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Protecting our Australian ground dweller, the Ninu (Greater Bilby)

  • 16 June 2025
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Extracting DNA from Ninu scat to save an iconic marsupial from extinction Australia is home to about two-thirds of the world’s known extant species of marsupials, including Tasmanian devils and quolls (dasyurids or carnivorous marsupials), kangaroos, koalas, and wombats (diprotodonts or herbivores), and bilbies and bandicoots (permelemorphs). Marsupials are an iconic group of animals due […]

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About DeadlyScience

  • 30 September 2024
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About DeadlyScience Written by Junming He DeadlyScience is an organisation that is committed to creating STEM equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners. DeadlyScience is delivering fun and captivating activities through the Deadly Learners program, which are online workshops that connect Indigenous learners with STEM professionals from across the country. Founder and CEO of […]

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K’gari Field Report

  • 14 June 2024
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Our researchers are unlocking the peptide universe of unique Australian animals and plants. Read the report from their recent trip to beautiful K’gari.

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Conference Highlights: InSTEM 2023

  • 18 December 2023
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CIPPS was proud to support the second inSTEM conference in Melbourne, an initiative of the STEM-based Australian Research Council Centres of Excellence. InSTEM is a networking and career development conference that brought together researchers from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields from across the country to learn about the importance of diversity in STEM.

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Women in STEM ‘hour of power’ with Dr Phaedria Marie St. Hilaire

  • 17 October 2023
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The centre invited Dr Phaedria Marie St.Hilaire to present a lunch time ‘hour of power’ session on women in STEM, ‘Embracing intersectional diversity through inclusive leadership’, at the 13th International Peptide Symposium 2023, Brisbane. Dr Marie St. Hilaire’s talk was held on the 17th October and was attended by over 120 people. She highlighted research […]

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Conference highlights: CIPPS ECR/PhD Retreat

  • 24 August 2023
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More than 100 CIPPS members gathered recently from across the country in the scenic Blue Mountains, 2-hours drive west of Sydney to share their science and connect under the theme of “Building our future leaders”.

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Perspective: Women in CIPPS

  • 15 March 2023
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This month we have a very special edition of our regular highlights section. In celebration of International Day of Women and Girls in Science and International Women’s Day, Junming has interviewed 11 of the wonderful women within CIPPS. Featuring women in different roles and at different career stages, this piece highlights diverse experiences and contains valuable advice relevant to all members. Read the full article by Junming He below.

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