CSIRO Alumni newsletter - Aug 2025
Welcome to the August 2025 CSIRO Alumni network newsletter.
In this month's newsletter you can read about our latest scientific news and research, register for our ever-popular Healthy Ageing presentation or attend physics in the pub, set up local alumni groups to reconnect with former colleagues, learn about LCU banking offers, hear about courses and help us promote the 2026 CSIRO Alumni Scholarship in Physics to potential applicants.
CSIRO releases final 2024-25 GenCost report following consultation
The latest report updates cost estimates for new electricity generation technologies, recognising that cost is just one of several key factors driving decisions and a mix of technologies is required to meet Australia's electricity needs.
Into the great genome: new tracker for Australia’s genomic biodiversity
Tracking our progress on genomes across Australian species for research, monitoring, conservation and protection.
10 years at Ningaloo
Celebrating ten years of powerful, collaborative research into the rich biodiversity of Western Australia's Ningaloo Coast.
Help grow our alumni network
We now have over 5,100 members but we know that there are many more former colleagues out there. Help us build the alumni network and forward this newsletter on or share the link to alumni registration.
Many presentations and seminars are now being held online – so you can attend from the comfort of your own home. Our alumni calendar lists both CSIRO and external events, so you can find out about a wide range of events.
To help connect alumni with one another, we encourage you to list your own events on our website. Let us know if you are organising, presenting or attending events and we can help promote it to the alumni network – please email alumni@csiro.au
We feature a range of alumni stories on our website celebrating the achievements of our members. We encourage members to get in touch and send in their stories of trials and tribulations – all in the name of scientific research!
So, if you have received an award, written a book or have any stories that you'd like to share with the alumni network, please email alumni@csiro.au
Get together with other local alumni
A few of our alumni have expressed interest in getting together in person with members in their local area. This would be an opportunity to meet up and have an informal discussion about science, reconnect with former colleagues and meet other CSIRO Alumni.
Paul Sims is keen to get a group started in the Illawarra region, so if you would like to join him, please email alumni@csiro.au and we can put you in touch. Meeting format to be determined but initially maybe start with a coffee catchup at central location.
If you would like to start a group in your local area, please email alumni@csiro.au and we can put a similar call-out in our next alumni newsletter.
Retirement Congratulations
Congratulations to CSIRO alum Philip Kent, who retired last month from his position of University Librarian at the University of Sydney, following a 40-year career in the library and information sector.
Philip was sent off in style at a formal farewell event at historic MacLaurin Hall, with several members of the University Executive taking the stage and paying tribute to Philip's transformative contributions across teaching, research, philanthropy and diversity and inclusion.
On a sadder note, if you would like to let the alumni network know about the passing of one of our members, please email us and we can post a notice to the news page and also feature an obituary within our stories section.
We invite alumni members to add their own tributes, so please contact alumni@csiro.au if you would like to share your memories of them.
Vale Dr Barry David Inglis
We are sorry to share the sad news that Dr Barry Inglis, inaugural CEO of NMI and Australia's first Chief Metrologist, passed away on Friday 4th July 2025.
Barry has left a significant legacy with an array of achievements throughout his long and illustrious career. We are all the beneficiaries of his many contributions to measurement in Australia and internationally, which we celebrated in early 2021 when he was recognised as an Officer of the Order of Australia