Winners of the 2017 Metcalf Prizes announced
20 November, 2017Stem cell researchers Mark Dawn and Jessica Mar have both received $50,000 Metcalf Prizes from the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia.
Academy awards recognise bright stars of Australian science
17 November, 2017Scientists working on the threat posed by the melting ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica, solving the mysteries of the universe and interpreting how disruptions of brain connectivity can lead to mental illness are some of the winners of the 2018 honorific awards from the Australian Academy of Science.
Scientists and inventors among NSW Australian of the Year finalists
10 November, 2017The nominees for the 2018 NSW Australian of the Year Awards have been announced, with several scientists and inventors reaching the finals of both the Australian and Young Australian of the Year categories.
2017 Women in Science Fellowships awarded
01 November, 2017The winners of the 2017 L'Oréal for Women in Science Fellowships have been announced, with five lucky early-career female scientists receiving $25,000 to support them in their specialist area of research for one year.
$1.7 million awarded to seven Australian biomedical researchers
19 October, 2017Seven biomedical researchers have been awarded more than $1.7 million, as Perpetual announced the recipients of the 2017 Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Awards for Biomedical Research.
Meet the winners of the 2017 Prime Minister's Prizes for Science
19 October, 2017The 2017 Prime Minister's Prizes for Science winners were awarded by the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Minister Michaelia Cash at a dinner last night in the Great Hall of Parliament House.
Monkey business pays off for award-winning microbiome researcher
09 October, 2017Dr Michael Montague from the University of Pennsylvania has been declared the winner of the 2017 Microbiome Awards.
Inaugural PluS Alliance Prize winners announced
08 September, 2017The PLuS Alliance has announced the winners of the inaugural PLuS Alliance Prize, which recognises innovation in both research and education.
Lasers and dung beetles: the 2017 Eureka Prizes celebrate the best of Australian science
04 September, 2017 by Ariel Bogle, The ConversationScientists working on malleable electronics, more effective blood tests and lasers were just some of the winners at the 2017 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.
Fresh Science competition closes this week
28 August, 2017Nominations for Fresh Science, the national competition that helps early-career researchers find, and then share, their stories of discovery, close this week.
Young Tall Poppies recognised during National Science Week
18 August, 2017Nine outstanding young researchers from NSW have been recognised with Young Tall Poppy Science Awards as part of the Sydney Science Festival and National Science Week.
2017 SA Science Excellence Award for LBT Innovations
15 August, 2017LBT Innovations has been awarded the 2017 SA Science Excellence Award for Excellence in Research Collaboration.
From Vietnam War refugee to STEM superstar
07 August, 2017She arrived in Australia as an asylum seeker from the Vietnam War, with no English-speaking skills and nothing but the clothes on her back. Now, more than 20 years later, Dr Tien Huynh has been named as one of the 30 'Superstars of STEM'.
NHMRC award winners announced
13 July, 2017Exceptional researchers in the fields of infectious disease, autoimmunity, chronic pain and Parkinson's disease are among the Australians honoured with National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Research Excellence Awards.
Fighting superbugs with microscopic tracks
11 July, 2017University of Technology Sydney scientist and Associate Professor Cynthia Whitchurch has become the first female scientist to win the David Syme Research Prize in over 30 years.
