Katherine Trinajstic Three hundred and eighty million years ago, on the Gogo Barrier Reef in what is now the Kimberley Ranges, our early ancestors were developing teeth, jaws, limbs, and even a womb. …
Finding a cancer gene’s day job: making blood stem cells: 2010 winner of The Science Minister’s Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
Benjamin Kile Benjamin Kile is unravelling the secrets of blood in a series of discoveries at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research in Melbourne. He has discovered why …
Scientists are created in primary school: 2010 winner of The Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
Matthew McCloskey Matthew McCloskey is in the vanguard of the renaissance of primary science teaching in Australia—bringing real science experiments back into the classroom, building on his own …
Science teaching has to be practical: 2010 winner of the Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools
Debra Smith Over thirty years of teaching, Debra Smith has not only inspired thousands of students, she has helped redefine how science is taught in Queensland and across Australia. …
2009 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science
2009 Prime Minister's Prizes for Science winners: John O’Sullivan: How astronomy freed the computer from its chains Nearly a billion people use John O’Sullivan’s invention every day. When you use a …
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How astronomy freed the computer from its chains: 2009 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science
John O’Sullivan Nearly a billion people use John O’Sullivan’s invention every day. When you use a WiFi network—at home, in the office or at the airport—you are using patented technology born of the …
Breaking the link between fat and diabetes: 2009 Science Minister’s Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
Michael Cowley Why do we get fat? What’s the link between obesity, diabetes and hypertension? Can we break the link? These are critical questions for Australia’s long-term health, and Michael Cowley …
Testing new technologies in the computer not the real world: 2009 Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
Amanda Barnard Every new technology brings opportunities and threats. Nanotechnology is no exception. It has the potential to create new materials that will dramatically improve drug delivery, medical …
Creating new careers in the rocks: 2009 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools
Len Altman Geoscience is at the heart of some of humanity’s biggest challenges in the 21st Century: access to water; alternative energy sources like geothermal and hydro; and adapting to climate …
Living science: 2009 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
Allan Whittome Badgingarra Primary School is perched on a hill three hours north of Perth, looking out across fields of canola and wheat. The approach to the school is lined with sculptures of native …
A hero of women and science: 2008 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science
Ian Frazer Follow this link to Ian Frazer's acceptance speech: http://www.uq.edu.au/news/?article=16238 Ian Frazer has created four vaccines to fight cervical cancer. Two of them-Gardasil and …
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When quality control fails in our immune system: 2008 Science Minister’s Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
Carola Vinuesa Nature paper, child, Nature paper, child, Nature paper... Carola Vinuesa has had a busy few years. Her research has revealed key steps in how our immune system produces high quality, …