June 2007 - Posts

eResearch
28 June 07 03:13 PM | robyn.owens | 2 Comments   
I've just spent the past two days in Brisbane at a conference on eResearch . Now I'm feeling really inspired about lots of eResearch technologies that we can set up for research students. There were some really great keynotes at this conference: Phil Read More...
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GlaxoSmithKline Australia Post Graduate Support Grant
25 June 07 08:32 PM | robyn.owens | 0 Comments   
In 2005 GlaxoSmithKline launched a post graduate grant support program consisting of grants of up to $15,000 per annum for two years, awarded to PhD or Post Doctorate students in the field of human health. These awards are designed to provide further Read More...
Et al.
22 June 07 09:37 PM | robyn.owens | 3 Comments   
Et al. is an abbreviation for et alius which means "and another" or et alii which means "and others." Because it is an abbreviation, there is no period after "et" but there is after "al." Et al. is commonly used in citation (the practice in scholarly Read More...
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NH&MRC Tall Poppies in Perth
22 June 07 10:03 AM | robyn.owens | 2 Comments   
The NHMRC Young Tall Poppies Seminar series is coming to Perth, with a seminar to be held at the University Club on Wednesday 18 July (9.30am to 12.30pm), supported by UWA. The seminar, titled 'Fighting Disease: Latest Research', involves panellists: Read More...
A Day in the Life: one job, one blog
20 June 07 09:48 PM | robyn.owens | 1 Comments   
And for those of us who are not research students: 5am: Get up to feed kitten and then go back to bed. 7am: Get up to keep kitten company, make tea, read email, myResearchSpace and online news, then wake 11 year old and get him ready for school. 8:30am: Read More...
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Going to the DoGS
04 June 07 10:51 AM | robyn.owens | 0 Comments   
Each year the Deans of Graduate Studies (the DoGS) hold two national meetings and the first this year is in Cairns, starting Wednesday. In November we'll be meeting in Auckland. Since a "direct" flight from Perth to Cairns goes via Ayres Rock and I've Read More...