Australia invests just 1.69% of GDP in R&D, compared to an OECD average of 2.72%. If you’re part of the science community, I’d encourage you to emailing your MP about restoring investment in Australian science. It takes two minutes! restorescience.com.au. Thank you! @science.org.au

Congratulations to our newly elected Fellows and Corresponding Members for 2026. “Celebrating our new Fellows is a reminder of the vital role science plays in addressing the challenges we face as a society,” says Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC Academy President. science.org.au/news-events/...

Despite a long history of world-leading discoveries, Australia's science system is going backwards – at the very moment the rest of the world is moving forward, fast. That's why we've launched BACK AUSTRALIA'S ABILITY, a call to every Australian to do exactly that.

Australia's wildlife and ecosystems are being dudded, and environmental law 'reforms' are set to continue the harms. "...clauses buried in both of the standards render these outcomes and objectives effectively useless" theconversation.com/australias-o...

Australia’s old environment laws were a box-ticking exercise. Sadly, the new ones could be too

These long-delayed laws took three years, a new Environment Minister and a slew of compromises to be passed.

theconversation.com

The Artemis II mission reminds me of these 1960s photos of NASA astronauts training in Iceland because they felt the terrain would be similar to what they'd encounter on the moon. The outfits are so great, even some 60 years later.

Life was very messy for me growing up. I survived with the encouragement of educators and was able to overcome adversity. I was lucky. But life shouldn't about luck. Policy can help young people like me thrive. Imagine a place where all kids get a go?! I explore this with The Smith Family.

Truly one of the greatest scientific images I have ever seen

Alice Auersperg@auersperga.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Our new paper (with @biotay.bsky.social) is out and on the cover story of @currentbiology.bsky.social !!!! Veronika, a Carinthian mountain cow flexibly uses a “multi-purpose tool” to scratch herself. A video and more information will follow in the comments. www.cell.com/current-biol...

We must not stop talking about joy in science. ... Excerpt: "We are drawn to this work by... a desire to do good, to learn more, to make a living, to explore uncharted waters, to make the world a better place, to advance technology, to teach, to help people." www.aaas.org/news/we-must...

Are you a scientist? Is your research cool? Do people not adequately appreciate how cool your research is? I'm looking for researchers to feature in Q&A-style interviews on my blog and would love to hear from (or about — embarrass your friends!) scientists interested in sharing their work. 🧪

🚨 A new report we released today calls for enforceable indoor air quality standards in public buildings, starting with monitoring and workplace reporting. Read the report: https://bit.ly/49E1ESl #IndoorAir

Tomorrow, a conference on indoor air quality (IAQ) will be held at Parliament House. Don't miss this chance to learn how we can all contribute to cleaner air. 📅 Thurs 6 Nov 📍 Parliament House, online 🕒 9:30am - 4:30pm AEDT 🎥 Register now for the live stream. https://bit.ly/47nIMEu

The Academy’s proposal to incentivise big business to invest more in R&D is among 23 big ideas to boost Australia’s productivity published by ABC’s Story Lab today. ab.co/3JlYKGQ

From wild to workable, 23 big ideas for boosting Australia's productivity

Experts share 23 bold, surprising and thought-provoking ideas to boost Australia's productivity growth — and improve living standards.

ab.co

This is a major achievement. Taking a One Health approach to prevent pandemics and develop early detection systems is critical. Well done to all involved, it was a long road.

Historic pandemic treaty is a triumph in a world being torn apart

Global agreement on a pandemic preparedness plan came against all the odds. Now all parties must follow good intentions with concrete actions.

nature.com

@ispad_org 's recommendation for insulin delivery in T1D youth is AID/Looping where available because it has the best evidence that it is the most effective method. #ATTD2025 #dedoc

Australian government estimates total fertility rates to increase year on year over the forward estimates underlying the federal budget. Seems optimistic to me.

Great to see this important topic researched and covered acbrd.org.au/2025/02/27/l...

Let’s talk about sex

How does living with type 1 diabetes impact women’s sexual activity, relationships and emotions? By Jennifer Halliday

acbrd.org.au

Hi Alyssa - thanks for posting this @pumptasticscot.bsky.social - a useful summary and a great chart from @dsnforumuk.bsky.social

Alyssa Faulkner@pumptasticscot.bsky.social · 2y ago

I have made a post about how to compare hybrid closed loop insulin pump systems! It can be hard to make an informed decision whilst comparing the different systems, and DSN Forum UK have made a handy chart to do this. www.pumptasticscot.co.uk/post/choosin... #gbdoc #type1diabetes #t1d

The American Diabetes Association’s 2025 standards of care have been updated, including a BIG change: "Recommendation 7.29 was modified to include provision of support and diabetes management advice in people with diabetes using open-source closed-loop systems." More 👇🏼

Such a great read here! I only started thinking about all this after Animas left the market. Seeing Insulet take over its own distribution and entering the UK tariff and holding hands in our clinics to get access here. Built Loop on 01/08/2019. AAPS for the kiddo later, then myself and he's now OP5.

Scott Hanselman 🌮@scott.hanselman.com · 7y ago

Open Source Artificial Pancreases will become the new standard of care for Diabetes in 2019 https://www.hanselman.com/blog/OpenSourceArtificialPancreasesWillBecomeTheNewStandardOfCareForDiabetesIn2019.aspx #diabetes #wearenotwaiting #openaps

Hey Chris - yes we are here on Bluesky #T1D and I am sure a few of us can help you out. The horror of hypos underwater is a big fear, isn’t it? And tech coming unstuck - in all senses of the word! Not really a holiday - more a change of location?

Chris Scott@chrisgscott.me · 2y ago

Sitting by the pool watching my Type 1 Diabetic 9 year olds blood sugar like a hawk, thinking of others in the same boat over the holidays. Any other #T1D parents here on Bluesky? I’d love to connect and support each other.

Follow our Fellows! go.bsky.app/MLarcmi

Good to find you here @jasmineschipp.bsky.social. ‘Psychic weight’ is a brilliant phrase. My brother-in-law died because he was not ‘good at math’ #T1D and I am up at 3am (again) fiddling with correction factors to make sure same does not happen to my son

Jasmine@jasmineschipp.bsky.social · 2y ago

"I do that. Manually. Every diabetic does, and the mental pressure - the intense background psychic weight of it all - is overwhelming. We want to lower the cognitive load of diabetes. This is a disease where you may not live as long if you're not good at math. Literally. That's unfair."

"I do that. Manually. Every diabetic does, and the mental pressure - the intense background psychic weight of it all - is overwhelming. We want to lower the cognitive load of diabetes. This is a disease where you may not live as long if you're not good at math. Literally. That's unfair."

Scott Hanselman 🌮@scott.hanselman.com · 7y ago

Open Source Artificial Pancreases will become the new standard of care for Diabetes in 2019 https://www.hanselman.com/blog/OpenSourceArtificialPancreasesWillBecomeTheNewStandardOfCareForDiabetesIn2019.aspx #diabetes #wearenotwaiting #openaps

Lots of academics on this place--so exciting. I'd love to get to know you better. Could you reply below here with a link to *one* article or book you recently co-authored that you love, and a brief description of what it's about? You can reskeet this for wider uptake so we get a nice list!