{"id":38140,"date":"2026-05-24T09:59:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T04:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/?p=38140"},"modified":"2026-05-24T09:59:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T04:14:36","slug":"loreal-unesco-awards-honor-five-women-scientists-tackling-global-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/loreal-unesco-awards-honor-five-women-scientists-tackling-global-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u2019Or\u00e9al-UNESCO awards honor five women scientists tackling global challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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PARIS<\/strong> \u2013 UNESCO and the Fondation L\u2019Or\u00e9al on Tuesday named five women researchers as laureates of the 2026 L\u2019Or\u00e9al-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards, recognizing their pioneering work in life and environmental sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The awards, now in their 28th year, will be presented on June 11 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The laureates were selected from a record 504 nominations across 89 countries, underscoring the growing prominence of women in science. Since its creation, the program has honored more than 5,000 women, including 142 international laureates, seven of whom later won Nobel Prizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winners include Liesl Z\u00fchlke of the University of Cape Town, honored for advancing treatment for children with rheumatic heart disease in Africa and the Arab States; Felice Jacka of Deakin University, Australia, who established the field of nutritional psychiatry in Asia-Pacific; Sarah A. Teichmann of the University of Cambridge, UK, recognized for breakthroughs in single-cell genomics in Europe; Raquel Lia Chan of CONICET-UNL, Argentina, awarded for developing drought-tolerant crops in Latin America; and Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic of Columbia University, USA, cited for advances in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine in North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The awards come as UNESCO and Fondation L\u2019Or\u00e9al announced a six-year renewal of their partnership to promote gender equality in science. Despite progress, women still represent only one in three researchers worldwide, according to UNESCO data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy reaching the milestone of 5,000 female researchers supported worldwide and renewing our historic partnership with UNESCO, we are mobilizing more than ever to defend the place of women in science,\u201d said Jean-Paul Agon, president of Fondation L\u2019Or\u00e9al.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNESCO Director-General Khaled El-Enany added: \u201cWomen scientists are not only advancing research, they are expanding what we believe is possible. We cannot afford to leave half of humanity\u2019s talent on the sidelines.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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