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Essential Science Skills

for those who create, manage & invest in Science

About Sativus GEMS

We’re all for ‘teaching people to fish’. At Sativus this means we empower those who create, manage and invest in science through the Sativus GEMS professional development courses. These courses are designed to help improve the skillset and capability of those working within the research, development, extension and adoption (RDE&A) sectors. The aim is to help them Grow, Evolve, Mentor and Succeed by teaching them essential skills.

Choose whether you want to boost skills in research design, science communication, project management, or personal skills (e.g. networking, collaboration, dealing with rejection), or all of the above! We have professional development ranging from self-paced online courses and short webinars, to bootcamps and multi-session, interactive workshops. There are professional development opportunities to suit every learning style!

Can’t find what you’re looking for? Don’t worry. Sativus also custom-builds packages depending on what you need. We’d love to know how we can help you.

Tailored Professional Development Program

The Sativus GEMS professional development program can be tailored to your organisation to increase the impact of existing education and skill building opportunities. Tailored GEMS programs are integrated into your organisation’s brand and modified to include training in various organisational research policies and procedures. They can be expanded to include career mentoring and pathways for industry careers. Learn more

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GEMS library

The Sativus GEMS library contains all the knowledge from across our GEMS professional development program. This includes:

  • GEMS resources and templates
  • Summaries of the key points from each of the 55 unique GEMS topics
  • Carefully curated content from around the world including articles, tools and recordings to help you learn skills, become aware, be inspired and find opportunities
  • Fun, interesting and inspiring content to help your mind take a break and generate insights

The GEMS library is also where you’ll find the content delivered through the RECESS fortnightly newsletter and monthly webinars. The Sativus RECESS program was established to give scientists a space to improve their insight. Aha’! moments (also called ‘insight’) happen when your brain isn’t focusing on the problem you’re trying to solve. ‘Aha’ moments lead to scientific breakthroughs.

For the sake of scientific advancement, scientists are encouraged to take a break from their day-to-day tasks and expose their mind to new ideas, concepts and people to stimulate insights.  

These resources are kept up to date and made available through the GEMS library for access whenever is convenient for you.

To access the library, become a Sativus member.

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We empower our clients to be the best they can be by supplementing their science skills through our professional development courses

Sativus Online Courses

The Sativus GEMS program has been established to help scientists be the best they can be. Being inefficient with science communication and project management takes time away from doing great science, creates stress and compromises the science itself, wasting resources.

Improving scientists’ ability to manage projects and communicate creates positive changes:

  • Financial benefits through improved risk, time, budget and staff management, and enhanced opportunities (including funding)
  • Increased scientific impact
  • Increased morale through better collaboration, cooperation and industry networking
  • Lightened workload and reduced stressors that come from improved efficiencies
  • Increased space for scientists to be creative and generate insights, which are needed for generating the next big idea.
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Testimonials

“We worked with Sativus on several projects in 2021, including working with them one on one to conduct a review of some of our research processes. Kylie and the team provided an exceptional service and their insights into RD&E enabled us to make significant improvements to our processes. Across each of the projects, Sativus really went the extra mile to ensure we received the help that we needed, everything they delivered was on time and of a high standard. It was enjoyable and easy to work with the team at Sativus and would recommend them to anyone in need of science communication expertise. ”
Noella Powell - Project Manager- Innovation and QA
Noella Powell - Project Manager- Innovation and QAAustralian Eggs
“The summary was brilliant and very well written so thank you very much for your assistance.”
Researcher
"The Bootcamp was excellent. The small number of participants ensured Bridie could interact with each person. Working on our future research ideas/projects during the Bootcamp was an excellent outcome."
Researcher
"The project management workshop was excellent. I've been working in project management for years and yet didn't know some of the basic tools that this workshop explained. I've come straight back to work and set up new templates and encouraged others to do this training. I can really see it saving both time and energy, and reduce stress in future projects."
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"It was an incredible workshop which provided really insightful information and examples. I would definitely recommend this workshop for anyone who wants to improve the quality, implementation and management of their research projects."
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"It was great to have the workshop as I never had experience in this kind of structure, which is useful for all kind of projects in all scales."
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"Another well run workshop from Sativus. The Grant Application Bootcamp was informative, concise and helped generate ideas. I feel much more confident in writing a Grant application now."
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"Sativus' GEMS is an admirable initiative which, judging by the number of participants from clearly diverse ethnic, cultural and educational backgrounds, addresses a real need amongst young researchers."
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"I always felt like I was stabbing in the dark with my grant applications. It was a breath of fresh air to get an idea of a proper framework and made complete and practical sense. Kylie and Bridie were excellent and I learnt a lot. Thank you!"
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