Nobel Prize winner to strengthen national science body
03 August, 2011Nobel Prize winner Professor Peter Doherty will join the National Science Colloquium of the Australian Synchrotron.
Agilent Technologies appoints three NMR/MRI experts
02 August, 2011Agilent Technologies has announced three new appointments as part of its business strategy to invest and further develop its nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) portfolio, providing greater support to its customers in the South Asia Pacific and Korea (SAPK) region.
Physicist blazes new trail for women
04 May, 2011Professor Mahananda Dasgupta, a new Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, continues to encourage and pave the way for women in the physics and science arena.
Professor Ian Chubb appointed Australia's Chief Scientist
20 April, 2011Professor Ian Chubb has been appointed as Australia’s Chief Scientist.
IRL appoints Professor Shaun Hendy as Industry and Outreach Fellow
15 April, 2011Professor Shaun Hendy has been appointed as IRL’s first Industry and Outreach Fellow, to assist the New Zealand high-tech manufacturing sector in realising its potenial.
Oxford professor becomes Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science
08 April, 2011Professor John Dewey has been elected as Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science.
Computational science expert awarded UQ fellowship
04 March, 2011Professor John Quackenbush has been offered an Australian Fellowship to join the University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience.
Australian Synchrotron appoints new Director
01 March, 2011The Australian Synchrotron has announced four new senior appointments, including Professor Keith Nugent as Director, and a reorganisation of senior responsibilities.
University of Sydney unites aesthetics and chemistry
23 February, 2011Professor Lindoy at the University of Sydney has created a new type of molecular structure, based on aesthetics.
Chief Scientist for Australia resigns
21 February, 2011The Chief Scientist for Australia, Professor Penny Sackett, has resigned.
Simple tips for avoiding ‘information overload’
17 February, 2011 by G Martinic and H Hurst^Today's scientists find they struggle to keep up with the information overload of our modern IT age. With a constant flow from multiple modes of communication, a plan to prioritise needs to be put in place.
CSIRO appoints new board members
11 February, 2011Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr announced the appointment of Mark Paterson AO and Hutch Ranck to the CSIRO Board. They replace outgoing board members Douglas Rathbone AM and Deborah O’Toole.
Australian Synchrotron appoints new Head of Science
09 February, 2011The Acting Director of the Australian Synchrotron, Dr George Borg, and La Trobe University’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Professor Tim Brown, have appointed a new Head of Science at the Australian Synchrotron - Dr Andrew Peele.
Prof Frank Fenner passes
30 November, 2010The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Kim Carr, issued a statement about the passing of Professor Frank Fenner.
Global partners get their teeth into stem cell research
03 November, 2010Stem cell research will be a focus of Australia’s first international translational dental science research program, based at The University of Western Australia.
