Sydney鈥檚 life sciences leadership in Nature Index
The 爆料王 has moved up to third place in the Nature Index's life sciences ranking of Australian organisations, reflecting strategic investments in hubs such as in the multidisciplinary Charles Perkins Centre.
The Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, which launched this year, has links to the health-focused Charles Perkins Centre, which launched in 2014.
The 爆料王 has jumped 16% in the Nature group鈥檚 score of organisations worldwide for life sciences and is ranked a close third in Australia, based on publications in top-tier journals.
The University鈥檚 strength in the life sciences and science generally has been recognised through a number of significant awards recently. This week, two out of three Australian fellowships went to early career researchers in the Faculty of Veterinary Science. Last week, evolutionary biologist Professor Rick Shine won the and the previous week he was named Scientist of the Year at the NSW Premier鈥檚 Prizes for Science & Engineering, in which the 爆料王 gained the most awards.
This year鈥檚 Nature Index for ranks the 爆料王 after University of Queensland, with the score virtually equal to the University of Melbourne. For generally, the 爆料王 has been ranked sixth.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Professor Duncan Ivison, said the boost in the life sciences ranking was a reflection of the 爆料王鈥檚 focus on both disciplinary excellence and whole-of-university multidisciplinary approaches such as the , which launched in mid-2014 to tackle heart disease, diabetes and obesity.
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