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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Nominations for the 2026 PM’s Prizes for Science close 18 Dec. More awards open early 2026, plus media training in Per, Syd & Mel. Science news, sector milestones and festive events in our final bulletin of 2025. Read more & subscribe👇 us1.campaign-archive.com?u=d83751047d...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Research budgets are tightening globally (Nature). Yet major prizes keep spotlighting fundamental science. How do we turn recognition into long-term support? Read our latest Science in Public bulletin + subscribe for insights, impact stories + events. scienceinpublic.com.au/bulletins

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

SCOPR® 2024 at the KCA Conference shows research commercialisation surging: AU$1.4B in 🇦🇺, NZ$730M in NZ, and 396 new companies in 5 years. Congrats to the 2025 KCA Award winners. Innovation is accelerating. techtransfer.org.au #KCA2025

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Quantum isn’t just microscopic. John Clarke, Michel Devoret & John Martinis awarded the 2025 @nobelprize.bsky.social in Physics for showing that quantum effects can be engineered on a larger scale. #IYQ2025 #Quantum www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

“Possibly one of the best training exercises I’ve done.” Rebecca Freshwater, Flows of the Future. Researchers: master media, refine key messages, handle tough questions, while staying true to the science. Adelaide 16 Oct | Melbourne 5 Nov | Sydney 12 Dec More: scienceinpublic.com.au/training

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

KCA Awards finalists showcase standout research commercialisation across ANZ: UNSW, Uni Adelaide, QUT, UniMelb, Sydney Uni, UniQuest, UWA, Macquarie + more. Categories: collaboration, HASS, licensing, spin-out, pro of the year. Winners 15 Oct, KCA Conference. techtransfer.org.au/membership/a...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Spotlighting the KCA Conference: Building Australia’s quantum industry, turning research into products, companies and jobs. With Michael Harvey; Dr Cathy Foley AO; Prof André Luiten (QuantX Labs); Jayden Castillo (Quantum Brilliance). Register: clems.eventsair.com/kca-annual-c...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

>> Build confidence in talking about your research. Then commercialise it. >> Apply for a Science Week grant: closing next week. >> Media training workshops in ADEL, MELB or SYD. Plus awards news & more in our latest science sector bulletin. mailchi.mp/scienceinpub...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Simple stories travel further. We've been making videos for researchers with Jerome Pelletier (Stepping Stone Films), showcasing science for 10+ years. Want your breakthrough to show as well as tell?

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Turn complex work into stories. Media training to help you translate complex ideas on camera. “Highly recommend,” 📷 Dr Monique Bax, Stem Cell Scientist. 📅 Adelaide 16 Oct; Melbourne 25 Nov; Sydney 11 Dec. www.scienceinpublic.com.au/training

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Meet NASA leaders past & present, and learn how we’re returning to the Moon at SPACELIVE. Dr Kirsten Banks Apollo legend Gerry Griffin, Lockheed Martin's Rob Chambers. SYD 23 & 24 Oct; CBR 26 Oct; MEL 29 Oct. 🎟 ACT/NSW: premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.a... VIC monash.edu/performing-a...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Researchers: want to share your work with impact? Join our media training workshops to learn how to engage audiences, work with journalists & stay true to the science. Adelaide 16 Oct, Melbourne 28 Oct, Sydney 11 Dec: www.scienceinpublic.com.au/training

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Celebrating the 2025 Eureka Prizes: @drvanessapirotta.bsky.social for marine science advocacy, @livingseawalls.bsky.social for eco-engineering, and Fission Chips for nanosensor innovation. Science in Public worked with these teams to share their stories: australian.museum/get-involved...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Our bulletin for the science world: >>NASA & Artemis leaders visiting Aus for SPACELIVE >>Apply for #ScienceWeek 2026 event grant >>Media training for scientists: ADL, MEL, SYD >>Awards & prizes >>Prove It: Elizabeth Finkel's new book on why science works Read & subscribe www.scienceinpublic.com.au

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

>>Space music with NASA astrophysicist, WA >>Giant clitoris puppet, TAS >>Inflatable poo palace, NSW >>How the birds got their colours Dreamtime, NT #ScienceWeek this weekend: www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week/day8-highlights-2025 www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week/day9-highlights-2025

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

>>Seahorse hotels, zebra sharks & underwater forests, NSW >>Frog saunas and spa treatments, ACT >>Can nature help with ADHD? VIC >>Spinning electrons make tech smaller, QLD >>Neuroscientists and living forever, SA #ScienceWeek day 6: www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week/day6-highlights-2025

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

>>3D printed pills, QLD >>How the birds got their colours Dreamtime, NT >>First Nations artist weaves connections in textiles workshop, SA >>Minions do physics, VIC >>Rainbow roses for disabled people, ACT >>Southern lights in TAS #ScienceWeek day 5: www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

>>Fire weather, NSW >>Tech upskilled citizen scientists, QLD >>AI in farming, ACT >>An Antarctic outpost on Hobart’s waterfront, TAS >>Quantum: why stars shine and how birds navigate, WA >>Kids build 3D-printed weather stations, NT #ScienceWeek day 4: www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

>>CSIRO wants citizen scientists to snap Aussie wildlife >>Frogs in saunas >>eDNA sleuths >>Tech upskilling for nature lovers >>Kids explore croc-filled billabongs >>Zoo poo, singing frogs & elephant sounds >>Why sharks endure #ScienceWeek wildlife: www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

>>55+ coders wanted, ACT >>Crochet + cocktails + maths, WA >>Pills & nanomedicine, QLD >>Forever neuroscience, SA >>Giant knitted gut, NSW >>Dinosaur bone hotline, NSW >>Aurora sightings, TAS >>Space music & deep time, WA + NT #ScienceWeek Seniors: www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

>>Blind artist drives quantum exhibit >>Feeding hungry astronauts >>Bird nests for climate change >>Holograms in daily life >>Spinning electrons make tech faster >>Will the Milky Way crash into Andromeda? Day 3 #ScienceWeek highlights: www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

The latest Science in Public Bulletin is in your mailbox. >>#ScienceWeek kicks off tomorrow >>Remembering Hiroshima >>Media training dates in ADL, MEL, SYD: us1.campaign-archive.com?u=d83751047d...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

>>65,000+ yrs of knowledge >>Croc-cam school science >>Fire lab meets Country >>Torres Strait VR, seaweed science >>Australovenator, bush science >>Dreamtime circus >>Songlines & stars stories >>Bush tucker, plant & animal knowledge #ScienceWeek Indigenous www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

>>Psychedelics & brain waves >>3D pills & nanomedicine >>The science of immortality >>Laughter therapy @utas.edu.au >>Giant knitted gut >>Save the world from a parasite pandemic >>Wearable tech to reduce health gaps? #ScienceWeek health: www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

>>What’s cooking in 2050 & 2100? >>Brewing science with beer >>Sweet physics: chocolate science >>Space farmers & cooks wanted >>Wine science in song >>Mars vs Outback food #ScienceWeek food & drink highlights for media: www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

>>AI farmbots & drones @science.org.au >>Space farmers wanted >>Biosecurity frontline >>Wine science & tractors >>Mars vs Outback farming >>Future farmers >>Agbots & sundaes #ScienceWeek farming highlights for media: www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

>>The science of 🔥 >>Tassie’s wild weather >>Navy meets ocean science, SYD >>1.5M 🌿 specimens, MEL >>Bird art meets activism, Wyangala & Cowra >>Burning Country & VR fire lab, MEL >>Saltmarshes vs climate, PER #ScienceWeek environment highlights: www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

>>Better sex & science, Beaker St, TAS >>Aliens & funk at the Planetarium, BNE >>Geology meets striptease, Dubbo >>Viral animal vids, Gawler >>Trek for peace, CBR >>Psych or potato? MEL >>Wine science in song, ADL #ScienceWeek entertainment highlights: www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week...

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Female fossil rockers tour; viral animal videos; Minions meet physics; giant clitoris puppet

Great National Science Week entertainment stories up for grabs now around Australia Come again? The science of better sex and other pleasures at Beaker Street Festival – Hobart ‘We’re All Aliens, Baby...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

>>Help CSIRO ID wild things >>Vote Oz’s most underrated animal >>Space farming for Mars >>Laughter vs illness >>Frog spas & parasite zoos >>Thunderstorm asthma >>3D pills & med bubbles >>Psychedelics & light therapy #ScienceWeek national highlights for media: scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

>>Croc cams, NT >>Dissecting owl vomit >>Space mission online >>Kids build weather stations, NT >>Young scientists discover black holes, TAS >>Blast bacteria experiments The Kids STEM Festival, WA Kids across Australia are exploring #ScienceWeek 2025 www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

>>Poo Palace >>Science of snot >>Palaeo-girl-geek band >>Dinosaur maths >>A library full of bugs & slugs >>Minions do physics Just some of what’s on for #ScienceWeek 2025 across Australia! Explore the wild family fun lineup: www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Spinning out your research? Build your commercialisation skills with Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia's Start-Up Essentials workshop, 7–8 Aug. ⭐ When & how to launch ⭐ Attracting investors ⭐ Planning for exit More info & enrol: www.techtransfer.org.au/eventdetails...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Science of sex; AI farming; fire weather; quantum poetry – #ScienceWeek is coming in Aug, reaching 3mil people with 2000 events. There are stories for every round. Media release & early picks around Aus: www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week Find stories in your area: ScienceWeek.net.au/events

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

"I’d Rather Have a Mortar Than a Drone." A reminder from Ukraine that not every new tech replaces old. Drones have transformed the Ukraine war. But they can't do everything. Mortars are cheaper, work in any weather and 'everyone' knows how to use them. Article by @cepa.org: cepa.org/article/from...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

“There are no natural disasters.” Interesting comment in @theatlantic.com on FEMA and disasters. Fires and floods are natural, “but what makes them a disaster is how they intersect with individual and community vulnerability, which is socially constructed.” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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Disaster at FEMA

It’s getting harder for Americans to find relief under Trump’s vision of government.

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Australia’s remote areas are perfect for radio astronomy. But Australia is too wet and flat for the latest optical telescopes. So, our astronomers want us to partner with Europe to access their powerful telescopes in Chile. ‪@eso.org‬ ‪@science.org.au‬

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

What makes a stellar pitch? How does the media work? Our Director of Engagement @tanyaha.bsky.social is in Sydney today helping researchers effectively communicate their research to media, the public and stakeholders. @westernsydneyu.bsky.social

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Deliver a pitch perfect story to media, gov & industry while staying true to your science. Media & comms workshops: MEL 30 Apr events.humanitix.com/copy-of-medi... SYD 6 May events.humanitix.com/media-and-co... ADL 19 May events.humanitix.com/media-and-co... More: scienceinpublic.com.au/training

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Space farming, dark matter, Indigenous Knowledge systems, eco-criminology and dinosaur-loving rock bands and more... 2025 National Science Week grant recipients have been announced spanning every state and territory: www.scienceweek.net.au/national-gra...

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National grant round recipients for 2025 announced - National Science Week

(Images courtesy of CANVA, UNSW, Birdlife Australia and Surrey Now-Leader) Space farming, dark matter, Indigenous Knowledge systems, eco-criminology and dinosaur-loving rock bands… the 2025 National S...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

>Quantum Year steps up: Brian Greene at @worldscifest.bsky.social >"First deployable biological computer" says Cortical Labs >Australian Highlights: new podcast by @raynerexplainer.bsky.social >Media training workshops across Australia Plus more in our latest Science bulletin scienceinpublic.com.au

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Interesting to see Cortical Labs are offering the ‘first deployable biological computer’. Read more in Cosmos Magazine: cosmosmagazine.com/technology/c... It’s based on DishBrain, which we helped them publicise following their Neuron paper in 2022: www.scienceinpublic.com.au/media-releas...

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World’s first commercial biological computer launched by Australian start up

Cortical Labs has launched CL1 – the world’s first commercially available computer based on neurons grown from human stem cells.

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

A quantum opportunity for renewable energy, health and medical technologies: Cathy Foley on the stage at the International Quantum Year Opening Ceremony. Delighted to see our former Chief Scientist representing Team Australia in Paris for the #IYQ2025 launch. Pic via x.com/QuantumFlags...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

>> A new Chief Scientist >> Australian Honours >> Prizes & media training >> AI and railroads >> Trump collides with science and more in our latest science sector bulletin: mailchi.mp/scienceinpub...

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Bluesky vs X - Nature polls ~6000 readers. “Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions,” wrote one respondent. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Bluesky’s science takeover: 70% of Nature poll respondents use platform

Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X.

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

From marine and climate science and underwater robots to Australian science leadership: oceanographer, chemist and entrepreneur Prof Tony Haymet PhD FSTE is Australia’s new chief scientist, succeeding Prof Cathy Foley. Minister Husic on @abcnews: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...

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Ed Husic discusses appointment of new chief scientist

Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.

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Science in Public @scienceinpublic.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Protecting Australians against infectious diseases, including COVID-19: Prof Allen Cheng awarded the top honour (AC) in this year’s Australia Day Honours list for services to medicine and public health. @monashuniversity.bsky.social #MonashUni

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