Australian Museum Eureka Prizes

10 Minute Genius: Veena Sahajwalla on why there is no such thing as waste

01 Sep 2022

Waste has got a bad reputation. But when we hold our noses as we scuttle past the bin, we are passing by a world of opportunities. In material science, the idea of a used can, a discarded tyre or a smashed iPhone is a gateway to an untapped world of new products.

UNSW Winners of the 2022 Eureka Prize Awards

Four Eureka Prizes awarded to UNSW researchers

01 Sep 2022

Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla, Professor Raina MacIntyre, The Environment Recovery Project and researchers from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have all received prestigious 2022 Eureka Prize awards.

UNSW researchers named as 2022 Eureka Prize finalists

27 Jul 2022

Six UNSW Sydney projects chosen as finalists for Australia’s leading science awards.

Artwork showing two hands about to touch behind a star shape of electron orbits

Three 'Oscars' of science awarded to UNSW researchers

08 Oct 2021

A breakthrough in 3D bioprinting that will revolutionise cancer research is among the UNSW projects which have received a prestigious Eureka Prize award.

UNSW finalists announced in 2021 Eureka Prizes

02 Sep 2021

UNSW Sydney celebrates 10 finalists in the ‘Oscars of science’.

Kondo-Francois Aguey-Zinsou - finalist, Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology

28 Jul 2017

In its development from wood to coal to oil to electricity, energy has been a driver of human evolution.

Justin Gooding - finalist, Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology

28 Jul 2017

Professor Justin Gooding, Dr Parisa Khiabani and Dr Alexander Soeriyadi have created a simple and affordable sensor, which indicates to the wearer when they should seek shade or apply more sunscreen.

UNSW researchers vie for six Eureka Prizes

29 Jul 2016

In fields ranging from infectious diseases and palaeontology, to solar and chemical engineering, ten UNSW researchers and a research institute are finalists in six prestigious Eureka Prizes.