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Drawing on its own experience, the ARC Centre of Excellence for All-Sky Astrophysics (CAASTRO) has developed a Gender Action Toolkit to assist other groups…

Professor Michelle Simmons.
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Professor Michelle Simmons, twice an ARC Federation Fellow, now an Australian Laureate Fellow and Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum…

A ‘radio colour’ view of the sky above a ‘tile’ of the Murchison Widefield Array radio telescope, located in outback Western Australia.
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ARC funding for large-scale research infrastructure is contributing to Australia’s involvement in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a global next-generation…

JOIDES Resolution is the workhorse of IODP. It can take continuous sediment or rock cores, usually up to 1,000 metres below the sea floor, in most water depths.
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With funding from 23 countries, the IODP operates two fully-equipped research ships that sail to all corners of the world’s oceans, exploring some of the most…

Professor Shari Forbes.
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ARC Future Fellow, Professor Shari Forbes from the University of Technology Sydney, has led the establishment of a unique Australian research facility…

Professor Gary Foley.
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Led by Professor Gary Foley, based at Victoria University, who is of Gumbainggir descent, a team of Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers are guiding the…

Image caption: ACES Director Professor Gordon Wallace (centre) with Rodrigo Lozano (L) and Elise Stewart (R)
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Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES) based at the University of Wollongong have developed a 3D-printed layered…

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The ARC congratulates the 2013 Centenary Institute Lawrence Creative Prize recipient, Dr Connie Wong from Monash University.

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Quantum dots are nanoscale systems that can confine or trap single electrons. Temperatures close to absolute zero are required to study quantum behaviour.…

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Imagine being able to convert your organic waste into hydrogen and then use it to power your car or household appliances, independently of the electricity grid…

Image courtesy AACC International. L to R: Dr Deborah Rogers, Chair of the AACC International Board, Professor Geoff Fincher and Dr David Hahn, President of AACC International at the award ceremony.
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Professor Geoff Fincher has dedicated his life to gaining a greater understanding of plant cell walls and their biology. A plant cell wall is the structure…