Of late, I’ve been editing more often than writing my own pieces. It’s been very rewarding – never more so than when designing and producing these beautiful, accessible, multimedia-rich feature articles that celebrate CSIRO’s world-class research. We’re swimming through ocean forests in danger, driving a multi-resolution mapping revolution in space, visiting the world’s biggest telescope … Continue reading →

Key points Glen Nagle will always remember the time he met Neil Armstrong. Backstage at an event, Glen knelt beside the iconic astronaut, and watched as Neil paged through a book Glen had brought along. It included profiles about people who had made it into space. Neil paused to sign a relevant photograph in the … Continue reading →

Ofa Fitzgibbons was 39 years old when she first met her son. Today, Ofa is a Senior Advisor with our Strategic Partnerships Program but in 2019 she was a Communication Advisor. “I struggled with infertility for a decade and had given up hope of ever having a family of my own,” Ofa explained. But then … Continue reading →

Sinéad Williams was born profoundly deaf. Then, in 2020, she lost what little hearing she had. The doctors told her she had developed sudden sensorineural hearing loss. “My world turned upside down. I was living in a silent world,” Sinéad recalled. It was one of the most anxious periods of her life. She was struggling … Continue reading →