A message from Professor Melissa Brown, President, Australian Council of Deans of Science.

Professor Ian Chubb shares how Australian university science churns out both groundbreaking research and the sharp minds we need for the future.

International student income has contributed to Australian universities becoming globally recognised institutions.

A timeline celebrating 30 years of the Australian Council of Deans of Science (ACDS).

In a post-COVID world, new trends are emerging in university teaching and learning.

Over recent decades, the sharing of university facilities has sparked new opportunities for research excellence.

Since the 1990s, increasingly large datasets have led to amazing findings, but bring wicked challenges that university researchers are racing to solve.

The latest issue celebrates innovative collaborations between universities and industries that are driving more impactful and rewarding partnerships.

University science is the partner innovative Australian businesses need as they take on the tricky mission of scaling for the world stage.

Embedding partnerships in undergraduate and postgraduate university science courses drives deeper industry relationships

Translating university science for the greater good is often the product of experience, networks and relationships built over several years.

Beyond its core role to educate and create knowledge, university science plays a critical part in bringing together the people and funding to push Australia forward.

Professor Attila Brungs explores how Australia’s universities and industry have a demonstrated history of joining forces to improve the world through science.

As the world aims to move towards Net Zero emissions, university science is at the forefront of research and innovation.

Australia’s universities are spearheading the scientific innovations critical to achieving national targets in renewable energy, storage, and reduction of emissions.

University science is uniquely placed to inform government policy: ensuring debate is grounded in scientific fact, and coordinating between industry, government and society.

Research and innovation across diverse disciplines are accelerating our journey to cleaner, more sustainable energy.

Across the nation, universities are at the forefront of designing and implementing low energy buildings.

While renewable energy is vital to realising net zero, storage is key to securing constant supply. For many, batteries are synonymous with energy storage.

Australia plans to reach net zero emissions by 2050 and our universities are spearheading the scientific innovations to achieve it.

Soil carbon sequestration can play a pivotal role in reducing Australia’s agricultural sector emissions.

The Zero Net Emissions Agriculture Cooperative Research Centre (ZNE-Ag CRC) is Australia’s largest to date. It evolved from and relies on university science.

Achieving net zero is a grand challenge that relies on universities’ science innovation, deep history and escalating the journey forward.

Impact: What lies beneath? Australian University Science highlights the interplay between university research and industry.