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School Grants now available for National Science Week

25 March 2025

The Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA), with funding assistance from the Australian Government, provides grants for school-initiated National Science Week activities. These grants are available to ALL Australian schools (preschools to senior secondary) who complete…

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Inspiring Australia Grant Round Extension

25 March 2025

DEADLINE EXTENDED! The 2025 National Science Week and Community STEM Grants deadline has been extended by a week to Wednesday the 2nd of April! This is your last chance to get your applications in before…

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Nominations Now Open – Young Tall Poppy Awards 2025

17 March 2025

The annual Young Tall Poppy Science Awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of Australian scientists. Recipients of the Award provide understanding and an appreciation of science in the broader community. Do you know an early career…

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A Boost for Tasmania’s Wine Sector

11 March 2025

Tasmania is renowned around the world for the exceptional quality of its wine. To safeguard and strengthen the state’s reputation, the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) is part of a new collaborative program to support sustainable growth…

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CSIRO Science Ship has Students Sailing into Future Careers

11 March 2025

Thirty university students and trainers from across Australia will get the training experience of a lifetime when they take to the seas for a circumnavigation of Tasmania aboard CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator. The 10-day voyage…

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Sowing the Seeds of Tasmania’s STEM Future

11 March 2025

The University of Tasmania today released a high-level concept plan for a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) precinct at Sandy Bay to support 21st century teaching and research. Pro Vice-Chancellor, Campus Life, Professor Nicholas Farrelly…

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Statewide Conservation Effort Leads to Quoll-ity Outcomes

11 March 2025

This World Wildlife Day (3 March 2025), we‘re celebrating a wildlife win that has been multiple years in the making, involved multiple committed partners and has a focus on quoll-ity conservation outcomes. That unquantifiable quollity…

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Aerial Photos Reveal How Close Tasmanian West Coast Bushfires came to 3,000-year-old Huon Pine

27 February 2025

New aerial images have revealed how close a stand of ancient trees, including one thought to be 3,000 years old, came to being destroyed by bushfire. However, not all of the ancient Huon pines in…

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Tasmanian Nature Conservation Fund Grant Round Opening Soon!

27 February 2025

The TNCF provides vital funding for environmental and wildlife conservation and rehabilitation projects across Tasmania. Applications will open on Monday, 3rd March 2025, and close at midnight on Thursday, 3rd April 2025. The TNCF supports projects…

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‘Little face’ Ceramic Fragment Found on Bruny Island Sparks Online Debate

27 February 2025

A small fragment of pottery found on Bruny Island in Tasmania has caught the attention of thousands of social media users for its eye-catching design and potential to be hundreds of years old.  Amanda Richardson,…

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A $1.2 Million Boost for Sustainable Dairy Research in Tasmania

27 February 2025

Nation-leading research conducted at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture’s Dairy Research Facility in North-West Tasmania has been given a boost with a major research project extended for an additional 12 months. The good news was shared…

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Scientists Reveal Limitations of Enhancing Ocean Alkalinity to Boost CO2 Absorption

27 February 2025

Adding natural alkaline substances to seawater can boost the ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide – but scientists warn there may be processes in the ocean system that alter its efficiency. Ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE)…

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