Budget helps strengthen Aust scientific leadership in Asia–Pacific
26 October, 2022The Australian Academy of Science will lead a new regional presence coordinating scientific engagement in the Asia–Pacific.
CSIRO releases VR safety training for lab workers
24 October, 2022 | Supplied by: CSIROCSIRO is looking to improve safety for everyone working in potentially hazardous environments with a new training package that uses virtual reality to simulate risk scenarios.
NHMRC announces $375m in Investigator Grants, gender equity scheme
20 October, 2022More than $375 million has been awarded to support 225 emerging and established leaders in health and medical research across Australia.
CSL Centenary Fellowships to fund malaria, IBD research
17 October, 2022Australian scientists Dr Michelle Boyle and Dr Samuel Forster have each been awarded a CSL Centenary Fellowship of $1.25 million over five years.
How labs and vendors can work together to improve reproducibility
12 October, 2022 by Pamela James, PhD* | Supplied by: Vector LaboratoriesAcross scientific disciplines, many researchers are experiencing difficulty when trying to replicate previously observed experimental results.
Industry leader Katherine Woodthorpe named President of ATSE
11 October, 2022Scientist and climate champion Dr Katherine Woodthorpe has been elected President of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.
Some progress for women in STEM but more effort needed
10 October, 2022The 2022 STEM Equity Monitor shows that women as a proportion of all people working in STEM-qualified jobs grew by two percentage points to 15% in 2021.
2022 Nobel Prize winners announced
06 October, 2022The Nobel Foundation says it will invite the 2022 Nobel Prize laureates to the Nobel Week in Stockholm in December, together with the 2020 and 2021 laureates.
NHMRC-funded health research now freely available
04 October, 2022Under NHMRC's revised Open Access Policy, all peer-reviewed publications arising from NHMRC-funded research must be made available immediately upon publication.
Qld forensic scientists provided misleading information: report
26 September, 2022An inquiry into forensic DNA testing in Queensland has found there was potential for the miscarriage of justice.
Health innovators recognised at Good Design Awards
23 September, 2022The winning design changes cancer treatment for patients globally as it addresses the greatest unmet need in targeted alpha therapy.
Gender-balanced teams produce more innovative research
20 September, 2022Research teams with a balanced number of men and women have a higher likelihood of producing more innovative and impactful work compared with their unbalanced counterparts.
Govt commits to a more diverse science and tech workforce
08 September, 2022The Minister for Industry and Science, Ed Husic, has announced a commitment to widen the pipeline of talent available to the science and technology sectors.
Winners announced: 2022 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes
06 September, 2022The Eureka Prizes have been awarded for 2022, honouring excellence across the areas of research and innovation, leadership, science engagement and school science.
Call for applications to attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
02 September, 2022The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, established in 1951, provide a globally recognised forum for exchange between Nobel Laureates and young scientists.
