Under the Microscope

Sciences & Technology

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From backyard garden to global agriculture

Agricultural scientist Dr Xia (Emma) Liang has travelled to Laos to work with local farmers and researchers on reducing nitrogen pollution from crops

Arts & Culture

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Under the Microscope

The journey of a master dyer

The tradition of Bhutanese organic dyeing is gradually disappearing. But master dyer, Kencho Dekar, is working with the Grimwade Centre to preserve the vibrant colours and stories in Bhutanese textiles

Sciences & Technology

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Sibling scientists explore the mysteries of metals and mammals

Chemical biologist Professor Megan Maher and her zoologist brother Dr Tyrone Lavery hope to one day combine their fields of study and solve new research puzzles together

Sciences & Technology

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Celebrating the “grandmother” of optimisation on International Women in Maths Day

Pioneering 95-year-old Australian mathematician and statistician Alison Harcourt AO has made a big impact on her field, and on her colleagues

Sciences & Technology

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How Australia’s ancient forests became an arid zone

Studying the genetic relationships between desert plants is helping Dr Rachael Fowler to understand how they evolved in Australia’s arid zone, once dense forest

Arts & Culture

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What remains of a performance when the curtain goes down?

Archives are an incomplete but important record of dance and theatre, and the history and artistry of University of Melbourne students is being revisited through these ‘remains’

Environment

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From diet to climate, our fertility is at risk

A childhood fascination with the family dairy farm led Associate Professor Mark Green to a career in reproductive biology

Sciences & Technology

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Taking Indigenous Australia to NASA

Tully Mahr is one of five Australians heading to an internship with NASA, where the 21-year-old will spend three months researching life’s origins and planet habitability

Sciences & Technology

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Healing wounds with differential equations

Professor Jennifer Flegg uses mathematics to solve biological problems like wound healing and infectious diseases

Sciences & Technology

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From art restorer to DNA explorer

Torn between fine art and science, Associate Professor Elizabeth Hinde tried both, before finding her dream role in studying the nuclear architecture of living cells