University science

Industry Futures: latest issue of Australian University Science
As science delivers new insights and tools, new industries are emerging. Australian University Science magazine highlights these stories

Why we work better together
University science works with the CSIRO to build communities around new and groundbreaking areas of research as well as facilitating connections and collaborations with industry.

Five ways science is fuelling new industries
Australia’s strong science research and training are integral to driving new economies.

Building better economic futures
The new era in manufacturing is driven by long-term science from Australia’s universities.

Profile: Re-inventing medical diagnostics
University of Sydney science graduate and entrepreneur Adjunct Professor Alison Todd has worked with her SpeeDx co-founder Dr Elisa Mokany for almost two decades.

Profile: Synthesising new materials
Dr Michael Dong Han Seo has developed a process to convert waste biomass into a unique form of graphene with important applications in water treatment.

Three examples of bold quantum science
Accelerated by university research, quantum technology goes far beyond computers. Here are three examples of bold quantum science.

The Quantum Revolution scales up
Quantum mechanics began as curiosity-driven university research into fundamental physics, and now drives advances in everything from computing, communications, mining and medicine to finance.

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

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

Australian universities COVID-19 response – Issue 3
From making masks to modelling spread and measuring mental health, Australian universities COVID-19 response goes far beyond vaccines.

Science innovation around COVID-19 beyond the virus
From masks to face shields, online learning to mental health evaluation, Australian university science is stepping up to the broad range of challenges COVID-19 has presented.

From sewage tracing to the DNA Zoo: Research responses to COVID-19
The rapid response to COVID-19 by the Australia’s university science sector helped avert an early disaster.

The vaccine vanguard
The expertise embedded in Australian university science ranges from complex modelling to trailblazing in genomic mapping, protein chemistry, bioinformatics and epidemiology.

University science mobilises in a pandemic: Opinion
Professor John Shine AC FRS PresAA on the proud history of university science helping us to understand, protect against, and prevent many infectious diseases, from influenza to the viruses that cause some cancers.

Adapting to angry summers: Australian Bushfires
From her bush block in the Blue Mountains, Bianca Nogrady considers how researchers will tackle the ‘new normal’ for severe bushfire weather.

Australian University Science Issue 2: Water Futures
Discover the real impact of university science in this issue of Australian University Science: Water Futures.

Water for country
Tapping into thousands of years of observation and water management by Australia’s First Peoples holds the key to future water policy in Australia.

Drops from thin air
A remarkable new material developed by the University of Sydney can extract water from air, and could change our future relationship with water.

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

Smart science at regional universities driving future farms
The University of New England’s SMART farms are outdoor laboratories where scientists and growers test out innovations that make a real difference in the field.

University Science Delivering Water Innovation
Solving issues in water security starts with innovative teams where universities and industry work together.

Australian University Science: university science, universal impact
New publication Australian University Science reveals the research impact on future energy technologies.

Supercharging the next generation
The ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES) focusses on training the next generation of research leaders in energy and smart materials.