Macquarie University
Macquarie is a university of service and engagement – engaging students and staff through transformative learning and life experiences, and serving the world through discovery, dissemination of knowledge and ideas, innovation, and deep partnerships. Our commitment to our Indigenous community is built on this same purpose: to serve and engage.

Following this conviction, Macquarie is hosting the National Indigenous Science Experience Program (NISEP) and its Future STEM Gen program >> www.mq.edu.au

Charles Sturt University
With a motto “For the Public Good”, Charles Sturt University is a university of the land and people of our regions. We develop holistic, far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish. The Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha means the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at CSU – our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge, but it also speaks to the mission of universities – to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place. >> www.csu.edu.au

Deakin University
Researchers from School of Life and Environmental Sciences and the School of Education, at Deakin University, Victoria, are collaborating on incorporating sustainability into chemistry education. We have developed Elements of Sustainable Chemistry (eschemistry.org) as an interdisciplinary research hub focussed on developing teaching and learning resources that promote the central role chemistry has in meeting the 21st century’s global sustainable development challenges.
>> www.deakin.edu.au

The Oorala Youth Program / University of New England (UNE)
The Oorala Youth Program provides dynamic face-to-face and online programs where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students are supported to reach their full potential. With a strong focus on STEM, the Experience Days harness the expertise of UNE’s staff and partners to engage students with single-day events and activities to encourage and inspire young people to explore STEM-related subjects through hands-on learning. >> www.une.edu.au

University of Wollongong
The University of Wollongong has acted in partnership with the communities to not only make an impact in the Illawarra, but to address society’s critical economic, environmental, social and medical challenges. Our ambition for our graduates is that they will be ethical, agile thinkers who are competitive in a global economy. And that their experiences at UOW will shape their sense of self as well as their future career. The University of Wollongong is also creating new opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and Communities to connect, participate and grow through genuine and productive relationships with UOW. >> www.uow.edu.au