The search begins today for Australia’s next constellation of Superstars of STEM. Science & Technology Australia’s trailblazing program is building a critical mass of high-profile women [...]

Part of Australia’s Department of Defence and the nation’s second-largest publicly-funded R&D agency, DST Group is offering 12 weeks of paid work experience to high-performing [...]

Australians who have studied science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are helping to solve the problems of the future—meeting electricity demand and generation needs, adapting to [...]

Year 10 and 12 maths students are encouraged to apply for the newly launched Australian Defence Force (ADF) Future Innovators Award Read more

Rapid Research Information Forum response from Australia’s Chief Scientist Read more through the Australian Academy of Sciences

AMSI warns that Australia does not have enough high-quality STEM teachers coming through the education system to meet future demand. Janine Sprakel commentary in today’s ‘Sydney [...]

Latest research by the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) reveals gender imbalance and inequity continue to negatively impact the nation’s intellectual capability, compromising [...]

Women are underrepresented in STEM, in fact they only account for 16 per cent of this increasingly vital workforce. This small number represents a very big cost to Australia’s economy and [...]

Article by Denham Sadler, StartupSmart, 24 August, 2015. While Australian women are underrepresented in STEM fields, that isn’t stopping women from excelling in tech startups, according to a new [...]

Radio piece by Stephanie Pradier, Science Show, Radio National, Saturday 22 August, 2015. Mathematics is the basis of all science. And its importance is increasing as computers handle large [...]