About University of Western Australia

Dr. Susan Harwood is a distinguished Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Specialist at the University of Western Australia, combining academic research with practical implementation of gender equality initiatives. Her PhD thesis "Gendering Change: An Immodest Manifesto for Intervening in Masculinist Organisations" earned the Industrial Relations prize at UWA. With extensive experience in both developed and developing countries, she has worked on significant projects including a 12-month deployment as a Gender Equality Specialist in Timor-Leste with DFAT. Her expertise spans workplace bullying investigation, sexual harassment prevention, and organizational culture transformation. She has contributed to international publications, including "Engaging Men in Building Gender Equality," and regularly presents at global conferences. As an educator, she leads the Gender Equality course at UWA, focusing on legal frameworks, intersectionality, and practical implementation of gender equality initiatives. Her work emphas

Graeme Martin, born in 1951, is a Professor at the University of Western Australia with extensive expertise in agricultural science and reproductive endocrinology. After graduating with honors in Agricultural Science from UWA in 1975, he completed his doctorate in reproductive endocrinology in 1981. His international experience includes research positions at INRA Station de Physiologie de la Reproduction in France and the Medical Research Council's Reproductive Biology Unit in Edinburgh. Returning to Perth in 1986, he served in a joint position as Lecturer in Animal Science at UWA and Research Scientist at CSIRO Division of Animal Production before becoming a full-time professor at UWA in 2001. His significant contributions to the field are evidenced by more than 300 refereed science journal articles, establishing him as a leading authority in agricultural and reproductive science.

Matthew Wright serves as a clinical and laboratory Haematologist at Fiona Stanley Hospital in Perth and holds a position as senior clinical lecturer at the University of Western Australia. His expertise spans clinical practice and laboratory medicine, with particular focus on myeloid neoplasms and allotransplant. For over a decade, he has collaborated with Prof Wendy Erber to develop and run laboratory short courses for haematology trainees. His passion for education extends internationally, having refined his teaching methods through outreach programs in Indonesia and across the Asia-Pacific region. As a national examiner for both RCPA and RACP, he has demonstrated his commitment to medical education. His innovative approach to teaching complex laboratory skills has led to the development of structured online courses, making specialized haematology training more accessible to medical professionals worldwide.

David Pannell serves as Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Western Australia's School of Agriculture and Environment, where he also directs the Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy. His research spans agricultural economics, environmental policy, and natural resource management, with particular focus on farming systems, land and water conservation, and farmer adoption of innovative practices. A recipient of numerous international awards, including the 2009 Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Research, he has published seven books and over 200 journal articles. His contributions to the field earned him recognition as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and Distinguished Fellow of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society. As an ARC Federation Fellow (2007-2012), he has significantly influenced environmental and agricultural policy through his research on sustainable resource management and economic decision-making in agriculture.