About

The Pymble Institute is committed to increasing women’s and girls’ voices and presence in research, especially through developing and undertaking research which can influence and improve initiatives in and for girls’ education worldwide. The chance to positively shape the future motivates us to champion research and make it visible and accessible within our community.

The Pymble Institute aims to positively contribute to the number of women working in and leading research in the future, especially in fields that see women significantly underrepresented.

In the school environment, the Pymble Institute enables our girls to see a place for themselves in research communities and cultures. Our staff are role models as they educate and guide their students in a myriad of disciplines.

We have high aspirations for our students, and we stand by them to support their emerging interests and careers. Pymble students will be the researchers, research leads, funders and users of research in the future and their interest in research is already helping them change the world.

The Pymble Institute supports and encourages our students and staff to be change agents in the world by supporting research-informed practice and research itself.

We provide experiences and opportunities relating to research which supports progress through school, into university and the years beyond.

Why are research mindsets and research skills important for girls?

The Australian Research Council classifies research into Field of Research codes (FoRs). Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA, 2018) identified gender representation in the research disciplines in Australian universities. Their results show that overall, approximately 45 per cent of researchers in Australia are women.