The human animal is multicellular – an organism comprised of trillions of smaller organisms. As with any complex organisation, each individual cell in our body must communicate with and respond effectively to the collective to keep our systems working. Our cells send and receive signals...

We tend to think of Melbourne and other Australian cities as places that are food secure; but in the last 18 months we’ve seen images of sparsely-occupied shelves, crops being dug back into their fields and students queueing for food vouchers. The compounding crises of...

We tend to think of Melbourne and other Australian cities as places that are food secure; nationally, we produce enough food to support 60,000,000 people, more than twice our population, in service of our role as a major exporter of primary goods and food products....

In 1988, the last of Victoria's Eastern Barred Bandicoots living in the wild were a small colony of individuals at sites around Hamilton, including the rubbish tip. That year, a Recovery Team was formed to respond to the continued decline of the mainland population. 33...

In 1988, the Eastern Barred Bandicoot Recovery Team was formed here in Victoria to respond to a continued population decline of the mainland population, sending this species dangerously close to extinction. One of the last places this bandicoot could be found in the wild was...

Join us for an evening of fascinating presentations by the next generation of STEM communicators!

The 2021 Let's Torque STEM Grand Final will feature presentations by:

Georgina Aiuto – “Take a Second for the Future”
Joshua Nicholls –...

What do our best-loved public science engagement institutions tell us about future environmental adaptation through their collections and research in Victoria? When you visit the Museum or Zoo or Botanical gardens, it can be a fascinating and fun day out, yet many don’t realise our...

Welcome to the 2021 Young Scientist Research Prizes, streaming LIVE for National Science Week! Featuring eight short presentations from PhD candidates in their final year at a Victorian research institution across four categories - Biomedical & Health, Earth, Physical and Biological Sciences.

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When you visit the Museum or Zoo or Botanic Gardens, it can be a fascinating and fun day out, yet many don't realise our public institutions are engine rooms of important environmental research. There is a diverse range of work happening behind the scenes to...