Science
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Industry & Research
Scientists warn ESO exit will cost Australia
A group of distinguished Australian scientists have condemned the Albanese government’s decision to withdraw its association with the European Southern…
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Commentary
I’m a physicist, and we need more girls
My mother was a physics teacher in the local school and she used to bring her physics textbooks home. As…
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Industry & Research
‘Sad day for science’: 350 jobs go at CSIRO
Australia’s leading science and research agency will cut hundreds of jobs across the nation as rising costs outpace funding.
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Industry & Research
Aus explores Horizon Europe membership
The Albanese government has asked universities, researchers and businesses for feedback on joining the world's largest research program.
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Industry & Research
Govt’s top objectives for science announced: Focus on Indigenous knowledge and industry
Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic has announced a 10-year plan for science investment and research that outlines the government's…
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In the News
University researchers find dangerous parasite in freshwater fish
A harmful parasite was found in freshwater fish last week by a team of researchers, sparking an urgent call for…
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Policy & Reform
How can we address men’s domination of the science Nobel Prize?
Previous Nobel Prize winners, including Albert Einstein and Hermann Muller, are acknowledged for making some of the most historic contributions…
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In the News
Teaching, humanities students feel most unprepared for labour market: survey
Few education, science and humanities students expect to have a job immediately after graduating and they’re less likely than those…
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Industry & Research
One in four studies in top journal unreplicable
Front-line victims of the replication crisis have been identified by New Zealand and American scientists: studies themselves. Colin Camerer, Brian Nosek and…
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In the News
World’s oldest colours paint picture of early life
Ask a child to colour in a stegosaurus and you might get a red one, a green one, or perhaps…
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Commentary
Fictionalised memoir exposes ‘dubious’ PhD experience in ‘modern, successful university’
I wake to the sound of raindrops tapping on the window of the tiny room in Pollock Halls of Residence.…
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In the News
Science projects used to bridge cultural divide
A Sydney researcher is the latest to be welcomed into the ranks of an international group that will use science…
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Events
Hope and ambition collide at STEM careers fair
Rihanna’s latest hit reverberated around the brick atrium of the National Innovation Centre, home to Cicada Innovations. The reason for…
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Industry & Research
When scientists met policymakers
They're often perceived as being at odds with each other, but this week, top scientists and bureaucrats happily commingled. In Canberra…
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Industry & Research
Women, meet your ‘superstar’ STEM role models
"So God created mankind in his own image." — Genesis 1:27 The same can often be said for managers who hire employees…
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In the News
USYD’s brave new humanoid world
China’s largest consumer humanoid robotics company, UBTECH, has partnered with the University of Sydney to establish the UBTECH Sydney Artificial…
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Analysis
Careers experts don’t fear rise of robots
What will a reliable career look like in 2022? According to the Good Education Group’s 2017 Good Careers Guide, it…
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In the News
Antidepressant linked to increased risk of birth defects
Fluoxetine, the antidepressant in drugs such as Prozac and Lovan, has been found to increase the risk of birth defects…
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In the News
Poo Tube creator gets science communication gong
Honey and poo are an unlikely combination, but it was these substances, together with her communication skills, that won Dr…
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In the News
Experiments in STEM engagement
A new program being carried out by Deakin University will take a fresh look at the university curriculum and how…
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Industry & Research
Time to STEM the tide
Australia’s shrinking investment in science is jeopardising the nation’s future, academy tells Audit Commission. By Dallas Bastian. The nation’s investment…
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In the News
The march of the stupid
Academics and experts must go on the offensive when spin and vested interests threaten to rule the day. Science is…
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SPIN doctor
Spintronics is one of the newest branches of science – a multi-disciplinary field combining materials science, engineering and microscopy –…
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The danger of losing scientists and historians
Something has gone wrong when, on present trends, we face a future with few graduates in some of the essential…
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Cane toad terminator
Professor Rick Shine on using localised ‘guerrilla warfare’ to control one of the most pervasive biodiversity threats in Australia. …
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