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Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning Grants6 November 2009Congratulations to Luis Filgueira on his successful application for an Improving Student Learning Grant. This is the third year that the ISL grants have been made available through the Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) to encourage teachers to make practical changes to their units to improve current practice. Luis' innovative project was: "Peer Teaching, Learning and Assessment in Large Science Classes" | |
Loman-Hall Honours scholarships | |
3 November, 2009The School of Anatomy & Human Biology is calling for applications for the Dr Margaret Loman-Hall Scholarship for 2010. The purpose of the scholarship is to assist and encourage students to undertake the Bachelor of Science honours program in the School of Anatomy and Human Biology at The University of Western Australia. The Scholarship is valued at $7,500 and is comprised of: Applications should be made using the official application form. Applications close 3pm Tuesday 8th December 2009.
NHMRC Grant Success29 October 2009Congratulations to – Winthrop Professor Alan Harvey, Dr Rachel Sherrard and Winthrop Professor Paul McMenamin– who have received NHMRC funding. Project: Cell death in the retina: analysing the switch that triggers dependency on target-derived trophic factors Project: Promoting plasticity and functional recovery in the adult brain: enrichment and transcranial magnetic stimulation Project: Do activated retinal microglia mediate neurotoxicity in background diabetic retinopathy? ARC GRANT SUCCESS27 October 2009ARC Discovery Researchers: Prof CL Raston; Prof SA Dunlop; Prof AR Harvey; Dr G Plant; Dr K Stubbs Project Title: Targeted enzymatic treatment of the injured central nervous system using innovative nanotechnology Amount: $495,000.00 over 3 years Researchers: Dr D Franklin; Prof CE Oxnard; Prof RJ Watling; Prof P O'Higgins; Dr A Cardini; A/Prof J Hoogewerff; Mr H Green; Prof M Marks Project Title: Novel approaches to the forensic identification of human remains: integration of studies of bone form and chemistry Amount: $410,000.00 over 3 years. ARC Linkage Researchers: Dr Peter Arthur, Dr Richard Lipscombe and Prof Miranda Grounds Project Title: Proteomic techniques to assess oxidative stress in muscle wasting diseases Amount: $80,000.00 over 3 years WA Branch of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand - Awards23 October 2009Congratulations to Jonathan Williamson who won the Young Investigator Award for his presentation " Assisting bronchoscopic interventions for central airway obstruction using anatomical optical coherence tomography" Congratulations to Kelly Shepherd who won the Best Poster Award for her study "Gastroesophageal reflux symptoms are related to the presence and severity of obstructive sleep apnoea" Japanese Respiratory Society Awards23 October 2009Congratulations to Jennifer Walsh who recently was awarded the Young Investigator Award for her presentation "Effect of head posture on pharyngeal function in patients with sleep disordered breathing" to be presented at next year’s 50th Anniversary Meeting of the Japanese Respiratory Society. ANHB "Classic" Reunion, 30th October, 6pm28 September, 2009We will be gathering together our "classic" alumni for a reunion on Friday 30th October, 6pm - 8pm, in the memorial garden just outside the Anatomy & Human Biology building. Peter Eastwood in Top Ten NH&MRC projects14 September 2009Professor Peter Eastwood's project on obstructive sleep apnoea has been selected by the NH&MRC as one of their Top Ten Projects for 2009. UWA Research Development Award for 2010 Round2 September 2009Congratulations to Assistant Professor Ionat Zurr, a successful applicant who was awarded a UWA Research Development Award for 2010 Round for $25,195.60. Project: Animating semi-living: Muscle actuators as cultural evocative objects. The UWA Research Development Award scheme is designed to provide an opportunity for early career researchers to develop skills required for submitting grant applications and research plans. These skills would be built upon for future research projects and to build track records for external grant competitiveness. This replaces the UWA Research Grants Scheme. These grants are awarded for one year only. A maximum of $30,000 can be awarded. Well done Ionat! Holly Chinnery wins Graduate Research School Publication Prize17 August 2009The Graduate Research School makes annual awards of Prizes for Higher Degree by Research Achievements. The School is delighted to report that Holly Chinnery's paper ‘Cutting Edge: Membrane Nanotubes In Vivo: A Feature of MHC Class II+ Cells in the Mouse Cornea’ in Journal of Immunology was judged to be the best publication in the Biological Sciences panel. Belinda wins an Australian Postgraduate Award PhD Scholarship17 August 2009Congratulations to Belinda Burns who has been awarded an Australian Postgraduate Award for her PhD. Belinda will be supervised by Debra Judge. Clare Berry's PhD Thesis passed3 August 2009Congratulations to Clare Berry on her achievement. | |