Australian Institute of Policy & Science

Our 2024 YTP campaign received an enormous 328 nominations, & 73 Young Tall Poppies were awarded. With disciplines from medical research & environmental science to engineering & technology.
What a year!👏
Thank you to our sponsors, w/out them, we could not celebrate AU science

If you're eagerly awaiting the Young Tall Poppy results, here are some key dates to mark down:
Winners will be revealed throughout July & Aug.
Award events kick off in Aug and run through to the end of Oct.
We can't wait to celebrate the achievements of this year's winners!

Almost half of AU’s freshwater turtles are now listed as vulnerable. But in SE QLD’s Mary River the endangered Mary River turtle is being given a chance thanks to an extraordinary 22-yr collab btwn the local community & researchers...

aips.net.au/science-seeds

@CDUni #turtle

“Do you have an idea how many safety forms I would have to fill out to work with this amount of copper in my lab?” said JJ Richardson.

Read how and nanotechnologist and a filmmaker have found a solution to potentially save all of AU...

aips.net.au/aq-magazine

#biosecurity

@CvandeSandt says it is important for older people to get vaccinated at the start of the flu season, to boost other parts of their immune system, helping to protect them against circulating flu viruses.

Read more on her research - aips.net.au/science-seeds

#WorldImmunisationWeek