The University of Technology Sydney Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers is awarded to an individual who has helped develop the next generation of Australia's scientific researchers. Professor Barry Pogson received the Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers for using a dynamic and sustainable multi-tiered mentoring approach to create a nexus of researchers, industry leaders and policy makers in his field.

Professor Barry Pogson's vision is to create a nexus of researchers, industry leaders and policy makers that collectively shape agriculture for the benefit of global food security. Using a dynamic and sustainable multi-tiered mentoring approach, he has a profound impact on the personal development, career prospects and learning experiences of students at all tertiary levels.

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Video: Professor Barry Pogson, WINNER 2019 UTS Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers, YouTube, August 2019
ARC-funded researchers feature strongly in the 2019 Eureka Prizes, ARC News, 29 August 2019
2019 Eureka prize Winners, Careers with STEM, 29 August 2019