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Oh, the places you’ll go (with CSIRO)!

Samson Rogers invented a robot that sorts e-waste, won awards and presented at international conferences. But the real kicker? He’s still at high school.

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From curious child to STEM Leader: Lessons from Veena Nair’s Journey

Meet Veena Nair: STEM education leader and winner of the 2022 Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools.

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Big prizes prepare schoolkids for life’s big challenges

Our STEM Together Future Shapers program is offering Year 5-10 students and their supporters the opportunity of a lifetime.

A student holding out two bottles of coloured liquid, one is labelled 'clean water', the other is labelled 'dirty water'.

From classroom to the real-world: The value of inquiry-based learning

Inquiry-based learning is one of the most effective ways to engage students in STEM. Our STEM Community Partnerships Program is making it real for high school students.

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Oodles of oobleck excites students about STEM in schools

Science can be surprising (and squelchy), especially when there's a tonne of oobleck about.

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Meet Damien Belobrajdic: Nourishing science in schools

This STEM professional thinks the key to encouraging science in schools might lie with samples of exotic poo and 10-year-old doughnuts.

Happy campers: Young Indigenous Women’s STEM Academy

The Young Indigenous Women’s STEM Academy provides students with the tools and support to succeed in an exciting science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) career.

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Hannah McCleary leading by example

Hannah McCleary shares her journey and work to inspire more women in science.

Meet Elanor Huntington: engineering our future

Professor Elanor Huntington joined us in November as our new Executive Director Digital, National Facilities and Collections. Let's get to know her.

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Make no bones about it, this teacher loves STEM

Science teacher Kylee Townsend has been recognised by the BHP Foundation Science and Engineering Awards for STEM teaching.