Germany's 'plagiarism minister' joins US think tank

Germany's 'plagiarism minister' joins US think tank

A FORMER German minister
who stepped down over allegations
he plagiarised his doctoral thesis,
has taken up a post
at a US think-tank.
Frustration at schools dumbing us down,
caused me to leave school 36 years ago,
in order to pursue an Education.

It was the right thing for me to do, as,
even back then before the NET, IT was
'out there', EVERYWHERE, if one cared
to Look and See, and best of all, I was
no longer badgered into having to accept
blatant codswallop, to 'get a pass', but
rather, kept finding 'keys to get in the know'.

It also saved me from drowning in loony left,
Anti-Christ Greenie PROPAGANDA.

And here we have more news of our Greenie
Manipulated Government, Stepping Up Their
Dumbing Down...but God, keeping His Promises,
did tell us He would sift and sort, those who do
seek Him with their whole mind and heart, from
those who only seek their own glory...

Invest in science or else, warns Cory
by: Jill Rowbotham
From:The Australian
September 29, 2011 12:00AM

Australian Academy of Science President Professor Suzanne Cory
Source: Supplied

ONE of Australia's top scientists has warned the federal government
it must invest more in science education and research at all levels,
urging the establishment of a Sovereign Fund for Science "to secure the
future prosperity of the nation''.

"The goal should be to increase Australia's research and development expenditure
to at least three per cent of gross domestic product by 2020,'' Australian Academy
of Science president Suzanne Cory told the National Press Club today.

Professor Cory, an eminent molecular biologist, noted the current spend
on R&D is about 2.2 per cent of GDP. She warned lack of investment was
one of "four things [that] threaten our ongoing R&D performance and
as a consequence our economic security and ongoing prosperity.''

The others were: more effective engagement with the global science effort,
poor science literacy in the workforce and the community and the decline of interest
in science education in schools.

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She said the big challenges Australia faced, including health, energy, water and
sustainable agriculture, required "creative scientists and engineers, drawn from many disciplines, and a technologically skilled workforce.

"The Academy of Science believes that our scientific potential has never been greater.'' Past performance had been commendable, but "our ability to improve this...in the future, or even maintain it, is not assured."
She said research excellence needed "constant tending and nurturing'' rather than the "Darwinian battle for survival'' in which researchers currently operate. "Costs are rising
faster than the level of funding and career opportunities are limited, despite recent government initiatives to improve them.''

She lamented end of the International Science Linkages program that had
facilitated global collaboration over its nine year life, and that there
had been no government commitment to a successor for it. "I strongly
urge the federal government to fund in its next budget a new program to
provide strategic support for Australia's international science
linkages.''

Professor Cory emphasised the importance of boosting maths and science teaching in schools. She said the academy had been "devastated'' earlier this year when the federal government cut funding to its Primary Connections program for lower school students and its Science By Doing program for junior secondary school students.

"This occurred just before the academy finished developing Primary
Connections and immediately after the incredibly well-received pilot
stage of Science by Doing.'' Although the academy was determined to roll
out the programs at cost price, "it will take us longer and we may not
be able to deliver equitably across all Australian schools''.

true lilly wrote:Germany's 'plagiarism minister' joins US think tank

A FORMER German minister
who stepped down over allegations
he plagiarised his doctoral thesis,
has taken up a post
at a US think-tank.
Frustration at schools dumbing us down,
caused me to leave school 36 years ago,
in order to pursue an Education.

It was the right thing for me to do, as,
even back then before the NET, IT was
'out there', EVERYWHERE, if one cared
to Look and See, and best of all, I was
no longer badgered into having to accept
blatant codswallop, to 'get a pass', but
rather, kept finding 'keys to get in the know'.

It also saved me from drowning in loony left,
Anti-Christ Greenie PROPAGANDA.

And here we have more news of our Greenie
Manipulated Government, Stepping Up Their
Dumbing Down...but God, keeping His Promises,
did tell us He would sift and sort, those who do
seek Him with their whole mind and heart, from
those who only seek their own glory...

Invest in science or else, warns Cory
by: Jill Rowbotham
From:The Australian
September 29, 2011 12:00AM

Australian Academy of Science President Professor Suzanne Cory
Source: Supplied

ONE of Australia's top scientists has warned the federal government
it must invest more in science education and research at all levels,
urging the establishment of a Sovereign Fund for Science "to secure the
future prosperity of the nation''.

"The goal should be to increase Australia's research and development expenditure
to at least three per cent of gross domestic product by 2020,'' Australian Academy
of Science president Suzanne Cory told the National Press Club today.

Professor Cory, an eminent molecular biologist, noted the current spend
on R&D is about 2.2 per cent of GDP. She warned lack of investment was
one of "four things [that] threaten our ongoing R&D performance and
as a consequence our economic security and ongoing prosperity.''

The others were: more effective engagement with the global science effort,
poor science literacy in the workforce and the community and the decline of interest
in science education in schools.

Related Coverage
Hurt after science program terminated
Education ... it's not rocket science

She said the big challenges Australia faced, including health, energy, water and
sustainable agriculture, required "creative scientists and engineers, drawn from many disciplines, and a technologically skilled workforce.

"The Academy of Science believes that our scientific potential has never been greater.'' Past performance had been commendable, but "our ability to improve this...in the future, or even maintain it, is not assured."
She said research excellence needed "constant tending and nurturing'' rather than the "Darwinian battle for survival'' in which researchers currently operate. "Costs are rising
faster than the level of funding and career opportunities are limited, despite recent government initiatives to improve them.''

She lamented end of the International Science Linkages program that had
facilitated global collaboration over its nine year life, and that there
had been no government commitment to a successor for it. "I strongly
urge the federal government to fund in its next budget a new program to
provide strategic support for Australia's international science
linkages.''

Professor Cory emphasised the importance of boosting maths and science teaching in schools. She said the academy had been "devastated'' earlier this year when the federal government cut funding to its Primary Connections program for lower school students and its Science By Doing program for junior secondary school students.

"This occurred just before the academy finished developing Primary
Connections and immediately after the incredibly well-received pilot
stage of Science by Doing.'' Although the academy was determined to roll
out the programs at cost price, "it will take us longer and we may not
be able to deliver equitably across all Australian schools''.

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| 28 September 2011 |

A year ago this lunch time I climbed (well staggered) up the track
to the top of 3,100 metre Mt Washburn, the highest peak in Yellowstone National Park.

And there (because of a promise, not out of affection) I sang “Good Old
Collingwood forever” – and braced to be beaten up by American fans of
other AFL clubs. Funnily enough none were about and I lived to tell the
tale unscathed.

So I will chance it again and congratulate the University of Ballarat
for working with Collingwood’s Nick Maxwell to make an excellent
advertisement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgW3LjlZqBM&feature=player_embedded
Hard to beat huh?

Although I am amazed that the University has such a big budget that they can
afford to go on TV without a direct response component its an advertisement
Ballarat should be proud of, less for the production values than the content.

The timing is perfect in Grand Final Week. (For readers on Mars Nick
Maxwell will captain Collingwood against Geelong in the Grand Final on
Saturday).

And the endorsement is impossible to beat, especially for prospective
students interested in sports science, which Ballarat teaches.

But what impresses the Common Room is that the University
recognised a free kick when they saw it and took it quick.

I have no idea who sold the idea to Mr Maxwell or what the university
approval process involved. But it happened fast – something university
marketers generally aren’t.

The ad was shot on Open Day on August 28 and is on air now. The timing
is no big deal for business but the Common Room has sat in more than one
meeting as administrators avoided making a decision about running
advertising months old because academic senate wanted to send it to the
diversity working party.

Good for UB and good for Mr Maxwell for speaking from his own experience.

The advertisement shows prospective students that UB wants their business
and will work hard to get it.

But sorry, next time I’m on the top of Mt Washburn I’m going to sing,
“We are Geelong”