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Seven University of Melbourne staff members and associates have been selected to participate in the Homeward Bound global leadership initiative for women in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine).

Professor Karen Day, Professor David Gardner, and Professor Stuart Wyithe from the Faculty of Science have been awarded the title of Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor by the University of Melbourne.

Professors Jon Barnett and Madeleine van Oppen were among those awarded Laureate Fellowships by the Australian Research Council, with five Future Fellowships also awarded to Faculty of Science researchers.

Science and Technology Australia (STA) has announced its 10 inaugural STEM Ambassadors, who will who will work to build deeper understanding by federal parliamentarians of the impact of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in Australia.

Professor Rachel Webster and Professor Lloyd Hollenberg from the School of Physics have been elected as new Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science for their outstanding contributions to science and scientific research.

Physicists have demonstrated how, using light, a diamond layer and quantum mechanics, they could potentially “light up” our molecular insides for more powerful MRIs.

Professor Stephen Hawking changed the way we understand the universe and leaves a legacy of theory ranging from black holes to the quantum effect on time.

In February a group of school kids got a lesson in physics while experiencing the stunning beauty of a flyover of Antactica.

Some of the technological innovations of 2017 sound more like sci-fi, but according to the brains behind a few of them, the future is still full of surprises

Discover the fascinating objects - and characters - at the Ed Muirhead Physics museum.

The John William Spencer bequest was generously donated to the Faculty of Science for the purposes of supporting research. Totalling $100,000, the funds were shared by four mid-career researchers who were required to partner with industry to foster long-term research partnerships, and to reach a stage in their research projects to enable ARC Linkage Grants.

A University of Melbourne team developing a life-saving oxygen supply system for the world’s poorest areas has won the 2017 ANSTO Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology.

Dr David Garrett and the team at the University of Melbourne are currently testing a new electrode which will last for the lifetime of the patient without being rejected by the body - a major step forward in how we recreate sight for the blind.

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown way that so-called jellyfish galaxies fuel supermassive black holes - helping our understanding of the evolution of the Universe.

Quantum sensors are allowing us to see the tiniest parts of our world but external magnetic fields can easily break their crucial quantum state. By introducing extra spin, scientists have discovered they can trick a quantum system to keep it going.

Associate Professors Cynthia Whitchurch and Igor Aharonovich have been jointly awarded the David Syme Research Prize, one of the oldest national science prizes in Australia.