Have you seen a sawfish?
From Sydney to Cairns to Darwin to Perth, we want to hear about your sightings – a live fish, a […]
Media releases
Fresh Science, Media releases
Kid-friendly chocolate formula helps the medicine go down
FOR VIDEO AND IMAGES CLICK HERE Researchers from The University of Western Australia have developed a winning medicine formula that
Inspiring Australia
Inspiring WA
Public help sought in state-wide hunt for meteorites, the science behind cooking the perfect steak, whoopee cushion as educational tool
Australian National Fabrication Facility, Media releases
Can Australian researchers help maintain the technological superiority of the US Air Force?
And what are the benefits for Australian research? Today in Washington DC, the Australian Ambassador Kim Beazley will open a
Women in Science
L’Oréal For Women In Science Fellowships Nominations opening on 1 April 2012
Applications for the L’Oréal For Women In Science Fellowships will open on 1 April 2012. You can view the 2011 selection criteria here http://www.scienceinpublic.com/loreal/applications. You can view some frequently asked questions here http:/…
Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science 2011
Puppets break the science language barrier: 2011 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
Brooke Topelberg In 2003, Mrs Brooke Topelberg—only three years out from an education degree and just back from two years’
Women in Science
Five years of L’Oréal Australia For Women in Science Fellows
2011 marks the fifth year that L’Oréal Australia will award its For Women in Science Fellowships to Australian early-career female scientists. Since its inception in 2007, the Fellowships, worth $20,000 each, have been awarded to 14 outstanding fema…
Fresh Science
A little lupin improves the bread of life
In flour it reduces heart disease risk say Melbourne and WA researchers
You can lower your risk of heart disease significantly, just by using flour containing 40 per cent lupin beans in the place of conventional wholemeal flour, according to research by Victoria University dietitian Dr Regina Belski and colleagues from the University of Western Australia.
Over […]
Fresh Science
Bacteria munch up alumina impurities
Previously unknown species of naturally-occurring bacteria have the potential to save the alumina and aluminium industries millions of dollars while helping to reduce their impact on the environment, microbiologist Naomi McSweeney has found in a collaborative project between Alcoa, CSIRO and the University of Western Australia.