_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Fears over research implications of trade law A controversial Defence Trade Controls Bill has now passed the Senate, following the rejection by the House of Representatives of an earlier Senate amendment (“amendment nine”), that would have exempted fundamental research from the restrictive provisions of the legislation. University of Sydney deputy vice-chancellor Jill Trewhella has characterised the legislation as an “attack on our research enterprise”, saying it is “extraordinary” for these kinds of constraints to be put on “our communication for fundamental … [Read more...]
Astronomer awarded PM’s prize for science
01/11/2012 By
Commonwealth Newsroom | 31 October 2012 An Australian who has truly made a galactic impact Professor Ken Freeman has been awarded the 2012 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for almost 50 years work shaping and changing the human view of galaxies and the universe. Best known for his discovery of dark matter in the universe, Freeman also founded one of the most exciting fields of study in astronomy today, galactic archaeology. Freeman, an astronomer at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics in the ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, is regarded internationally as Australia’s most renowned astronomer. Other 2012 prize winners are Eric May, … [Read more...]
Australian Financial Review Education Supplement 15 October 2012
15/10/2012 By
As the Australian Financial Review is a subscription service, links will not work unless you or your organisation is a paid subscriber. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Uni limits fee rises as it cuts costs Private Bond University will keep fee rises below the inflation rate next year as it attempts to stem a 10 per cent decline in new students. Curtin leads the way on pay rises Curtin University staff will receive a 16 per cent salary rise over four years following a ground-breaking deal reached by university executives and the National Tertiary Education Union. More students get taste of the real world When … [Read more...]
The 2012 Ig Noble Prizes for Improbable Research
11/10/2012 By
11 October 2012 Nobel Prize laureates Eric Maskin, Rich Roberts and Dudley Herschbach lean over behind a mini Eiffel Tower during a performance at the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) It's the Nobel Prize season, with daily announcements coming from Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden of this year's recipients of the prestigious awards. Late in September the Ig Noble Prizes for "improbable research that makes people laugh and then think" were announced in a ceremony at Harvard University. This year's recipients include Dutch researchers who won the psychology prize for studying why leaning to the left makes the Eiffel Tower look smaller; four Americans who took … [Read more...]
Universities reflect on their Eurekas
29/08/2012 By
Triple Eureka at UNSW Research that saves lives in the surf, technology to boost the extraction of hydrocarbon, and work suggesting the laws of physics may vary across the cosmos have won UNSW researchers three of the top honours at the 2012 Eureka Prizes. Swinburne researcher part of Eureka Prize winning team Swinburne University of Technology Associate Professor Michael Murphy from the Centre of Astrophysics and Supercomputing and a team of researchers from the School of Physics at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have been awarded the prestigious 2012 University of New South Wales Eureka Prize for Scientific Research. Institute’s science leaders awarded at 2012 Eureka … [Read more...]
Leadership is in eminent scientist’s genes
29/08/2012 By
29 August 2012 The prestigious Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, recognising the role of scientists, educators and communicators who shape our society, were presented on 28 August. For her passionate commitment to research and science communication, Professor Cory, former director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) and current president of the Australian Academy of Science, has won the 2012 Prize for Leadership in Science. She is the first woman to receive this award. For the past 40 years, Professor Cory has straddled the research and administrative worlds of Australian science, forging her own research ‘eureka' moments while at the same time … [Read more...]
Swinburne VC honoured for health care research
28/08/2012 By
28 August 2012 Swinburne Vice-Chancellor Professor Linda Kristjanson has been awarded the Bethlehem Griffiths Research Foundation (BGRF) Medal for her contributions to palliative care research and education over the past three decades. Professor Kristjanson's pioneering work has resulted in better symptom management and a reduction in psychological distress for palliative care patients as well as more effective support for their families. In making the award, BGRF Chairman Mr William Clancy said: Professor Kristjanson has played a major role in the recognition of palliative care as a legitimate medical specialty. This has made it possible to extend the benefits of her research … [Read more...]
This week in Campus Review
04/06/2012 By
Campus Review 4 June 2012 Aust unis rank highly in "young unis" list Australia has once again shown it can perform on the international stage, with 14 universities in the Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 List (under 50 years old), released last week, being beaten only by the UK, which has 20. Macquarie University and the University of Wollongong were ranked equal 33rd on the list, with the Queensland University of Technology coming in at 40, the University of Newcastle at 45, Charles Darwin University 48, the University of South Australia 65, Curtin University 75, Deakin University and Flinders University at 78, Griffith and La Trobe universities at 81, the University of … [Read more...]
