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Queensland Fruit Fly
1 April 2019

PhD intern assists in crop-saving research for farmers

APR.Intern is Australia’s only all sector—all discipline PhD internship program, transforming Australian businesses through university research collaborations. Read about Jessi’s story to learn how an internship could help you. Fruit flies are a major agricultural pest, inflicting almost $300 million a year in lost produce across Australia. To investigate one of the most threatening species, […]

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Child using microscope, Image by Brian Gratwicke
27 February 2018

STA submission: Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment Bill 2018

Following proposed amendments to the HECS/HELP scheme, Science & Technology Australia has made a submission to highlight the impact on Australian researchers and students. STA acknowledges that this program must remain sustainable and accessible to all students, but it is our concern that the proposed amendments in this bill will have negative effects on the […]

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