ALA Insights: Taxonomy and names matching in the ALA Posted on 21st April 2026 In this ALA Insights session find out how our taxonomy and names matching works, and how to use the taxonomy in the ALA to find records.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science Posted on 11th February 2026 Today we’re celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Despite progress, women are still under-represented in science, technol…
Australian Virtual Seed Bank Portal upgraded Posted on 22nd January 2026 Seedbank data from across Australia is easier to access, search and visualise, thanks to updates to the Australian Virtual Seed Bank Portal.
ALA Newsletter December 2025 Posted on 16th December 2025 The ALA December 2025 newsletter is out now – featuring our Year in Review, new Australian Biodiversity Data Mobilisation Program projects, and new …
Updating our taxonomic backbone for accuracy, names matching and better searchability Posted on 11th December 2025 "Your hip bone's connected to your back bone" goes the old song, but did you know the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) uses a backbone as well? Ours is…
New projects will fill gaps in Australia’s national biodiversity data system Posted on 11th December 2025 Six new biodiversity data mobilisation projects will contribute approximately 85,000 new records to the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) under our Aust…
Director’s Update – December 2025 Posted on 11th December 2025 Australia Partners Globally to Unlock Biodiversity Data
ALA Webinar: How biosecurity data are protecting Australia’s ecosystems Posted on 21st November 2025 Discover how biosecurity data are transforming the fight against invasive species in Australia. Join this webinar, hosted by the Atlas of Living Austr…
galaxias: tiny-fish inspired tool for huge sea of research data Posted on 23rd October 2025 Our coding tool {galaxias} makes it easier for researchers to share their biodiversity data for greater open science impact.
