The National Science and Technology Council is set to take the place of the Commonwealth Science Council as the peak advisory body to the Prime Minister and other Ministers on science and technology. [ + ]

Minister for Education Dan Tehan has announced more than $380m in funding for university research projects through the Australian Research Council. [ + ]

"My child swallowed a piece of Lego, how long will it take to exit?" Six fearless Australian paediatricians recently ingested Lego heads in order to answer this burning question. [ + ]

Australia has been ranked fifth globally on Clarivate Analytics' Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) list. [ + ]

MTPConnect's report 'Regenerative Medicine: Opportunities for Australia' provides a roadmap for elevating the sector so it can successfully compete at a global level. [ + ]

Researchers reviewing studies around the medical use of cannabidiol have found the treatment to be moderately effective in two forms of childhood epilepsy. [ + ]

The Young Tall Poppy Science Awards recognise the achievements of outstanding young Australian researchers who are passionate about communicating their research. [ + ]

Researchers from the University of Adelaide and Griffith University have developed a new blood test for the early diagnosis of ovarian cancer. [ + ]

Professor George Paxinos, a world-renowned brain cartographer, has discovered a hidden region of the human brain, located near the brain-spinal cord junction. [ + ]

The research sector is experiencing the longest delay to Australian Research Council (ARC) funding announcements in history. [ + ]

The Women in Leadership Development (WILD) Program is designed to increase female participation at an executive and board level. [ + ]

1.9 million Australian adults begin taking prescription opioids every year, around 50,000 of whom go on to become long-term users. [ + ]

A new cellular immunotherapy treatment that targets the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been found to improve multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms. [ + ]

Georgina Long and Richard Scolyer have tripled the life expectancy for some advanced melanoma patients and transformed how the cancer is managed worldwide. [ + ]

How can extraordinarily rapid insect responses occur when the body's pre-motor pathways run into a bottleneck linking messages from the brain to the wings and body? [ + ]