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3.3KPhysics Nobel Prize recognition for gravitational waves research
The Australian Research Council (ARC) congratulates the recipients of the 2017 Nobel Prize for Physics for their leading work in the discovery...
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3.3KPlant expert to take part in Indonesian professor program
The University of Queensland’s Professor André Drenth will be one of the first scientists to participate in a new Indonesian Government program...
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142World-leading dementia scientist to join uni
Professor Kaarin Anstey will join UNSW Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) to lead an innovative multi-disciplinary team addressing ageing research, with...
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3.2KNew Board members elected to lead science and tech body
Science & Technology Australia (STA) has elected three new leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to its Board, to represent...
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3.3KBeth Webster elected to Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
Swinburne’s Professor Beth Webster has been admitted to the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia for her distinguished contributions to the...
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3.5KBrenda Aynsley’s leadership recognised
ACS President, Anthony Wong, praised the outgoing Chair of International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) IP3, Brenda Aynsley OAM, at the IFIP...
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3.4KStudent wins engineering prize for EV battery
Swinburne PhD candidate Shashank Arora has won Engineers Australia’s 2017 Sir George Julius medal for his paper on battery packaging design and...
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3.2KPlant scientist first Australian to win top American award
The University of Western Australia’s internationally recognised authority on herbicide resistance in plants, Professor Stephen Powles, has won the American Chemical Society...
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3.5KLeon Strous recognised for services to ICT
The ACS – the professional association for Australia’s digital sector – has congratulated former President of the International Federation for Information Processing...
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3.9KResearcher’s work with water recognised with prestigious award
The future potential of CQUniversity PhD student Adam Rose’s research into the health of the CQ region’s drinking water is looking crystal...
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Researchers warn of deadly parvovirus strain spreading - GetSTEM
Vets and dog owners are being warned that canine parvovirus – a contagious and often fatal disease – is spreading rapidly among Australian dogs. University of Queensland School of Veterinary Science postdoctoral research fellow Dr Nicholas Clark said canine parvovirus (CPV-2) was one of the most...
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Southernmost outbreak of coral-eating starfish detected - GetSTEM
A severe outbreak of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish is occurring in the Swain Reefs, the southernmost location in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park found to have the starfish during the current outbreak. Field officers detected the starfish on 37 reefs while undertaking in-water surveys in D...
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White noise tunes into learning potential - GetSTEM
Listening to white noise can increase your ability to learn new words, a study by The University of Queensland has revealed. UQ School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Dr Anthony Angwin said the study was the first to show the effect listening to white noise could have on word learning performa...
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Gay relationships can be happier than hetero, study finds - GetSTEM
Hot on the heels of the same-sex marriage bill, new research shows that gay and lesbian couples tend to have higher-quality relationships than their heterosexual counterparts. Professor Janeen Baxter, Director of the Life Course Centre (LCC) led by The University of Queensland, said the quality of i...
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Thursday, February 22nd, 2018 at 12:23pm
UQ women to lead and learn on Antarctica voyage https://t.co/IIG3giwGkP #research #researchers #science
UQ women to lead and learn on Antarctica voyage https://t.co/IIG3giwGkP #research #researchers #science
Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 at 9:48am
Smart #phones used to monitor and predict #Mentalhealth episodes https://t.co/QKHDpzhfy6 #research https://t.co/xOSiNwBob7
Smart #phones used to monitor and predict #Mentalhealth episodes https://t.co/QKHDpzhfy6 #research https://t.co/xOSiNwBob7