UNE scientist wins Young Tall Poppy Award
20 November, 2012Dr Paul McDonald, a lecturer in animal behaviour at the University of New England, has been honoured with one of this year’s Young Tall Poppy Science Awards for NSW.
Australian Life Scientist acquired by specialist laboratory publisher
15 November, 2012Australian Life Scientist magazine and its website have been acquired by Westwick-Farrow Media and will join its stable of B2B magazines and websites, including What’s New in Lab & Life Sciences (est 1990), www.labonline.com.au and What’s New in Food Technology & Manufacturing.
Major award for global climate change scientist
07 November, 2012The ability of a world-renowned ocean scientist to inform the media and the wider community about his work has won him a prestigious international award.
UQ start-up wins prestigious biotechnology award
02 November, 2012Vaxxas, a UniQuest start-up established in 2011 to commercialise the Nanopatch vaccine delivery system based on research from The University of Queensland (UQ), has won the Janssen 2012 AusBiotech Emerging Company Award.
AusBiotech appoints new board member
02 November, 2012AusBiotech yesterday announced the election of a new member to its board of directors following the national biotechnology organisation’s annual general meeting, held at the national conference in Melbourne.
Astronomer wins 2012 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science
01 November, 2012Professor Ken Freeman has received the $300,000 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for almost 50 years’ work shaping and changing the human view of galaxies and the universe.
Physicists sign up for roadside enlightenment
01 November, 2012Two giant advertising billboard signs have been given over to exhibit a piece of art based on a vital but little-known physics equation.
Scientists moving to better paid green employment
30 October, 2012Scientific recruitment firm Kelly Scientific Resources is predicting a shortage of candidates for traditional scientific roles as qualified scientists seek green collar opportunities created as a result of the carbon tax.
Australian Synchrotron and ANSTO join forces to advance Australian science
29 October, 2012The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) will become the new operator of the Australian Synchrotron from 1 January 2013, bringing two of Australia’s most significant pieces of scientific infrastructure together and advancing scientific outcomes for the nation.
Tertiary tech transfer opportunities to be showcased at AusBiotech
29 October, 2012UniQuest will promote the business benefits of partnering with the latest research innovations and expertise from Australian universities at this year’s AusBiotech conference in Melbourne from 30 October to 2 November.
Opportunity to work with world-class scientists at summer school
25 October, 2012Southern Cross University’s 2013 Science Summer School gives undergraduates or recent graduates the opportunity to team up with one of the university’s leading researchers to undertake a short science-based project over four weeks.
The Duran Group Laboratory Glassware catalogue Edition 4
23 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Merck Pty LtdThe Duran Group Laboratory Glassware catalogue Edition 4 is now available online.
Government steadfast on research funding
22 October, 2012The Australian Academy of Science has commended the government’s commitment to maintain funding for science research through the Australian Research Council (ARC) and Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs).
We always knew we were smarter
19 October, 2012If primary school students engage in science for just 10 hours/year, their standardised test scores in maths and language arts improve.
Grace announces additional patent notices of allowance for flash chromatography technology
19 October, 2012WR Grace & Co announced today that the US Patent and Trademark Office has granted three additional notices of allowance related to the company’s Reveleris flash chromatography system.
