NMI seminar on communicating risk in the 21st century
10 July, 2012On 17 July, the National Measuring Institute (NMI) will host a seminar on risk perception and management for new technologies. The event will be held from 11 am-noon at NMI, Lindfield.
‘God particle’ collides with art and society this Sunday
05 July, 2012Last night’s announcement of the discovery of the Higgs boson, or ‘God particle’, will collide with art and society on Sunday 8 July. ‘Colliding Ideas: Art, Society and Physics’ is a free public symposium, to be held at RMIT University in Central Melbourne from noon-5 pm.
International Nanomedicine Conference bound for Sydney
19 June, 2012The Australian Centre for Nanomedicine at the University of New South Wales will host the third International Nanomedicine Conference from 2-4 July at the Crowne Plaza Coogee Beach, Sydney.
Games research lab opens in Germany
05 June, 2012RMIT University’s Games and Experimental Entertainment Laboratory has opened a European centre in the German city of Karlsruhe. Professor Daine Alcorn, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation and Vice-President, travelled to Karlsruhe to sign an agreement with Mayor Margret Mergen in a ceremony attended by Austrade.
Magnificent microbes: 2012 ASM Annual Scientific Meeting
30 March, 2012The 2012 Australian Society for Microbiology Annual Scientific Meeting will showcase the importance of microbiology to our world through presentations delivered by national and international leaders in their disciplines.
State-of-the-art DNA lab for WA Museum
07 February, 2012John Day - Minister for Planning; Culture and the Arts; Science and Innovation - has officially opened a new science and research facility at the Western Australian Museum’s Collection and Research Centre.
Life science conferences in Lorne next February
01 December, 2011Proteomics, protein structure and function, cancer, genomics - whatever your life-science field of interest there is an international-standard conference sure to interest you in Lorne in February.
Laboratory Managers and Laboratory Design Conferences 2011
04 November, 2011 byAll people working in laboratory, scientific, technical and facilities management in all areas, including life science, analytical testing, education, research, pathology, food, construction, mining, pharmaceutical and quality control, must attend to update to the latest thinking in laboratory management, network with other laboratory, facility, research, scientific and technical managers and discover new productivity tools at the trade exhibition.
Final submissions for $100 million global challenge
02 November, 2011GE is calling for final submissions for its $100 million global ‘healthymagination Challenge’ aimed at accelerating innovation in breast cancer, ahead of the closing date later this month.
Chief Minister supports what women want
20 October, 2011The ACT Chief Minister is calling for women to participate in the country's 2011 survey of working women.
UniQuest promotes breast cancer breakthroughs at Ausbiotech
18 October, 2011UniQuest is promoting three potential new breast cancer treatments at Ausbiotech 2011, taking place at the Adelaide Convention Centre from 16-19 October.
NSW showcases biotechnology sector at national conference
18 October, 2011The NSW life sciences sector will be showcased at AusBiotech 2011 in Adelaide.
New chemicals causing concern at CleanUp 2011 Conference
12 September, 2011Leading scientists will discuss concerns about the impact on human health and the environment from emerging conaminants at the CleanUp 2011 Conference in Adelaide.
IRL helps boost business R&D
08 September, 2011More than 30 companies from industries as diverse as seafood, electronics, engineering and recycling have been accepted into the IRL Scientist for a Day Program aimed at helping companies across New Zealand transform their businesses.
Come by ComBio
05 September, 2011 byThe ASBMB, ASPS and ANZSCDB are holding their joint annual conference from 25-29 September at the Cairns Convention Centre in North Queensland - and everyone’s invited.
