Clean hydrogen made from seawater and sunlight could help power Australia’s net‑zero future. Discover research led by Prof. Zongyou Yin @scienceanu.bsky.social, supported by expert microscopist @rfwebster.net from our UNSW facility – enabled by NSW govt & #NCRIS. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAv3...

NCRIS Case Study: Splitting Seawater to Power the Hydrogen Economy

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Australia’s quantum leadership is powered by decades of investment in research infrastructure supported by NCI, @anff.org.au, HIA, @ansto.bsky.social, @pawseycentre.bsky.social, @micro-au.bsky.social, @nifaustralia.bsky.social & @astroaustralia.bsky.social riconnected.org.au/case-studies...

As its lead agent, the University of Sydney hosts the national headquarters of Microscopy Australia, playing a critical role in Australia's research infrastructure landscape – made possible by #NCRIS. Microscopy Australia #Microscopy #Research #LifeSciences #CellBiology #Biotechnology 2/2

Delighted to welcome Prof Joe Shapter, new Board Chair of Microscopy Australia, on a tour of Sydney Microscopy & Microanalysis, a #USYD Core Research Facility. Discussions covered capabilities, challenges & future commitments. We look forward to continuing our long and fruitful collaboration. 1/2

#EuroBioImaging Directors are contributing to an important event happening this week in Prato, Italy, alongside our Australian colleagues from @micro-au.bsky.social @nifaustralia.bsky.social @emblaustralia.org & other partners from 🇦🇺& 🇪🇺 health #researchinfrastructures. 📸Photo courtesy of BBMRI ERIC

Lisa Yen telling us about the diversity of #microscopy technologies covered by @micro-au.bsky.social @globalbioimaging.bsky.social @canadabioimaging.bsky.social #GBI_AU_2025

🔬 Huge thanks to @micro-au.bsky.social & Adelaide Microscopy for an incredible day at the #EMBLAPhD Course! From volume EM & cryo-TEM, to AI-powered image analysis & spatial transcriptomics, students gained a valuable behind-the-scenes glimpse at cutting-edge imaging.

RCC's newsletter out now! Stories on: *UQ HPC to deploy some of the world’s most powerful GPUs *UQ's AI-ready #HPC platform *Update brings Persistent Identifiers to #UQ imaging platform *RCC reports on #SC25 *RCC hires more staff *HPC training videos *Our holiday hours mailchi.mp/67f95a71238d...

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UQ HPC to deploy some of the world’s most powerful GPUs; UQ accelerates research with an AI-ready HPC platform; Update brings Persistent Identifiers to UQ imaging data platform; RCC hires more staff; ...

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Proud to be part of this vital dialogue on health research infrastructure, connecting Australian and European colleagues to strengthen global collaboration. 🇦🇺🤝🇪🇺 Thanks to @emblaustralia.org, @eurobioimaging.bsky.social, @nifaustralia.bsky.social, and partners for fostering this important exchange.

eurobioimaging.bsky.social@eurobioimaging.bsky.social · 11mo ago

#EuroBioImaging Directors are contributing to an important event happening this week in Prato, Italy, alongside our Australian colleagues from @micro-au.bsky.social @nifaustralia.bsky.social @emblaustralia.org & other partners from 🇦🇺& 🇪🇺 health #researchinfrastructures. 📸Photo courtesy of BBMRI ERIC

Are you involved in imaging data? From clinical data to microscopy – this event is for you! We're bringing together researchers, policymakers and data stewards to develop shared recommendations for imaging data standards. Hybrid event, free attendance, registration required.

foundingGIDE@gideproject.bsky.social · last yr.

📢 Registration is now OPEN for the foundingGIDE Community Event 2025 in Brisbane 🇦🇺 Join us Oct 17–18 for 1.5 days on imaging data! Theme: Imaging Data Ecosystem: Towards Shared Solutions Abstracts and registration: founding-gide.eurobioimaging.eu/community-ev...

The #foundingGIDE Community Event 2025 program is now live! 📌 Location: Brisbane, Australia & Online 📅 Deadline: 31st August 📃 Program: docs.google.com/document/d/1... @globalbioimaging.bsky.social @nifaustralia.bsky.social @micro-au.bsky.social @eurobioimaging.bsky.social #imaging #bioimaging

🔬 We're hiring! Adelaide Microscopy is seeking a CryoTEM Microscopist to support cutting-edge research in South Australia. Passionate about cryo-EM & single particle analysis? 🧪 Apply by 18 Sept: careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51... #STEMjobs

We did it! What a fabulous learning opportunity to be part of UTS 2025 Research Translation Competition. So excited to see what's ahead for our Wonder Project! @aimi-uts.bsky.social @australianmms.bsky.social @micro-au.bsky.social Congrats to other teams & thx to competition organisers and judges.

Proud to support the global roll-out of the #AcknowledgementGuidelines poster, launched in partnership with @globalbioimaging.bsky.social & @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social . 🌍🔬‪ Too often, imaging scientists and facility staff go unacknowledged in publications -

An RNA drug-delivery approach developed at UQ is showing how Australia’s national research infrastructure helps translate big ideas into tangible biomedical innovations.🧪 micro.org.au/news/ncris-t... #NCRISimpact @nifaustralia.bsky.social @anff.org.au @basemrna.bsky.social @sethcheetham.bsky.social

NCRIS Turbo-Charges New mRNA Drugs - Microscopy Australia

Therapeutics that use mRNA are a growing area of development and function by introducing the ‘’message” to make a therapeutic protein into the patient’s body, instead of the protein itself. This appro...

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🗓 Upcoming Event: Australian Trust and Identity for National Research Infrastructure - Information Session | 18 June, 11am AEST #Online Featuring guest speakers from @nifaustralia.bsky.social, @access-nri.bsky.social and @micro-au.bsky.social. Register now > aaf.edu.au/project/trus...

Join us for this webinar by Laurence Lejeune on how core research facilities have evolved into key drivers of innovation—and why it’s time to rethink how we measure their impact in research. micro.org.au/events/webin... @globalbioimaging.bsky.social 🧪 @australianmms.bsky.social

Do you know an administration superstar? We're looking for the next member of our HQ team. This is a dynamic role based at the University of Sydney, working closely with our facilities across nine leading Australian universities. usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...

A newly developed nanoscale #catalyst has the potential to be translated into a sustainable technology to produce green #hydrogen from just seawater and sunlight: empowering the hydrogen economy. micro.org.au/news/convert... @englishanu.bsky.social‬ #NCRISimpact #NetZero

Researchers have discovered why #CriticalMinerals accumulate around the edge of continental cores. This info can be used to predict probable new locations for essential critical minerals. Supported by our ANU facility. @englishanu.bsky.social‬ #NCRISimpact #NetZero‬ micro.org.au/news/new-exp...

Michael Förster@mwforster.bsky.social · 2y ago

Check out our recent @Nature paper! We show how cratonic roots become enriched in metal sulfides by the interaction of carbonated silicate melts with the cratonic mantle. We show that carbonatite melts are reaction products, leaving sulfides behind. @petro-isra.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Based in Adelaide? This is a great opportunity to upskill in the design and fabrication of microfluidic/electronic, MEMS, optical and sensing chips – and it's free!

ANFF South Australia@anff-sa.com · last yr.

📣 SAVE THE DATE 📅 ANFF-SA's Microengineering School: Tuesday 8th July to Friday 11th July 2025 at University of South Australia's Future Industries Institute, Mawson Lakes campus! Registration open 1st May. Program Details: lnkd.in/g4BHpid #NCRIS #nanotech #engineering #microfabrication

Save the Date! There are now only 298 days until the next Light Microscopy Australia symposium. This will be hosted at the University of Sydney from 3-5th Feb 2026. Follow this page and make sure that you renew your @australianmms.bsky.social membership to be kept up to date with symposium details!

Fossilized fish up to 16 million years old found in Australia with last meal still intact! 🧪 More awesome research by Prof. Michael Frese and team featured by CNN (and riffed on by Stephen Colbert). edition.cnn.com/2025/03/28/s... Supported by our ANU facility #NCRISimpact youtu.be/-SSrijr6Zzc?...

The Sound Of Science: Hangover Resistance | Squirrelbot | Treating Lower Back Pain

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This week, we're hosting the #EuroBioImaging All Hands Nodes Meeting at @embl.org Heidelberg! Yesterday we focused on #imaging technologies with Nodes & industry board partners. Today we explore international collaboration with @micro-au.bsky.social @globalbioimaging.bsky.social & much more to come!

Great opportunity to explore @ai4life.bsky.social's FAIR, open, community-driven repository of pre-trained AI models for image analysis, along with lessons learnt. @ausbias.bsky.social @australianmms.bsky.social @nifaustralia.bsky.social

AI4Life@ai4life.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨 Save the Date! 🚨 AI4Life & @globias.bsky.social are hosting a 4-part webinar series to showcase AI4Life services and lessons learned. 📅 When: Feb 13, Apr 10, Jun 12, Aug 14 🖥️ How: Online | 🎥 Recorded 🔗 Registration: bit.ly/registration...

Keeping a world icon clean! This awesome research is supported by our ANU facility. Read more: micro.org.au/news/cleanin...

Anna Paradowska @annaparadowska.bsky.social · last yr.

This is a big cleaning job that we’re happy to be involved with! #SydneyHarbour is our best known heritage listed structure & we’re making sure is looking its iconic best! Watch🎥documenting our research journey m.youtube.com/watch?v=aFvj... #ANU @sydney.edu.au @ansto.bsky.social #TfNSWAlerts

We'll be announcing the winners of the Node-FocalPlane image competition tomorrow. Be sure to get your vote in if you haven't already done so! If you are at #biologists100 you can vote via the app. If not, visit: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/03/11/v...

Vote for your favourite image - FocalPlane

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We have partnered with @micro-au.bsky.social to explore how richer reporting, impact tracking and usage data can be used to reveal impact. There are opportunities to explore a consistent approach to PIDs and ORCID implementation across Microscopy Australia's facilities.

If, hypothetically, a person were trying to set up a career panel series for bioimage analysis, what kinds of roles (or specific people) would you want to hear more about? Hypothetical nominations of all stripes welcome :) #bioimageanalysis

We are so lucky to work with the amazing women of Sydney Microscopy and Microanalysis. From managing facilities to sharing expertise with researchers, this #InternationalWomensDay, we'd like to celebrate some of the unsung heroes of the research world: the professional staff that make it happen.