Women in engineering day myth busters
Women in engineering bust common myths and stereotypes persisting about their exciting careers
Farming 2.0: Scientists are using space technologies to manage cattle
More than 1000 wild buffalo and unmanaged cattle roaming Northern Australia will be tagged and tracked as part of the world’s largest satellite herd-tracking program.
Discount to retrain in fast-growing tech industries
Get skills to move into new high growth jobs and study discounts for unemployed workers to retrain in fast-growing tech industries.
Virtual reality is revolutionising remote mental health care
Virtual reality (VR) may pave the way for myriad new opportunities.
Data science could help California battle future wildfires, but what about ours?
Today, researchers are finding transformative new ways to use data and computational methods.
STEM survey: Have your say!
The survey is aimed at educators, parents and any STEM-interested people. This is your chance to make your voice heard on issues related to STEM education and STEM careers.
Waterproof shoes for refugee kids? This is how you make students care about STEM
In a three-year project, students were taught STEM skills by designing solutions for real-world problems. An evaluation of the project found most students were stimulated and engaged.
School of Code
Technology in schools is changing the way we learn and teach – and opening up computer science career opportunities in education.
Study reveals climate change is the most pressing issue for girls and women
Australian girls and young women are passionate about leading the way to solve huge global problems.
Students build recycling robot to wage war on waste
This month, students at Grace Lutheran College in Queensland will build a robot that encourages recycling
Winners of the 2019 UNSW Bragg Prize announced
Are fertility tracking apps backed by science? Does automation really make us safer? Are we ready for driverless cars? Find out in these prize winning student essays
Does automation really make us safer?
"Errare humanem est": Winning essay for the 2019 UNSW Bragg Student Prize for Science Writing by William Flintoft of Melbourne Grammar School
5 study pathway quizzes to take while you wait for ATAR results
The following five quizzes will help you prep for tertiary study
Industry cadetships: tapping the talents of women in STEM
Australia loses female talent at every stage of the STEM pipeline. A program in which educators and industry work together to help women gain in-demand skills is one piece in the puzzle.
Talented, much? This year’s Eureka Prize winners are next level
The 2020 Australian Museum Eureka Prize winners have been announced in a live, virtual awards show broadcast from the Australian Museum.