AARNet Australia

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 🧠 Researchers built rapid ‘flash assembloids’ that combine glioblastoma cells with brain organoids, letting scientists watch how this aggressive cancer sticks, spreads and invades brain-like tissue within days. Could help researchers test ways to stop the cancer before it spreads through the brain. See paper in 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙨 👉 bit.ly/4d9uAD9 Supported by Sydney Microscopy & Microanalysis, a #USYD Core Research Facility. 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝘆𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 & 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 ➡️ bit.ly/42LN3gC #Cancer #Brain #Glioblastoma #Organoids #Microscopy @OrganicTodd

The #NREN of #Chile 🇨🇱 @Red_REUNA is the first research and education network to join the IOWN Global Forum, a global initiative advancing next-generation optical, wireless, and distributed infrastructure technologies. 🔗 ow.ly/QaQS50YXV0I #ResearchNetworks 📸 REUNA

🎓 Our next The Data Movers Lab session is coming up this Friday at 1pm AEST via #Zoom! These informal sessions provide a relaxed space to explore #research #DataMovement challenges using @globus & @filesender. ➡️ Register ow.ly/c1X250Yitq1 #BigData #Globus #FileSender

🌍 Africa’s research networks are now directly connected via a 10 Gbps link between Lagos and Cape Town, led by @WACREN and #SANReN, enabling faster, more resilient data sharing across the continent. 🔗 ow.ly/jGxA50YOh8N #ResearchInfrastructure #DigitalTransformation

A smarter way to include rural communities in immune research: scientists develop a simplified blood-sample workflow that works in resource-limited settings, enabling advanced immune profiling in Australian regional areas. A step towards fairer, more representative studies. Supported by Sydney Cytometry, a #USYD Core Research Facility. See paper in 𝘾𝙮𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝘼 👉 bit.ly/4exLkoz 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝘆𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗖𝘆𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆 ➡️ bit.ly/3nhaNL7 #Cytometry #ImmuneResearch #RuralHealth #HealthEquity #PublicHealth #InclusiveResearch @DrHelenMcGuire @CPC_usyd @Standard_BioT @COBLH

Brazilian 🇧🇷 surgeons performed the first tele-surgery using standard internet, controlling a robot over 3,200 km in real time. Enabled by Brazil’s #NREN @rede_rnp. Read more at ow.ly/J3LY50YKJlE #Telemedicine #DigitalHealth #HealthInnovation 📸 RNP

The #FileSender Board invites all interested persons 🤓 to the upcoming annual #NREN FileSender meeting at #TNC26 on 🗓️ June 9, 2026. Join us and register to participate 👉 bit.ly/3QrlTuX #NRENs @AARNet @CSCfi @ReteGARR @Rede_RNP @jouhouken

We're looking forward to the #ISNSWICT Conference starting 29 April at GCCEC #GoldCoast! Join us on day 1 for our session on designing resilient campuses beyond the city or find the #AARNet team on stand 16 through the week. 🔗 ow.ly/1Twl50YGS6b #K12 #ISNSW #education

📢 We are happy to announce the #release of #FileSender 3.8. This release makes the main code path that is used to write data to disk in the server code more efficient in terms of CPU and memory use. 👉 bit.ly/4vftexx #NRENs @AARNet @CSCfi @ReteGARR @Rede_RNP @jouhouken

🎓 Our next The Data Movers Lab session is coming up this Friday at 1pm AEST via #Zoom! These informal sessions provide a relaxed space to explore #research #DataMovement challenges using @globus & @filesender. ➡️ Register ow.ly/c1X250Yitq1 #BigData #Globus #FileSender

Our first #AARNet and @globus Technical Catch-ups session for 2026 is tomorrow at 10am AEDT! These technical sessions aim to help researchers learn more about #Globus and discuss technical challenges or issues related to data movement. 🔗 ow.ly/FeQB50YyXMV

𝗔𝗦𝗞𝗔𝗣’𝘀 𝗩𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱! 📡🌌 Huge new time-lapse dataset: 500,000 sources, 6.4 million measurements and 117 variable objects including pulsars, radio stars, Active Galactic Nuclei, supernovae and two still unexplained sources. See preprint on arXiv 👉 bit.ly/3NcYyMf Work supported by Sydney Informatics Hub, a #USYD Core Research Facility. 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝘆𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗛𝘂𝗯 ➡️ bit.ly/3VsGKwu #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Pulsars #Supernovae @CSIRO @UWM @UNC @UofAObservatory @Swinburne @matthewbailes @roberto_abraham @PeterQuinnICRAR

Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney are using AARNet’s national network to test a new system called the Network Timing Core designed to improve how trusted time is distributed across the internet. 🔗 ow.ly/HuFt50Yutrh #NetworkTiming #DigitalInfrastructure

🎓 Our first The Data Movers Lab session for 2026 is this Friday at 1pm AEDT via #Zoom! These informal sessions provide a relaxed space to explore #research #DataMovement challenges using @globus & @filesender. ➡️ Register ow.ly/c1X250Yitq1 #BigData #Globus #FileSender

An international research team, including scientists from JCU and the Queensland Museum, have scoured historical records to develop a new framework to help identify hard coral species and modernise coral science. 🪸🐚🌊 Read more here 👉📰 bit.ly/473HnU3

The Hon Julian Leeser @JulianLeeser, Shadow Minister for Education and Early Learning, delivers his keynote address at the #UASolutionsSummit.

Kicking off day three of #UASolutionsSummit25 with a thought-provoking breakfast address. Hugh Mackay AO, social psychologist and author, joins Professor Deborah Terry AC, Vice-Chancellor and President, @UQ_News, to explore the major social trends reshaping Australia. They examine the growing challenges of fragmentation and isolation, now a leading #publichealth issue, particularly among young people, and the role universities play in fostering connection, resilience and belonging at the #UASolutionsSummit. #socialtrends

Welcome to day two of #UASolutionsSummit25! Today, we're diving deep into Australia’s future — economic, technological, and social transformation at the 2026 UA Solutions Summit in Canberra! Expect big ideas, bold conversations and real solutions with leaders from universities, government, industry and research tackling today’s toughest challenges. From AI’s impact on creativity to innovation, national security and trust in institutions, it’s all happening.

👨‍🎓🧑‍🎓#Brazil 🇧🇷 has made all academic diplomas digital, using a blockchain-based system developed with support from the #NREN of Brazil @Rede_RNP to issue, validate, and preserve credentials. 🔗 ow.ly/frBl50YkzmH #DigitalCredentials #EdTech #HigherEducation

JCU researchers have partnered with an international team of scientists and infrastructure experts, seeking to understand the drivers of unsealed road damage and riverbank erosion. 🛣🌧🔎 Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/46nWGa2