Tag: Research Organisations
Union demands DPI talks over research centre relocation
A union is demanding the head of the Victorian Department of Primary Industries visit staff at Eildon to hear their concerns about a planned relocation.[MORE]
Antarctic head steps down
The head of the Australian Antarctic Division is stepping down after 10 years as director of the organisation.[MORE]
Nano-tech sunscreen presents potential health risk
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There are fears nanotechnology may be harmful in sunscreens that are rubbed directly onto human skin.[MORE]
Bionic ear creator to develop new generation implants
Professor Graeme Clark will lead a new research unit in Melbourne to develop a new hi-fi bionic ear.[MORE]
Study spotlight on heart disease prevention
Tasmania's Menzies Research Institute is embarking on a new study into the prevention of cardio-vascular disease.[MORE]
It's the climate, stupid
While an emission reduction target of 5 to 15 per cent may be politically "realistic" and economically convenient today, it will result in a significantly changed climate with substantial economic, environmental and societal consequences in the future.[MORE]
Medical Trust to fund new medical studies
The latest medical projects to receive funding through the Clifford Craig Medical Trust have been announced.[MORE]
Local MP to plead ag station's case
The New South Wales Government is facing further pressure to delay its planned closure of an agricultural research station in the state's north. [MORE]
CSIRO measures declining Murray health
A CSIRO report has quantified the declining environmental health of the Murray.[MORE]
High hopes for devil research
It is hoped the latest research into the facial tumour disease killing Tasmanian devils could also uncover clues about human cancers.[MORE]
MP backs fight to keep Rendell labs open
The federal Member for Capricornia, Kirsten Livermore, is supporting an industry push to fight for the Rendell Laboratories in Rockhampton to stay open.[MORE]
Australian researchers make kidney gene breakthrough
Babies who suffer from fatal kidney defects in the womb could have a chance at survival, thanks to a genetic breakthrough by Australian scientists currently being tested at the birthplace of Dolly the cloned sheep. [MORE]
Gene ethicist calls for tougher research restrictions
A gene ethicist says the Govt regulator should use more power when dealing with researchers who breach compliance rules.[MORE]
Parts of Southern Ocean declared vulnerable
In a world first, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, or CCAMLR has declared areas of the Southern Ocean vulnerable.[MORE]
Researcher in trouble for GM mice experiment
A researcher is suspended and a lab closed over an unauthorised experiment with genetically-modified mice.[MORE]
Gene implants 'turn sugar cane to plastic'
The Cooperative Research Centre for Sugar Industry Innovation say it is close to commercialising an unusual by-product of sugar cane - biodegradable plastic.[MORE]
ANU to set up climate change centre
The ANU has announced it is setting up a Climate Change Institute in response to public expectations to combat climate change.[MORE]
Disease not climate change killing frogs
New research has revealed that disease is to blame for a decline in frog populations, not climate change as was first thought.[MORE]
Wine researchers make Chinese taste discovery
Australian researchers believe they have cracked the key to the lucrative Chinese wine market, with a study of Chinese tastes.[MORE]
CSIRO confirms Merbein site shutdown
The CSIRO has confirmed it will go ahead with plans to pull out of its research facility at Merbein, near Mildura, in 30 months.[MORE]
First Antarctic summer voyage sets sail
Scientists in Antarctica this summer will plot changes which could occur this century because of a higher level of carbon dioxide in the water.[MORE]
Call for more focus on habitat loss
A Tasmanian researcher who has been studying the devil facial tumour disease says the Red List of Threatened Species is a wake up call to Australians.[MORE]
John Kerin appointed to CSIRO board
The former federal treasurer, John Kerin, has been appointed to the board of the CSIRO.[MORE]
Scientists find rare shark
Tasmanian researchers have made a significant marine life discovery off the east coast of Flinders Island.[MORE]
Rising production costs hit biofuel industry
The CSIRO says the future of the biofuels industry in Australia is looking shaky because production costs are outstripping the profits being returned for alternative fuels.[MORE]
