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Australian scientists and historians win international archaeology prize

29 April, 2013

Macquarie University researchers have been recognised at the 41st Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Conference for developing an analytical technique which allows non-destructive, on-site, inexpensive analyses of ancient Greek silver coins.


In search of outstanding glass researchers

04 April, 2013

The Otto Schott Research Award, bestowed for the first time in 1991, honours outstanding scientific achievements in the field of international glass research every two years.


Legion of Honour awarded to Australian science leader

06 March, 2013

Professor Kurt Lambeck will today be awarded the Legion of Honour - the highest decoration in France - in recognition of his contribution to the field of science and his strong ties to the country.


Academy awards excellence in science

18 February, 2013

The Australian Academy of Science today opened applications for its 2014 round of prestigious awards, including career and early career researcher awards, travelling fellowships, research bursaries and conference support.


2013 Academy awards for scientific excellence announced

16 January, 2013

The Australian Academy of Science today announced the 2013 winners of its prestigious annual awards for scientific excellence.


Opportunities and rewards for researchers at the Australian Synchrotron

27 November, 2012

Two Australian Synchrotron users are among the 12 winners of the prestigious Victoria Fellowships for 2012.


Iron woman wins synchrotron medal

23 November, 2012

Young scientist Miriam-Rose Ash has been awarded the Australian Synchrotron Thesis Medal for her study into the essential roles that iron and copper play in living organisms.


Unconventional research drives innovation in curing childhood cancer

23 November, 2012

The Balnaves Foundation’s Young Researcher of the Year Awards have reached their fifth year, enabling young researchers to pursue innovative ideas in the quest for a cure for childhood cancer.


UNE scientist wins Young Tall Poppy Award

20 November, 2012

Dr Paul McDonald, a lecturer in animal behaviour at the University of New England, has been honoured with one of this year’s Young Tall Poppy Science Awards for NSW.


Major award for global climate change scientist

07 November, 2012

The ability of a world-renowned ocean scientist to inform the media and the wider community about his work has won him a prestigious international award.


UQ start-up wins prestigious biotechnology award

02 November, 2012

Vaxxas, a UniQuest start-up established in 2011 to commercialise the Nanopatch vaccine delivery system based on research from The University of Queensland (UQ), has won the Janssen 2012 AusBiotech Emerging Company Award.


Astronomer wins 2012 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science

01 November, 2012

Professor Ken Freeman has received the $300,000 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for almost 50 years’ work shaping and changing the human view of galaxies and the universe.


So you think you can dance your PhD? University of Sydney scientist wins international competition

17 October, 2012

A University of Sydney scientist has outclassed ballerinas, breakdancers and flaming hula hoops to dance his way to victory in the fifth annual ‘Dance your PhD’ competition.


SKA astronomers shine at WA Science Awards

15 October, 2012

Two astronomers involved in the Square Kilometre Array telescope project have been recognised at the 2012 WA Science Awards.


Award winner’s “findings have radically modified climate science”

13 September, 2012

Australian National University (ANU) researcher Professor Kurt Lambek has won the prestigious 2012 Balzan Prize for Solid Earth Sciences for his work on climate change.


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