Posts by Alex Mead

CSIRO research shows beetles can battle blowflies!

Working with dung beetles does not sound glamorous, does it? But did you know that dung beetles are quite beautiful […]

Telstra tips $1m into future ‘Atlassian of agritech’

Australian Financial Review, Other, 10/10/2021, Jessica Sier Agritech start-up Farmbot has banked $2.7 million, including $1 million from Telstra, as […]

What’s in the background is as important as new IP

The mission to generate greater national wealth from university research commercialisation and IP management is a very worthy one. Australian […]

CSIRO wins battle in long-running mosquito war

ABC Online, Other, 05/10/2021 Australian scientists locked in the long battle to control disease carrying mosquitoes have had a major […]

Tech Initiative to Help Indigenous Rangers Digitalise

OpenGov Asia, Other, 05/10/2021 The North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance (NAILSMA) and CSIRO, in collaboration with The […]

Why is the enormous flightless Southern Cassowary known as the world’s most dangerous bird?

Medium, Other, 03/10/2021, Angole Marcus The cassowary is listed as Endangered under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 […]

Nuffield Australia to highlight UN SDGs to tackle sustainability at online national conference

News For Business, Other, 30/09/2021 Dr Jen Taylor , who participated in a six-week Nuffield Global Focus Program in 2016, […]

Paul Sims: From CSIRO to The Healthy Grain with BARLEYmax®

Paul Sims is one of our CSIRO Alumni members and is keen to share an update on the success of […]

Hurdles for women in STEM start young and continue into late careers: Dr Cathy Foley

Women's Agenda, Other, 29/09/2021, Angela Priestley Ninety per cent of women at university or TAFE are studying qualifications unrelated to […]