On August 27, an inspiring event for Year 10-12 girls from three public metro high schools took place at The University of Western Australia . The event, initiated by the Australian Institute of Physics (WA Chapter) and supported by EQUS, Girls in Engineering, Quantum Girls and Einstein-First Projects, aimed to spark interest in physics among girls from under-resourced communities.

Highlights of the Day:

Inspiring Talks: Professor Susan Coppersmith discussed career opportunities in physics, and female physicists from EQUS and the Dark Matter Lab led demos on dark matter and quantum technologies.

Interactive Sessions: Students participated in a ‘meet and greet’ with physicists, hands-on activities, and even tried out a real quantum computer!

Positive Feedback: Attendees loved the event, especially the quantum computing and dark matter sessions.

Moving forward, we look forward to supporting more girls-only STEM events to empower the next generation of women scientists!

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of this event!