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Anu Choudhary

Science is in the genes, for our award-winning geneticist

Can you inherit a love of science? How do you make a weed less 'weedy'? What do these questions have to do with each other? There's only one way to find out.

FindHer: How to find female research experts

Australia’s directory of research experts can now be filtered to find female experts in any field. Powered by CSIRO, over 4,500 women have been profiled so far.

Megan with her two kids at the park

SAGE advice from a scientist helping to fix science

Dr Megan Osmond shares her thoughts and experiences as a woman in science who's stepped away from the lab to help fix science for future generations.

Beaming with pride at Mardi Gras

From Mardi Gras and beyond we're building a safe and welcoming culture where our people feel comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. 🌈

In the middle of the Southern Ocean with Investigator’s science team

Avoiding that sinking feeling at sea

With Day of the Seafarer focusing this year on mental health and well-being, we are shining a beacon on life at sea on Investigator and how our seafarers mentally prepare for their time among the waves.

two female scientists conducting experiment in lab, fully suited in fully enlcosed biocontainment suits

Under the hood of our biocontainment facility

We operate a special high-containment facility that allows us to work on some of the world's deadliest viruses. Take a look under the hood to see how it works.

Virus animations beamed onto buildings

Beautiful and dangerous: animating deadly viruses at Vivid Sydney

Peek under the microscope to get a close up encounter with infectious biological agents magnified to spectacular scale as we light up Vivid Sydney.

High Five: Congrats to Data61 and ON alumni, Dr Silvia Pfeiffer, now CEO of Coviu, and recipient of investment from the CSIRO Innovation Fund, managed by Main Sequence Ventures.

Building the bridges to innovation

Last week marked a watershed moment for Australia’s innovation future – bridging all parts of the innovation ecosystem together to drive our national performance.

Chilling out in front of some good scenery. Image: Darren Koppel

Research and chill: the challenges of working in Antarctica

Sure it has come pretty sweet scenery but there are some downsides to working in the coldest place on the planet.

Anna cresswell underwater in scuba gear pushing an imaginary button

International Women’s Day – Meet the women shaping our future

We want more women in science, technology, engineering and maths roles and leading the charge. And we are making progress. Women are changing the world. We’re lucky enough that some of these incredible women work right here. #pressforprogress

Daryl Braithwaite in the music video The Horses

Braithwaite, there’s MORE: celebrating our lifetime achievers

Daryl Braithwaite might be riding his horse into the ARIA Hall of Fame, but we're busy singing the praises of two of our own lifetime achieving scientists.

What do WiFi and the dual flush toilet have in common? #100yearsinnovation

Aussies are an ingenious bunch, so we’re proudly celebrating a rich 100 year legacy of world-changing Australian innovation.