What’s that plant? 🌱

Long before computers, botany students studied these beautifully-painted wooden models of plants. Today, the models live on in the School of BioScience’s Herbarium, thanks to conservation and 3D digitisation. Tap to learn more ➡️ unimelb.me/3VTqJ58

More greenery in the city is beneficial for biodiversity and humans, and that’s what PhD candidate Katherine Horsfall is working on in her studies. Tap to learn more ➡️ unimelb.me/43ThC6d

The ocean is a noisy place - which inconvenient for whales, who use sound to navigate 🐋

We can’t test on real whales, so Stuart Johnston is using mathematical modelling to understand how noise affects whale migratory patterns.

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Could neutron stars help us 'see' dark matter?

Physicists from Dark Matter Centre have calculated that dark matter reacts and transfers energy quickly when particles collide inside a dead neutron star. Tap to learn more ➡️ unimelb.me/3J9MrtL Prof Nicole Bell

Are we ready for the quantum age? Join @SuzieSheehy, Prof Lloyd Hollenberg, Prof Kate Smith-Miles and Prof David Jamieson to probe the spooky quantum realm and the near future of awesome computing power. This is a hybrid event. Tap to register ➡️ unimelb.me/3U2GJ3d

Research Fellow Wing Y Chan from UniMelb MDHS, who still works with her colleagues from Science at Melbourne, is researching climate change and the adaptation of coral 🪸

'I seek to understand what contributes to coral nutrition and resilience and use such knowledge to conserve and restore…

Congratulations Dr Hamish Clarke and Dr Andrew King, recipients of the Australian Academy of Science’s Honorific Awards 🏅 Hamish Clarke was recognised for his work on bushfire management, and Andrew King 🌈 for his expertise on climate science. Tap to learn more ➡️ unimelb.me/49gxkti

Come and see us at the StawellBiz Easter Extravaganza!

Kyle Leaver of Uni of Adelaide, Peter McNamara of ourANU and Anita Vecchies of University of Melbourne are here to chat about #darkmatter .

We also have fun science activities for kids, and you can take home your own #darkmatter badge.

How can chocolate be healthy? 🍫 Food scientists Wenan Cai, Dr Kristy DiGiacomo, A/Prof Said Ajlouni and Senaka Ranadheera are researching the health benefits of chocolate and how it could potentially improve gut health.

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Congratulations Jonathan! 🏔️

Congratulations to Peijing for the second JFM paper from her PhD! Published today in Journal of Fluid Mechanics Rapids (open access). University of Melbourne Science at Melbourne

doi.org/10.1017/jfm.20…

Michelle is interested in a bit of everything. A Bachelor of Science, a few arts breadth subjects and a Master of Global Media Communication (@ArtsUniMelb) led her to found an AI startup.

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Are you a tasty snack for mosquitos? 🦟 Research fellow (and claymation artist) Perran Ross and PhD candidate Holly Hyojung Kyung from PEARG say that it’s about the way you smell.

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Have a blooming good morning 🌸

📍 Burnley campus

🐸 Happy world #frog day 🐸

Heres to this little frog, who reminds me every day what it means to be a conservation biologist, to keep fighting to help conserve our precious wildlife and ecosystems 🫶

Are you (or a colleague) working on some amazing biology, physics, chemistry or geology research in Australia? Nominate for the David Syme Research Prize. Awarded by our own Faculty, the prize is open to scientists around Australia. Tap to apply ➡️ unimelb.me/3x95CB8

Happy World Frog Day! Meet Prof Kirsten Parris (Kirsten M. Parris), Danielle Wallace (@that_frog_gorl) and Mikaeylah Davidson (@microbemik) and learn some frog facts 🐸

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We're proud to share that Science at Melbourne has been awarded four out of 25 ARC Mid-Career Industry Fellowships to support research-industry collaborations that will help to build new Australian industries and mitigate bushfire risks → unimelb.me/49UBjN3