15 institutions receive Athena SWAN Bronze Awards
07 December, 2018Fifteen Australian institutions have received the inaugural Athena SWAN Bronze Awards for improving gender equity and diversity.
Asia Pacific's top 10 young innovators announced
04 December, 2018Four Australians were among the winners of MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific competition for 2019.
170 Australian researchers on "Highly Cited" list
28 November, 2018Australia has been ranked fifth globally on Clarivate Analytics' Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) list.
2018 Tall Poppies announced
26 November, 2018 by Lauren DavisThe Young Tall Poppy Science Awards recognise the achievements of outstanding young Australian researchers who are passionate about communicating their research.
Melanoma researchers win GSK Award for Research Excellence
20 November, 2018Georgina Long and Richard Scolyer have tripled the life expectancy for some advanced melanoma patients and transformed how the cancer is managed worldwide.
INTEGRA named Pipetting Company of the Year
15 November, 2018Frost & Sullivan has presented INTEGRA Biosciences with the 2018 Global Laboratory Pipetting Company of the Year award.
Electrostatic spray dryer wins innovation award
23 October, 2018The PolarDry line of electrostatic spray dryers, manufactured by Fluid Air, was recently recognised at the 10th Annual Vogel Pharmaceutical Engineering International Forum.
2018 Prime Minister's Prizes for Science announced
18 October, 2018The $250,000 Prime Minister's Prize for Science went to Professor Kurt Lambeck for revealing how our planet changes shape — every second, every day and over millennia.
Scientists from US, Canada and France win 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics
08 October, 2018Last week, Arthur Ashkin, Gerard Mourou and Donna Strickland were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2018.
World-leading astronomer wins Matthew Flinders Medal
14 September, 2018Dr Richard Manchester has won one of Australia's highest honours for work in the physical sciences — the Australian Academy of Science's Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture.
Voting opens for CIMIA People's Choice Award
03 September, 2018Voting for the People's Choice Award in the 2018 Centenary Institute Medical Innovation Award (CIMIA) is now open.
Top scientists celebrated at Eureka Prizes 2018
30 August, 2018Surgical glue that seals wounds in 60 seconds, the world's most accurate clock and a nanomaterial to protect astronauts from harmful radiation are among the discoveries and inventions that were recognised at the 2018 Eureka Prizes.
2018 Tall Poppies announced for NSW, SA
21 August, 2018 by Lauren DavisThe Young Tall Poppy Science Awards are on once again, recognising outstanding young Australian researchers who are passionate about communicating their research.
Australian mathematician wins prestigious Fields Medal
02 August, 2018Number theorist Akshay Venkatesh has become the second Australian in history to win a Fields Medal, often described as the Nobel Prize for mathematics.
Royal Society announces 2018 award winners
20 July, 2018The Royal Society has announced the winners of its 2018–19 medals and awards — 24 prizes that recognise exceptional researchers who make outstanding contributions to science.