Pursuing smart solutions to the world’s biggest challenges requires that engineers play an active role in shaping the agenda of change. How do we get to that point?…
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Engineers Australia President: More engineers need to be key decision makers
New Engineers Australia National President Trish White wants the profession to play a bigger role in nation building. She sits down with create to discuss her big plans for the profession.…
More help from industry the missing link for better STEM education
What comes first: demand for STEM skills from industry, or student interest in STEM careers based on education? It’s probably a bit of both, because education and industry mutually benefit from invest…
New Defence Research Institute focuses on security – online and in space
Some big advancements in cybersecurity and space exploration are expected to feed directly into the Australian Defence Force.…
How big picture thinking makes engineering more than just a job
What attracts people to a career in engineering? For Nicolette Cumbo, it was the lure of working on projects that make a difference. …
Clean energy financier pledges $150 million to promote low emissions infrastructure
The CEFC has put $150 million behind Australia’s largest infrastructure fund to help reduce the greenhouse gases pumped out by the nation’s ports, airports and energy assets.…
Industry 4.0: New partnership helps build the workforce of the future
A new partnership will see $135 million invested in creating Australia’s first fully immersed Industry 4.0 facility.…
Are these the droids you’re looking for?
Collaborative robots are the future, but engineers will need help from creatives to make it a reality.…
Victoria’s first Chief Engineer talks how to raise the profile of the industry
Victoria recently appointed Dr Collette Burke as its first Chief Engineer, a position that will help shape the state’s drive to modernise its infrastructure and make STEM an integral part of its econo…
Australia’s space industry has the chance to be a world leader, but first it needs a boost
While establishing an Australian Space Agency sounds exciting, government funding and collaboration between universities and industry need to catch up if we want to compete globally.…