The Glennie School partners with University of Queensland and University of Southern Queensland researchers
A new partnership between a prestigious boarding school and two Queensland universities has opened the door to a career in science and technology for a new generation of young women.
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Glennie School students are getting first-hand experience of a career as a scientist through a partnership with two Queensland universities.
Over the coming months, Year 10 students will design and implement six experiments, and present their findings at the end of the year.
They will be supported by research mentors from the University of Queensland and the University of Southern Queensland.
The program started in early May with a panel session with the researchers.
“The students asked questions about what it’s like to be a scientist, what that journey looks like, what are the skills that you learn being a scientist,” UniSQ science education lecturer Dr Lousia Puslednik said.
“The girls also talked with the scientists about their experiments and got some advice about how to design them better.”
Among the experiments, the students will investigate links between different types of music and emotional wellbeing, if listening to music affects concentration and study outcomes and if music influences mood, motivation, and everyday behaviour.
“The students will work closely with the mentors to produce authentic scientific data that they will then analyse and showcase at the university at the end of the year,” Dr Puslednik said.
Research partnership between the universities and high schools have been trialed in New South Wales, but the Glennie School program is a first for Queensland.
“It is particularly focused on regional and rural students,” Dr Puslednik said.
“We would hope that this increases not just their science skills, but their communication skills, their problem-solving skills, those skills that we know are critical for any career.
“I also hope that the students see themselves as those scientists of the future or working in the STEM field.”
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