The human side of science: what is the archetypal researcher personality?
08 March, 2005 by Tamara R Zemlo, PhD, MPH & Robin Rothrock, PhDAre there some personalities that are better suited than others to a scientific career? To provide insight into this issue, The Science Advisory Board created the first-ever psychological profile of life science researchers
Change to research units
04 March, 2005The CSIRO Board recently endorsed the creation of new business units to strengthen the organisation's health and biotechnology research activities, as well as other areas including food processing.
Planning for technology change
08 January, 2005 | Supplied by: LabWare Australia Pty LtdHow effective LIMS software design can leverage evolving technologies to reduce risk and improve ROI. As the commercial LIMS marketplace evolves and matures, it continually faces the challenge of technology change
Does your lab have it all?
08 December, 2004 | Supplied by: Science Industry AustraliaWhat's New Magazines and Science Industry Australia Inc (SIA) invite entries to the Laboratory of the Year competition. All new or renovated laboratories completed and occupied between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2004 are eligible to enter
Growing the Australian science industry
08 November, 2004 | Supplied by: Science Industry AustraliaThe Science Industry Action Agenda is a joint initiative of Science Industry Australia Inc. (SIA) and the Commonwealth government, aimed at maximising the future growth and development of the science industry in Australia
The hitchhiker's guide to quality assurance - the sequel
04 October, 2004Once again, the RACI NSW Analytical Chemistry Group is organising a seminar on the topic of Quality Assurance. The seminar is being held on 25 and 26 October 2004 at the National Measurement Institute, Bradfield Road, Lindfield NSW 2070.
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
