Time Lags Between Research and Economic Benefits:
Much Longer Than You Think, But Worth the Wait!
Professor Julian Alston, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California at Davis,
will present evidence on agricultural research and development lags in US agriculture.
Lower Lecture Theatre LFR Building (142)
Wednesday 4 March, 5.30pm.
Further information and RSVPs:
http://www.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/info/…
The Young Water Scientist Award – Entry is open to any young scientist undertaking postgraduate research on water through any recognised institution within Australia.
Details are here.
Further details can be found at http://www.riversymposium.com/.
Applications for the 2009 Victoria Prize and Fellowships are now open.
Details at http://www.business.vic.gov.au/vicprize
Read the letter from Gavin Jennings – Minister for Innovation
Geography and Environmental Studies Seminar Series
Semester 1, 2009 Wednesdays 1:00 pmLecture Theatre 2, 221 Bouverie St, CarltonAll Welcome
25th February
Sabine Spohn, PhD completion seminar
Embedding microfinance – potential for sustainable delivery of microfinance services in rural areas of PNG
11 March
Hoang Pham Duc, PhD completion seminar
Urban Spatial Restructuring in a Transitional Economy: A Case Study of Hanoi City, Vietnam
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Dear Friends,
To kick start Semester 1 and to welcome the new intake of students to the Office of Environmental Programs the Postgraduate Environment Network (PEN) invites you to come on a picnic adventure to the Abbotsford Convent on Saturday 28th February 2009.
The meeting point for this pilgrimage will be outside the Sidney Myer Asia Centre [...]
The Achieving a Sustainable Campus website has now gone live! This is an initiative driven by Property and Campus Services. Check it out at http://sustainablecampus.unimelb.edu.au/.
Global Poverty Project http://ssis.arts.unsw.edu.au/assets/files/news/autumn_internships.pdf
Greetings and best wishes for all our students, staff, and readers for 2009. My family and I spent the Xmas and New Year break piloting a Prius 2,500km between Melbourne and Sydney, and I kept my eyes open. Several issues will occupy our region this year. Firstly the spread of Melbourne into surrounding bush and farmland, described [...]
Fritze J, Blashki G, Burke S, Wiseman J. 2008. Hope, despair and transformation: Climate change and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 2:13
Free Film Screening & Panel Discussion: The Rising Wave
Wednesday 25 February 2009 @ 06:00 pm – 07:30 pm
Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre (bldg 158), Cnr Swanston Street and Monash Road, ParkvilleThe Rising Wave examines the significance of water in Indian culture and was shot in three Indian states. Exploring the effects of [...]
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