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UNSW Engineer Rose Amal Named NSW Scientist of the Year
UNSW Engineer Rose Amal Named NSW Scientist of the Year

Pioneering chemical engineer Scientia Professor Rose Amal AC from UNSW Sydney was named 2019 NSW Scientist of the Year at Government House tonight.

New Network to Deliver More Jobs, Less Waste
New Network to Deliver More Jobs, Less Waste

More jobs and less waste will be the key outcomes of a new Circular Economy Innovation Network launched today by the NSW Government.

Innovative Agricultural Robots Inspiring Students and Helping Farmers
Innovative Agricultural Robots Inspiring Students and Helping Farmers

Following a pilot launch in October 2018 that saw Digital Farmhand robots introduced to high schools in Orange; Dubbo and Junee; the $1.3 million Ag Robotics STEM Program is now being rolled out across NSW.

Nominations for the 2019 Premier's Prizes for Science & Engineering are Now Open
Nominations for the 2019 Premier's Prizes for Science & Engineering are Now Open

Robots Put to Work in Rural Schools
Robots Put to Work in Rural Schools

Regional NSW students are learning how to program and operate Digital Farmhand Robots in a new program aimed at closing the digital divide between the city and the bush.

Laureate Professor Scott Sloan AO 1954 - 2019
Laureate Professor Scott Sloan AO 1954 - 2019

Laureate Professor Scott Sloan AO; FRS FREng FAA FTSE has died aged 64.