Californian Universities to Take a Further Financial Hit. 30/06/11
Cuts totalling US$1.3 billion for 2011/12 financial year. [More]
The ERA and a Bibliometricians Viewpoint 9-Years On. 29/06/11
I've been intrigued to see the number of times in the recent discussions on the dumping of journal rankings that bibliometricians have been identified as their creators. [More]
US President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Releases Report on Advanced Manufacturing. 28/06/11
In response to the PCAST report the Office of Science and Technology Policy released a statement simultaneous with the report's release. [More]
Proposed Agenda for July 15, 2011 Meeting of PCAST. 28/06/11
This PCAST meeting will discuss among other matters the National Academies' Study on the Future of Research Universities. [More]
Royal Society's 2011 Book Prize Long List Announced. 27/06/11 [More]
The Chief Scientist Talks to ANU's Deputy Director of the Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science. 25/06/11
Ian Chubb: Do I have to come here with ninhydrin-stained fingers actually to prove that I can do the job? [More]
FASTS has a Name Change and Launches "Respect the Science". 25/06/11
The Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies (FASTS) has a new name and new website. [More]
US National Academies' Report: Instruction, Not Schools, Key to Successful Science Programs. 24/06/11
The short answer: sufficient instructional time for well-trained teachers to implement a strong curriculum with effective assessments. [More]
Yes They Could. 24/06/11
The winners of the biomedical engineering challenge ... a team of six 11-13 year-old Girl Scouts. [More]
Yet Another Index Assessing Citations to Quantify Research Performance in Nations and Institutions. 24/06/11
After setting out his assumptions and reasoning Rodríguez-Navarro introduces his
x-index:
[More]
CSIRO Logo to Get Extreme Makeover. 23/06/11
The new logo would "lend itself to 3D, video animation and other digital uses," Mr Morgan said. [More]
Australian Chief Scientist, Ian Chubb, Addresses the National Press Club. 22/06/11
I am here to help ensure that the immense potential of science to create a better and more prosperous Australia is fully realised. [More]
FASTS' Science Meets Parliament Campaigns for Scientific Credibility in Canberra. 20/06/11 [More]
CSIRO's Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station Goes Public. 18/06/11
Check out the Cape Grim, Tasmania website and its interactive monthly updated graphics together with detailed explanations of the methods of the measurements. [More]
John Holdren Answers Questions at AAAS' Forum on Science and Technology Policy. 18/06/11 [More]
Royal Society's Short List for Its Youngsters Books Prize. 18/06/11 [More]
Joint G8+ Science Academies’ Statement on Education for a Science-Based Global Development. 16/06/11
Education in science must be targeted not only to future scientists, engineers and other specialists but also to the general population... [More]
OECD Gross Expenditure on Research and Development (GERD) 2004 to 2009. 16/06/11
The most up-to-date figures for the OECD nations. [More]
Threats Against Aussie Climate Scientists Make AAAS News. 16/06/11 [More]
What Price the Production of Teachers of Mathematics? 13/06/11
In the US recruitment of future maths teachers must come from the upper end of the distribution of mathematics performance. [More]
US President Barack Obama's Memorandum on Scientific Integrity 2¼ Years On. 10/06/11
On March 9, 2011 US President Barack Obama sent a three-page memorandum, Subject -- Governmental Scientific Integrity. [More]
ARC Centre of Excellence for Particle Physics at the Terascale (CoEPP) Established with 7-year $25 Million Grant. 09/06/11
It is a collaborative research venture between the Universities of Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Monash. [More]
Oxford University Passes No-Confidence Motion in Universities Minister David Willetts. 08/06/11
The vote of the Congregation of the University of Oxford 283 in favour of the motion of no confidence, 5 votes against the motion. [More]
Where is the New Chief Scientist? 07/06/11
Since assuming the post on May 23, there has been no sign of Professor Chubb's presence on the Chief Scientist's website. [More]
The ERA As Evaluated by the ARC's CEO and DIISR's Minister Carr. 06/06/11
In which are presented public expressions of the value of the initiative of Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA). [More]
Cambridge Follows Oxford to Determine Confidence vs No Confidence in Universities Minister. 04/06/11
"We just have to take every opportunity that presents itself to say that we are concerned that the government is doing something destructive." [More]
Additional Australian Government Funding of $3 Million
to Maintain
“Australia’s Universities, Like Its Wine, Are Decent and Dependable, but Seldom Excellent.” The Economist. 03/06/11
As one-liners go this one was a dead set certainty to hit the fan. [More]
Go8 Chair, Paul Greenfield, Responds to the 2011/12 Federal Budget. 03/06/11
Sensibly, the Government has an eye to the capacity implications of the mining boom. But it needs also to think further out. [More]
Message from the US The National Academies Press. 03/06/11
The United States National Academies Press has sent out a notice which we believed would be of interest to many of TFW's readers. [More]
QS World University Rankings® 2010/2011 Released. 02/06/11
Four of the top ten are in the United Kingdom and six belong to the United States, with Cambridge piping Harvard for 1st place. [More]
Increase in Foreign Undergraduates in the US 2009/10 vs 2007/08. 01/06/11 [More]
