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The Winanga-y way: developing Indigenous pathways

We’re recruiting five Indigenous post-doctoral fellows in the area of agriculture and food.

Moths in the ACT

From parachuting larvae to moths that look like burlesque fans to inchworms crawling on your plants. This new book reveals 700 of the many species of moths you can find in Canberra’s gardens and bushlands.

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!

Resisting the rise of antimicrobial resistance

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest threats facing humanity. But what is it and how do we slow the rise?

Virtual reality smells like spleen spirit

Working with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and other researchers, we found that smell significantly enhances sense of presence and feeling of realism in virtual reality.

COVID-19 transforms international travel preparation

With international borders now open, many of us are eager to head overseas. But travel is now very different from pre-COVID, for both travellers and airlines.

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.

Science explainer: Japanese encephalitis virus

After years of international collaborations, our scientists are experts in Japanese encephalitis virus. They explain how it works.

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.

Pandemic pivot away from harsh chemicals with Wash Wild

With the demand for cleaning products taking off during the COVID-19, Wash Wild saw a gap in the market to develop natural cleaning products that were not as harsh as synthetic chemicals, but just as effective.

Femtech talk: just what the doctor ordered for women’s health

Have you heard of Femtech? It's all about women's health technology. We're taking on the problem, one product at a time.