Meet Phil Vandenbossche: hydrographic surveyor

To mark World Hydrography Day, we sound out one of our Hydrographic Surveyors, Phil Vandenbossche. Dive in to find out what his job involves.

Indigenous engagement and reconciliation. What are we doing?

How can we solve the greatest challenges of our time if we don't involve every voice? To do our work, or anything that matters, we need to work together. Reconciliation is extremely important to us.

STEM learning spreads across the country thanks to volunteers

They say the most precious thing one can give is time. National Volunteer Week is about acknowledging those that use theirs to make the world a better place.

Meet Nina Welti: tracing our food supply chains

Nina Welti is on a mission to show the world where our food comes from. She is making a difference to our consumer knowledge and food production.

Future science platforms for innovation

We're investing in four new Future Science Platforms exploring energy storage, carbon locking, immune resilience and biotechnology.

Meet the bright finalists of the BHP Foundation Science and Engineering Awards

Popping laptops open and locking in the challenge, two WA students uncovered the music genre generating the most electrical energy. In the words of Naughty by Nature, there ain’t nothin’ like hip hop music!

Women in STEM inspire the next generation of women to STEAM ahead

Guided by two women in STEM, technology students at a Perth school have used coding to create a device to help the hearing impaired.

Meet Deborah Lau: On a mission to end plastic waste

We meet Dr Deborah Lau who explains that ending plastic waste must start with us reimagining the future of plastic.

Meet Bronwyn Fox: our Chief Scientist

Professor Bronwyn Fox takes up the role as our latest Chief Scientist 30 years after she first joined us as a research assistant.

Women for a sustainable tomorrow

Meet some of the women taking on what could be described as one of our greatest challenges - tackling climate change.

Clean pandemic pivot: Norris Industries

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Australian dishwasher producers Norris Industries knew they needed to do something fresh and new.

Dr Megan Sebben schools students through STEM programs

Dr Megan Sebben is helping to challenge school kids’ perceptions of what a scientist is and what a career in science can look like.