Category Archives: News

Demise of the Australian ERA journal rankings

By Kate | Published: June 8, 2011
Read more at ConservationBytes.com “Earlier this week Australian Senator Kim Carr (Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) announced the removal of the somewhat controversial ERA rankings for scientific journals. Early last year I posted about the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) journal rankings for ecology and conservation journals. To remind you, the ERA [...]
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The next big medical leap

By Cadence | Published: May 5, 2011
Read more at the Robinson Institute “South Australia’s Sunday Mail ran an insightful article about the hope stem cells provide and the exciting research happening here at the University of Adelaide’s Robinson Institute using adult stem cells. The article focuses on our innovative Stroke Research Program, lead by Associate Professor Simon Koblar (right), which [...]
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Women in Science and Engineering Summit

By Cadence | Published: May 5, 2011
Read more at a Blog About Science at Adelaide “On the 11th of April Alicia Hurkmans, the Young Scientists of Australia Adelaide Chapter Inc. (YSA) and from the University of Adelaide, attended the United Nations Women in Science and Engineering Summit (WiSE) summit held in Canberra. The summit was largely aimed of industry [...]
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2011 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes Now Open!

By Cadence | Published: April 15, 2011
Read more at the Environment Institute “The 2011 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, Australia’s premier national science awards program, are now open! The nomination process is simple, but the reward can be great. This could be your opportunity to acknowledge and potentially reward the work of a student, team, colleague or friend (perhaps even yourself!). In 2011 [...]
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Gambling Database Updated

By Cadence | Published: April 15, 2011
Read more at the South Australian Centre for Economic Studies “The South Australian Centre for Economic Studies’ gambling database has been updated to include gaming machine expenditure, taxation revenue and gaming machine and venue population data for 2008/09 and 2009/10. The database provides regional level data on gaming machine activity in South [...]
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National Sustainable Food Summit 2011

By Cadence | Published: April 15, 2011
Read more at the Waite Research Institute “The WRI Director, Professor Roger Leigh, recently attended the National Sustainable Food Summit held at Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium on 5 & 6 April 2011. The Summit was attended by a range of national and international experts from across the whole food chain including agricultural [...]
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2 Year Postdoctoral Position available from mid 2011

By Cadence | Published: April 15, 2011
Read more at the Australian Centre for Visual Technologies 2-YEAR POSTDOCTORAL POSITION Australian Centre for Visual Technologies University of Adelaide South Australia Added Depth: Automated high level image interpretation Research areas: Computer Vision, Machine Learning The successful applicant will join an established and successful team, lead by Prof Anton van den Hengel, Dr Anthony Dick, Prof Philip Torr and [...]
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Hugh Possingham on Marine Parks

By Cadence | Published: April 15, 2011
Read more at the Environment Institute “Professor Hugh Possingham is in Adelaide today to advise SA Parliament on Marine Parks. Listen to a brief audio bite of Hugh on the importance and benefits of Marine Parks for South Australia here. For more about the science and benefits Marine Parks provide for the environment and [...]
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The Waite Research Institute welcomes Dr Heather Bray

By Cadence | Published: April 15, 2011
Read more at the Waite Research Institute “Dr Heather Bray recently joined the Waite Research Institute as Special Projects Officer. Her initial focus will be on the Waite Research Institute’s communications activities and developing programs to enhance the research management and leadership capabilities of staff and students at the Waite. Dr Bray has a [...]
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Mannum Science Forum

By Cadence | Published: April 15, 2011
Read more at the Waite Research Institute “On Monday March 21 2011, there was a free science forum held in Mannum which was organised by the SA Murray-Darling Basin NRM Board (Ranges to River NRM Group). Presenters included Dr Wendy Umberger from the University of Adelaide (Lecturer in Agri Food and Wine [...]
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