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Events & lectures
- [12 Mar 10] Public lecture (Sydney): Nobel Prize winner to deliver public lecture- The first Australian-born woman to win a Nobel Prize will deliver a public lecture on her ground-breaking science at the University on March 12. Professor Blackburn won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2009. She pioneered ...
- [18 May 10] Public lecture (Sydney): Malnutrition- Worldwide, malnutrition affects one in three people (WHO, 2000). Protein-energy malnutrition, for example, plays a major role in half of all under-five deaths each year in developing countries (WHO 2000). Chronic food deficits affect about ...
- [11 May 10] Public lecture (Sydney): Tropical infectious diseases- Between 14 and 17 million people die each year due to infectious diseases - nearly all live in developing countries. Infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS and lower respiratory infections, cause more than 40% of all deaths ...
Strategic news & DIISR-DEEWR
- [10 Mar 10] Philanthropist’s $15M UQ gift has global impact- A visionary philanthropist will donate $15 million to a new University of Queensland institute that will target solutions for problems linked to global-scale change. Her Excellency Dr Penelope Wensley AO, Governor of Queensland, announced the donation ...
- [05 Mar 10] Release of NHMRC Biobanks Information Paper - NHMRC has released an Information Paper to facilitate best practices for the management and governance of biobank and tissue bank facilities, specific to an Australian research environment. The Information Paper draws on relevant national and international ...
- [05 Mar 10] National Certification Scheme - NHMRC assessment of ethical review process- Institutions seeking NHMRC's assessment of their ethical review processes under the National Certification Scheme were asked to table their nomination by the end of February. To date, 28 nominations have been received and include 17 ...
- [05 Mar 10] Launch of Australia’s Workforce Futures: A National Workforce Development Strategy University of Technology, Sydney- The Hon Julia Gillard MP Minister for Education. Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Minister for Social Inclusion Deputy Prime Minister 5 March, 2010 Speech Address to Skills Australia Launch of Australia’s Workforce Futures: A National Workforce Development Strategy University of Technology, ...
- [04 Mar 10] Australian Collaborative Rangelands Information System (ACRIS) renewed- The Australian Collaborative Rangelands Information System (ACRIS) Management Committee recently met in Darwin, where it was announced that ACRIS has been funded by the Australian Government for another four years. Ninti One manages the ACRIS ...
- [03 Mar 10] Address to the Universities Australia Annual Higher Education Conference- It’s great to be back at this important higher education policy forum. Last year at this forum I announced the Rudd Government’s initial response to the Bradley Review. Today I want to report on far we have ...
- [03 Mar 10] Government to introduce ‘My University’ website- The Hon Julia Gillard MP, Minister for Education. Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Minister for Social Inclusion, Deputy Prime Minister Speaking at the Universities Australia Higher Education Conference this morning, Ms Gillard said that following ...
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- [09 Mar 10] University of Sydney named an Employer of Choice for Women 2010- A fellowship given to women academics to help them advance in research to better their promotion prospects is just one of the many initiatives behind the University of Sydney once again being recognised as an ...
- [05 Mar 10] Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowships – Indigenous Health Short Term Exchange Award- The Short Term Exchange Award has been introduced in this round of the Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowships, with funding commencing in 2011. This revised award will allow greater flexibility for Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowship awardees who are ...
- [24 & 25 Mar 10] The Young Energy Professionals (part of Energy Alliance) is hosting a new forum for emerging leaders and ambitious young energy professionals: [young] Energy State of the Nation, Brisbane.- For more information, click here.
- [04 Mar 10] Diverse Rangelands for a Sustainable Society paper submission postponed- Rangelands reprieve. Intending authors who were stressing to get their papers submitted for the IX International Rangeland Congress by the end of February – relax! Conference organisers have given you a 60-day breather by postponing ...
Student opportunities
- [24 & 25 Mar 10] The Young Energy Professionals (part of Energy Alliance) is hosting a new forum for emerging leaders and ambitious young energy professionals: [young] Energy State of the Nation, Brisbane.- For more information, click here.
- [01 Mar 10] Applications for Meat and Livestock Australia on-farm postgraduate scholarships and study awards tenable in Australia or overseas are now being invited- Preference will be given to Australian Postgraduate Award recipients applying for a top-up scholarship and to applicants with research or industry experience. Funding is available for stipend either as full scholarship or top-up, and a ...
- [01 Mar 10] Applications for AINSE 2010 Post Graduate Research Awards (PGRA) are now open. - The application form can be found at http://www.ainse.edu.au/ainse/for_graduate_students/post_graduate_awards.html These top-up scholarships are for doctoral candidates holding an APRA or equivalent scholarship at an AINSE member university. Applicants will have a research project associated with nuclear science, ...
High achievers
- [10 Mar 10] Leading University of Melbourne academics recognised in 2010 Victorian Honour Roll of Women- Four leading academics and alumnae of the University of Melbourne have been recognised for their extraordinary achievements with inclusion on the Victorian Honour Roll of Women. The Honour Roll celebrates and publicly recognises the achievements ...
- [05 Mar 10] AUSTRALIA'S BEST AND BRIGHTEST RESEARCHERS RECOGNISED IN 2010 NHMRC EXCELLENCE AWARDS- Fifteen of Australia's most distinguished health and medical researchers were recognised last night for their outstanding contribution to the success of medical research in this country. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Australia's leading ...
- [05 Mar 10] NHMRC excellence award for research into chronic infections- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute scientist Dr Marc Pellegrini has received a 2010 National Health and Medical Research Council Excellence Award, recognising his efforts to understand human responses to chronic infections. Dr Pellegrini is a laboratory ...
AuScience news
- [11 Mar 10] Creating a climate for change: green behaviour important in changing green attitudes- Electricity providers and governments need to do more to change how people think if more people are to take up green electricity, according to a new study. Read the full article at the University of Melbourne: ...
- [11 Mar 10] Breakthrough to tackle disease threatening Australia's barramundi industry- The University of Sydney will lead a new project to improve existing methods of detecting a fish disease which is causing substantial setbacks to the barramundi industry. Thanks to a quantum leap in DNA-detection technology in ...
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