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Showcase your work at the 2021 Undergraduate Research Conference
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Bachelors and Honours students: Improve your employability skills and present your research to a large online audience! You could win tickets to the Australasian Conference of Undergraduate Research (ACUR) and even represent the University as one of the student presenters. Expressions of Interest by 6 June.
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ECMS researcher finds link between disrupted sleep and increased risk of death
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Associate Professor Mathias Baumert and team have, for the first time, discovered a "clear link between the frequency and duration of unconscious wakefulness during night-time sleep and an increased risk of dying from diseases of the heart and blood vessels, and death from any cause, particularly in women".
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Photonics COVID-19 project awarded funding by Australia-India Strategic Research Fund
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Congratulations to Dr Abel Santos and his project team, whose project "Photonic Viropsy: Harnessing light on chip for precise SARS–CoV–2 diagnosis" has been awarded funding by the Australia-India Strategic Research Fund.
ECMS researchers finalists in the Australian Space Awards
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Congratulations to two of our ECMS researchers, Professor Volker Hessel and Professor Tat-Jun Chin who have been named as finalists in the 2021 Australian Space Awards.
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Mechanical Engineering graduates from 1971 welcomed onto campus
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"A bit has changed in the last 50 years!" This was the sentiment for all 12, 1971 Mechanical Engineering graduates who came back to campus on Thursday 6 May 2021 to celebrate their Golden Jubilee anniversary.
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Geoscientist’s research hits the mark
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Dr Carmine Wainman from the Australian School of Petroleum and Energy Resources has received two major recognitions for his research.
Nominate for the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Awards
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Nominations are now open for the Distinguished Alumni Awards covering three categories. Our distinguished alumni are a rich and diverse pool of leaders and innovators who are exemplars of the University success story and a great source of internal pride and inspiration. Applications close 15 June 2021.
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Women in STEM National Innovation Games
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Join the Western Women in STEM National Innovation Games, a hack-a-thon inspired innovation Challenge co-funded by the Australian Government and Western Sydney University. Registrations close Friday 7 May.