Jane Elith Jane Elith is one of the most influential environmental scientists in the world, though she rarely ventures into the field. …
Bringing students to science: 2015 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science – Secondary teaching
Ken Silburn Fifteen years ago Casula High School was just an average state school in Sydney’s south-western suburbs with just eight students doing science at year 12. But something extraordinary has …
Improved primary science teaching at no extra cost: 2015 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science – Primary teaching
Rebecca Johnson Fifteen years ago Rebecca Johnson, from Windaroo State School, initiated a new method for teaching science more effectively in primary schools without costing the government anything …
Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science 2014
The winners of the 2014 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science are: Sam Berkovic and Ingrid Scheffer have changed the way the world thinks about epilepsy. They will receive the $300 000 Prime Minister’s …
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The genetics of epilepsy: bringing hope to families: 2014 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science
Sam Berkovic and Ingrid Scheffer Sam Berkovic and Ingrid Scheffer have changed the way the world thinks about epilepsy, the debilitating condition that affects about 50 million people. Twenty years …
Regulating genes to treat illness, grow food, and understand the brain: 2014 Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
Ryan Lister Genes are not enough to explain the difference between a skin cell and a stem cell, a leaf cell and a root cell, or the complexity of the human brain. Genes don’t explain the subtle ways …
Australian crystals set to take over industry: 2014 Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
Matthew Hill Forty per cent of the energy consumed by industry is used to separate things—in natural gas production, mineral processing, food production, pollution control. The list is endless. Each …
A taste of real-world science to take to the real world: 2014 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools
Geoff McNamara From the moment students step into ‘Mr Mac’s Lab’, they’re greeted by dinosaurs, skeletons, spacecraft and a model galaxy that hovers overhead. Their eyes can’t help but gravitate …
Combining play, science and language: 2014 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
Brian Schiller At Seacliff Primary School in Adelaide’s south, Brian Schiller’s students are describing states of matter, mixing of materials, and products of chemical reactions—in Japanese. It’s …
2013 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science – photos
Photos from the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science award ceremony. …
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2013 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science
The Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science were presented by the Prime Minister assisted by the Hon Bob Baldwin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry at the Prize Dinner in the Great Hall …
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2013 Prime Minister’s Science Prizes: responses from colleagues and experts
Below are comments provided by science leaders in Australia. They may be used when reporting on the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science. …
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