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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear ASA members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">See below for some last minute pre-election information from STA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Enjoy your democracy sausage tomorrow, if you participating.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Stas</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Ryan Winn <ceo@sta.org.au><br>
<b>Reply to: </b>Ryan Winn <ceo@sta.org.au><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, 2 May 2025 at 11:17 am<br>
<b>To: </b>Stas Shabala <stanislav.shabala@utas.edu.au><br>
<b>Subject: </b>STA Member Update | 2 May 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Dear Stanislav,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">Sharpen your pencils, set aside the night to spend with Antony Green, and prepare for your democracy sausage - tomorrow the country heads to the polls to decide who
will form Australia’s next government. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">Much of the campaign has been focused on measures to tackle the cost of living and housing crises, but it has played out against the backdrop of increasing global
volatility caused by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">Despite these unavoidable national and international headwinds, many of Australia’s political parties and candidates for both the House of Representatives and the
Senate have thrown their support behind the economy-boosting measures outlined in
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/iTKBCxngwOfxxjBG9Cws1fy2ecn?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">STA’s
Election Priorities</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">The Election Priorities were produced following extensive consultation with STA’s
<span style="color:black;background:white">around 150 member </span>organisations, who together represent more than 235,000 STEM professionals. The measures outlined in the STA Election Priorities are the sector’s view on short-, medium-, and long-term steps
our country’s policymakers could take to seize the future the country wants and needs – one where our economy is underpinned with much deeper support for research & development, and our best innovators have the tools and funding they need for an Australia
built on Australian ideas. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">We strongly encourage you to give the
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/MhK0CyojxQTLL3Jj0FNtGfxS7qI?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Election
Priorities</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black"> a read, if you haven’t already. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">When the election was called we wrote to all the parties and candidates asking them to commit their support for the practical steps towards the country’s future prosperity
outlined in the Election Priorities. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">We’ve been pleased to see responses from Australia’s political parties and independent candidates coming in over the last couple of weeks. You can
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/NVqFCzvkyVC44znPxSwuZf9mfdH?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">read
all the responses we’ve had so far here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">With the parties, you can read the response from the Australian Greens
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/owfYCANpgjCEE5VmnF2CkfGeEDG?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
the Labor Party and Minister Ed Husic </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/LkU7CBNqjlC88NAZMirFGf2-mpW?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
the Fusion Party </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/_Z15CD1vlpT33ZM6nh8Hmfjkt1q?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
and the Indigenous – Aboriginal Party </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/p919CE8wmrtppjnAgi4I1f7Mm5n?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">Among the independent candidates for the House of Representatives you can read the response from Andrew Thaler (Eden-Monaro)
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/pEeRCGv0oyCAA9qy0FXSRfBjTLY?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
Andrew Wilkie (Clark) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/p3FfCJyBrGfKKoy41FmTKfyxysK?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
April Maree Scott (Paterson) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/h_BBCK1DvKT44k9ABSyUmf5xblF?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1941E8">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
Caz Heise (Cowper) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/MXBOCL7EwMfQQ2XomuGc0fySFzt?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
Chris Kearney (Jagajaga) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/ro6YCMwGxOtzzY9oRu4fWf8Reio?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
Claire Ferres Miles (Casey) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/_MEHCNLJyQUjjp9nETxhZfyvtFj?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
Ellie Smith (Dickson) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/GqrVCOMKzVTvvkwP0fXi4fGAE0w?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1941E8">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
Jenny Rolfe (Riverina) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/kJ4PCP7LAXf33nZDohvspfxYLRr?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
John Coyne (Banks) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/P8KUCQnMBZfooL9D3F2txfGk9CE?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
Jordan Colless (Page) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/JoccCROND2u55XQKRsRuqf1Ghyx?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
Keryn Jones (Fisher) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/iisfCVARKgCgg8X45T0CRfEu2Yz?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
Kevin Loughrey (Richmond) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/XotnCWLVXkUDD8xpPh8FVfojlCj?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
Michael Richmond (Wentworth) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/_uGQCXLW2mUOOZG6qcnHwfW1b54?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
Michelle Milthorpe (Farrer) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/ZfHlCYW8NocAAXg0NF8IPfxcahx?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
Natasha Ledger (New England) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/giOZCZY1NqiQQYxmDunSGfBRNtY?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
Peter McLean (Hume) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/_4_mC1WLPxcqqXOjksRTgfVI5jd?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
Stewart Brooker (Fadden) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/oRvUC2xMQzi88Q6xRirUKf5rB8F?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
Stuart Howe (Parkes) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/pKugC3QNPBi22vx8GTlcjfQvAqJ?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
and Zeke Daley (Cowper) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/756FC4QOPEillx6jmFrfJf4KLNb?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">With the Senate independent candidates, you can read the response from David Pocock (ACT)
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Duke Wong (Qld) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/l8xpC6XQ4LfyyJM31hPizf5KBuB?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
Fenella Edwards (Tas) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/e2pwC71R2NTZZYyPQfDslfo0I7g?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
Jason Brown (Qld) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/f7hpC81V0PTYYgQJzTqtGfykb5r?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">,
Ky Cao (WA) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/SIFiC91WPRT22jxZMTXu5fqFkcy?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">
and Dr Shawn Price (NSW) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/eWKnC0YKPvimmz4EMFECrf9pwm2?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1941E8">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">We are continuing discussions with candidates and parties who have not yet responded, encouraging them to outline their vision for Australian science and technology,
and how it aligns with our priorities. We remain hopeful they will provide responses. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">Before you cast your vote this weekend, I would strongly encourage you to read over the responses from the parties and candidates – what's in there, or what is missing, may
influence your vote. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">Finally, the Office of the Chief Scientist recently engaged STA to provide some rapid advice on future processes for planning national research infrastructure. We
are keen to hear from members who have engaged in the ARC LEIF and / or the MRFF infrastructure fund or international research infrastructure networks so we can understand the real-life experience of engaging with these. Please email
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="mailto:sarah.tynan@sta.org.au" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">sarah.tynan@sta.org.au</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Ryan Winn</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><br>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ABC Radio National is seeking Australia’s top 5 PhD scholars who excel at sharing their research beyond academia. Winners will spend two weeks working with ABC’s journalists across
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ATSE awards</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, specifically recognising the contributions of EMCRs. Nominations close 13 May.
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NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> are now open. All successful applicants receive an increased and standardised annual stipend of $50,000. Apply before 14 May.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The deadline for the</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/O0QjCzvkyVC44znPxS4wFZf9g3pV?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1941E8">
Falling Walls Global Call</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> has been extended to 15 May. The international competition brings together science enthusiasts to share the most recent and innovative
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Development Scholarships for Women in STEM</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> – Open to women working in STEM fields, these partial scholarships ($1,000–$5,000) support participation in leadership
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