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New early career fellowship: The SIEF Ross Metcalf STEM+Business Fellowship

19 November 2019 -The Science and Industry Endowment Fund (SIEF) has engaged Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, to deliver new funding to support small-to-medium enterprises.

$1 million in new funding connecting young scientists to Nobel Laureates

2 September 2019 - SIEF has funded 80 young researchers to attend the annual Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting since 2013. Today the future of the program has been secured with the announcement of $1 million from SIEF to continue funding the Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting Fellowships and Heidelberg Fellowships for an additional 10 years

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Inspiring tomorrow’s STEM leaders to grow Australia’s future success

24 June 2019 - The NSW Government has teamed with the CSIRO to launch a new $25 million program to attract, support and retain young people in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) education and skilled careers.

Cyanide-free gold goes into production

19 June 2019 - Australia is leading the charge towards greener and safer gold production with an environmentally-superior alternative gold recovery process technology.

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Noble Pursuit of Ancient Water Secrets

28 March 2019 - Scientists from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, can now test ancient groundwater up to a million years old with far greater accuracy thanks to a new facility.

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Top young physicists to attend Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting

1 March 2019 - Ten of Australia’s top young physicists, seven of them women, have earned the opportunity to attend a highly prestigious annual gathering of Nobel Laureates and emerging scientists from around the world.

Cubesat to lift veil on our environment’s extremes

8 Dec 2018 - Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, today announced that it would be extending its Earth observation capabilities by acquiring Australia’s first CubeSat designed to detect invisible infrared light.

A booster shot for Australian biomedical start ups

24 October 2018 - Lots of Australian biotech companies have to head overseas to manufacture their potentially life-saving drugs for clinical trials in Australia.

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68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

16 Oct 2018 - Each year the Australian Academy of Science, with funding from SIEF, supports a group of young researchers to attend the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.

CSIRO’s cyanide-free gold showcases non-toxic solution

28 Aug 2018 - CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has produced the country’s first gold using a non-toxic chemical process in an effort to provide an alternative to cyanide and mercury to extract the yellow metal.