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Farm profitability in a food insecure world
30 May 2013

Agriculture and policy experts will gather on June 3 to explore research directions that will ensure profitable farming in Australia in a period of great change and opportunity.

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Scientists narrow global warming range
27 May 2013

Australian scientists have narrowed the predicted range of global warming through groundbreaking new research.

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Securing the future of biosecurity research
20 May 2013

Biosecurity research will be a major focus over the next four years with the University of Melbourne being awarded a $7.8 million grant to establish the Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis (CEBRA).

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CTRL+P: Printing Australia’s largest solar cells
16 May 2013

Scientists have produced the largest flexible, plastic solar cells in Australia – ten times the size of what they were previously able to – thanks to a new solar cell printer that has been installed at CSIRO.

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Melbourne mathematician honoured by US National Academy of Sciences
8 May 2013

Professor Peter Hall from the University of Melbourne’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics, has been elected to the prestigious US-based National Academy of Sciences (NAS).

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New Research hubs to transform Australia’s struggling manufacturing sector
3 May 2013

The dairy manufacturing industry and the food industry will be the focus of targeted new research hubs aimed at resolving some of the challenges facing industrial economies.

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Professor Mike Sandiford discusses the relationship between fracking and earthquakes
30 April 2013
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Australia needs better research links to secure trade agreements and food supply chains with China say agriculture experts
24 April 2013

Australian academics and industry leaders are proposing a Sino-Australia Institute of Food and Environment Institute (SAIFE) to integrate research, innovation and education within international food supply chains. SAIFE has received strong support from leading universities, industry and senior  government officials in China.

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Last 100 years reverse 1400 years of global cooling
22 April 2013

The first continental-scale reconstruction of temperatures over the past 2000 years has found 20th Century warming was a global event that has produced the hottest global average temperature in 1400 years.

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Discovery paves the way for ultra fast high resolution imaging in real time
18 April 2013

Ultrafast high-resolution imaging in real time could be a reality with a new research discovery led by the University of Melbourne

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