$180m in funding to advance 132 research projects
03 August, 2018The funding will support ARC Future Fellowships, Australian Laureate Fellowships, Linkage Projects, and Industrial Transformation Research Hubs and Training Centres.
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.
2018 Australasian Genomic Technologies Association conference
26 July, 2018The AGTA conference, Australia's foremost genomic technology conference, is an essential event for researchers and industry representatives who work with genomic technologies.
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.
UK–US trade deal could threaten the NHS, researchers say
13 July, 2018The USA's targeting of so-called 'foreign free-riding' in trade deals could lead to a poor deal on pharmaceuticals for the UK post-Brexit.
Senate committee recommends legalising mitochondrial donation
05 July, 2018 by Lauren DavisAustralian women at risk of having babies suffering severe mitochondrial disease may soon be able to have healthy children.
Australia's top health and medical researchers honoured
28 June, 2018The prestigious NHMRC Research Excellence Awards recognise recent outstanding performance in the health and medical research field.
Gene therapies may not be commercially viable: GlobalData
27 June, 2018Gene therapies stand to benefit patients immensely, but there are questions about their commercial viability for pharmaceutical companies.
Over 2700 stem cell scientists in Melbourne this week
21 June, 2018More than 2700 stem cell scientists from 50 countries are in Melbourne for the 16th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR).
Report: Synthetic biology could be misused to create weapons
21 June, 2018Although some malicious applications of synthetic biology may not seem plausible right now, they could become achievable with future advances.
Blood filter therapy for kidney patients wins innovation award
14 June, 2018A new haemodialysis therapy has the potential to significantly advance renal (kidney) care for patients.
Data integrity in the laboratory
05 June, 2018 | Supplied by: Mettler-Toledo LtdMettler-Toledo will be holding data integrity seminars in Sydney and Melbourne in July.
Robotics expert selected as NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer
31 May, 2018The NSW Government has announced the appointment of world-renowned robotics expert Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte as the next NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer.
Menzies Foundation announces a new direction for 40th birthday
28 May, 2018The foundation has three new areas of focus: entrepreneurship in science, leadership in our schools and guiding Australia's response to complex global legal issues.
John Shine commences as President of the Academy
28 May, 2018Biochemist and molecular biologist Professor John Shine AC FAA has commenced as President of the Australian Academy of Science.
