The University of Techology Sydney has indicated it will commit to fossil fuel divestment by the end of the year. Supplied by 350.org.

Purchasing a supercomputer is a trend among the universities who can afford it. But a Dell executive has warned they attract hackers, and foreign government agencies, like moths to a flame.

Purchasing a supercomputer is a trend among the universities who can afford it. But a Dell executive has warned they attract hackers, and foreign government agencies, like moths to a flame.

The University of Techology Sydney has indicated it will commit to fossil fuel divestment by the end of the year. Supplied by 350.org.

Australia’s tendency “to make the unemployment experience as unpleasant as possible” could be heightening the risk of mental illness in those who don’t have a job, research suggests.

When O'Kane was in her first lecturer position at the University of Technology, Sydney, in the 1970s, her boss, professor John Debenham, was one of the first to teach Lovelace’s life and work to students. “I think he was distantly related to the Lovelaces or something,” O’Kane recounted.

Regardless, O’Kane spent much of her early academic career talking about Lovelace. She says this served to remind her of what women can do in engineering.

After high school, Nisha Pradhan wanted to be a hairdresser. Her male high school careers advisor thought “this was a great idea.” But when Pradhan, now a University of New South Wales fourth year electrical engineering and commerce student, told her mathematics teacher Mrs Wilcock, of her ambitions, Pradhan said her teacher “had something completely else in mind.” She encouraged Pradhan to try out engineering.

After high school, Nisha Pradhan wanted to be a hairdresser. Her male high school careers advisor thought “this was a great idea.” But when Pradhan, now a University of New South Wales fourth year electrical engineering and commerce student, told her mathematics teacher Mrs Wilcock, of her ambitions, Pradhan said her teacher “had something completely else in mind.” She encouraged Pradhan to try out engineering.

When O'Kane was in her first lecturer position at the University of Technology, Sydney, in the 1970s, her boss, professor John Debenham, was one of the first to teach Lovelace’s life and work to students. “I think he was distantly related to the Lovelaces or something,” O’Kane recounted.

Regardless, O’Kane spent much of her early academic career talking about Lovelace. She says this served to remind her of what women can do in engineering.

Australia’s tendency “to make the unemployment experience as unpleasant as possible” could be heightening the risk of mental illness in those who don’t have a job, research suggests.