve a sexual
health mystery. One
in ten Australian women suffer from bacterial vaginosis (BV). But how is it
spread?
First year
female students at the University of Melbourne are being sought to take part in
a study on bacterial vaginosis (BV), a common but poorly understood known
genital disease.
August 2007
The world needs science.
Science needs women. The inaugural
L'ORÉAL Australia For Women In Science
Fellowships have been presented to four inspirational early career scientists.
Why
L'ORÉAL ?
“While L'ORÉAL is usually
associated with the world of beauty and fashion, we spend $878 million on
research and development annually and employ 2,900 researchers,” says Mark
Tucker, managing director of L'ORÉAL Australia.
“Our research continues to
lead to improvements in our range of products and our investment in science
continues to grow as we invest 3.4% of our annual turnover into R&D.”
“We recognise the need to
encourage women to persist in their science careers. That’s why this prize
matters to us. We want to encourage and support women early in their careers –
whatever those needs might be. And to promote them as role models to encourage
young women to stick with science.”
| 
