Archived News for Research Sector Professionals - October, 2017
The Defence Department wants to recruit Australia’s top new mathematicians.
Unions complain about silent audit
Unions say there has been a lack of transparency over an audit into Tasmania's largest vocational education and training provider.
Agriculture emissions underestimated
Research says global methane emissions from agriculture are larger than previously estimated.
Mental exercise effected checked
Research suggests regular exercise of any intensity can prevent future depression.
New details on Earth's heartbeat
Australian researchers have uncovered new details on the major magmatic pulses beneath the planet’s surface ...
Nobel goes to gravity find
Three physicists have won a Nobel Prize for the discovery of ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves.
Scientist wants smoking ban
An Australian health expert says smoking should be banned entirely, replacing cigarettes with superior alternatives.
Sea rise could swamp Perth
An oceanographer has warned key infrastructure near Perth's Swan River could be permanently flooded by 2100.
Tsunami sent species across Pacific
Over 280 marine species from coastal waters around Japan have hitched a ride on the 2011 Japanese tsunami.
Local space firm gets $500k boost
South Australian nanosatellite maker Inovor Technologies has been granted almost half a million dollars and linked with the largest private space company in Italy.