Chief Scientist urges more thought for the future
24 April, 2013The importance of science to Australia’s future and its place in the world will be the subject of a free public lecture in Perth next month by Australia’s Chief Scientist, Professor Ian Chubb.
Bringing microbiologists (and mycologists) together
17 April, 2013This coming July the world-renowned Adelaide Convention Centre will be hosting the Australian Society for Microbiology Annual Scientific Meeting and the Australasian Mycological Society Joint Conference. Add them to your diary and register to attend now.
Models made for science at University of Sydney exhibition
26 February, 2013An exhibition at the University of Sydney’s Macleay Museum provides a rare opportunity to see models used to teach science and medicine at the university from the 1880s.
Wollongong to host world-leading scientists for symposium
12 February, 2013More than 150 leading Australian and international researchers will converge on Wollongong this week to speak about and share insights into groundbreaking materials research as part of the 8th Annual International Electromaterials Science Symposium.
AusBiotech Business Development Forum 2013
01 February, 2013Registration is now open for the 2013 AusBiotech Business Development Workshop and Forum, which will be held in Adelaide from 20-21 March.
2013 BIO International Convention: call for expressions of interest
12 December, 2012The 2013 Australian Delegation to biotechnology convention BIO, being managed by AusBiotech, gives Australian companies and research organisations a chance to participate on the Australian pavilion at the event.
Inaugural OMICS Australasia Symposium
27 November, 2012The inaugural OMICS Australasia 2012 Symposium is being held from 26-28 November in Fremantle, Western Australia. It is being hosted by Murdoch University and supported by the Western Australian Department of Commerce, Bruker and other industry sponsors.
Physicists sign up for roadside enlightenment
01 November, 2012Two giant advertising billboard signs have been given over to exhibit a piece of art based on a vital but little-known physics equation.
Tertiary tech transfer opportunities to be showcased at AusBiotech
29 October, 2012UniQuest will promote the business benefits of partnering with the latest research innovations and expertise from Australian universities at this year’s AusBiotech conference in Melbourne from 30 October to 2 November.
Take a laboratory management masterclass
15 October, 2012The Laboratory Managers Conference 2012 will be opened by Nobel Laureate Professor Brian Schmidt. Other keynote speakers include Professor David de Kretser, the ex-governor of Victoria; and Professor Graham Mitchell, Chief Scientist Victoria.
Free biosciences exhibition sheds light on the meaning of life
26 September, 2012A new University of Sydney exhibition chronicles some of Australia’s most significant advances in the biological sciences during the past half-century. ‘The Meaning of Life: Celebrating 50 years of Biological Sciences’ marks the anniversary of the schools of Zoology and Botany’s amalgamation into the School of Biological Sciences in 1963.
National citizen science project: are you a binge listener?
23 August, 2012The National Acoustic Laboratories, the Hearing CRC and the ABC have teamed up as part of National Science Week to run Sound Check Australia, the national noise and hearing survey, and are giving participants a chance to win $1000 worth of concert tickets.
Doors open for new medical research
14 August, 2012Lifesaving medical research received a major boost yesterday, with the opening of the final stage of The John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR) at The Australian National University.
Minister to open new medical research facility
10 August, 2012The Hon Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Health, will be at The Australian National University on Monday 13 August to open the third and final stage of The John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR).
ComBio2012
09 August, 2012Every year a variety of bioscience societies combine to hold a joint megaconference - ComBio.
