AMPS

Australian Physicists

Lesson outline introducting students to Australian physicists and their research institutions. Physicists from the University of Adelaide and the University of Sydney discuss their reasons for choosing to pursue a career in physics, their day-to-day lives, and what they love about their job. The lesson outline includes discussion activities on how science is supported in Australia and the 'brain drain.'

Component Resources

• Video » Becoming a Physicist
• Video » Physics Researcher
• Video » Physicist Dress Code
• Video » Academic Freedom

External Links

• ‘Beyond Brain Drain’ – Statistical Notes from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (conference paper)
• International mobility of the highly skilled: An Australian Perspective (conference paper)
• Challenges to reversing the brain drain so as to grow
• The New South Wales expatriate return awards program and the network of expatriate Australian researchers
• Synchrotron will help reverse ‘brain drain’
• Does Sydney stack up?
• Federation Fellowships: An Overview