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Dance your PhD
07 November 09 06:37 PM | robyn.owens | 0 Comments   
Now here's a challenge, in case you think this PhD business is getting too easy. http://gonzolabs.org/dance/contestants/ Read More...
McPhDs - is this the future?
11 May 09 02:12 PM | robyn.owens | 2 Comments   
A very interesting article on the ABC website today. See http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/11/2566534.htm Read More...
Go8 - Harvard Graduate Symposium
06 May 09 02:26 PM | robyn.owens | 1 Comments   
Climate: Science + Humanities Graduate Perspectives from Australia, China, and the US Information for Applicants www.usyd.edu.au/graduate_studies_office/about_us From James Lovelock’s Gaia thesis to Tim Flannery’s historical work, global discussion on Read More...
Discovery or Invention
18 January 09 09:38 PM | robyn.owens | 1 Comments   
Jacques Hadamard, who lived from 1865 to 1963, was a French mathematician whose most important result was about the distribution of prime numbers - basically, the bigger the numbers, the more sparse are the primes (the number of prime numbers less than Read More...
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GradStats 2008
26 December 08 12:20 PM | robyn.owens | 0 Comments   
Christmas has come and gone, and the University has been shutdown for two days now, so it's time to sum up the year with some GradStats. Enrolments and completions are both up in 2008, with completions being at their highest ever point in a calendar year. Read More...
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Australia to US Fellowships
08 December 08 08:13 PM | robyn.owens | 1 Comments   
The American Australian Association is now accepting applications for its 2009 Australia to U.S. Fellowship Program. The Program offers Fellowships of up to US$25,000 to Australian researchers or students wishing to undertake advanced research or study Read More...
Smithsonian Fellowships
01 December 08 04:45 PM | robyn.owens | 0 Comments   
The Smithsonian Institution is currently offering in-residence Fellowships for 2009 http://www.si.edu/ofg/start.htm Senior Fellowships - for scholars more than 7 years post PhD Postdoctoral Fellowships - for scholars up to 7 years post PhD Term - 3 to Read More...
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japan
20 November 08 08:08 AM | robyn.owens | 0 Comments   
Postdoctoral and Invitation Fellowships in Japan 2009 The Australian Academy of Science, in association with the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), invites applications from Australian researchers to undertake Postdoctoral and Invitation Read More...
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Greenhouse 2009
05 November 08 04:44 PM | robyn.owens | 0 Comments   
GREENHOUSE 2009: “Climate change and resources” will be a significant and influential conference. Running from 23-26 March 2009 at the Burswood Convention Centre in Perth, Western Australia, the conference will feature many examples of industry and government Read More...
Newton International Fellowships
01 November 08 04:45 PM | robyn.owens | 0 Comments   
If you are at the beginning of your research career and want to build links with colleagues in the UK, why not apply for a Newton International Fellowship ? They are available for researchers in the natural or social sciences, engineering, or the humanities. Read More...
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UWA Library - dissertations and theses database upgrade
28 October 08 09:27 AM | robyn.owens | 0 Comments   
The UWA Library has recently upgraded its subscription to ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Database to allow access to documents in full text. The ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Database (PQDT) is a comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses, Read More...
Australia-Italy Award
23 September 08 09:52 AM | robyn.owens | 0 Comments   
The Australian Academy of Science is inviting applications for the Australia-Italy Award for short-term scientific research visits (1–3 months) between Australia and Italy in 2009. One Australian and two Italian PhD students and early postdoctoral researchers Read More...
Building up your writing productivity
21 September 08 07:40 PM | robyn.owens | 1 Comments   
I've been thinking a lot recently about the way in which scholars become productive writers. It's not just that a scholar writes - a productive scholar writes a lot. So, with the analogy of pumping weights at the gym, how can you build up your writing Read More...
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iVEC internships
12 September 08 07:28 PM | robyn.owens | 0 Comments   
iVEC Internship Program 2008-9 Applications Open iVEC, the hub of advanced computing in WA, is searching for students who are ready to challenge themselves through the student internship program. iVEC will give access to high performance computing, visualisation Read More...
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Go8 Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme
07 August 08 12:07 PM | robyn.owens | 0 Comments   
Applications for the Go8 Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme close on 22 August for exchanges taking place in 2009. The scheme is a joint initiative of the Group of Eight and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The scheme aims to: foster Read More...
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