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Who will win the Big Science Pitch?

The Big Science Pitch sees emerging researchers from the Faculty of Science battle it out to secure a share of $100,000 in research funding.

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Register for Big Science Pitch 2026

Wednesday 11 November, 6-7.30pm

With just three minutes to sell their idea, our competitors need to convince the judges and public that their project is most worthy to receive funding.

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Watch the Big Science Pitch 2025

Pitchers

  • Dr Gayathri Gopakumar – Fighting the hidden threat: A vaccine for marsupial herpesviruses
  • Dr Jason Jung – Stopping seizures before they start
  • Dr Katherine Morgan – From molecules to medicines: Targeting metastatic breast cancer with precision radiation
  • Dr Kimberley Reid – Harvesting clean water from fog
  • Dr Megan Lucas – Saving piglets, sustaining the industry
  • Dr Mia Cobb – Happy dog science: helping our canine co-workers and companions to thrive
  • Dr Simon Higham – Precision electrodes for restoring movement after traumatic spinal cord injury

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Pitchers

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Pitchers

  • Dr Rachele Wilson – Conserving sugarbag bees in Arnhem Land
  • Dr Wing Yan Chan – The secrets of extreme corals
  • Dr Brendan Lanham – Bringing back Victoria’s lost shellfish reefs from the brink of extinction
  • Dr Laura Bibiana Ospina-Rozo – Interview with the green beetle: How to keep our cities cool?
  • Dr Claire Taylor – Does nature always nurture? Investing in young in a changing world
  • Dr Joshua Barrow – Are fishways a silver bullet solution or just another obstacle for native fish?

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