Scholar and alumni impact featured in our 2020 Annual Report
It gives me great pleasure to share with you the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation 2020 Annual Report
10 February 2021
PhDs: Elegance or Mayhem? Reflections one year in
I can no longer say with any certainty what I thought a PhD would be like before I began. The way I see the world has changed.
15 January 2021
An unexpected journey - into data and a niche career intersection
Dr Nathan Deutscher, a 2015 Sir Roland Wilson scholar, reflected on his scholarship experience and career trajectory, after receiving the Ian Castles Alumni Prize.
14 December 2020
Inaugural Pat Turner scholar event
During NAIDOC week the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation (SRW) held the inaugural Pat Turner Scholar (PTS) professional development event.
25 November 2020
Foundation welcomes 2021 scholars
The SRW Foundation welcomed our 2021 PhD and Pat Turner scholarship cohort with an on-campus Orientation session.
21 December 2020
Proposal Writing Workshop for prospective MPhil and PhD Pat Turner Scholars
A/Prof Inger Mewburn will facilitate this session for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander APS employees wanting to apply for a Pat Turner scholarship.
SRW Pat Turner Scholarship
Graduated
2022
Carlyn
Waters
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
The Australian National University
Master of Business Administration
Carlyn brings over 30 years of experience in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs, driving cultural, social, and economic opportunities at local, state, and national levels.
Since joining the Australian Public Service in 2000, she has taken on influential leadership roles, and she now serves as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.
Her MBA from the Australian National University deepened her expertise in strategic leadership, governance, and economic development—enhancing her ability to foster impactful partnerships between Indigenous communities, businesses, and government.
Passionate about creating lasting change, Carlyn remains committed to strengthening pathways for Indigenous advancement and ensuring meaningful collaboration across sectors.
2020 Annual Secretaries Dinner and Awards ceremony
The Sir Roland Wilson Foundation hosted its annual Secretaries Dinner at the National Museum of Australia on 10 November 2020.
20 October 2020
2020 Wilson Dialogue: Addressing climate change beyond COVID-19
Can we use the coronavirus to accelerate the shift to becoming a zero emissions economy?
SRW Pat Turner Scholarship
Graduated
2022
Emily
Pugin
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Australian National University
Master of Public Policy
Emily Pugin is a Kombumerri woman from the Gold Coast, Queensland. She joined the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT) in 2013 and has worked across Australia’s foreign policy, international development, multilateral and trade portfolios. Most recently, Emily was posted as a diplomat to Australia’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Vienna, Austria, where she had a range of multilateral and bilateral responsibilities to advance Australia’s interests. Emily lead Australia’s engagement at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime where she negotiated international drugs policy and represented Australia at the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, which covers a range of global security issues. Emily has also managed Australia’s bilateral relationships with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Slovakia. Emily is undertaking a Master of Public Policy at ANU’s Crawford School and will return to DFAT upon completion to further her contribution to the development and implementation of Australia’s foreign policy.
The Sir Roland Wilson Foundation is a partnership between The Australian National University, Charles Darwin University and the Australian Public Service.
