WA professor wins new blood disorder prize
17 May, 2016Professor Tim St Pierre has received the inaugural Panos Englezos Award for his outstanding contribution to the management of, and improvement in, quality of life for patients with the haemoglobin disorder thalassaemia.
2016 Eureka Prize entries closing soon
18 April, 2016 by Lauren DavisResearchers, science leaders and science journalists are encouraged to enter the 2016 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes before the close of entries on 6 May.
AIMS medical science awards launched in Queensland
12 April, 2016The first ever AIMS Queensland & Tropical Division Annual Awards for Excellence in Medical Science will recognise and celebrate the excellence of people working in the medical science profession.
Entries now open for 2016 Eureka Prizes
15 March, 2016Australian researchers, science leaders and science journalists are invited to enter the 2016 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.
Accessible dialysis for World Kidney Day
11 March, 2016 by Adam FloranceA manufacturing engineer from the Isle of Man has designed a portable, solar-powered dialysis system that fits in a suitcase, winning the US$100,000 Affordable Dialysis Prize in time for World Kidney Day.
Present your research in three minutes or less
07 January, 2016The British Council is looking for early-career researchers with a peer-reviewed discovery and a flair for communication to present their science at FameLab Australia.
Fellowships to support female researchers
09 December, 2015The inaugural inspiring women fellowships have provided four Australian female researchers with the support they need to juggle career and carer commitments and remain competitive in their fields of endeavour.
2015 Extreme Imaging Competition winners announced
30 November, 2015The winners of the 2015 Extreme Imaging Competition were announced at The International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications, held in Adelaide.
UNSW researchers receive international recognition
26 November, 2015November has been a good month for the University of New South Wales, with UNSW researchers receiving recognition on both local and international stages.
Australian Academy of Science's 2016 honorific awards
26 November, 2015The Australian Academy of Science has announced the winners of its 2016 honorific awards — an annual program to recognise scientific excellence in researchers in the early stage of their careers right through to those who have made lifelong achievements.
Immunity breakthrough wins Award for Research Excellence
20 November, 2015The winners of the 2015 GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Award for Research Excellence will use the $80,000 award to continue their groundbreaking work on how the immune system identifies and fights disease.
Gender equity introduced to Viertel Foundation fellowships
13 November, 2015The Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation Senior Medical Research Fellowships are being awarded to one male and one female outstanding mid-career scientist for the first time, in a move which will see gender equity embedded in the awards from now on.
Monash dominates Victorian Young Tall Poppy awards
11 November, 2015The Australian Institute of Policy and Science has announced the 2015 Victorian Young Tall Poppy Science Awards, celebrating the best and brightest young achievers in the state.
2015 Prime Minister's Prizes for Science announced
22 October, 2015The 2015 Prime Minister's Prizes for Science were awarded on 21 October at a celebratory dinner held at Parliament House.
A creative approach to tackling hepatitis B
25 September, 2015The Centenary Institute's Lawrence Creative Prize 2015 has been awarded to Dr Greg Ebert for the innovation and creativity in his approach to tackling chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
