Now in its 25th year, the Premier's Science Awards recognises and celebrates the outstanding scientific research and engagement taking place in Western Australia.
The STEM Educator of the Year (Tertiary) award recognises a lecturer or educator who demonstrates excellence in a field of STEM education in a tertiary setting and who has made outstanding contributions to enhancing student engagement in STEM. This includes universities and registered training organisations.
We celebrate the work of Associate Professor Alison Blyth as our STEM Educator of the Year (Tertiary) 2026 winner.
Associate Professor Alison Blyth
Curtin University
Thirty years ago, Alison Blyth was excluded from studying science due to her disability. Now, the palaeontologist and environmental scientist is an educational leader driving systemic change in how science is taught and who gets to access it. Associate Professor Blyth shapes curriculum and mentors colleagues across and beyond STEM to create access, empower student success, and embed science and scientific literacy into real-world application. Beyond the university, she is changing the landscape of prison education, co-leading Australia’s largest science-based prison outreach program and creating STEM pathways that empower people to reimagine what learning, and science, can be.
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