Opportunities and rewards for researchers at the Australian Synchrotron
27 November, 2012Two Australian Synchrotron users are among the 12 winners of the prestigious Victoria Fellowships for 2012.
Unconventional research drives innovation in curing childhood cancer
23 November, 2012The Balnaves Foundation’s Young Researcher of the Year Awards have reached their fifth year, enabling young researchers to pursue innovative ideas in the quest for a cure for childhood cancer.
Iron woman wins synchrotron medal
23 November, 2012Young scientist Miriam-Rose Ash has been awarded the Australian Synchrotron Thesis Medal for her study into the essential roles that iron and copper play in living organisms.
UNE scientist wins Young Tall Poppy Award
20 November, 2012Dr Paul McDonald, a lecturer in animal behaviour at the University of New England, has been honoured with one of this year’s Young Tall Poppy Science Awards for NSW.
Major award for global climate change scientist
07 November, 2012The ability of a world-renowned ocean scientist to inform the media and the wider community about his work has won him a prestigious international award.
UQ start-up wins prestigious biotechnology award
02 November, 2012Vaxxas, a UniQuest start-up established in 2011 to commercialise the Nanopatch vaccine delivery system based on research from The University of Queensland (UQ), has won the Janssen 2012 AusBiotech Emerging Company Award.
Astronomer wins 2012 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science
01 November, 2012Professor Ken Freeman has received the $300,000 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for almost 50 years’ work shaping and changing the human view of galaxies and the universe.
So you think you can dance your PhD? University of Sydney scientist wins international competition
17 October, 2012A University of Sydney scientist has outclassed ballerinas, breakdancers and flaming hula hoops to dance his way to victory in the fifth annual ‘Dance your PhD’ competition.
SKA astronomers shine at WA Science Awards
15 October, 2012Two astronomers involved in the Square Kilometre Array telescope project have been recognised at the 2012 WA Science Awards.
Award winner’s “findings have radically modified climate science”
13 September, 2012Australian National University (ANU) researcher Professor Kurt Lambek has won the prestigious 2012 Balzan Prize for Solid Earth Sciences for his work on climate change.
Winning research-based ideas blaze a bright trail for the future
10 September, 2012New approaches to cancer treatment and improved nickel mining output were the winning ideas from the Grand Final of UniQuest’s annual Trailblazer innovative ideas competition, held at The University of Queensland (UQ) on 4 September 2012.
NSW’s top scientists and researchers urged to nominate for $55,000 prize
31 July, 2012Acting NSW Premier and Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Stoner has called for nominations for the 2012 NSW Science and Engineering Awards to recognise and reward the state’s leading scientists, engineers and researchers.
Australian scientist awarded Royal Medal
11 July, 2012Internationally recognised chemist Professor Andrew Holmes has been awarded the 2012 Royal Medal - the only Australian in 10 years to receive the award.
Chemistry right for award-winning UWS student
26 June, 2012A University of Western Sydney student’s high-calibre chemistry experiments, which may lead to better cancer detection, have been recognised by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.
Sunflower seed drug discovery earns national award
25 June, 2012The discovery that a cancer drug is hiding in sunflower seeds has won a University of Queensland (UQ) plant scientist a national award.
