Reflections

  JOIN US IN BUILDING BACK BETTER FROM COVID-19 WITH YOUR IDEAS FOR A MORE INCLUSIVE, SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT SECTOR. The UNWTO Global Rural Tourism Startup Competition seeks to source new startups and entrepreneurs that advance the contribution of tourism to rural development and support recovery. Creating opportunities in Rural Destinations through innovation and digital transformation in tourism to: Fighting poverty: 80% of all people living in ‘extreme poverty’ live in rural communities. Curbing depopulation: By 2050 68% of the world population will live in urban areas and cities will produce 85% of global economic output. Closing the Digital Divide - 87 per cent of people in developed countries used the Internet, compared with just 19 per cent in the least developed countries. Supporting Women and Youth- More that 50% of global workforce employed in tourism are women and nearly 1 billion of the world’s 1.2 billion youth aged 15-24 reside in developing countries and 88% of yo...

 A grant to provide financial support for female early career academics in recognition of the additional barriers they face in achieving academic success and advancing their careers. Overview The Capstone Editing Early Career Academic Research Grant for Women provides up to A$5,000 for one academic per year to assist with the costs associated with a research project of her choosing leading towards a publication. The grant can be used to cover any costs related to the research project, such as conducting a field trip; purchasing books, software or equipment; hiring a translator; travel to learn new techniques in a lab interstate or overseas; small lab equipment; key reagents to complete a project; performing surveys or interviews; and academic editing, such as for journal articles, manuscripts and conference papers. The grant can also be used to cover expenses that most university funding does not cover, such as those related to the need of academic women to secure paid child care t...