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Indigenous female engineer pioneering diversity in tech

Google software engineer Tamina Pitt is determined to break down barriers and forge a ground-breaking trail for other women and Indigenous people to follow.

Bioengineers with small hearts and big plans

Biomedical engineers in Australia are working on a world-first project that could offer a real long-term alternative to heart transplants for patients with heart failure.

Fruit power taking charge of super-capacitors

Engineers at the University of Sydney have developed a new method of turning durian and jackfruit into super-capacitors.

No ordinary jobs for these women

Worldwide only 3% of commercial airline pilots and 10% of aerospace engineers are women so the aviation and aerospace sector in Australia has launched an advertising campaign to inspire more females into the sector.

Antarctica-bound in the name of STEMM

Murdoch, an infrastructure project management professional with a background in civil engineering, is due to set sail to Antarctica in the name of STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Medicine) with the Homeward Bound Program.

Talking sustainability with ACT's Chief Engineer

Wednesday 4 March marked the first ever World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development – an occasion celebrated by Engineers Australia Canberra in interactive fashion.

Next Gen: ACT STEM update

Let’s take a look at some of the STEM activity that has been going on around the Nation’s Capital so far in 2020.

ACT's Graduate Welcome to 2020

On the 19th of February Engineers Australia hosted the 2020 Graduate Welcome event which was attended by 55 enthusiastic engineering graduates from around the region.

Engineers Australia announces national partnership with Autodesk

Engineers Australia is delighted to announce our partnership with Autodesk. Over the last several decades, Autodesk has driven innovation in every industry – pushing the boundaries of what’s possible across architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media and entertainment.

Engineers Australia announces national partnership with Autodesk

Engineers Australia is delighted to announce our partnership with Autodesk. Over the last several decades, Autodesk has driven innovation in every industry – pushing the boundaries of what’s possible across architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media and entertainment.

Lighting the night in 19th century Australia

Despite its remoteness, Australia was at the forefront in taking up electric lighting in the 19th century, from applying electricity to the telegraph in the 1830s to electric light first demonstrated in 1845.