Archived News for Research Sector Professionals - April, 2012
A Monash University researcher who is designing the next generation of medical implants using nanotechnology has been awarded the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Award for the second time.
Professor Yuri Estrin will use the award to travel to the RWTH Aachan University in Germany to collaborate on improving the stability of the nanomaterials he is currently developing.
Professor Estrin received his first Humboldt Award in 1999, which he also used to do research at RWTH. Recipients of this highly competitive award must be nominated by an established academic in Germany.
$1.86 million for threatened Victorian species
The Victorian Government has announced a $1.86 million research initiative to help strike a balance between the needs of the state’s threatened species and those of the timber industry.
Adolescents at greatest risk of premature death
Researchers from the Institute and the University of Melbourne are hoping to shape the future of adolescent health, by bringing into focus the risks and issues associated with this vulnerable age group.
Clinicians and researchers tackle obesity and diabetes
A new book produced by the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre has challenged existing approaches to diabetes and obesity treatments and presented a strategy with the potential to revolutionise the way our society approaches weight management.
CSIRO publishes water cycle findings
A team of scientists from the CSIRO and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory from California has documented changing patterns of salinity in the global oceans over the past 50 years in a paper published in the journal Science.
CSIRO pushes for cheaper electronics
A group of leading Australian scientists have come together to further the development of lower-cost, flexible optoelectronic devices that promises to transform the country’s consumer electronics industry.
Finding a new Earth could be easier than previously thought
Locating and colonising new habitable worlds is a crucial next step for the continued existence of humankind according to research currently being undertaken by scientists from the Australian National University (ANU).
Sitting leads to early death, research finds
Prolonged sitting is an independent risk factor for poor health and early death in workers.
Study finds solution to students disengaging in mathematics
The precarious decline in children's participation in mathematics can only be reversed by tackling a complex mix of factors, including positive and negative attitudes of a student's parents, peers and teachers, new research has found.
Women's presence growing in health sector
Australia’s medical workforce has grown steadily in the 10 years to 2009 with the number of female working doctors increasing to make up more than one-third (36 per cent) of all working doctors.
MS breakthrough announced
A team of research scientists has announced a major breakthrough in slowing or even halting the development of Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
New cancer innovation centre opens
The new Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer has opened, incorporating the LIVESTRONG Cancer Research Centre and the ACRF Cancer Prevention Unit.
ARC's policing and security arm gets funding injection
The Australian Research Council (ARC) has announced a $1 million funding extension for the Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security.
Radioactivity centre officially opened
Federal Minister for Science and Research, Senator Chris Evans, officially opened the new $8.7 million Environmental Radioactivity Measurement Centre in New South Wales.
Research details eye's deception
A team of researchers at the University of Sydney has completed research detailing how the brain reacts to the bombardment of visual and other sensory signals it constantly receives.
University of Sydney promises to reinvent computing
An international team, including members from the University of Sydney, has announced research that promises to reinvent modern computing through the development of ion-crystal technology.
Victoria announces new physical sciences centre
The Victorian Government has opened the state’s new Quantum Victoria physical sciences centre in Melbourne’s north.
Research compares cyber-bullying with tradititional bullying
An international research project led by Professor Sheryl Hemphill of Australian Catholic University (ACU) has found that the factors leading to incidents of cyber-bullying are different to those which result in traditional bullying.
East Asia research summit starts
Researchers and policy makers from East Asia and Australia have converged on the Indonesian city of Makassar for a three-day, Australian-led summit to discuss urban sustainability and adaptation to climate change in urban areas.
Monash announces new Alzheimer's research
Monash University has announced new research that could possibly change the way health professionals treat Alzheimer’s disease, which affects over 35.6 million people worldwide.
$10 million more for PM's Science and Engineering Innovation Council
The Federal Government has announced a $10 million funding grant for Australia’s four Learned Academies so they can undertake new research projects under the direction of the Prime Minister’s Science Engineering and Innovation (PMSEIC) and Chief Scientist.