Google Australia has become a sponsor of a ‘Team Trev’ as it prepares to race a unique electric vehicle around the world. ‘Trev’ (Two-seater Renewable Energy Vehicle) is Australia’s competitor in Zero Race, the first zero emission race around the world for electric vehicles powered by renewable energy.
Australian workers are giving more to paid work – but taking more work-life spillover and a smaller share of work’s rewards, the latest national survey of Australian workers by the University of South Australia has found. The latest ‘work-life’ survey shows things aren’t getting any easier for many workers according to UniSA’s Centre for Work + Life Director Professor Barbara Pocock.
Swinburne today signed an agreement with the Sir Reginald Ansett Trust to offer a new aviation scholarship in 2011. Valued at $10,000 per year for a period of three years, the Sir Reginald Ansett Trust Scholarship for Aviation will enable young people to reach their full academic potential and realise their passion for an aviation career by financing their study costs.
Student High Achievers
Kaya Lobaczewski, the girl with the must-have New York life who stars in QUT’s newest advertisement, launched her international career as soon as she graduated. Kaya , who at 28 is Tribal DDB’s manager of global programs, graduated from QUT in 2001 with a business degree and started as an intern in DDB Seattle’s planning [...]
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Two Sydney students have recently returned from Singapore where they were part of a summer program focusing on the challenges of leadership in the modern era. The students were selected by the University of Sydney to attend the 5th Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Undergraduate Summer Program, hosted by the National University of Singapore. [...]
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Eighty-five Murdoch University students studying Communications in Singapore have been learning the art of fundraising and at the same time raised over $10,000 in under three weeks for charity. Students were given the task of harnessing social media, among other strategies, to raise funds for charity.
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Lean pork, chicken and red meat to go head-to-head
A new study about to be launched at UniSA’s Centre for Nutritional Physiology is set to evaluate the qualities of lean fresh pork in improving body composition. UniSA researcher Dr Karen Murphy says while there is already evidence that high protein diets can reduce the risk factors for cardiovascular disease and help people lose weight, most studies have focused on red meat and high protein diets. Full Story
Students build first bridge to a life in engineering
For the first time, a team of engineering students from the University of New England has competed in the annual Bridge Building Challenge organised by the Association of Consulting Engineers Australia (ACEA). The Challenge, on Friday 6 August, took more than 100 undergraduate students from universities around NSW to Customs House Square at Circular Quay in Sydney. Full Story
Saving lives at rail crossings
New technology by La Trobe University to have cars and trains ‘talking’ to each other could save an average of 37 lives every year and an estimated 100 million dollars, by eliminating rail crossing collisions, especially in rural and regional Australia. The La Trobe system – which will extend driver ‘vision’ up to one kilometre in all directions – will be trialled in 100 vehicles, the largest known rail crossing safety study of its kind in the world. Full Story
New theory on Earth’s foundations
A team of international researchers, led by Monash University’s Dr Wouter Schellart has developed a new global theory of Earth dynamics that explains the motions of the tectonic plates that cover the Earth’s surface and the boundaries between these plates. The new theory has implications for how scientists explain the geological evolution of western North America, including parts of Canada, the USA and Mexico. Full Story
Secrets of the Simpson Desert unveiled
With arid zones making up 70 percent of Australia, this long-term ecological research has collected important data uncovering patterns of biodiversity which impact Australia’s environment and give insight into how ecological patterns will be affected by climate change. Results from a unique 20-year study of the ecology of the Simpson Desert will be revealed on Thursday 12 August, when Professor Chris Dickman from the School of Biological Sciences presents his Sydney Science Forum presentation, Some Like It Hot. Full Story
New supercomputer to boost Australia’s scientific capability
A new supercomputer that will boost Australia’s scientific capability will be housed at Murdoch University’s South Street campus as part of Western Australia’s $80 million Pawsey Centre. Murdoch’s Director of the Centre for Comparative Genomics, Professor Matthew Bellgard said that the Hewlett-Packard (HP) supercomputer consists of 9600 processing units and 500 Terabytes of high performance storage. Full Story
Kangaroo evolution maps climate change
The evolution of kangaroos has given a clear picture of Australia’s changing climate, according to a new study. Murdoch University’s Dr Natalie Warburton and Dr Gavin Prideaux from Flinders University have analysed changes to the kangaroo skeleton over time which reflect Australia’s changing environment and climate. Full Story
