200 mid-career researchers awarded Future Fellowships
10 September, 2009Two hundred outstanding national and international mid-career researchers have been awarded ARC Future Fellowships in an attempt to address the gap in opportunities for mid-career researchers in Australia.
New director for Mater Medical Research Institute
07 September, 2009Professor John Prins has been appointed as CEO and Institute Director at the Mater Medical Research Institute.
CSIRO expertise to assist Australian Government service delivery
02 September, 2009A research alliance between Centrelink and CSIRO will focus on the human services ecosystem, place-based services and technologies for human service delivery. Using statistics and trend analysis techniques the researchers will help to improve service delivery by the Australian Government.
New leader for ANU Medical Research
07 July, 2009A prominent international researcher working at the interface between obesity and depression has been appointed to lead the John Curtin School of Medical Research at The Australian National University.
Gender equity in science
30 June, 2009An international study involving more than half a million participants in 34 countries has revealed that 70% harbour implicit stereotypes associating science with males more than with females.
How many scientists fabricate and falsify research?
02 June, 2009Meta-analysis of surveys questioning scientists about their misbehaviours indicate that fraudulent research is more common than expected, especially in the medical and pharmaceutical fields.
