Wikibomb

Wikibomb event gives greater recognition to Australia's Antarctic female scientists

As part of the event, which took place at the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research conference in Malaysia, 93 Wikipedia profiles were created and 20 were improved upon.

Dr Justine Shaw, an Antarctic researcher and University of Queensland fellow, said it was important to raise the scientists' profiles and provide more visible female role models for early career scientists.

She said Wikipedia was chosen due to its broad public reach.