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A little lupin improves the bread of life
Posted in: 2011 Tags: 2011, agriculture, blood pressure, bread, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, flour, food, heart disease, horticulture, lupin, nutrition, obesity, overweight, University of Western Australia, Vic, WAIn flour it reduces heart disease risk say Melbourne and WA researchers You can lower your risk of heart disease significantly, just by using flour containing 40 per cent lupin beans in the place of conventional wholemeal flour, according to research by Victoria University dietitian Dr Regina Belski and colleagues from the University of Western…
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A smart bandage reveals healing
Posted in: 2011, Vic Tags: 2011, bandages, diabetes, engineering, fabrics, healing, infections, inflammation, materials, medical research, Monash University, temperature, Vic, woundsMelbourne researchers have developed smart bandages that change colour to reveal the state of the wound beneath. Their invention could reduce the $500 million cost of chronic wound care in Australia.
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Insulin that doesn’t need a fridge or a needle?
Posted in: 2010, Vic Tags: 2010, chemistry, diabetes, insulin, medical research, medications, molecular biology, Monash University, proteins, VicA young Monash University chemist and her colleagues have successfully strengthened insulin’s chemical structure without affecting its activity. Their new insulin won’t require refrigeration.
Fresh Science
You can find the list of 2021 Fresh Scientists here.
We’ve had a fantastic response to Fresh Science with 178 nominations from around the country. Thank you to everyone who applied.
Fresh Science is a national competition helping early career researchers find, and then share, their stories of discovery.
The program takes up-and-coming researchers with no media experience and turns them into spokespeople for science, giving them a taste of life in the limelight, with a day of media training and a public event in their home state.
Events will run across the country in October and November in states where we secure the funding.
In 2021, events are confirmed for VIC, SA, NSW and QLD.
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Feedback and Testimonials
I had been struggling for a while with how to explain my research to the general public and the fresh science training really helped me to come up with different angles for different audiences.
I truly enjoyed the pub test because I had the opportunity to talk about the importance of geology to the general public.
Sara Polanco, University of Sydney, NSW 2019 Fresh Scientist
Sara Polanco, University of Sydney, NSW 2019 Fresh Scientist
Anonymous, 2019 Fresh Scientist
Anonymous, 2019 Fresh Scientist
Dayna Cenin, UWA, 2019 WA Fresh Scientist
Dayna Cenin, UWA, 2019 WA Fresh Scientist
Deepti Aggarwal, RMIT, VIC 2017 Fresh Scientist (winner)
Deepti Aggarwal, RMIT, VIC 2017 Fresh Scientist (winner)
Alba Claramunt, UoWA, 2019 WA Fresh Scientist
Alba Claramunt, UoWA, 2019 WA Fresh Scientist
Laurence Luu, UNSW, 2019 NSW Fresh Science
Laurence Luu, UNSW, 2019 NSW Fresh Science
I never had so much confidence to go out in public and talk about my research and would have never done if I had not been part of this workshop. They were also very patient and explained the concepts so clearly. They have definitely been great initiators to take science to the society and have changed my view on science journalism for good. Thanks a lot for all the efforts and training.
Shwathy Ramesan, RMIT, 2019 VIC Fresh Scientist
Shwathy Ramesan, RMIT, 2019 VIC Fresh Scientist