OUR CLIENTS INCLUDE
What our Clients Are Saying
“Kylie’s world class expertise made her a trusted partner to our team. Her creative and strategic approach to science communication was a clear fit to engage X’s audiences with science in modern and impactful ways.”
— Libby Leahy,
Director of Communications,
Google X, Alphabet’s Moonshot Factory.
“Kylie’s engagement at the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) was a gamechanger for our philanthropic outreach and research communication directly helping us to raise more than $30 million for research since 2016. She has transformed how QBI approaches research communication and – demonstrating significant generosity with her expertise – has built sophisticated communications capacity within the institute to ensure sustainable and continued growth.”
— Mikaeli Costello, Chief Community Engagement Officer, University of Queensland
“With the global spotlight growing on the importance of tackling Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), the STEM Matters’ Pitch Narrative and Deck has been critical in positioning us as a global leader in developing sustainable solutions to AMR. The Capability Statement brilliantly highlighted our capability, impact and pathways to collaboration with key partners.”
— Professor Trevor Lithgow, Director,
Centre to Impact AMR,
Monash University.
“The STEM Matters team were able to weave complex ideas and multidisciplinary research into a compelling and cohesive narrative around our Net Zero Institute. Key messages from the statements have been instrumental in developing speeches and content for our website and we’ve used the presentation deck to engage potential partners globally.”
— Professor Deanna D’Alessandro, Director, University of Sydney Net Zero Institute
“Kylie and the STEM Matters team were amazing to work with in developing the Westpac STEM Commitment. They provided a suite of expert skills such a strategy, content development, communications and media relations; that were instrumental in getting the project across the line.”
— Sue Doherty, STEM Advocacy,
Westpac
“Some people create the vision, some excel at implementation, but few do both well. Kylie is the real deal.
She shows universities and research institutions how to go beyond the basics to align their communications with their institutional strategy.”
— DR Alan finkel, Former chief scientist of Australia
“STEM Matters are our go-to partner for creating case studies that showcase how the university collaborates with industry partners. The content they write is always highly engaging, technically correct, on-brand and on-message. Their story-telling ability is second to none.”
— Hope Terdich, Manager, Marketing and Communications, Industry Engagement, La Trobe University
"It's vital that researchers at all levels are able to engage non-technical audiences about their work and its impacts. The STEM Matters science communication workshop was a timely refresher for our Future Batteries CRC research students and supports our ongoing focus on fostering science communication skills."
— Rod Thiele, Education and Training Manager, Future Batteries CRC
“STEM Matters enabled us to produce a clear and concise communication of the impact of our research at the Centre for Nanoscale Biophotonics. Kylie and the team worked patiently with us to capture our excitement and passion for our fundamental discovery research and sculpt it into tailored communication forms that continue to promote our science today.”
— Professor Mark Hutchinson
Interim Director,
Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing
“We commissioned STEM Matters to help refine our key message and develop a pitch deck to engage potential investors. Their work was pitch perfect. They created a beautifully designed deck that clearly articulated our point of difference, vision and ask.”
— Peter McKillop, Founder and Editor,
Climate Capital Media
“I keep coming back to work with Kylie and the STEM Matters team because they not only deliver high quality strategic and communication projects but also understand the unique quirkiness of how to work effectively with academics and the research community.”
— Dr Kathy Nicholson, Operations Manager, Australian Institute for Machine Learning
“STEM Matters acted as our out-of-house editorial team during the creation of a new website focused on antimicrobial resistance.
They provided exceptional strategic advice helping identify content and key messages, managed the editorial process from commissioning content to fact checking and approvals and ensured stories were engaging, consistent in style and tone, and delivered on-time and ready to publish.”
— Chris Angwin, Minimising AMR, CSIRO
“STEM Matters’ work with us was invaluable in building our brand as a trusted leader and started a national conversation about the role of robotics in society, which has led to the development of Australia’s first National Robotics Strategy.”
— Dr Sue Keay, Chair, Robotics Australia Group
“Kylie’s strategic approach to storytelling has materially increased the communications capabilities and public profile of many leaders in STEM and opened opportunities for many millions of dollars in research funding across the breadth of Australian research.”