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2nd John Burland Lecturer Announced
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Congratulations to Professor Mark Jaksa from the School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering who has recently been selected as the 2nd John Burland Lecturer by the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering’s (ISSMGE) Technical Committee TC306 in Geo-engineering Education. The award recognises excellence in geotechnical engineering education internationally, both in practice and research.
Ray Stalker Award – High Achieving Young Professionals and Students in the Australian Aerospace Industry
This year the Australian Division of the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Australian Youth Aerospace Association established the Ray Stalker Award to recognise exceptional young professionals within the Australian aerospace industry for their outstanding achievements.
Watch: Future Scientist Information Evening
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Whether you have an offer already, or will receive one in the near future; re-live or catch up on the Future Scientist information evening we held on campus.
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Madeleine's biomedical science program in Singapore
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Watch Bachelor of Science (Advanced) student Madeleine Massy-Westropp's video from her visit to Singapore.
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Plants vs ants: who will survive the climate change challenge?
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We are increasingly observing the impact of climate change on biodiversity, but will ants or plants win out?
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Plant scientists discover new complex carbohydrate in barley
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The first new complex carbohydrate of its kind to be discovered in barley in more than 30 years has potential applications in food, medicine and cosmetics.
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MOOC Discourse Analysis
Researchers from the CSER group have developed a visualisation dashboard to demonstrate the emergent themes from Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) discussion contents.
United Nations Global Road Safety Week
The Fifth United Nations Global Road Safety Week will focus on "leadership for road safety". Held from 6-12 May 2019, UN Global Road Safety Week aims to generate demand from the public for stronger leadership on road safety, with a view towards evidence-based solutions and inspiring leaders to take action.
Flu vaccine
Honours project: This exciting research project will investigate virus purification, the effect of gamma-irradiation on virus structure, and the ability of gamma-irradiated viruses to induce cytotoxic T cell responses.
Improving drought and salt tolerance of wheat
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Honours project: Examine wheat water use efficiency under saline conditions.
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