Westward facing aerial view of Cape Bruguieres Channel at high tide. Credit: J. Leach
First underwater indigenous sites found on Australian seabed
Published Date:
  1. Making a difference publication

An international team of archaeologists from Flinders University, The University of Western Australia, James Cook University, Airborne Research Australia and…

Professor Sharon Parker. Credit: Centre for Transformative Work Design.
The changing workforce under COVID-19
Published Date:
  1. Making a difference publication

Professor Sharon Parker is an ARC Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellow at Curtin University, who has established the Centre for Transformative Work…

Credit: iStock.com/Mark Kriedemann.
Economic modelling of COVID-19 scenarios
Published Date:
  1. Making a difference publication

Early in the pandemic, in March 2020, researchers Professor Warwick McKibbin and Roshen Fernando in the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research…

The novel gown.
Rolling out a paper-based medical gown
Published Date:
  1. Making a difference publication

As mass shortages, poorly manufactured and misused personal protective equipment (PPE) continues to plague many countries in their fight against COVID-19,…

Rodney kirk, Jiawen Li. Credit: University of Adelaide.
Tiny tech gets to the heart of disease
Published Date:
  1. Making a difference publication

A team of researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP) has developed the world’s tiniest endoscope.

Professor Antonio Di leva. Credit: Macquarie Neurosurgery.
Artificial Intelligence improving the study of brain disease
Published Date:
  1. Making a difference publication

A team of Macquarie University neurosurgery and computer science researchers, including ARC Future Fellow, Professor Antonio Di Ieva, is investigating the use…

Fuorescent pictures of a human colon organoid stained for E-cadherin in red and DAPI in blue. Credit: Dr Thierry Jarde
New research reveals the damaging role of a superbug in the gut
Published Date:
  1. Making a difference publication

An ARC-supported research collaboration at Monash University's Biomedicine Discovery Institute has revealed that a bacterial superbug can prevent stem cells in…

Professor Hutmacher (R) demonstrating the chest implant with Dr Matthew Cheng (L). Credit: Metro South Health.
World-first 3D printed chest reconstruction implant
Published Date:
  1. Making a difference publication

A world-first 3D printed chest reconstruction implant is the outcome of years of research led by Professor Dietmar W. Hutmacher, director of the ARC Industrial…

Credit: iStock.com/Chinnapong.
Effects of COVID-19 on globalisation and migration
Published Date:
  1. Making a difference publication

Theoretical modelling by a group of pandemic researchers has shown that populations typically disperse following major global crises, including contagions.

‘Smart’ wound dressing technology
Published Date:
  1. Making a difference publication

ARC-supported scientists have developed a next generation wound dressing that can detect infection and improve healing in burns, skin grafts and chronic wounds.

Credit: Shutterstock/sdecoret.
Internet of Things improving Australian lives
Published Date:
  1. Making a difference publication

‘Reflecting on the challenges of 2020, IoT could help us monitor environmental disasters, support pandemic management and enhance the delivery of services to…

Common whitetail dragonfly. Credit: Public domain image by Christopher Johnson (Insects Unlocked, University of Texas at Austin)
Insect wings might be the new weapon against ‘superbugs’
Published Date:
  1. Making a difference publication

A team of scientists has revealed how nanomaterials inspired by insect wings are able to destroy bacteria on contact, which holds promise for a new era of…