All posts tagged "Research"

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$2.3m boost to tackle youth alcohol and drug abuse

University of Queensland work to reduce the risk of alcohol, tobacco and other drug-related harm among young people has benefited from $2.31...
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Research
Deafness in farmed salmon linked to accelerated growth

Half of the world’s farmed salmon are part deaf due to accelerated growth rates in aquaculture, new research has found. The results...
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Who's Who
Lactology researcher joins university in world first

Breastfeeding mothers in Western Australia will be among the first to benefit from one of the world’s leading researchers in lactology joining...
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Research
Whales turn tail at ocean mining noise

A new international study has measured the effect of loud sounds on migrating humpback whales as concern grows as oceans become noisier.
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Research
Behaviours can be inherited from social environment

The different ways men and women behave, passed down from generation to generation, can be inherited from our social environment – not...
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Research & Development Tax Incentive

The Government is committed to helping Australian businesses innovate using technology by piloting a new user-focused approach to simplify the language and...
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Technology
Technology promises to clean huge volumes of wastewater

Researchers from Edith Cowan University have developed a way to modify the atomic structure of iron to create a metal that can...
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Research
Teen career dreams fit gender stereotypes

Six in ten Australian 14-15 year-olds know what career they would like to have in the future but the jobs that boys...
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Research
Study into Australia’s oldest invertebrates

A new partnership between Museums Victoria and Monash University will enable the first research into newly-discovered arthropods, including insects, arachnids and hexapods,...
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Research
Smart home technology: not the brightest way to save energy

A new study by RMIT University has found smart home control devices may actually increase energy use rather than cutting it, with...

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Get FactsThursday, August 17th, 2017 at 6:45pm

A new international study has measured the effect of loud sounds on migrating humpback whales as concern grows as oceans become noisier.

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Get FactsWednesday, August 16th, 2017 at 5:40pm

The Victorian Government is preparing students across Victoria to be cyber ready through the state’s Victorian Cyber Schools Skills Challenge, which kicked off in August 2017.

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Get FactsTuesday, August 15th, 2017 at 6:36pm

Dr Kai Chan from the ANU Research School of Biology has been named 2017 ACT Scientist of the Year by ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr MLA at a ceremony as part of National Science Week.

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Get FactsMonday, August 14th, 2017 at 6:44pm

Kids might turn their noses up at brussels sprouts, but how will they react to being served a fried house cricket?

Young Tassie Scientist Shasta Henry will be putting kids to the taste test at the George Town Bigger Science Expo, and can’t wait to see the results.

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Get FactsFriday, August 11th, 2017 at 6:07pm

The Sunshine Coast’s plant diversity has helped University of Queensland researchers confirm that nurture has the upper hand – at least when it comes to plant microbes.

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Get FactsThursday, August 10th, 2017 at 6:46pm

Hopes of finding an early-warning signal for ovarian cancer have been boosted by a protein discovery at the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI).

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Get FactsWednesday, August 9th, 2017 at 6:50pm

With pest animals estimated to cost the Australian economy up to $1 billion a year, CSIRO scientists have developed a humane new technology that could help save Australian farmers’ crops and livelihoods.

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Get FactsTuesday, August 8th, 2017 at 5:31pm

QUT researchers and Australian biotech company HFPA are hoping to turn a native Australian plant into a major new antibiotic after discovering the plant possesses antibacterial activity equivalent to some antibiotics currently used to treat Golden Staph infections.

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Get FactsMonday, August 7th, 2017 at 5:20pm

International researchers have travelled to Townsville to the National Sea Simulator (SeaSim) at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) as part of cutting edge research to help save the world’s fish.

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Get FactsFriday, August 4th, 2017 at 6:00pm

A team of researchers from the University of Wollongong (UOW) and the University of Tasmania has developed a new method for assessing the health of fragile Antarctic vegetation using drones, which they say could be used to improve the efficiency of ecological monitoring in other environments as well.

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New method faster, more efficient and less damaging to the environment. A team of researchers from the University of Wollongong (UOW) and the University of Tasmania has developed a new method for assessing the health of fragile Antarctic vegetation using drones, which they say could be used to impro...

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All posts tagged "Research"

$2.3m boost to tackle youth alcohol and drug abuse

Deafness in farmed salmon linked to accelerated growth

Lactology researcher joins university in world first

Whales turn tail at ocean mining noise

Behaviours can be inherited from social environment

Research & Development Tax Incentive

Technology promises to clean huge volumes of wastewater

Teen career dreams fit gender stereotypes

Study into Australia’s oldest invertebrates

Smart home technology: not the brightest way to save energy

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