Archived News for Research Sector Professionals - March, 2013
Twenty of the nation’s top scientists have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science in 2013.
Biodiversity research centre launched
A new research laboratory that will help Australia harness cutting-edge advances in biological sciences has been officially opened in Canberra.
Great Artesian Basin reports released
Two new research reports into the Great Artesian Basin are set to build on our understanding of one of the country’s most important water resources.
Study cracks cancer gene code
A team of international scientists, including from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR), have identified more than 60 regions of the human genome that can significantly increase a person’s risk of breast, prostate and ovarian cancer.
Melbourne breaks into Latin America
The University of Melbourne has become the first Australian university to sign an agreement with a major partnership with one of Brazil’s leading research bodies, The State of Sao Paulo Research Foundation.
New DNA tech to speed up species discovery
A team of research scientists from the University of Western Australia (UWA) and the CSIRO have teamed up with Kimberley Traditional Owners to test a new molecular technique that has the potential to significantly speec up the discovery of enw species.
New research could slash plant production times
A team of international researchers, including from the University of Western Australia and the CSIRO, have developed a new technique that enables up to eight generations of wheat and nine generations of barley to grow per year.
Skribis to head up Monash research agenda
Monash University has announced the appointment of international respected sociologist Professor Zlatko Skribis to lead the university’s research training agenda, which includes a revamped PhD program.
Unis lead fibre breakthrough
A team of researchers from the University of Sydney and Monash University have led a breakthrough in optical fibre network technology.
Recycled water for food research starts
A new research initiative aimed at expanding the use of water recycling for irrigating South Australia’s horticultural industry has been launched by the Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence (AWRCE).
STEM skill shortages holding back business
A shortage in crucial Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills in the current and emerging workforce is holding back Australian employers in their ongoing question to be more innovative, productive and competitive, according to a new report released by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group).
Clean energy bodies to share research
The Australian Clean Energy Council (CEC) and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) have announced a new partnership that will see the two bodies share research and information on clean energy.
SKA design bids open
The Federal Government has announced that Australian science and industry organisations are being invited to submit their designs and engineering works for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).
Victorian lakes research shows a changing climate
A research project that has examined sediment cores from several Victorian lakes has gained new insights into how the climate has changed over the past 2,000 years, revealing that the most severe impact on the water systems have occurred in the last four decades.
Nickel processing breakthrough announced
The CSIRO and Direct Nickel (DNi) have announced the successful development of an environmentally friendly processing method that uses and recycles nitric acid and could unlock 70 per cent of the world’s nickel supply.
Safe Work Australia releases nanotechnology safety reports
Safe Work Australia (SWA) has released two new research reports examining nanotechnology work health and safety issues.
There's gold in them there (shaky) hills
The University of Queensland (UQ) and the Australian National University haveofficially confirmed what gold prospectors have long suspected; there is a connection between seismic activity and the presence of gold and other trace elements.
UQ announces battery breakthrough
The University of Queensland (UQ) has announced that of a new version of the lithium-sulphur battery that can run electric vehicles is currently being developed.
Cipla opens Melbourne headquarters
Indian pharmaceutical giant Cipla has opened its Australian headquarters in Melbourne, marking one of company’s first regional expansions outside of India.
Facebook fingerprint can expose intimate details finds research
New research from the University of Cambridge has painted an alarming picture of how innocuous digital behaviour can be used to infer intimate details and personality traits with an alarming degree of accuracy.
UNSW produces cloned embryos of extinct frog
A team of researchers from the University of New South Wales have succeeded in reproducing the genome of an extinct frog, reviving and reactivating it through the use of a sophisticated cloning technology to implant a ‘dead’ cells into an egg of another frog species.