Nerf guns, marbles and Einstein: how schools are using modern physics to ‘revolutionise’ Australia’s Stem crisis

The Quantum Girls and Einstein-First programs aim to boost engagement with science in primary and secondary classrooms, especially among girls

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When Prof Susan Scott enters the lecture theatre at the start of each semester, she’s lucky to have two female students enrolled in her general relativity course. Often there are none.

Scott is a gravity researcher at the Australian National University (ANU). She says the profound lack of women studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (Stem) courses is “disturbing” and has far-reaching repercussions on the workforce.

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