Swinburne creates new life sciences faculty
16 September, 2004Swinburne University has restructured its Higher Education Division to create five new faculties, including a Faculty of Life and Social Sciences. Associate Professor Russell Crawford has been appointed the division's new dean.Under the restructure, the other faculties include a Faculty of Design; a Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies; a Faculty of Business and Enterprise; and a Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences.
Research makes waves
04 August, 2004A five-nation oceanographic team is taking the first steps in a $3.6 million project studying the major flow of ocean currents between Asia and Australia and how they influence rainfall across Southern Australia and Indonesia.
Northern Rivers innovation awards
12 July, 2004Its name and design may seem better suited to a science fiction movie but the Aquanator could become the way of the future for power generation.
Innovation in the face of fire
23 June, 2004The Cooperative Research Centre for Polymers (CRC-P) has won a CRC innovation award for the development and commercialisation of a polymer cable that will change fire protection around the world.
Invention of the year finalist
10 May, 2004Swinburne University academic, Graham Farrell, has designed a product that aims to make saving lives easier. The Reviva Mask is an inflatable resuscitation mask the size of a matchbox offering all the efficiency and protection of a commercial medical mask.
The why and how of getting your lab accredited
08 February, 2004Accreditation confirms and recognises your laboratory's competence to perform specific types of testing. Accreditation also allows you to determine whether your laboratory is performing its work correctly and to appropriate standards
