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The Lower-Birrarung Billabongs: Uncovering a history of fires, floods, and fuel-loads to inform Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung led restoration of urban billabongs- Patrick Kennedy

2026 Research Spotlight, Archaeology and Geosciences, Research /

Identifying historical ecological baselines and understanding subsequent variability over appropriate timescales is vital for informing sustainable land-management and ecological restoration. The lower-Birrarung (Yarra River) billabongs, located in metropolitan Melbourne, are a series of lowland floodplain wetlands which have been culturally constructed and stewarded by Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung over millennia. Patrick Kennedy’s PhD, in collaboration with

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Understanding the Waters Beneath: Researching the Roper River and Cambrian Aquifer – Riley Nicholson

2026 Research Spotlight, Archaeology, Geosciences and Environmental Sciences /

Riley is a PhD candidate at Griffith University supervised by Prof Matthew Currell with Dr Christopher Ndehedehe, Dr Dioni Cendón (ANSTO) and Dr Elisabetta Carrara (BoM) as co-supervisors. His collaborative research is part of an ARC linkage project partnering with the Northern Land Council and Environment Centre NT and focuses on the culturally and environmentally

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Inspiring nuclear science’s next generation at AINSE’s 30th Online Winter School

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AINSE welcomed more than one hundred students from 30 member universities to its annual Online Winter School during the week of 6 to 10 July. The 2026 edition marked the 30th anniversary of the five-day event that gives students a deep understanding of nuclear science and technology. The annual program features presentations by leading scientists

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Advancing lung cancer diagnostics with phase-contrast X-ray imaging – Lucy Costello

2026 Research Spotlight, Biotechnology and Biomedical Science, Research /

Lung cancer in Australia Lung cancer is one of Australia’s biggest killers. It is the fourth-most commonly diagnosed cancer and has the highest mortality rate of any cancer. Early detection is crucial, but current diagnostic methods face significant limitations. Current imaging techniques The first step in lung cancer diagnostics is a chest X-ray, a two-dimensional

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A targeted approach to treating glioblastoma – Meaghan Ashton

2026 Research Spotlight, Biotechnology and Biomedical Science, Research /

Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat forms of brain cancer. Despite advances in surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy, prognosis remains poor, highlighting the urgent need for more precise and effective treatment strategies. Targeted radionuclide therapies (TRTs) offer a promising new approach by delivering highly potent radiation directly to cancer cells while minimising

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2025 WISE School brings together future women leaders in STEM and business

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By Georgia Barrington-Smith From 1–5 December 2025, the Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship (WISE) School brought together 64 students from 25 AINSE member institutions for a week of inspiration, learning and community-building. The program, delivered annually by AINSE, supports women pursuing careers in STEM fields, particularly within nuclear science and engineering, by offering targeted learning

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2025 Postgraduate Orientation Week in Review

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By Georgia Barrington-Smith In a week of global events, AINSE marked the 2025 Postgraduate Orientation Week (O’Week) alongside the international celebrations of Nuclear Science Week! Last week, AINSE was delighted to welcome thirteen postgraduate scholars and twenty-four prospective scholarship applicants to our 2025 Postgraduate Orientation Week, held during Nuclear Science Week from 21–24 October. The

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29th AINSE Online Winter School: Seven days of inspiration and discovery in nuclear science!

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AINSE were delighted to welcome 142 students, representing 35 universities across Australia and New Zealand, to our 29th Online Winter School, hosted online between 7th – 15th July 2025. Throughout the seven days, participants engaged in a deep exploration of nuclear science and technology. The program featured leading scientists and engineers from ANSTO, the Heavy

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Sustainably powering the digital age: Next-generation spintronic materials for a low-energy future

2025 Research Spotlight, Materials Science and Engineering, PGRA, Research /

By Georgia Barrington-Smith In today’s digital era, the rapid proliferation of online services and cloud computing has driven an unprecedented global demand for data centres. These facilities support the storage and distribution of vast data volumes, ranging from AI models to high-demand streaming content. Unfortunately, as our reliance on digital infrastructure and artificial intelligence accelerates,

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