National Science Week 2013
08 August, 2013Australia’s 16th National Science Week has been launched.
Support for research infrastructure renewed
05 August, 2013As part of the 2013-14 Budget, the Australian Government has announced additional funding for the renewal of the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy.
Bacterial bio-insecticide
05 August, 2013 by Susan WilliamsonAustralian and New Zealand researchers have discovered a new way in which toxin-producing bacteria store their cytotoxic chemicals.
Warming oceans impact marine-life habits
05 August, 2013Change is afoot in the broader marine landscape as patterns of movement and breeding modes of marine animals adjust to a changing climate.
Smart aquarium
02 August, 2013A new aquarium that simulates the ocean will place Australian marine science at the forefront of marine research and discovery.
Recycling helium
31 July, 2013 by Susan WilliamsonAn onsite helium recovery system will make helium use more sustainable and help this finite resource be retained.
HPV increases risk of oesophageal cancer
25 July, 2013 by Susan WilliamsonThe human papillomavirus has been linked to yet another malignancy - cancer of the oesophagus.
Aligning immunology and virology
24 July, 2013 by Susan WilliamsonRunning a lab, directing a CRC and now a WHO Centre, Anne Kelso discusses her accomplished research career in microbiology, immunology and virology.
Fossil fragments rearrange marsupial evolution
23 July, 2013Two tiny fossils are prompting an overhaul of theories about marsupial evolution after they revealed unexpected links to South America - and possibly Africa.
Academy Medal awarded to science and research advocate
22 July, 2013Philanthropist, business leader and 2011 Australian of the Year Simon McKeon has been awarded the 2014 Academy Medal.
Hearing brainwaves
17 July, 2013Listening to the electrical activity of the brain may provide a more effective way of diagnosing and managing epilepsy.
Science literacy declining
17 July, 2013Scientific literacy is falling among young adults and to a lesser degree among the broader Australian adult population.
Probing microbial dark matter
15 July, 2013Researchers have developed a technique for mapping and characterising microbial ‘dark matter’ in the environment.
Laureate Fellowships and bionic eye funding
11 July, 2013The Australian Research Council (ARC) has awarded $47 million in research funding in the 2013 Australian Laureate Fellowships and an additional $10 million for research on the bionic eye.
ImmunAid gets US patent for immune cycle tech
11 July, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingImmunAid has secured the first US patent covering its strategy involving optimising the time to deliver treatments such as chemotherapy based on patients’ immune system cycles.
