[10 Mar 10] UQ launches Global Change Institute to address rapid change

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March 10, 2010

A major new international research institute that will address the problems of a rapidly changing world and develop innovative solutions was launched in Brisbane tonight.
Her Excellency Dr Penelope Wensley AO, Governor of Queensland, launched The University of Queensland’s Global Change Institute (GCI) while delivering the inaugural UQ Centenary Oration at Brisbane Customs [...]

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[10 Mar 10] Australia’s higher education system could become an international example, says expert

Australia’s higher education sector has the potential to be the most diverse and therefore among the most effective in the world, according to a leading international expert.

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[06 Mar 10] University of Sydney outlines the way ahead

The University of Sydney has released a major discussion paper outlining its future directions for the next five years.


The University of Sydney 2011-2015 Green Paper was unveiled today by the University’s Vice-Chancellor Dr Michael Spence and the Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Stephen Garton.

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Salary boost

Negotiating for a pay rise can be a smooth, fruitful process if you follow a few guidelines, says Deb Koen.


When it comes to a pay rise, don’t expect your superiors to recognize accomplishments without some prompting. Keeping in mind the following steps should help foster the desired outcome.

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AUSTRALIA: High Court rejects university’s IP appeal

From:Geoff Maslen and University World News

A decision by the High Court of Australia earlier this month has dispelled assumptions by universities that they, as with private companies, automatically own the intellectual property rights to discoveries or inventions of their staff.

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New National science curriculum puts Dreamtime first

Special report from The Australian


SCHOOL students will learn about Aboriginal Dreamtime stories, Chinese medicine and natural therapies but not meet the periodic table of elements until Year 10 under the new national science curriculum.


The curriculum, obtained by The Weekend Australian, directs that students from primary school through to Year 10 be taught the scientific knowledge of different cultures, primarily indigenous culture, including sustainable land use and traditional technologies.

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The Two Cultures: 50 years on

The Two Cultures

Science Hub Australia re-visits CPE Snow’s Two Cultures, with an occasional series on what the idea means to scientists of the twenty-first century.


We begin by talking to one of Australia’s most esteemed scientists: Professor Peter Doherty – Nobel Laureate, immunologist, author of two books and aspiring novelist.

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Dr Beth Fulton: advocacy, objectivity and talking to your grandmother

Dr Beth Fulton is a senior research fellow at CSIRO and the developer of Atlantis, an ecosystem-modelling program evaluated as world’s best by the FAO. Atlantis has been applied to over 15 ecosystems in Australia and the US, and in 2007, Dr Fulton won the Science Minister’s Prize for Life Scientist of the Year.



Since her award, her profile in the public eye has heightened considerably. Her experience in dealing with media has broadened, and here, she offers her opinion on communicating science effectively, as well as the responsibilities of scientists in communication.

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[28 Feb 10] Establishing academic standards

Gavin Moodie and University World News.
28 February 2010
Issue: 113
This time last year a UK parliamentary committee of inquiry asked the vice-chancellor of Oxford University John Hood and the vice-chancellor of Oxford Brookes University Janet Beer: “Is an honours degree in history from Oxford University worth the same as an honours degree in history from Oxford [...]

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State of Australian science: Professor Barry Marshall

We continue our conversation with Professor Barry Marshall about Australian science’s strengths and weakness of Australian science. He gives Science Hub Australia his recommendations for the future.

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Careers: technology transfer officer

Most universities, academic institutions and not-for-profit research organizations now have technology transfer offices that bridge the divide between academia and industry. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery interviews two technology transfer officers to discuss the career opportunities offered by this discipline.

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[25 Feb 10] $150 MILLION BOOST TO HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH

The Rudd Government is providing more than $150 million to boost the nation’s health and medical research efforts. Projects range from research into malaria ($12,735,000) and epilepsy ($16,450,000) through to finding a treatment for stuttering ($4,775,000) and ways to improve chronic disease outcomes for Indigenous Australians ($8,190,000).


The funding is provided under the National Health and Research Council (NHMRC) Program Grants, the Australian-European Union (NHMRC-EU) Collaborative Research Grants, the NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships scheme and the NHMRC Training Fellowships.

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[25 Feb 10] Cory & Dyson Fellowship winners announced

Two outstanding female scientists at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have been awarded research fellowships worth $1.75 million to continue their cancer research.


The inaugural five-year Cory Fellowship, sponsored by the institute, has been awarded to Dr Clare Scott and the inaugural five-year Dyson Fellowship, sponsored by the Dyson Bequest, has been awarded to Dr Marnie Blewitt.


At a ceremony on 25 February, Nobel Prize winner for medicine Professor Elizabeth Blackburn announced Dr Scott and Dr Blewitt as the successful fellowship recipients.

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