In Emily Quinn Smyth’s field, environmental science, there are not many people who are profoundly deaf. There are also no words in Auslan (Australian sign language) for basic environmental science terms like biodiversity, climate change, and ecology. Coincidence? Emily doesn't think so (Transcript available here).Emily Quinn Smyth is currently studying a Masters of Science Research at UTS, and working the UTS LX lab.

Equal Futures - Stories of women in STEMM at UTS

Emily Quinn Smyth - Making science accessible

In all areas of science and discovery, there are women working on acquiring new knowledge and solving problems. But even in 2018, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM) suffer from a lack of women representation. The experiences of women working in these fields often remain unheard in industries still just beginning to navigate their way out of an established male-dominated culture. In this series brought to you by the UTS Athena SWAN pilot, early and mid-career women researchers share their personal stories and insights. Raising their voices to highlight the diversity and the common ground of being women in STEMM.

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Equal Futures - Stories of women in STEMM at UTS