The World Without Disease QuickFire Challenge was a global competition that sought comprehensive, end-to-end, integrated solutions that have the potential to improve the health of people around the world. [ + ]

The 2016 Professional Scientists Employment and Remuneration Report provides an overview of the pay and conditions of scientists across Australia — with somewhat concerning results. [ + ]

RTS,S — the world's first malaria vaccine to successfully complete pivotal Phase 3 testing — will be rolled out in pilot projects in sub-Saharan Africa. [ + ]

Rockwell Automation has announced a $12 million, four-year commitment to FIRST, founded to inspire young people's interest and participation in science and technology. [ + ]

QFAB Bioinformatics is holding a one-day workshop covering the concepts of de novo assembly and initial annotation of a bacterial genome from short-read next-generation sequencing (NGS) data. [ + ]

A study has found that women whose babies are conceived in winter are more likely to develop gestational diabetes — a serious pregnancy complication characterised by inadequate blood sugar control. [ + ]

The increasing intensity and frequency of bushfires in Victoria is having a significant impact on the genetic diversity of the state's frog populations. [ + ]

Researchers have developed readily available and cheap techniques to identify native and introduced animal species. The only catch is that they are required to work with poo samples. [ + ]

Westwick-Farrow Media (WFM) this week adds a 13th media brand to its portfolio with the acquisition of The Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin (AHHB) from APRS Media. [ + ]

Eye-screening technology developed by CSIRO will allow diabetics to have their eyes tested by a GP, removing unnecessary referrals to a specialist. [ + ]

The CRC Association's Awards for Excellence in Innovation are now open for 2017. [ + ]

Australian researchers are offering a new perspective on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) that they hope will lead to the phenomenon being characterised as an ecological disease. [ + ]

Minister for Innovation, Industry and Science Greg Hunt has announced the appointment of Dr Charlie Day as CEO of the Office of Innovation and Science Australia (OISA). [ + ]

Australia will host the Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), said to be the world's largest space conference, in the year 2020. [ + ]

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has presented a cheque for $20 million to the Zero Childhood Cancer national child cancer personalised medicine program, said to be Australia's biggest initiative in childhood cancer research. [ + ]