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Meet , leader of the National AI Centre's (NAIC) Responsible AI Think Tank. Here, she discusses the adoption of responsible AI by industry, building trust in technology, operationalising AI, and Australia's next steps: spr.ly/6011z27ob
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Transitioning to renewables 🤝 challenges and research.
We’ve helped identify critical areas of research to address the key challenges Australia will face during our transition to renewables.
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This new release from will be flying off the shelves! 🐦😍
The Compact Australian Bird Guide enables quick identification of more than 700 of Australia's resident and regular visitor bird species.
Order your copy: publish.csiro.au/book/7916/
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We're excited for tomorrow's #DarwinLivingLab Symposium: Knowledge into Practice. 🌞
Keynote talks with:
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- Douglas Lesh
- Dr Alice Percy
- Lorraine Williams
- A/Prof Terrence Williamson
- A/Prof Wendy Mills
We'll share highlights: research.csiro.au/darwinlivingla
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We've given thousands of people the skills they need to understand and connect with the market for their research.
Now it's your time, you’re ON.
Find out more about our ON Prime and ON Accelerate programs and apply. spr.ly/6017z2rFV
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Crikey! That’s one funky snail. 🐌
This is the Crikey steveirwini snail, aka Steve Irwin’s Treesnail.
Dr John Stanisic’s lifelong love for snails has led him to discover almost 900 new species, including Steve Irwin’s Treesnail!
📷: Tim Hawkes
More: blog.publish.csiro.au/john-stanisic-
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In a galaxy cluster far far away…
Researchers have identified a series of radio objects. 🌌
They used data from our ASKAP and ATCA radio telescopes, among others, to shed more light on galaxy cluster Abell2366.
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From scientists to SME superstars. ⭐
George Feast and Megan Sebben were both scientists before they began helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs) grow.
Now they connect researchers and businesses, and love it!
#TeamCSIRO
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Just Published for kids:
Animal Migrations explores the incredible journeys of survival undertaken by migrating animals all across the world, and showcases the most exceptional and unusual animal migration journeys by land, air and sea. Ages 8–12.
publish.csiro.au/book/8044/
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We’ve helped thousands of people take their research and tech from concept to reality with our free ON Program. Now it’s your time. You’re ON.
Applications are now open for our ON Prime and ON Accelerate programs.
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Just Published:
The Compact Australian Bird Guide is ideal for both beginner & experienced birdwatchers. Based on The Australian Bird Guide, it enables rapid ID of Australia's resident & regular visitor bird species, in a carefully designed compact format. publish.csiro.au/book/7916/
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The Plastics Innovation Hub Accelerator is now seeking applicants.
If you have a great working prototype/MVP available to users and would like to refine business models and achieve product-market fit faster apply now: spr.ly/6010zFHO2
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Impossible without brilliant creative minds. 🧠
We have a range of career opportunities in our Brand team.
Join #TeamCSIRO and help grow our trusted brand through passion, creativity and teamwork.
Find your perfect role: spr.ly/6017zF6bF
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Imagine if insects consumed plastic as fast as locusts consume crops. 🌾
Or even better, what if they could turn it into something useful?
Our researchers are looking inside the digestion of three insects to see if they can help us end plastic waste.
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Congratulations to #TeamCSIRO's Nav Stack team for winning the Government and Public Sector Solution of the Year award at the QLD iAwards! 🎉
CSIRO Kick-Start alumni also took home the Startup Solution of the Year!
📷 and Meggan Sebben
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Time to wish on a shooting star! 🌠
If you look up at 11pm AEST tonight, you’ll see not one or two, but three meteor showers!
This weekend’s show features the Southern Delta Aquariids, Alpha Capricornids, and Piscis Austrinids meteors.
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📷 IG wendyklein_photography
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“One of the inescapable messages is that we need to get a handle on climate change.” - Dr Rowan Trebilco.
#TeamCSIRO researchers, including Rowan, were lead authors on both the Marine and Coasts chapters of the latest State of the Environment report.
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After less than a week since opening, we only have a few spots left for our free R&D program in advanced manufacturing.
Apply now!
csiro.au/en/work-with-u
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🌊 Are we under the sea or under the forest leaves? 🌲
Although Schizophyllum commune may look like a sea creature, these fungi produce structures that split into fans when dried out. They are commonly known as Splitgill Mushrooms.
#FungiFriday #OnlyMushroomFans
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Impossible without talented researchers and engineers. 👩🔬
Join one of the world's largest artificial intelligence and data science research and development teams.
Our team is hiring.
#TeamCSIRO
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Having a whale of a time spouting about humpbacks! 🐋
These majestic mammals are on their annual migration north along the Australian coast.
We've got some whale-y beautiful facts for you to ponder on your whale watch. 💙
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The world’s worst bee parasite is spreading through European honey bee hives around New South Wales. 🐝
Our scientist Dr John Roberts comments on the problems with this invasive pest.
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Jobs don’t get more relevant than this senior cropping systems role with ! Join our vibrant team in #Narrabri NSW who deliver their #science to the #community they live in and beyond!
jobs.csiro.au/job/Narrabri,-
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Had an excellent meeting at the Discovery Centre cafe this morning.
What an entrance! What a resource for schools! I want to go! It looks waay cool.
Loved this setup and the coffee was quite good too. ☕️ #Cheers #ElevateSTEM
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Early research suggests getting #COVID19 and influenza (flu) together is a particularly nasty combination.
Our immunologist, Dr Daniel Layton, answers common questions on COVID-19 and flu in #Australia this winter.
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team lead authors at Parliament House for the #SOE2021 release celebrations with Minister Plibersek.
(We tried a selfie and think it worked well!)
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Investment in innovative solutions is one of the key takeaways from the Our Future World report.
and Dr explain why it’s vital that we invest in Australia’s world-class research and development sector.
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We're making waves when it comes to restoring the Great Barrier Reef. 🌊
We’ve been at Heron Island to better understand coral reproduction, recruitment, and recovery to improve coral health.
#RRAP
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A solution to reduce food waste landfill with fly larvae has won the KPMG Tech Innovator 2022 award.
Congrats to the Australian SME behind the innovation , who we helped give a Kick-Start.
Read more about our role here:
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Wombats are always on trend. 😎 Like this fashionable fella rocking the Splendour vibe.
While Xyland here is a mega trendsetter, our once-in-a-decade report sets our seven global megatrends that will shape the next 20 years.
csiro.au/en/research/te
📷: Sir Wobbles on Instagram
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Rips can be a harrowing experience for the unprepared. 🌊
But rips can also be a handy way to ride through the whitewash and out to the surf break.
Now that we see seven megatrends coming, we can use them to our advantage and plan our future world.
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Congratulations to Kate Callaghan on her appointment to 's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. 🙌
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A huge welcome to the amazing Kate Callaghan @CSIRO who joins STA’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee. Kate is Chief Operating Officer, Space & Astronomy at CSIRO, and brings deep experience of EDI through committee roles with the @AstroSocAus and CSIRO.
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Today, over 23,000 students will be participating in the inaugural #DayOfAIAus.
An education in #AI is more important now than ever before. Follow the to stay updated.
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#DayOfAIAus is coming to schools tomorrow! Over 23,000 students are involved in this day of #AI creativity and curiosity. We'd love to hear from you throughout the day, so send any photos or videos of your students to help@dayofai.com.au or tag us in your posts. See you tomorrow!
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From 2012 to 2022 to 2042 – our latest megatrends update. 🌍
Megatrends are trajectories of change that typically unfold over years or decades.
Our latest Our Future World report details global megatrends for the coming twenty years.
More: csiro.au/en/news/News-r
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“Our megatrends have shown us the future, and COVID-19 has shown us what we can achieve. Now we need to be smart enough, brave enough, and collaborative enough to invent the kind of future we want,” at .
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“Our future depends on our ability to understand the waves of disruption that are coming at us, to face uncomfortable truths, and respond together at scale.”
Our Chief Executive speaking .
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Tune into or at 12:30pm AEST to catch CSIRO's Chief Executive speak about the Our Future Worlds report at . 📺
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Getting ready speak at @PressClubAust today to launch a once-in-decade report from @CSIRO about the seven global megatrends that will change the way we all live over the next two decades. Watch live @abcnews at 12:30pm or catch-up on @ABCiview. csiro.au/en/news/News-r
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The CSIRO Our Future World report helps us understand megatrends as similar to ocean rips.🌊
They could sweep us away or help us ride our past the breakers, depending on how we handled them.
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