From discovering evidence of reproductive methods in 380 million year old fossils, to the production of blood cells in our bodies today, two of Australia’s top scientists have been honoured in the 2010 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science.

With Australia facing a decline in the number of students choosing to study science, two of our top teachers agree the formula to solve this problem is simple: real, hands-on experiments equals engaged and excited students.

The L’OREAL Australia For Women in Science Fellowships were recently announced. Read on to find out about one of the winners, Rowena Martin from the Australian National University/The University of Melbourne.

The L’OREAL Australia For Women in Science Fellowships were recently announced. Read on to find out about one of the winners, Deanna D’Alessandro from the University of Sydney.

The L’OREAL Australia For Women in Science Fellowships were recently announced. Read on to find out about one of the winners, Marie-Liesse Asselin-Labat from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne.

Dr Åsa Jämting discusses the development of new laboratory at the National Measurement Institute to set the standard of measurement for particles that are only billionths of a metre in size.

The 2009 presentation ceremony for the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science was held in the Great Hall, Parliament House in Canberra on 28th October 2009.

Professor Sackett recently sent a congratulatory video message to the Royal Institution of Australia, which opened in Adelaide on 8 October 2009.

Professor Tanya Monro of the University of Adelaide discusses how using nanotechnology could make the costly visual inspection in preventative aircraft maintenance a thing of the past.

Professor Sackett recently sent a congratulatory video message to the winners of the L’OREAL Australia For Women in Science Fellowships.