Science

Making Research Applications Anonymous

HR staff outside reading brochure

This project involved a trial across Australia to study the effects of anonymising applications for the use of specialised scientific equipment. Application scores, outcomes, and allocated resources were analysed from data prior to and after anonymisation according to gender and career seniority of the lead investigator. The research aimed to determine if anonymisation would impact outcomes for women and/or early-career researchers.

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The team

  • Dr Isabelle Kingsley, Senior Research Associate at the Office of the Women in STEM Ambassador, UNSW Sydney 
  • Nicholas Ho, Research Assistant at the Office of the Women in STEM Ambassador, UNSW Sydney 
  • Amanda B. Chan, Research Assistant at the Office of the Women in STEM Ambassador, UNSW Sydney 
  • Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith, Australian Government’s Women in STEM Ambassador, Professor of Practice, UNSW Sydney 
  • Associate Professor Lisa A Williams, School of Psychology, UNSW Sydney