The best and worst jobs of 2013
Opinion — 24th April, 2013 at 2:07 pmA recent article in The Wall Street Journal has listed the 200 best and worst jobs of 2013, based on rankings by careers website, CareerCast.com.
CareerCast.com ranked 200 jobs based on the following five criteria – physical demands, work environment, income, stress and hiring outlook – using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other government agencies.
According to the list, actuaries have the...
read more
News
Wallaby a tiny climber
Researchers have for the first time seen the movements of the Australian tammar wallaby in utero. By Rebecca Scott.
At birth,...
16th Apr, 2013 15:12
Features
Disease-blocking bacteria in mosquitoes could halt spread of dengue
Mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, yellow fever and malaria kill thousands of people every year. The World Health Organisation...
12th Apr, 2013 16:31
Events
Understanding climate research and the politics of denial
Climate change continues to make headlines in the recent past, from record ice melts in the Arctic to Australia experiencing...
25th Mar, 2013 16:22
Opinion
The best and worst jobs of 2013
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal has listed the 200 best and worst jobs of 2013, based on rankings by careers...
24th Apr, 2013 14:07
Recent Articles
The best and worst jobs of 2013
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal has listed the 200 best and worst jobs of 2013, based on rankings by careers website, CareerCast.com.
CareerCast.com ranked 200 jobs based on the following five criteria – physical demands, work environment, income, stress and hiring outlook – using data...
24th April, 2013 | Opinion | Read More
Wallaby a tiny climber
Researchers have for the first time seen the movements of the Australian tammar wallaby in utero. By Rebecca Scott.
At birth, the tiny tammar wallaby weighs only half-a-gram and is less than two centimetres in length.
From conception it has spent a mere 29 days in its mother’s uterus, and once delivered,...
16th April, 2013 | News | Read More
Disease-blocking bacteria in mosquitoes could halt spread of dengue
Mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, yellow fever and malaria kill thousands of people every year. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that around 30,000 people die from yellow fever each year, while in 2010 malaria caused some 660,000 deaths.
Dengue is a disease that kills around 40,000 people...
12th April, 2013 | Features | Read More
Understanding climate research and the politics of denial
Climate change continues to make headlines in the recent past, from record ice melts in the Arctic to Australia experiencing its hottest day on record earlier this year.
Understanding climate research and the politics of denial
Ideas and Society Lecture
Date: Wednesday 27 March 2013
Time: 6.00pm-7.30pm
Venue:...
25th March, 2013 | Events, Public Lectures | Read More
Rice futures: Biofortifying food crops for better nutrition
Rice is a staple food and one of the most consumed cereal grains in developing countries, providing up to 80% of total caloric intake in parts of the world like South-East Asia. Yet the polished grain – or white rice – has very low concentrations of essential micronutrients like iron. Over...
15th March, 2013 | News, Podcasts | Read More
Extinction, not evolution, the cause of plant diversity
Scientists have found that extinction could be just as important as evolution, if not more, in influencing the biodiversity of organisms.
The finding was revealed in a recent study, led by researchers from the University of Melbourne and University of Tasmania, which showed that the southeastern region...
4th March, 2013 | Features | Read More
Under the radar: The first woman in radio astronomy, Ruby Payne-Scott
Ruby Payne-Scott (1912-1981) was an eminent Australian scientist who made major contributions to the WWII radar effort (CSIR) from 1941 to 1945. In late 1945, she pioneered radio astronomy efforts at Dover Heights in Sydney, Australia at a beautiful cliff top overlooking the Tasman Sea. Again at Dover...
7th February, 2013 | Events | Read More
International Year of Maths of Planet Earth
Australian Chief Scientist and Patron of the year, Professor Ian Chubb, will officially launch the Australian participation in the International Year of Maths of Planet Earth.
In conjunction with the launch, Professor Simon Levin, Princeton University, will deliver the first in the international series...
16th January, 2013 | Events | Read More
A taste of science communication at COSMOS
By Lucie Bradley
Lucie Bradley, a chemistry PhD student working in the group of Associate Professor Craig Hutton, has recently completed her internship at COSMOS Magazine, getting a taste of science media.
–
As a student who was always equally interested in the sciences and humanities alike, following...
21st December, 2012 | Our People | Read More
Journey to Antarctica: Final
Caitlin Gionfriddo, working in the Geomicrobiology laboratory of Dr John Moreau in the School of Earth Sciences, was onboard the Aurora Australis working at the interface of atmospheric and geological sciences. This is part of the atmospheric chemistry SIPEX II activity which Dr Robyn Schofield –...
18th December, 2012 | Our People | Read More
- 4th Mar, 2013 16:36
- 7th Feb, 2013 16:12
- 16th Jan, 2013 15:47
- 21st Dec, 2012 9:57
- 18th Dec, 2012 13:57
-
The best and worst jobs of 2013
April 24, 2013 14:04
-
Wallaby a tiny climber
April 16, 2013 15:04
-
Disease-blocking bacteria in mosquitoes could halt spread of dengue
April 12, 2013 16:04
-
Understanding climate research and the politics of denial
March 25, 2013 16:03
-
Rice futures: Biofortifying food crops for better nutrition
March 15, 2013 15:03
-
robert clode.: proffessor b cox.thankyou for your great tv series very well done and thankyou for your wonderful books that i have. th...
-
AlgaeObserver: This is fascinating science! Step by step we are getting to understand algae metabolism and hopefully we will be able to...
-
Jan davidson: Dear University of Melbourne, I live in WA and am really keen to attend a bean to bar chocolate making workshop. Can yo...
-
Jesse Vanburden: I'm very interested to see if the ASKAP can truly bring some valuable data to light in regards to black holes. I'm kind ...
-
Mal: I'm looking forward to seeing the good doctors show. He has a great presentation style!...
