2014 ATSE Clunies Ross Awards announced
23 May, 2014The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) Clunies Ross Awards Dinner was held this week at the Perth Convention Centre. The event celebrates Australia's heroes in science and technology.
The Australian Innovation Challenge 2014 now open
21 May, 2014Entries are open for this year's The Australian Innovation Challenge awards, honouring excellence in fields from minerals and energy to ICT and community services.
2014 NMI awards announced
20 May, 2014As part of World Metrology Day, Parliamentary Secretary for Industry Bob Baldwin has announced the winners of this year's National Measurement Institute (NMI) awards.
Nominations open for 2014 GSK Award for Research Excellence
14 May, 2014GlaxoSmithKline has opened nominations for the 2014 GSK Award for Research Excellence (ARE). The prestigious award recognises outstanding achievements in medical research and facilitates career development with potential importance to human health and Australian research.
Honey researcher receives USC Chancellor's Medal
29 April, 2014Environmental scientist Daniel Meloncelli has been awarded a University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) Chancellor's Medal. It was one of only three Chancellor's Medals presented at USC's recent graduation ceremonies, awarded to outstanding graduates who have contributed to the university or wider community and achieved a high academic level during their studies.
From cancer tissue to dying stars: Extreme Imaging 2014
28 March, 2014 by Lauren DavisThe winners of the 2014 Extreme Imaging Competition were last night announced at the Powerhouse Museum. Now in its third year, the annual event is held by Canon Australia's local research and development arm, Canon Information Systems Research Australia (CiSRA).
GE Healthcare 2013 Cell Imaging Competition winners announced
14 March, 2014GE Healthcare Life Sciences has announced the three winners of the GE Healthcare 2013 Cell Imaging Competition.
MS researchers win Thermo Scientific Cellome Award
25 February, 2014Thermo Fisher Scientific has presented its 2014 Cellome Award to the authors of the article 'A regenerative approach to the treatment of multiple sclerosis', featured in the October 2013 issue of Nature.
2014 BHP Billiton Science and Engineering Awards winners announced
12 February, 2014The winners of the 2014 BHP Billiton Science and Engineering Awards were announced last week in Melbourne by the Chief Executive Officer of BHP Billiton, Andrew Mackenzie, and CSIRO Chief Executive, Megan Clark.
2014 Australian Academy of Science award winners announced
23 January, 2014The Australian Academy of Science has announced this year's winners of its prestigious annual awards for scientific excellence. As Academy President Professor Suzanne Cory explained, "These awards celebrate both career-long contributions by some of Australia's most distinguished researchers and remarkable discoveries made by younger investigators."
Australian Innovation Challenge 2013 winners announced
02 December, 2013Eight of the country's best innovators were recognised last week in the third annual The Australian Innovation Challenge. The challenge is run by The Australian in partnership with Shell Australia with support from the Department of Industry and Innovation Australia.
Biological scientist named WA's Tall Poppy for 2013
27 November, 2013Professor Ryan Lister, a genome biologist and Future Fellow in the ARC Centre for Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, has won the 2013 Tall Poppy Awards for Western Australia.
NMI Prize for 2013 awarded
20 November, 2013Physicist Dr Daniel Creedon was yesterday awarded the prestigious federal government National Measurement Institute (NMI) Prize at a ceremony in Sydney, where he gave a seminar on his award-winning work. Dr Creedon was announced as the winner of the prize on World Metrology Day earlier this year.
NZ Prime Minister's Science Prizes awarded
15 November, 2013The 2013 Prime Minister's Science Prizes were this week awarded at the Royal Society of New Zealand in Wellington. With a total of $1 million in prize money, the awards aim to highlight the contribution science makes to New Zealand's economy.
Janssen Industry Excellence Awards presented at AusBiotech 2013
01 November, 2013The Janssen Industry Excellence Awards, held this week during the AusBiotech 2013 national conference in Brisbane, every year recognise outstanding commercialisation of innovative healthcare solutions by Australian biotechnology and healthcare companies. The 2013 Company of the Year award was presented to Nanosonics.
