P007312 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2023-11-21 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-09-19 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007312b.htm corporateBody National Research Collections Australia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Reseasrch Organisation AACR2 2014 Start Place Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Collection Management Industrial or Scientific Research The National Research Collections Australia (NRCA) is home to well over 15 million natural history specimens used by "researchers, government and industry to manage and benefit from Australia's rich biodiversity" [from web site 21/11/2023]. NRCA was established in 2014 to bring together CSIRO's natural history collections. Constituent collections include: Australian National Algae Culture Collection, Australian National Fish Collection (located in Hobart, Tasmania), Australian National Herbarium, Australian National Insect Collection, Australian National Wildlife Collection, Australian Tree Seed Centre, and Australian Tropical Herbarium (located in Cairns, Queensland). Australian National Insect Collection, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1962 - ) Australian Tropical Herbarium (2008 - ) Australian Tree Seed Centre, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1962 - ) Australian National Herbarium (1984 - ) Australian National Wildlife Collection (ANWC), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1966 - )

The Collection became a constituent collection of NRCA 2014

 Joseph, Leo George (1958 - )

Group Leader, Vertebrate Collections 2015 - 2023

 CSIRO - National Facilties, Laboratories, Centres and Research Stations, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1949 - ) 'National Research Collections Australia', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology National Research Collections Australia Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation