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Power to the tribe, GTM line-up announced


getlearningPack your feathers and precious stones...the line-up for this year’s Groovin’ the Moo has been announced and the University of Canberra will again play host to the popular music festival.

With a history of sell-out events, fans are urged to get in quick to secure tickets to the much anticipated festival boasting acts such as the Hilltop Hoods, Kaiser Chiefs, Public Enemy and more.

 
Rural schools and communities will stand or fall together

learningSustainable rural communities are vital to Australia’s wider viability in terms of food production and provision of other basic resources, but if rural schools are not properly supported the survival of such communities is at risk, according to Flinders University’s Professor John Halsey.

In a submission to the Gonski Review of Funding for Schooling, Professor Halsey, Sidney Myer Chair of Rural Education and Communities (pictured), argues that schools constitute vital institutional capital in rural towns, and require specific funding to meet their needs and ensure their survival.

 
Melbourne a top global student city: QS survey

melbourne uniMelbourne has been named as Australia's top city for students, and the fourth in the world, in the QS Best Student Cities 2012.

Published by the research specialists behind the QS World University Rankings, the new ranking is based on 12 criteria, taking into account the quality and number of internationally-ranked universities, as well as affordability, livability and the reputation of local universities among domestic and international employers.

 
Food system ‘heading for crisis’

vegesAustralians are eating themselves to death and our food choices are one of the nation’s leading causes of environmental damage, according to new report released by the Public Health Association of Australia.

At launch of A Future for Food 2, PHAA made an urgent call to Federal Government to take responsibility for crisis in our food system and establish dedicated Ministry of Food with position within Cabinet to drive cross-portfolio efforts.

 
Fresh battleground for Coles and Woolworths

drmortimer-thumbnailColes' move to drop popular fruit and vegetables prices by 50 per cent will attract budget-conscious customers but leave the local greengrocers' business largely untouched, a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) marketing expert says.

Dr Gary Mortimer said the discount was another step in Coles' strategy to up their market share by winning over traditional Woolworths customers to their new-design refreshed stores, and keeping them.

 
Representing Australia one stitch at a time

SachikoDodd-thumbnailA group of crafty Queensland University of Technology (QUT) fashion graduates have been chosen to represent Australia in the 2012 La Biennale di Venezia International Kids' Carnival, in Venice, Italy next week.

Kiara Bulley, Bianca Bulley, Priya Cox, Anna Hickey, Madeline Taylor and Carla Binotto from The Stitchery, an arts collective based in Fortitude Valley, will run a number of workshops at the historic festival alongside representatives from as far afield as Austria, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Romania and the UK.

 
3D microscopy improves disease understanding

NewsUnderstanding of diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's is set to take a step forward following groundbreaking technology which will enable cell analysis using automated 3D microscopy.

Initiative between Griffith's School of Information Communication Technology and Eskitis Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, technology will allow automated identification, separation and analysis of cells as complex as nerve cells in the brain. 

 

 
Climate change: reveals future threats

professor-tony-thumbnailHistorical record foreshadows grim picture for future threatened by even greater climate change according to study from The Australian National University.

Professor Tony McMichael from the ANU National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health looked at climate changes and their impacts over the last 6,000 to 7,000 years, as documented in historical, archaeological and fossil records.

 
Discovering the world of weeds

weeddiscovery-thumbnailHave you ever wondered what makes a weed a weed, how easy they spread and the impact they have on our environment and agricultural systems? 

These questions will be under the microscope in the 2012 Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation's (DEEDI) prestigious Hermitage Research Facility Schools Plant Science Competition.