Finalists’ statements are based on information provided by the entrants.
Finalist information will be published on 24 July 2015 at http://australianmuseum.net.au/eureka
[Read more…] about 2015 Eureka Prizes full list of finalists
Finalists’ statements are based on information provided by the entrants.
Finalist information will be published on 24 July 2015 at http://australianmuseum.net.au/eureka
[Read more…] about 2015 Eureka Prizes full list of finalists
Nominations for Fresh Science 2015 have now closed and judging has begun.
Thanks to all 170+ nominees who took the time to tell us about themselves and their science.
We are reading all the nominations right now, and we’ll get back to you all as soon as as soon as we can.
We have quite a few to get through, so we’ll prioritise them by date: Victoria first, then Townsville, etc. We’ll make sure we give you all at least three weeks’ notice of the event in your state.
We’re looking for the best and brightest early-career researchers who have made a peer-reviewed discovery and received little or no media attention.
Fresh Science is a national competition that selects researchers with research results, an invention, or a discovery, trains them in how to tell their story, and helps them share their findings with the media and the public.
We’re looking for:
Successful applicants will participate in Fresh Science 2015. First, a day of media and communication training, learning how to find the key, compelling story in their research, and how to tell that story. Then, in the following pub night, they’ll face the challenge of explaining their research. We’ll also publish short profiles on each Freshie, and we’ll pitch the best story in each state to the media.
Nominations are now open and close 1 July. [Read more…] about Looking for fresh, young researchers with a story to tell
A team of Australian and US scientists have discovered that corals already have the genes to tolerate global warming. It may only be a matter of shuffling them to where they are most needed.
[Read more…] about Corals already have the genes to adapt to warmer oceans
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Share your data and boost science productive is the message of a national workshop in Canberra today.
Over 40 data collections will be released – covering everything from cloud measurement to pavements and roads, ancient DNA, oral histories of Western Sydney and the changing coastline.
A national study conducted earlier this year showed that sharing and reusing data generated by publicly-funded research activities could lead to haring data could boost Australian research output by between $1.4 billion and $4.9 billion.
[Read more…] about Share – and boost Australian research by up to five billion dollars
Corals are already adapting to global warming, scientists say
AUSTIN, Texas — Some coral populations already have genetic variants necessary to tolerate warm ocean waters, and humans can help to spread these genes, a team of scientists from The University of Texas at Austin, the Australian Institute of Marine Science and Oregon State University have found. The discovery has implications for many reefs now threatened by global warming and shows for the first time that mixing and matching corals from different latitudes may boost reef survival.
The findings were published this week in the journal Science.
Wednesday 13 May 2015
Scientists available for photos and interviews in their labs.
Professor Ryan Lister of the University of Western Australia and Associate Professor Christine Wells of the University of Queensland have both received $50,000 Metcalf Prizes from the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia in recognition of their leadership in stem cell research. [Read more…] about 2015 Metcalf Prizes go to Brisbane and Perth researchers
Ryan Lister has discovered how adult stem cells retain a memory of what they once were.
He believes he can make them forget their past lives, as for example skin cells, so their history doesn’t limit their new potential to become brain, heart, liver, blood and other cells.
In recognition of his leadership in stem cell research, Professor Ryan Lister of the University of Western Australia has received one of two $50,000 Metcalf Prizes from the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia. [Read more…] about Teaching stem cells to forget the past
Some recent projects: ASTRO 3D, MindEar, Cortical Labs (Dishbrain), Illumina, ABC, World Mining Congress 2023.