Re-training the brain with painless exercises may be the key to stopping recurring tendon pain, according to Melbourne researchers. AFL, basketball and netball players are the major sufferers, with tendon pain in the knee debilitating and long-lasting. The injury can sideline a player or cause them to give up the sport entirely. “More than 50…
Join us for a conversation with Geoff Carr, The Economist’s Science Editor, hosted by the University of Melbourne on behalf of the Parkville Precinct Communications Group, at a special viewing of the exhibition TRANSMISSIONS | Archiving HIV/AIDS | Melbourne 1979-2014. The exhibition showcases artworks, manuscripts, and other material from private collections and public archives explores…
The first 30 years of bionics in Melbourne; transforming lives, creating jobs A Dalek talking inside your head proves the worth of the bionic ear And a little flash at first, then cloud-like images are just the start of the potential of the bionic eye. Two people whose lives have been changed by the work…
We’re looking for a project manager and/or science publicist with 3 to 5 years’ experience to join our team at Science in Public. Ideally, we’d like someone who’s got runs on the board getting science, health, or environment stories into the public domain. The more knowledge you have of the science world in Australia the…
Australia’s Future: 28 creative careers for adventurous young people in science, technology, engineering and mathematics Chief Scientist Professor Ian Chubb this morning launched Australia’s Future, a free magazine featuring 28 people and the very different journeys they’ve taken from their studies in science and maths, in the Mural Hall at Parliament House, Canberra. Dr Liz New, a…
Wednesday 19 February 2014 Tasmanian researchers have revealed ancient conditions that almost ended life on Earth, using a new technique they developed to hunt for mineral deposits. The first life developed in the ancient oceans around 3.6 billion years ago, but then nothing much happened. Life remained as little more than a layer of slime…
Photos from the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science award ceremony.
Work with Emmy-award winning documentary maker Sonya Pemberton The team at Genepool are looking for a female physicist to host their next international documentary series.
Colour-changing dragons to reveal their secrets A zoological mystery that could change medicine and solar energy? Media call and release 11 am, Sunday 7 April with bearded dragons at the Zoology Department, University of Melbourne, Parkville. An international research initiative led by the University of Melbourne’s Dr Devi Stuart-Fox will investigate how and why…
From colour-changing lizards to colour-changing bandages… Colour and movement show how species evolve, bring a second international L’Oréal For Women in Science honour, and a $470,000 ARC grant for University of Melbourne evolutionary biologist Dr Devi Stuart-Fox. Devi Stuart-Fox is attracted to show-offs. “I’m just really fascinated by animals with fabulous colours and ornaments.” And…