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Have your say: Scientists’ Remuneration Survey

Have your say on pay and conditions in the STEM workforce and have your voice heard in advocacy in our sector – the Professional Scientists’ Remuneration Survey 2025 is open now. The Survey is Australia’s largest and most significant snapshot of the employment conditions of scientists and technologists. It is run by Professionals Australia in partnership with Science & Technology Australia.

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Meet the 2025 Science Meets Parliament scholarship recipients

We congratulate nine talented and emerging STEM leaders awarded an esteemed Science Meets Parliament scholarship for 2025! These scholarships enable participation from a diverse cohort of emerging STEM leaders across Australia, reflecting STA’s leadership as a champion of equity, diversity and inclusion.  With the support of our sponsors, scholarships in six categories were awarded: Disability, […]

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Meet Australia’s newest Superstars of STEM

Sixty stellar scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians were officially announced today as Australia’s new Superstars of STEM by the Minister for Industry and Science, Ed Husic MP.  The new Superstars highlight the strong diversity of women and non-binary people in Australian science and technology – including 3 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander superstar scientists, 14 […]