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Margaret Blackwood graduated from the University of Melbourne with a BSc in 1938 and MSc in 1940. During the Second World War she served with the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force and then was granted an ex-service postgraduate scholarship for Cambridge, where she gained a PhD for her work in plant genetics. In 1951 Blackwood returned to Melbourne and was a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne until 1974. She was then elected a member of the University Council and in 1980 became the first female Deputy Chancellor. She held both these positions until her retirement in 1983. She was appointed as a Member of the British Empire in 1964 for work in botany and was appointed a Dame (Order of the British Empire - Dames Commander) for her services to education in 1980.
Dame Margaret Blackwood was Lecturer in Botany after World War II and was Dean of Women at the Mildura Branch of the University of Melbourne. She was at Cambridge 1948-1950 before returning to Melbourne where she was a Senior Lecturer until her retirement in 1975.
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Dame Margaret Blackwood (1909-1986), botanist and geneticist, was born on 26 April 1909 at South Yarra, Melbourne, second of three children of Tasmanian-born parents Robert Leslie Blackwood, schoolteacher,...
Margaret Blackwood graduated B.Sc. and M.Sc. at the University of Melbourne in 1938 and 1939, supported in further research in botany by a Government Scholarship and, from November 1940 by the MacBain Research Scholarship. In 1941 she joined the W.A.A.A.F. in which she served until 1946. After being Dean of Women at the University's Mildura Branch in 1947-1948 she went to Cambridge on an ex-service postgraduate scholarship. She was awarded a Ph.D. for her work in plant genetics. On her return to Melbourne Blackwood taught genetics. At the time of her retirement in 1974 a Reader in Botany and was on retirement appointed as a Senior Associate in Botany. Since 1974 she has been elected to the Council of the University of Melbourne and served for eight years. In 1980 Blackwood was elected Deputy Chancellor, a post she held until retiring in 1983. Margaret Blackwood died in 1986.
Margaret Blackwood graduated B.Sc. and M.Sc. at the University of Melbourne in 1938 and 1939, supported in further research in botany by a Government Scholarship and, from November 1940 by the MacBain Research Scholarship. In 1941 she joined the W.A.A.A.F. in which she served until 1946. After being Dean of Women at the University's Mildura Branch in 1947-1948 she went to Cambridge on an ex-service postgraduate scholarship. She was awarded a Ph.D. for her work in plant genetics. On her return to Melbourne Blackwood taught genetics. At the time of her retirement in 1974 a Reader in Botany and was on retirement appointed as a Senior Associate in Botany. Since 1974 she has been elected to the Council of the University of Melbourne and served for eight years. In 1980 Blackwood was elected Deputy Chancellor, a post she held until retiring in 1983. Margaret Blackwood died in 1986.
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