The final talk in the 2017 Canberra public speaker series, Dawn of the new space age, brings Dr Carol Oliver, who will talk about Australia’s role in looking for life on Mars as NASA prepares for the launch of its next car-sized rover mission to the red planet in 2020. Join us as we leap into this adventure to see what is waiting out there in space!
Date: 5 December 2017
Time: Refreshments from 5:30pm, talk and live streaming 6–7pm
Venue: The Shine Dome, Gordon Street, Canberra ACT 2601
The Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Brain Alliance are organising Brains at the Dome, a workshop on international brain initiatives. This one-day program will feature presentations and panel discussion with senior representatives from each of the international brain science programs, along with Australian brain scientists and representatives from Australian and international neurotechnology and industry groups.
The Australian Brain Alliance is a consortium of universities, research institutes and industries with a common vision to transform the Australian brain research sector into one that will deliver a step change in our understanding of the brain, and in turn will offer enduring social, health and economic outcomes for all Australians.
Date and time: 8.30am–5pm, 7 December 2017
Venue: The Shine Dome, Australian Academy of Science, Canberra
Registration: $150 for Brains at the Dome Day Delegate and $75 for EMCR delegate. Brains at the Dome Cocktail Reception $100.
Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are open for the Australian Government’s $5 million BioMedTech Horizons program, an initiative to support innovative collaborative health technologies that address key health challenges. Investments from the program will be focused on supporting cutting-edge ideas in precision medicine and 3D anatomical printing towards proof-of-concept and commercialisation. The closing date for EOIs is 10 December 2017. The second round of funding is expected to open in March 2018.
The Collaborations across boundaries symposium offers an opportunity to network and build collaborations. The Early Career Academic Network of ANU (NECTAR) and the Joint Colleges of Science at ANU invite you to participate. This will showcase the future leaders: early career researchers and academics of ANU as well as potential collaborators from invited Industry and government bodies. You can register to present a poster until 27 November.
Date and Time: Thursday 7 December 2017, from 10am to 1.30pm
Location: National Film and Sound Archive, McCoy Circuit, Acton, ACT 2602
Australia Awards Fellowships (Health Security) will target current and future leaders and mid-career professionals who will be in a position to advance health security on their return home. Fellowship activities are aimed at providing high-quality training, exchange of expertise, skills and knowledge, and opportunities to enhance networks on issues of shared interest. The round will look at combatting drug resistance in the Greater Mekong Sub region countries and is tied to the Malaria World Congress in Melbourne in July 2018. The round will close on 19 December 2017 (extended from 5 December).
The Universities Australia Higher Education Conference 2018, Future Fundamentals, will explore the fundamental roles of universities in teaching, learning and research as they reinvent themselves for a new political, economic and technological era. Registrations are now open.
Date: 28 February to 1 March 2018
Location: National Convention Centre, Canberra
The 2018 NHMRC Development Grants are now open. The scheme provides financial support to individual researchers and/or research teams to undertake health and medical research within Australia at the proof-of-concept stage that specifically drives towards a commercial outcome within a foreseeable timeframe. Minimum data must be entered in RGMS by 5pm (AEDT) Wednesday 24 January 2018.
Science meets Parliament offers science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals outstanding opportunities to elevate visibility, awareness and understanding of STEM in Federal Parliament and Federal Government departments. The event will be held in February while Parliament is sitting, and will build on the strong tradition of fostering relationships and understanding between scientists and technologists, MPs and senators. Registrations are now open.
Date: 13–14 February 2018
Location: Parliament House, Canberra
FameLab is a live science communication competition that aims to discover early-career scientists who can inspire people to see the world from new perspectives. It is run annually in Australia and in over 30 countries across the world. If you can explain a scientific concept to a general audience in just three minutes, FameLab's for you! You could become the new face of science, represent your country at the FameLab International final in the UK, and open doors to global opportunities in science communication! Applications for FameLab are now open.
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