- Cancer survival rates, COVID response and rapid vaccine development show how research can rapidly transform healthcare outcomes
- But Australia is not currently translating the findings of research efficiently into benefits for patients because of fragmentation within the health system and between health, academia and industry.
- Report reveals how integrating routine clinical care with generation of evidence represents our best pathway to deliver better patient experiences, improve patient outcomes, and increase staff satisfaction.
Spin flips show how galaxies grow from the cosmic web
The alignment between galaxy spins and the large-scale structure of the universe reveals the processes by which different components of galaxies form.
Like our own Milky Way, most galaxies have two components: an extended disk in which new stars form from gas and a central bulge of mostly older stars that grows over time.
An observational study recently published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society found that the size of the galaxies’ bulge changes how their spins align with the surrounding structure.
[Read more…] about Spin flips show how galaxies grow from the cosmic webDozens of newly discovered gravitational lenses could reveal ancient galaxies and the nature of dark matter
Thousands more potential lenses await assessment
Earlier this year a machine learning algorithm identified up to 5,000 potential gravitational lenses that could transform our ability to chart the evolution of galaxies since the Big Bang.
Now astronomer Kim-Vy Tran from ASTRO 3D and UNSW Sydney and colleagues have assessed 77 of the lenses using the Keck Observatory in Hawai’i and Very Large Telescope in Chile. She and her international team confirmed that 68 out of the 77 are strong gravitational lenses spanning vast cosmic distances.
[Read more…] about Dozens of newly discovered gravitational lenses could reveal ancient galaxies and the nature of dark matterHow do collisions of rocks with planets help the planets evolve?
Brisbane
Planetary scientist Katarina Miljkovic is available to discuss the nature of planets in Brisbane this week. She will give free public talks on Thursday 29 September and Friday 30 September. It’s part of a national tour of public and school talks promoting opportunities for women in physics.
The planets in our solar system are vastly different although they all formed from the same cloud of gas and dust around a star – our sun. Why is this?
Associate Professor Katarina Miljkovic thinks the answers lie in studying how asteroids, comets and meteors bombarded the planets in the past, changing the surface conditions.
She works at Curtin University’s Space Science and Technology Centre and School of Earth and Planetary Sciences and uses data from several NASA missions.
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Newcastle
Planetary scientist Katarina Miljkovic is available to discuss the nature of planets in Newcastle this week. She will give a free public talk on Wednesday 28 September. It’s part of a national tour of public and school talks promoting opportunities for women in physics.
The planets in our solar system are vastly different although they all formed from the same cloud of gas and dust around a star – our sun. Why is this?
Associate Professor Katarina Miljkovic thinks the answers lie in studying how asteroids, comets and meteors bombarded the planets in the past, changing the surface conditions.
She works at Curtin University’s Space Science and Technology Centre and School of Earth and Planetary Sciences and uses data from several NASA missions.
[Read more…] about How do collisions of rocks with planets help the planets evolve?Act now to create a renewable export industry
Australia could create 395,000 new jobs and generate $89 billion in new trade by 2040 through investment in renewable energy exports. This is greater than the economic value and jobs in today’s fossil fuel exports.
Four ways for Australia to commit to Pacific on climate risks
Last year, close to 24 million internal displacements of people were linked to disasters – almost 14 million in East Asia and the Pacific.
Disasters now cause almost three times as much internal displacement as conflict, with climate change amplifying the frequency and severity of extreme weather events.
[Read more…] about Four ways for Australia to commit to Pacific on climate risksMinister Bowen speaking from 7:30 am: Wednesday at the Better Futures Forum at UNSW Canberra
BETTER FUTURES FORUM Wednesday 7 September
Minister Bowen will speak to the Better Futures Forum at breakfast, 7.30 to 8.30 am, at the Adams Auditorium, UNSW Canberra, Wednesday 7 September 2022.
Media invited onsite for breakfast. Minister Bowen’s speech will be streamed in the morning session starting 9AM.
[Read more…] about Minister Bowen speaking from 7:30 am: Wednesday at the Better Futures Forum at UNSW CanberraTranscripts: Keynote speakers, Better Futures Forum 2022
- Ban Ki-moon, Former UN Secretary General
- Lord Adair Turner, Chair of the Energy Transitions Commission
- Laurence Tubiana, CEO European Climate Foundation
- Dr Ian Fry, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change
Everyday Aussies pushing for an ambitious national climate agenda from the bottom up
Media release – 06 September
BETTER FUTURES FORUM: 6 AND 7 SEPTEMBER 2022, UNSW CANBERRA
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