Know a top scientist whose contribution hasn’t been recognised? Or an emerging leader in science? A couple of major science prizes are closing next week:

• the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science, including the $300,000 main prize, two $50,000 prizes for early to mid-career scientists and two $50,000 prizes for science teachers
• the L’Oréal Australia & New Zealand For Women in Science Fellowships, worth $25,000 for three early-career women scientists
• next week – EMBL Australia will open a travel grant scheme to send our best young PhD students to an EMBL campus in Europe
• the Eureka Prizes, for research, scientific leadership and communication

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Know a top scientist whose contribution hasn’t been recognised? Or an emerging leader in science? A couple of major science prizes are closing next week:

• the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science, including the $300,000 main prize, two $50,000 prizes for early to mid-career scientists and two $50,000 prizes for science teachers
• the L’Oréal Australia & New Zealand For Women in Science Fellowships, worth $25,000 for three early-career women scientists
• next week – EMBL Australia will open a travel grant scheme to send our best young PhD students to an EMBL campus in Europe
• the Eureka Prizes, for research, scientific leadership and communication

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Please help us identify the unsung achievers of Australian science for the Prime Ministers, and welcome to my occasional email to the science community on prizes and other activities.

• Nominations are now open for The Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science — please help us identify unsung achievers; also L’Oreal Fellowships open 1 April; and a science prize database;
• How does Nature rate your university;
• Ten billion dollars for vaccine delivery – meet the man leading the global alliance GAVI in Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney;
• Media training in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra;
• Supporters needed for Fresh Science state finals;
• Ian Chubb speaking in Melbourne for NICTA;
• Reaching global science journalists – a dinner in Vancouver and our story collections
• Who are Science in Public

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Please help us identify the unsung achievers of Australian science for the Prime Ministers, and welcome to my occasional email to the science community on prizes and other activities.

• Nominations are now open for The Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science — please help us identify unsung achievers; also L’Oreal Fellowships open 1 April; and a science prize database;
• How does Nature rate your university;
• Ten billion dollars for vaccine delivery – meet the man leading the global alliance GAVI in Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney;
• Media training in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra;
• Supporters needed for Fresh Science state finals;
• Ian Chubb speaking in Melbourne for NICTA;
• Reaching global science journalists – a dinner in Vancouver and our story collections
• Who are Science in Public

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This is my occasional update on science prizes, this time highlighting a new $25,000 prize for early career biomedical researchers.

The Centenary Institute Lawrence Creative Prize is a $25,000 award for outstanding creativity in biomedical research by young scientists. The winner gets to spend half on themselves and half on their research. Applications close Monday 19 September.
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Will climate change Victoria’s wines and how do we save the plants that feed and clothe us – find out at free public talks as part of the 18th International Botanical Congress in Melbourne this week. [continue reading…]