Three former University of Sydney PhD students have been awarded a $57 million contract with the United States Marine Corp to trial advanced robot technology for training soldiers in live firing exercises.
RESEARCH WORKFORCE STRATEGY – HAVE YOUR SAY
[28 Jun 10] Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr today released a consultation paper on the strategy to focus discussion and generate ideas. “Everyone with an interest in the future of Australian research should take part in this process,” Senator Carr said.
Ewan Fordyce: Fossil Hunter – part 2
In Andrea Laracy's second interview with palaeontologist Professor Ewan Fordyce, they talk about his a lifelong career at the forefront of cetacean paleontology and about the giant sharks of prehistoric New Zealand.
State of Australian science: Professor Barry Marshall
Science Hub Australia continues our conversation with Professor Barry Marshall. He gives us his view on the strengths and weakness of Australian science and recommendations for the future.
Dr Beth Fulton: advocacy, objectivity and talking to your grandmother
Since winning the Science Minister’s Prize for Life Scientist of the Year, Dr Beth Fulton's public profile has grown. Her experience in dealing with media has broadened, and here, she gives Science Hub Australia her tips on communicating science effectively.
The Two Cultures: 50 years on
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.
[30 Jul 10] Rescuing climate change science from politics
PDF VersionJuly 30, 2010
By Professor Rosemary Lyster. First published in the Canberra Times.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard will re-prosecute the case for a carbon price following the elections. But first, she intends to build a community consensus for action. How hard is this likely to be? Earlier in the year, following “climategate” and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s unsubstantiated finding that the Himalayan glaciers would melt by 2035, many claimed the case for a carbon price had evaporated.
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