Refraction Media co-founder and publisher of the Science Meets Business site, Heather Catchpole, has joined the Board of Science and Technology Australia, Australia’s peak body in science and technology representing more than 80,000 scientists and technologists.

Algal biotech startups, the future of math, AI in healthcare and preventing hate speech on social media – find out what you need to know about 2021’s future industries.

Australia’s newest Superstars of STEM – 60 brilliant women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics who want to step into the spotlight as experts in their fields – announced.

Jane O’Dwyer will become the Chief Executive Officer of the Cooperative Research Centres Association (CRC Association)

In the latest edition of Careers with STEM, published by STEM-specialists communications agency Refraction Media, we explain what engineering is all about and showcase a diverse mix of real-life engineers

As a beamline scientist at the Australian Synchrotron, Dr Eleanor Campbell is helping researchers unlock the structure of SARS-CoV-2.

A globe-trotting career has taken Dr Cathy Yuen Yi Lee from Wollongong in New South Wales to the US and Europe.

Expertise doesn’t grow overnight. Australia’s response to COVID-19 has been led by scientists we invested in decades ago. To face the challenges of the future, we need to invest today in the people who will be the leaders of tomorrow.

From bee breathalysers that detect disease to AI chatbots battling body image disorders, these early career researchers are thinking big.

Increased diversity in the boardroom is critical to innovation, says CRC Association CEO Tony Peacock.

Karen Rouse leads a national effort to take valuable water research from university science to industry and end users.

Industry Minister, the Hon Karen Andrews, MP formally launched the 5th Careers with STEM: Code magazine on 2 November.

Careers with STEM: Code magazine celebrates its fifth birthday alongside a timely Cybersecurity special.

Australia’s national science agency has appointed Dr Cathy Foley to the position of CSIRO Chief Scientist.

A Mitchell Institute education report reveals Australian schools lack industry connections.

A STEM-enabled workforce needs to expand to support the production and maintenance of submarines, ships, armoured vehicles and Defence infrastructure.

“Without that opportunity to get in front of a Parliamentarian to share my excitement and passion for my work, that may not have happened.”

There’s a critical need to drive STEM careers to improve our Defence Force. Military jobs now include drones and science, not just frontline defence.

The Superstars of STEM is a collective of female mentors working in business, science, and tech, breaking the mould of what STEM careers should look like.

The winners of the 2017 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science were announced this week – and here they are!

There is a long way to go to get to gender equity in one of the most inequitable fields of employment in Australia.

Australia’s Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science has just announced the group of women chosen to be Australia’s first Superstars of STEM.

CRCs are leading the way in introducing PhD students to a career in industry with targeted placement programs and projects.

The winner of the Showcasing Early Career Researchers Competition was announced at the CRCA’s 2017 Collaborate Innovate conference.