Nicolas H. Voelcker @nicovoelcker.bsky.social
@NicoVoelcker
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Professor - Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Scientific Director - Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication; Director - ANFF-VIC; ARC Laureate Fellow
Melbourne, Australia
Joined November 2013
Limits on foreign students are harming research, universities warn
nature.com
Nature - The UK, Canadian and Australian governments have introduced immigration restrictions for students.
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Higher education is an export giant but its treatment is far different to the resource sector - ABC News
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Universities, we're told by both sides of politics, brought this upon themselves by becoming addicted to foreign income. But when did we decide that being a successful global market player is now a...
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A citations booster service offering citations for purchase, oh dear oh dear
science.org
Unscrupulous researchers have many options for gaming citations metrics, new study highlights
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Jury rules for climate scientist Michael Mann in long-running defamation case | Science | AAAS
science.org
Verdict punishes bloggers who compared scientist’s global warming work to molestation
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Calling all engineers: Nature wants to publish your research
nature.com
Nature - Papers in engineering are under-represented, even neglected, in the journal. We want to change that.
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What does it mean to trust a technology? | Science
science.org
A survey published in October 2023 revealed what seemed to be a paradox. Over the past decade, self-driving vehicles have improved immeasurably, but public trust in the technology is low and falling....
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‘My collaborations would see me jailed’: Australian researchers fear proposed new laws
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Calls for new visa options for highly skilled STEM researchers as dozens stranded by year-long waits
abc.net.au
Australia is in dire need of highly skilled researchers in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) sector, but many report being stranded in their home country, unable to do their...
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Australian-made device by muPharma uses ultrasound to non-invasively deliver eye therapies
insightnews.com.au
muPharma has developed an investigational device that uses ultrasound to deliver therapies non-invasively through eye tissues.
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How about this? How ‘research impact bonds’ could transform science funding
nature.com
Nature - Current funding models have high risks and low accountability. Public–private partnerships offer a better way.
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More carrot, less stick: how to make research assessments fairer
nature.com
Nature - Research-assessment exercises are often misused to judge researchers or cut their funding — changes to the United Kingdom’s scheme are a promising start.
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We are advertising a new research fellow position focussing on bioconjugate chemistry: https://t.co/kvyhTooD75 If you know someone who might be interested, please encourage them to apply. @voelcker_lab
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How mixing academia and industry opens doors in graduate school and beyond
nature.com
Nature - A growing number of PhD programmes and postdoc positions combine academic questions and industry resources.
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Research assessment exercises are necessary — but we need to learn to do them better
nature.com
Nature - Australia is overhauling its research evaluation system — an opportunity for it, and other countries, to review what makes a system work for everyone.
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Prof Killugudi Swaminatha Iyer giving opening remarks for the launch of @biomedanalysis @arc_gov_au Training Centre in Perth and highlighting the opportunities for point of care biosensors; @MIPS_Australia @Nanomelb @MTPConnect_AUS
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@Nanomelb, working with Canadian biotech firm @neuraura to advance epilepsy detection/treatment. The work involves fabrication of sensors 1/5th the diameter of a human hair, capable of reliably detecting seizures in animal models. Full article below. https://t.co/WB6xNICbkj
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MCN's role in hosting R&D activities of global chip developer Bosch, featured in The Australian. https://t.co/GJsxcpxLIs
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Great article by @RemyVarga on breakthrough advances AR helmet/display technologies by Taiwan-based startup Jarvish, University of Melbourne and the MCN. Check it out! https://t.co/uultwXHNdu
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How Rosalind Franklin was let down by DNA’s dysfunctional team
nature.com
Nature - The story of how the structure of DNA was found is one of team science from which one member was unforgivably excluded.
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