Dr Cathy Foley, Australia's Chief Scientist
Advice

Australia’s Chief Scientist Cathy Foley on menopause, role models, women in STEM and the importance of older workers in tackling the skills shortage

- September 29, 2021 8 MIN READ

  Throughout my research and working career, I have never wanted my gender to be an issue.   I was focused on getting on with the job of being a scientist. But gender is not easily ignored. I remember trying to fit in when I studied physics at university, and just be one of the boys… Read more »

People

Australia’s next Chief Scientist, Dr Cathy Foley, has an incredible life story

- November 9, 2020 2 MIN READ

Physicist and CSIRO chief scientist Dr Cathy Foley will become Australia’s next Chief Scientist, replacing Dr Alan Finkel in 2021. She’s just the second woman to lead the nation’s scientific endeavours, 13 years after Professor Penny Sackett ‘s tenure from  2008-2011. Dr Foley was appointed the CSIRO’s chief scientist in 2018, having risen through the… Read more »