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CLOAK unites science and fashion to champion queer visibility

4 September 2024

In a groundbreaking fusion of art, science, and fashion, Associate Professor Cherine Fahd, an accomplished visual artist and researcher at UTS, is co-leading a project that reimagines the lab coat as a symbol of queer pride.

Hokusei Gakuen University showcase 

22 August 2024

In February 2024, the 12 original cloaks were used as a teaching resource with 20 Japanese undergraduate students from Hokusei Gakuen University who visited the University of Sydney on cultural exchange. 

Strike a pose for science

16 February 2023

‘Not all chemists wear white coats’ proclaimed fading posters on the walls of my school chemistry labs. It’s still undeniably true, and yet two decades later, the lab coat persists as the most iconic sartorial representation of a scientist.