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News & Views Index |
Finnish Education Guru Discusses What's Needed -- Better Education for All Teachers. 28/09/12
And understanding and organising special education, the education for children with special needs [More]
Is US Basic Research in Biomedicine Still No.1? 28/09/12
Sidney Altman, 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, asks the question. [More]
UN Names PM as an "Education Champion". 27/09/12
Julia Gillard appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as one of 10 champions of the Global Education Initiative. [More]
US House of Representatives Approves "Stop the War on Coal Act." 27/09/12
Included in the act is prohibition of the EPA to regulate carbon dioxide emissions. [More]
Sweden is to Significantly Up Its Commitment to Research and Development. 26/09/12
Governmental plans calls for adding A$589 million (SEK $4 billion) to the annual budget by 2016. [More]
Particle Physicists Strike a Golden Open Access Deal. 25/09/12
Is it a solution or just kicking the can down the road? [More]
After 11-Years, Princeton University's Shirley Tilghman to Retire as President. 25/09/12
In May 2001 for a double first Princeton University chose a molecular biologist, Shirley Tilghman, to take up its presidency. [More]
The 2012 Ig Nobel Prize Winners. 22/09/12 [Much More]
Carl Wieman Tells Congress What's Wrong With STEM Education. 21/09/12
Professional development for teachers already in the classroom is based on a flawed premise... [More]
A Plea for the US to Rejoin Support for the SKA. 21/09/12
Within the next two years the SKA must clearly define the technology developments necessary for a realizable instrument. [More]
Stanford's Exploration of the MOOCs. 21/09/12
Despite the many uncertainties surrounding online education other universities will be watching closely to see how these experiments pan out. [More]
It is Increasingly Difficult to Get the Ear of Government. -- AAS President Suzanne Cory. 20/09/12 [More]
Nobel Laureate Brian Schmidt Contributes an Op-Ed to the Daily Telegraph. 19/09/12
He invited our federal parliamentarians to join him on the roof of Parliament House for a bit of stargazing. [More]
New Method of Lab Instruction wins Science IBI Prize. 18/09/12
...they didn’t really understand the lab in terms of what was actually happening. [More]
Australia's Chief Scientist Gives Some Cautionary Advice at Sydney University's Association of Professors' Annual Dinner. 17/09/12
It is important not to draw grand conclusions from low benchmarks. [More]
Australia's Most Recent Nobel Laureate Calls for Increased Scientific Input in Determining Governmental Policy. 17/09/12 [More]
Update on Scientific Integrity Policy in US Government Agencies. 17/09/12
Twenty-two US government agencies have now released draft or final policies on scientific integrity. [More]
Cabinet Leak Triggers Panic in Group of Eight. 15/09/12
A clamp on an estimated $2bn-a-year in federal grants has the Group of Eight reacting in terror. [More]
MIT Puts ChemLab Boot Camp Online. 15/09/12
An introduction to MIT's laboratory environment through a four-week January course -- MIT's answer to reality TV. [More]
Kurt Lambeck Awarded Balzan Prize. 14/09/12
For his work on the interplay among glacial melting, sea-level change, and rising landmass resulting from climate change. [More]
Friends of Science in Medicine (FSM) Publishes 3rd Newsletter. 14/09/12
Read its newsletter to find out what it's up to. [More]
Déjà vu All Over Again: What Next for Universities? 13/09/12
Warren Babbington's inaugural address on becoming vice-chancellor of the University of Adelaide. [More]
Office of the Chief Scientist Issues "Occasional Paper" on STEM Education. 11/09/12
This 4-page paper examines STEM skills, and employer demand for the graduates that possess them. [More]
Three Assessments of Australian University International Rankings. 11/09/12 [More]
UK Government Allocates £10 Million to Support the Shift to Open Access Publication. 10/09/12
The £10 million are being directed to 30 of the nation's top research universities. [More]
100K in 10 and USignite. 09/09/12
US projects to train 100,000 outstanding STEM teachers by 2022; a public private partnership and apps development for ultra-speed broadband. [More]
Archive of the PCAST September 7, 2012 Webcast. 09/09/12
Included are reports on Networking & Information Technology R&D, Innovation and Public Private Partnerships and Inducement Prizes. [More]
Science Examines the Key Ingredients in Creating and Maintaining So-Called Global Research Universities. 07/09/12 [More]
The Union of Concerned Scientists Ask. 07/09/12
Would a Large-scale Reforestation Effort Help Counter the Global Warming Impacts of Deforestation? [More]
First Permanent Director-General for SKA named. 06/09/12
Philip Diamond is to be director-general of the Square Kilometre Array. [More]
Will Upping the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank Per Se Increase the Numbers of the Better Teacher Applicants? 05/09/12
Or in plain language how do you get smart, knowledgeable, dedicated people to take up primary and secondary school teaching. [More]
PCAST Agenda for the September 7, 2012 Meeting. 05/09/12
Under discussion will be the "Networking & Information Technology R&D" as well as "Innovation Inducement Prizes"... [More]
Chief Scientist Suggests: $10,000 Up Front for Students Who Agree to Teach Maths and Science Once They Completed Their Degree. 04/09/12 [More]
Universities Australia "Applauds" Government's Support for the Gonski Report. 03/09/12
Opposition education spokesman, Christopher Pyne, described the government's plans as... all foam and no beer. [More]
Science and Technology Australia Need Your Help! 01/09/12
Science and Technology Australia want to send The Geek Manifesto: Why Science Matters to our 226 Federal Parliamentarians. [More]