page_title: CSIRO
section_title: Services
hierarchical_section_title: CSIRO / Research and focus areas / Services
caption_attribution_description: English: An automatic rainwater collector, designed by CSIRO for measuring acidity of rainfall in remote areas.
context_page_description: The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation is an Australian federal government agency responsible for scientific research.
  CSIRO works with leading organisations around the world. From its headquarters in Canberra, CSIRO maintains more than 50 sites across Australia and in France, Chile and the United States, employing about 5,500 people.
  Federally funded scientific research began in Australia 104 years ago. The Advisory Council of Science and Industry was established in 1916 but was hampered by insufficient available finance. In 1926 the research effort was reinvigorated by establishment of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, which strengthened national science leadership and increased research funding. CSIR grew rapidly and achieved significant early successes. In 1949 further legislated changes included renaming the organisation as CSIRO.
context_section_description: In 2019, CSIRO Services are itemised as follows:
  Materials and infrastructure services
  Agricultural and environmental analysis
  Environmental services
  Biological, food and medical science services
  Australian Animal Health Laboratory services
  Other services are noted as including education, publishing, infrastructure technologies, Small and Medium Enterprise engagement and CSIRO Futures.
caption: An automatic rainwater collector, designed by CSIRO for measuring acidity of rainfall in remote areas.
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