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The Australian National University’s Professor Ken Freeman has been awarded the 2012 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for almost 50 years of dedicated work in shaping and changing the human view of galaxies and the universe.

O'Meara named top science student

The design of a novel vaccine that disarms the bad properties of chlamydia has seen Connor O’Meara take out the AusBiotech-GSK Student Excellence Award.

$3.9 million for e-research

The Victorian Government has announced $3.9 million in funding to help the state’s researchers access the latest information communication technology (ICT).

Government announces Riverland support

The Federal Government has announced additional funding for water projects and industry support in the Riverland area of South Australia.

Report finds coal economy has serious impacts

Reliance on coal mining has serious health and social impacts, according to a new report released by the University of Sydney.

Retailers optimistic finds Monash

The world’s retail leaders are optimistic about the coming year, with confidence buoyed by positive growth prospects in the Chinese and Indian markets, according to a survey conducted by Monash University.

USQ signs research partnership

The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) and a number of China’s most prestigious universities have signed new strategic research partnerships following the release of the Federal Government’s Asian Century White Paper.

UWA opens new research centre

The University of Western Australia (UWA) has officially opened its new rural medicine and natural resource management centre.

Victoria to fund research portal

The Victorian Government has announced $1.3 million in funding for a new initiative that will bring together research and development facilities in a single web-based portal for the State’s biotechnology industry and academic research.

First GMT mirrors laid

The first of seven 8.4 metre wide mirrors to be installed as part of the world’s largest optical telescope has been completed, marking an important step in the progress of the construction of the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT).

Synchrotron deal signed

The Federal and Victorian Governments have announced an agreement that will see the Australian Synchrotron come under the authority of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO).

Agreement see's new business education era

The Melbourne Business School and the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Business and Economics have announced an agreement that will see the two collaborate in research and the teaching of business and economics.

QIMR cracks endometriosis puzzle

A team of international scientists led by the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) has identified four new gene regions linked to endometriosis.

Australian universities in troubled waters

The time is fast approaching for a radical change to the university business model, according to a new report released by Ernst & Young (E&Y).

CSIRO opens new additive manufacturing facility

The CSIRO has announced the opening of a new titanium additive manufacturing facility that will be used for the development of advanced titanium parts for aerospace, medical, automotive and manufacturing applications.

Evans defends research funding

Minister for Science and Research, Senator Chris Evans, has come out swinging in defence of federal funding of research and universities, saying that funding remains at an unprecedented level.

Further study brings further rewards

Australians who complete postgraduate degrees can expect to earn double, or $3.2 million, over their working lives compared to people with a Year 11 level qualification, who can expect to earn $1.7 million, according to the latest AMP .NATSEM report.

Partnership to form new economic research centre

A new partnership announced between Bankwest and Curtin University will see the formation of a major new economic research centre focused on securing the economic future of the state.

UQ turns up the heat on thermometer research

The University of Queensland (UQ) is on a mission to develop the world’s most accurate thermometer after a team of researcher’s received a prestigious $150,000 Precision Measurement Grant.

Australia joins IIASA

Australia has become the newest member nation of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, a group that specialises in the application of advanced systems analysis to examine complex systems, such as energy, water, food, climate change and population growth.