Medical Funding in Australia
For those who are unaware, the Australian government is thinking of slashing $400m from the NHMRC in this coming budget. The NHMRC is, of course, the principal medical sciences funding agency for Australian scientists. The $400m cut is to be distributed over a period of 3-4 years, and will impact the direction of medical science research dramatically. There are stories of laboratories nation-wide facing shut-downs or halting projects because they lack the money to perform any research.
Evidently, this will impact all students who are thinking of a career in medical research. Currently, the NHMRC receives ~$700m per annum in funding, which is a tiny amount compared to the money currently spent on health care in Australia. What we need to do is inform the bureaucrats and politicians that we cannot afford to suffer any cuts in funding. You can help by visiting the Discoveries Need Dollars site (below), and contact your local MP, voicing your concerns. The time to act is now.
The Bakery’s Open! Come down near the UNSW Roundhouse today (6th of April) for we have baked goods starting from 50¢!
BAKE SALE! Future Scientists! We’re having a Bake Sale this Wednesday (the 6th of April), as part of the UNSW Flea Markets initiative. You can find our stall somewhere around the UNSW Roundhouse, and we are open from 11 AM til about 4 PM, so you have ample time and no excuse to visit our stall. What we have is a huge selection of baked, mostly home-made goods. Bring shrapnel (that is, coinage), as we won’t be selling things over $2. You can also have a piece of cake or a brownie whilst shopping through the markets, which have some pretty interesting stalls. On a side note, if you want to contribute to our Bake Sale, please send us an emailat asssoc@gmail.com or contact us through our Ask portal to your right, and we will tell you how we can retrieve the goods from you on Wednesday. Lastly, just a reminder that we have a Movie Night this Friday (8th of April). We’ve confirmed the location (Physics Lawn), the time (5:30 PM), subsidy ($5) and the food (Gourmet Pizzas and Mocktails), so please try to join us! We have a Facebook page dedicated to this event, for you guys to spread the word about our Movie Night to your friends. Peace!
Camp Scores
Future Scientists, We hope you all had a blast at the Advanced Science camp, because we all sure did. We want to extend a heart congratulations to Team #11. You guys topped the list, and blitzed the others, at 170 Points! The rest are as follows: Second Place: Team #3, with 146 points Third Place: Team #10, with 138 points Honourable Mention: Team #6, with 136 points. ––– Team #15: 132 points Team #13: 131 points Team #14: 128.5 points Team #7: 128 points Team #8: 126 points Team #2,4,5: 122 points Team #12: 120.5 points Team #16: 119 points Team #1: 116.5 points Team #9: 112.5 points Well done to all the teams! We’d also just like to remind you guys of our movie night that is coming up in less than two weeks. Details can be found by clicking here, and we hope to see you all again real soon.
Movie Night details: The movie night is going full steam ahead! It is still on the 8th of April (a Friday). We’ll have a barbecue starting at 5:30PM, followed by an EGM (Extraordinary General Meeting) where we’ll take care of some (brief) societal stuff, followed by the movie night. The meet up is on the Physics Lawn, and the movies themselves will be hosted within the Rupert Myers’s Theatre, and: ALL ARE WELCOMED! Any requests for snacks? Movies? Get through to us through our ASK portal hereor to your right, email us, or come through our Facebook Event Page (links open in a new window). Hope to see you on Friday night!
Movie Night! We’re going to be holding a Movie Night on April the 8th (A Friday)! There will be food, drinks, fun, good company, and of course, movies. We’re not a hundred per cent sure on the details, but clear your calendars and pen in the ASSSoc movie night for the 8th! Also, as you guys may have heard, we at ASSSoc are looking forward to meeting you all at the Advanced Science camp, this coming Friday. Above image © Wikimedia Commons.
AGM and Trivia Night Details
Hi future scientists! Hope your first week at uni is going well, and everything you expected it to be. Remember, there are many, many weeks to go, and we’re just getting started. We just wanted to let you guys know our AGM is going to be held at 6PM, the 9th of March (That’s the coming Wednesday) at G05 in the Dalton Building. For all of you who don’t know where the Dalton is, it is next to the new Chemical Sciences building, and the Australian School of Business (ASB). G05 is on the ground level, and is two rooms across from the computer lab. If you want to join ASSSoc, please join the meeting, as we will be taking people then. Following the AGM will be our Trivia Night, as hosted by Associate Dean Julian Cox. It is expected to commence at 6:30, and we’ll have food and drinks, as well as trivia. Bring yourself and some friends (they don’t have to be in Advanced Science, nor do they have to be from UNSW) for some fun, and form a team to play trivia! If you are lost, or cannot find us, just assemble on the Science Lawn, which is the lawn on the University Walkway opposite the Red Centre, by 6:45 PM, and we’ll come to get you guys. Any questions? Send us an email at asssoc@gmail.com or ask us through our ‘Ask Us Anything’ portal to your right ➜
