Popping into my inbox the other day was a review by the journal, Science Communication about a book Open Science. The authors are Julian Cribb and Tjempaka Sari (CSIRO publishing).
Another book from Julian Cribb, I thought, how wonderful. But Julian is no one hit wonder, so why was I surprised. The review […]
[ 10 July 2011 to 15 July 2011. ] Anyone with links into high schools or direct to senior science students may be interested in promoting this, and if there are bodies out there keen to throw a small amount of dollars toward student scholarships or event funding please let us know.
Applications for Youth ANZAAS 2011: Brisbane are open to science students in grades […]
Science communication and social media are the subject of national conversations at present, stimulated by the recent Media140 event in Brisbane. Dr Joan Leach and students from the University of Queensland comment on the event… Continue reading
Australia and China to contribute $9 million for science projects.
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Your chance to win one of two free tickets for next week’s big event in Brisbane Continue reading
For those who missed the Australian Science Media Centre’s (AusSMC) online briefing yesterday. Here tis
by Rod Lamberts and Will J. Grant
War has been declared, and those who recognise the fundamental role science plays in everyday life need to decide where they stand.
Building on the budgetary and rhetorical slights of recent months, rumours are now afield that the Gillard government is looking at cutting the National Health and Medical Research […]
A story that highlights: the apparent lack of scientific input into government policy. The effectiveness of anonymous dissident websites…
A proposal to amend the Federal Criminal Code Act could see a number of plants species become outlawed.
The proposed schedule reads as follows:
Any plant containing mescaline including any plant of the genus Lophophora.
Any plant containing DMT […]
First we have the complexities and uncertainties of science and then we introduce a bureaucratic process that can be inefficient and sometimes, incompetent.
I give you a prime example in the case of the Asian honey bee eradication program. Full story continues……
SENATE COMMITTEE ORDERS RECONVENING OF CCEPP TO CONTINUE ERADICATION PROGRAM FOR ASIAN […]