Stories of Australian Science 2011

This is our third collection of Australian science stories. We’ve put it together to give journalists around the world a taste of the breadth and depth of Australian science and to introduce some interesting people and potential stories.

We think science is the major driver of social, economic and environmental change around the world. And yet, at a time when the world needs strong scientific leadership to help us create a sustainable future on this small blue planet, scientists and the scientific method are under unprecedented attack.

It’s more important than ever to highlight the people whose discoveries are transforming society and in particular the early career researchers who do most of the heavy lifting in our laboratories.

Among the 50 stories presented here, you’ll catch up with past winners of the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science, as well as the brilliant young scientists of the L’Oréal Australia For Women in Science Fellowships and of Fresh Science.

View the PDF version here or the online version here.

You can also browse our entire collection by state or territory:

• New South Wales
• Australian Capital Territory
• Victoria
• Western Australia
• South Australia
• Queensland
• Tasmania
• Northern Territory

This is our third collection of Australian science stories. The first was put together in 2007 when journalists met in Melbourne for the 5^th World Conference of Science Journalists. The second was when Melbourne hosted the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers in December 2009.

To the friends we made in Montreal in 2004, Melbourne in 2007, London in 2009, and Doha in 2011, we look forward to seeing you in Helsinki for the 8^th World Conference of Science Journalists in 2013.

And we look forward to catching up with US and Canadian journalists at the AAAS in Vancouver in 2012.

Niall Byrne, Creative Director

Sarah Brooker, Managing Director