Australia’s Future: 28 creative careers for adventurous young people in science, technology, engineering and mathematics Chief Scientist Professor Ian Chubb this morning launched Australia’s Future, a free magazine featuring 28 people and the very different journeys they’ve taken from their studies in science and maths, in the Mural Hall at Parliament House, Canberra. Dr Liz New, a…
Posted on behalf of the University of New South Wales It’s not every day that school students get to present their science project to a major scientific conference, and rarer still to receive a prize for it from a Nobel Laureate. That’s the happy experience today for a team of four Year 11 students from…
Unlimited clean power Sophisticated, targeted treatment for cancer; Measuring schools – is the new PISA test a wrong turn Overcoming the energy challenge with science. These and more at the national physics congress starting today in Sydney.
Call for citizen scientists to track Humpbacks, the truth behind sci-fi films revealed, Nobel Laureate Dr Brian Schmidt at Border Stargaze and more.
Farming in the desert, hi-tech “QR Codes” to be placed on walking trail and more.
‘Sciencycle’ the busking bike, science updates its status, young migrants discover the potential of science and more.
Locating science in Red Dog tales, citizen scientists monitor sea turtles, Robogals across Queensland and more.
Public help sought in state-wide hunt for meteorites, the science behind cooking the perfect steak, whoopee cushion as educational tool and more.
Tassie marine mapping project to go Australia-wide, public to join hunt for rare and endangered plants Aboriginal elders on podcasts and more.
The Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science were presented by the Prime Minister and the Innovation Minister at the Prize Dinner in the Great Hall of Parliament House on Wednesday 12 October.