I am 27 years old, and live in Hobart, Tasmania. I am a young aspiring scientist, passionate about the environment and concerned about the current state of our planet. I am currently in my last year of a Bachelor of Science at the University of Tasmania (UTAS). I aim to use my scientific training and knowledge to help protect and conserve our environment.
I grew up in the Adelaide Hills and have since lived overseas in Switzerland, where I worked as a white water rafting guide. I moved to Tasmania three years ago to start my degree and to be closer to the wilderness. I love the outdoors and exploring different parts of the world on foot, or through rafting or rock climbing. In summer I work at Cradle Mountain as a canyoning guide for Cradle Mountain Canyons.
The expedition will leave from Hobart* and travel by boat to Antarctica. On the voyage we will be mentored in state of the art leadership practices, learn about the challenges in polar science and related issues on climate change, and plan for constructive change upon return from the trip. Homeward Bound aims to elevate the role of women in leadership globally, demonstrate how polar science tells us what is happening with the planet and explore how women at the leadership table might give us a more sustainable future.
This trip will be life changing! The experience and skills that I will gain will help me to pursue my passion for science and become a leading contributor to solutions to our current environmental crisis.
Dattner Grant is the driver of Homeward Bound, and the expedition is supported by a large, diverse and talented team including Greg Mortimer (voyage leader), Meredith Nash (lead researcher, UTAS), Melinda Truesdale (voyage medic), Mary-Anne Lea (Women in Polar Science and UTAS), Justine Shaw (Women in Polar Science and Australian Antarctic Division) and Renuka Badhe (Women in Polar Science and European Polar Board). We will receive instruction from a globally renowned faculty including Dr Jane Goodall, Franny Armstrong , Clare Bowditch and Dr David Kaplan. The expedition has been endorsed by the Australian Antarctic Division and the Governor of Tasmania, Professor Kate Warner, is a patron for the project. Excitingly a documentary based on this trip is also being made by Australian filmmakers, Bunya Productions.
*There has been a recent change to our departure location. We will now depart from Ushuaia, South America.
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I grew up in the Adelaide Hills and have since lived overseas in Switzerland, where I worked as a white water rafting guide. I moved to Tasmania three years ago to start my degree and to be closer to the wilderness. I love the outdoors and exploring different parts of the world on foot, or through rafting or rock climbing. In summer I work at Cradle Mountain as a canyoning guide for Cradle Mountain Canyons.
The expedition will leave from Hobart* and travel by boat to Antarctica. On the voyage we will be mentored in state of the art leadership practices, learn about the challenges in polar science and related issues on climate change, and plan for constructive change upon return from the trip. Homeward Bound aims to elevate the role of women in leadership globally, demonstrate how polar science tells us what is happening with the planet and explore how women at the leadership table might give us a more sustainable future.
This trip will be life changing! The experience and skills that I will gain will help me to pursue my passion for science and become a leading contributor to solutions to our current environmental crisis.
Dattner Grant is the driver of Homeward Bound, and the expedition is supported by a large, diverse and talented team including Greg Mortimer (voyage leader), Meredith Nash (lead researcher, UTAS), Melinda Truesdale (voyage medic), Mary-Anne Lea (Women in Polar Science and UTAS), Justine Shaw (Women in Polar Science and Australian Antarctic Division) and Renuka Badhe (Women in Polar Science and European Polar Board). We will receive instruction from a globally renowned faculty including Dr Jane Goodall, Franny Armstrong , Clare Bowditch and Dr David Kaplan. The expedition has been endorsed by the Australian Antarctic Division and the Governor of Tasmania, Professor Kate Warner, is a patron for the project. Excitingly a documentary based on this trip is also being made by Australian filmmakers, Bunya Productions.
*There has been a recent change to our departure location. We will now depart from Ushuaia, South America.
Links to media: