Falling Walls Lab Australia 2025

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Falling Walls Lab Australia is a fast-paced and exciting event that provides a platform for young researchers to share their ideas for solving grand challenges to help shape a more sustainable future. Falling Walls Labs are held in locations across the globe, with five state heats taking place in Australia in 2025.

On Monday 1 September 2025, the Australian Academy of Science will host the 10th Falling Walls Lab Australia Finale at the iconic Shine Dome in Canberra.

Winners of the five state labs will compete, each giving a three-minute presentation on their research or innovation idea. The jury of eminent judges, chaired by Australia’s Chief Scientist, Professor Tony Haymet, will select the most promising ideas, with three winners being chosen to represent Australia at the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin on 7 November 2025.

Finale event details

Date: Monday 1 September 2025

Time: 2.30pm to 6.00pm AEST

Registrations open and lunch available: 1.30pm
Event starts: 2.30pm
Afternoon tea during jury deliberations: 4.00pm
Announcement of winners: 4.45pm
Cocktail Reception: 5.00pm–6.00pm

Venue: The Shine Dome, 15 Gordon Street, Canberra

This year's finalists

Mabel Day, University of Adelaide, Breaking the wall of forever chemicals
Dr Auriane Drack, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute/University of Melbourne, Breaking the wall of heart failure
Dr Houda Ennaceri, Murdoch University, Breaking the wall of microalgal biofuels
Sreshtha Malik, University of Adelaide, Breaking the wall of herbicide-resistant weeds
Khoi Nguyen, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Breaking the wall of antimalarial discovery
Dr Kit Prendergast, The University of Western Australia alumna, Breaking the wall of native bee recovery after bushfires
Chundu Tamang, University of Southern Queensland, Breaking the wall of profit over planet: Recycling polymer waste from oil and gas industries
Dr Jacob Thorstensen, Bond University, Breaking the Wall of Muscle Weakness
Tasmania heat winners to be decided at Falling Walls Hobart on 13 August