First elected female president of Academy of Science
10 May, 2010Distinguished cancer researcher Professor Suzanne Cory has been elected by her peers as President of the Australian Academy of Science - an institution that has been dominated by male scientists since its formation in 1954. As the first elected female president, she takes over the role from Professor Kurt Lambeck.
New members for the Australian Synchrotron Science Advisory Committee
18 December, 2009Following the resignation of the Australian Synchrotron Science Advisory Committee (SAC) Chair, Professor Frank Larkins, and four SAC members, a new chair and members have been appointed.
Gareth Evans to be new ANU Chancellor
04 December, 2009Gareth Evans has been appointed Chancellor of The Australian National University. He will replace Professor Kim Beazley, who is moving on to his next role as the Australian Ambassador to the United States.
The science and media disconnect
01 December, 2009The prevailing wisdom among many scientists and scientific organisations is that, as a rule, scientists are press shy, and those who aren’t are mavericks.
Offended on behalf of all geeks
01 October, 2009 by Janette Woodhouse, editorMedia portrayal of the geek is unflattering and not conducive to encouraging students to take secondary and tertiary studies in science and technology fields.
New deputy chairperson for CSIRO Board
18 September, 2009Dr Terry Cutler has been appointed as the Deputy Chairperson of the CSIRO Board.
200 mid-career researchers awarded Future Fellowships
10 September, 2009Two hundred outstanding national and international mid-career researchers have been awarded ARC Future Fellowships in an attempt to address the gap in opportunities for mid-career researchers in Australia.
New director for Mater Medical Research Institute
07 September, 2009Professor John Prins has been appointed as CEO and Institute Director at the Mater Medical Research Institute.
CSIRO expertise to assist Australian Government service delivery
02 September, 2009A research alliance between Centrelink and CSIRO will focus on the human services ecosystem, place-based services and technologies for human service delivery. Using statistics and trend analysis techniques the researchers will help to improve service delivery by the Australian Government.
New leader for ANU Medical Research
07 July, 2009A prominent international researcher working at the interface between obesity and depression has been appointed to lead the John Curtin School of Medical Research at The Australian National University.
Gender equity in science
30 June, 2009An international study involving more than half a million participants in 34 countries has revealed that 70% harbour implicit stereotypes associating science with males more than with females.
How many scientists fabricate and falsify research?
02 June, 2009Meta-analysis of surveys questioning scientists about their misbehaviours indicate that fraudulent research is more common than expected, especially in the medical and pharmaceutical fields.
