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Mar 23, 2017

AARNet robotics bursaries for national final newcomers

Four fledgling teams who reached the Australian regional final of an international robotics competition last week have been awarded AARNet bursaries to help them take part in the world championships in the US. The FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition combines the excitement of sport...

Education / K-12 Schools / STEM

Mar 16, 2017

STEM mentoring award for AARNet director...

AARNet’s head of infrastructure development has been...

Education / K-12 Schools / STEM

Nov 28, 2016

AARNet schools shine in digital...

Schools benefiting from AARNet’s high-speed internet services...

Education / K-12 Schools / STEM

Nov 3, 2016

Young scientists wow with electronic communications

STEM

Mar 22, 2016

Collaboration leads to all round wins at FIRST Robotics Regional Comp

STEM

Mar 8, 2016

Remote mentoring via video for FIRST Robotics Competition

Getting started as a rookie team entering the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) can be challenging, particularly in Australia where the nearest team to seek help from could easily be several thousand kilometres away. AARNet and Macquarie University joined forces to provide remote mentoring to teams around Australia via video...

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Feb 8, 2016

Australia’s new Chief Scientist speaks on techno-optimism, renewable energy and encouraging STEM

Dr Alan Finkel took over as Australia’s new Chief Scientist on January 25 this year. He is a respected neuroscientist, engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, and was the Chancellor of Monash University from 2008 to 2015 and President of the Australian Academy of Technological Science and Engineering (ATSE). He also established Axon...