Coming Soon: In Class With… Skye Blackburn-Lang
30 Jan 2023

Coming Soon: In Class With… Skye Blackburn-Lang

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Our In Class With.... series involves celebrated STEM personalities answering students' questions. Offering students of all ages a unique opportunity to hear from inspirational speakers as they share their STEM journeys and achievements. Up Next: Entomologist, food scientist and entrepreneur, … Continued
Our favourite STEM resources of 2022
20 Dec 2022

Our favourite STEM resources of 2022

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As 2022 and the school year comes to a close, we have gathered a collection of our favourite, and most popular, STEM education articles, activities, videos and resources for you to look through. This might help with your planning for … Continued
In Class With… Georgia Ward Fear
14 Dec 2022

In Class With… Georgia Ward Fear

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Get access to the biggest names and brightest minds in STEM with our In Class With… series. Tropical ecologist, reptile biologist and explorer, Dr. Georgia Ward-Fear took on questions from school students around Australia in this exclusive In Class With… event. With questions … Continued
Australians are helping scientists get vital data this spring. Here’s how.
26 Oct 2022

Australians are helping scientists get vital data this spring. Here’s how.

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Using smartphone and web-based apps, the public are spotting the country’s rarely seen animals. This interesting article outlines projects and resources that allow you to get hands on with scientific research this Spring. Citizen science projects actively involve citizens in … Continued
Get ready now for the 2022 Great Southern BioBlitz!
18 Oct 2022

Get ready now for the 2022 Great Southern BioBlitz!

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Citizen science is raising awareness about biodiversity on 28-31 October 2022. The 'Great Southern BioBlitz', or 'GSB' for short, is an international period of intense biological surveying to record all the living species within several designated areas across the Southern … Continued
Australian research brings scientists closer to making blood stem cells in the lab
23 Sep 2022

Australian research brings scientists closer to making blood stem cells in the lab

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Australian blood stem cell research could help change the future of stem cell medicine. Two new pieces of research out of the University of NSW in Sydney have shone new light on how the precursors to blood stem cells occur … Continued
Honouring forgotten women scientists, mathematicians, programmers and palaeontologists
16 Sep 2022

Honouring forgotten women scientists, mathematicians, programmers and palaeontologists

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The Australian government has launched a review into diversity in the science and technology sector. Among other things, the review will examine how to support women and girls in pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Research shows … Continued
Get involved in scientific research with citizen science!
15 Sep 2022

Get involved in scientific research with citizen science!

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Why is citizen science so important and how can you find the right project for you? This interesting article outlines various citizen science projects and resources that allow you to get involved with hands on scientific research. Citizen science projects … Continued
In Class With… Rob “Krill Whisperer” King
10 Aug 2022

In Class With… Rob “Krill Whisperer” King

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Get access to the biggest names and brightest minds in STEM with our In Class With… series. Marine Research Facility Specialist, Rob King aka The Krill Whisperer took on questions from school students around Australia in this exclusive In Class With… event. With … Continued
Model or Monster?
15 Jun 2022

Model or Monster?

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In a two-room laboratory sequestered in a hunkered-down building in Werribee, Victoria, a small but mighty group of baby frogs, some of the last bastions of their embattled species, are patiently waiting to die… In this article Amalyah Hart takes … Continued