Imagine the life of an astronomer at the very end of the Earth - Antarctica! At the South Pole the clear cold skies provide the best viewing of the infrared sky from anywhere on our planet.

The Australian Genomic Research Facility (AGRF) has announced ongoing co-operation between AGRF and Amersham Pharmacia Biotech (APBiotech).

Delta EMD has today signed an agreement to invest over $200,000 in establishing the 'Delta EMD Lectureship in Applied Chemistry' with the University of Newcastle.

As the prime minister kicked off the federal election year with a $2.9 billion plan to boost Australia's research and development, West Australian Labor unveiled its R&D bid to win the state poll.

Scientists at UNSW greeted the Prime Minister's Innovation Statement with approval, but said a firm, long-term, bipartisan commitment to innovation through science was necessary to avoid Australia becoming increasingly dependent on more technologically advanced nations.

Prime Minister John Howard Monday denied his Innovation Action Plan was an attempt to promote a tired government in the leadup to the next federal election.

On 23 to 26 September 2001, the ASC will be staging a National Conference at the PowerHouse Museum in Sydney.

A team of Adelaide University scientists has produced a low toxin white-vetch grain that has offers health benefits and economic possibilities.

Australia's scientists have welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement of an increase in the national investment in scientific research and the innovation system.

New research from the University of Melbourne supports proposals that vitamin B1 be added to alcoholic beverages to counter the incidence of alcohol-related brain injury.

Charles Sturt University has been recognised nationally for its contribution to the management of natural resources with the announcement it will be a key partner in a new Cooperative Research Centre (CRC).

A CSIRO study indicates it is now possible for Adelaide to consider a future water supply free of its dependence on the Murray Darling River system.

The federal government has conceded that Australia's high use of new technology is not enough to ensure its 'new economy' status.

A new national Cooperative Research Centre to combat weeds has been given the thumbs up by the Minister for Industry, Science and Resources, Senator Nick Minchin.

A genetic "key" to unlocking the mystery of how prostate cancer develops and can be treated has been found. The discovery will allow doctors not only to assess a man's risk of developing the so-called "undercover cancer" but also to predict how well a tumour will respond to treatment.