We are delighted to welcome Professor Dorrit Jacob FAA as Academic Director for Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences. In this role, she will contribute disciplinary expertise, support ARC leadership and engage with the research community. Read more: www.arc.gov.au/news-and-pub...

Over $99.8m awarded to 178 research partnerships aligned with Australia’s National Science Priorities. ‘Strong partnerships are essential to ensuring Australian research delivers benefits to industry and the community,’ ARC CEO Prof Ute Roessner. Read more: www.arc.gov.au/news-and-pub...

wow — the preprint host, arxiv, is banning authors for a year if they submit papers with hallucinated citations 🤖

We’ve extended the closing date for this role by two weeks. If you’re interested, we’d encourage you to apply or share with your networks. Applications close 8 May: www.apsjobs.gov.au/s/job-detail...

90 minutes until they're back, if you want to watch #ArtemisII 🧪🔭 www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfhD...

Shape Indigenous research policy at the ARC ⬇️ We're looking for an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander research leader to join the ARC as Academic Director (Indigenous), a senior part-time role. Closes 24 April: www.apsjobs.gov.au/s/job-detail...

So, to sum up, a couple of days ago Christina Koch became the first woman to see Earth in its entirety, and today – right now, in fact – she is the first woman to see the Moon up close, and the first woman to see the far side. 🥹

We are so, so small. #Artemis

Beautiful crescent view of Earth from the Artemis II crew on April 3rd. flic.kr/p/2s5E44L

2. 1000 mph is the approximate surface motion at the equator, but it's less at other latitudes (0 mph at poles!) 3. The rotation rate is about 15 degrees / hour (i.e., 360 degrees / 24 hours), so for a one-minute video, it's only 0.25 degrees of rotation -- would be very hard to notice! 2/2

I made a little Instagram reel about this image because it’s just so frickin’ cool

NASA has published some of the best footage yet showing yesterday’s launch of Artemis ll, the first manned mission to the Moon since the 1970s, lifting off from Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Brevard County, Florida. Original post

The ARC has updated its Open Access Policy. The policy takes effect on 1 July 2026 and applies to ARC grant schemes opening on or after this date. Learn more and register for an information webinar on 20 May: www.arc.gov.au/news-and-pub...

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Please share this statement from Toomaj Salehi, the renowned Iranian rapper and freedom fighter who has been repeatedly imprisoned and tortured by the Islamic Republic.

Iran has now been under a total nationwide internet blackout for over two week, 350 hours without cell service, data, web access, or nearly any other communication to the outside world, besides occasional messages and videos sent via Starlink.

Balmoral 2.5km swim for cancer

These are research grants awarded through evaluation of their merits by scientific peers, in which the investigators are carrying out important, ground-breaking work. They're being targeted because, as required by NSF guidelines, they include some investment in benefits for the broader community.