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Science and Maths Postgrad Info Session

Explore your research potential. Work on a research project under the supervision of an academic in the Faculty.

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Worms and honey, the unlikely heroes

Can parasitic worms help to stop MS? Will Australian medicinal honey be the solution to antibiotic resistance? On 15 August 2017, two UTS scientists explain how their innovative research will significantly advance medical research and our public health.

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Advanced battery technologies power a sustainable future

The CCET research team is powering ahead with the development of a fast and efficient Lithium-oxygen (Li-O₂) battery system.

Gas powered reefs & early disease detection highlights at annual 3MT Competition

PhD candidate Caitlin Lawson, from the UTS Climate Change Cluster (C3), has won the 2017 UTS Science 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) competition with her presentation titled “Gas-Powered Reefs”.

Outstanding students foreshadow future excellence in Science at UTS

More than one hundred science students received awards in recognition of their outstanding performance at the Faculty of Science Scholarship and Prize Giving Ceremony.

UTS research leads to new insight into the adverse effects of maternal cigarette smoking

UTS research has discovered the major mechanism by which developing offspring are harmed when cigarettes are smoked during pregnancy.

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CSARM Module E: Risk-based assessment	13 - 15 September 2017
Science and Maths Postgraduate Info Session - 14 September	14 September 2017
Australian Society of Limnology Conference	24 - 29 September 2017

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Dr Megan Phillips
Lecturer, School of Life Sciences

Megan Phillips Megan is a Lecturer and the Subject Coordinator for 91107 The Biosphere and 91159 Environmental Remediation. Her research focuses on plant species in contaminated surface landscapes. She has previously explored the reproduction and life-history traits of invasive species and phylogenetically-related, non-invasive species in Australia.