The National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) will be taking part in Science in ACTion as part of the ACT’s National Science Week activities on Friday and Saturday 12 – 13 August. National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology and thousands of individuals – from students, to scientists to chefs and musicians… Read more
The National Indigenous Science Education Program (NISEP) is running the Indigenous Science Experience Family Science Fun Day at the Redfern Community Centre in Sydney in August as part of National Science Week. NISEP is a grassroots, community-based organisation that works with communities in both rural and metropolitan low socio-economic status regions to improve educational outcomes,… Read more
For several years, the NSW Department of Industry, through the Office of the Chief Scientist and Engineer, has supported travel costs for NSW-based NYSF students travelling on international programs. In 2015, the Department’s grant contributed to the travel costs of 15 NYSF students, who attended the Canada-Wide Science Fair, Research Science Institute at the Massachusetts… Read more
Young Social Pioneers (YSP) is an incubator for Australia’s emerging social innovators, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and changemakers who are aged 18-29 years. YSP is an initiative of the Foundation of Young Australians (FYA). Since 2009 through the YSP program, FYA has backed over 130 young Australians leading social change and innovation across Australia. Over six months,… Read more
Cosmic Dust Reveals Earth’s Ancient Atmosphere Monash University’s Dr Andrew Tompkins featured in The Conversation about his team’s research into what tiny micrometeorites from the Pilbara in Western Australia can tell us about the chemistry of the Earth’s atmosphere from 2.7 billion years ago. To read the article, visit Monash University news and events. To… Read more
Future Students Contact Centre For many future students, University can seem like a different world with a different language. The Future Student Contact Centre combines friendly service with helpful information on UQ programs, study options and applications. Chat with us live Our friendly student advisors are waiting to chat with you about study and life… Read more
$80,000 GSK Award for excellence in medical research GSK are looking for leaders in medical research who are working to improve human health, to award their annual $80,000 grant. This award recognises outstanding achievements in medical research and facilitates career development. Last year’s winners Jim McCluskey and Jamie Rossjohn discovered how vitamin B provides an… Read more
Two new $1.25million CSL Centenary Fellowships for mid-career researchers CSL are celebrating 100 years in science by establishing two new annual fellowships – each worth $1.25 million over five years. These generous fellowships will cover a full-time salary, plus research costs and/or a postdoc assistant. They are open to mid-career (three to six years post-doctoral)… Read more