The Biomedical Systems Laboratory (http://www.bsl.unsw.edu.au), under the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, has an Australian Postgraduate Award Industry (APAI) scholarship available immediately for one student to pursue a full time PhD degree and participate in a project jointly supported by the Australian Research Council (ARC) and Telemedcare Pty Ltd.

The research area is on the development of novel techniques for analysing and modelling biomedical signals to extract parameters for early diagnosis of critical illness in human. Of particular interest is the beat?to?beat change exhibited in heart rate variability (HRV) and the arterial pulse waveform.

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Australia coach Pim Verbeek said Thursday he would wait until Mark Viduka decides his future with Newcastle United before deciding whether to include him in the squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers.

Verbeek said he was prepared to wait until just before he announces an expanded 25-man squad for Australia’s final qualifiers against Qatar, Bahrain and Japan.

Australia’s 2006 World Cup skipper comes off his contract with the English club at the end of this month, but said this week that he wanted to stay on with the Magpies.

Viduka hasn’t played for the Socceroos since the 2007 Asian Cup as he has largely battled injuries over the last year.

“We’ve spoken with him. He’s focusing entirely on his Newcastle job, he wants to keep them in the Premiership,” Verbeek told reporters in a teleconference here on Thursday.

“We won’t make any decision, he doesn’t want to make any decision.

“He has to find out if he wants to play another year. That’s one of the last decisions we are going to take.

“Mark is always on the list. The (Premier) League finishes on the 24th (of May), and it’s up to him.

“If he doesn’t want to play next season then it’s useless to take him for the June games so let’s wait for his decision and let’s wait for Newcastle.”

Verbeek said he would select a larger squad to cater for Australia’s three World Cup qualifiers, against Qatar in Doha on June 6, Bahrain in Sydney on June 10 and Japan in Melbourne on June 17.

The Socceroos need one point from their remaining three qualifiers to reach next year’s World Cup finals in South Africa.

RMIT University will be offering 12 scholarships, valued at AUD $6,000 each, to students in 2009 intakes of Foundation Studies. The scholarships are available to students from all countries and may be awarded to students in any Foundation Studies stream. The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and a scholarship application.

Please note that RMIT International College will be publishing details of successful scholarship applicants. Therefore, all successful applicants must consent to having their photograph and name published in printed and electronic promotional material.

Commencing students who wish to apply for the scholarship are invited to submit the scholarship application form (PDF 40kb) together with their application for a Foundation Studies program. The scholarship application form should be completed and attached to the application for Foundation Studies. Students who have already applied for a 2009 Foundation Studies program may also submit a scholarship application form by sending, taking or faxing it to:

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One PhD scholarship is available in the area of database optimization for flash memory. Flash memory is a superior database storage medium than the hard disk drive(HDD). Flash memory can access data up to 100 times faster than HDD and currently can store more than 640GB of data. This means in the future flash memory is likely to replace HDDs for large database servers that require high performance. In addition flash memory is particularly suitable for small portable devices since it is small, shock resistant and uses little energy. This project aims to create and evaluate algorithms that take full advantage of the desirable characteristics of flash memory while overcoming its significant hardware constraints. Applicant must have strong programming capabilities.

Eligibility:
Applicant must have achieved at least an honours 2a or equivalent degree in computer science or similar discipline and fulfil other requirements for PhD candidature in La Trobe University (for more information see: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/rgso/scholarships.htm).

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PT. Rio Tinto Indonesia in collaboration with Sampoerna Foundation provides one (1) qualified individual with the opportunity to pursue a Master`s degree in Science, Social Science or Commerce at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia.

Upon completing the program, scholar is under a (n+1) binding program with PT. Rio Tinto Indonesia, where n = the number of years receiving the scholarship grant. The scholar must apply their knowledge and contribute significantly to PT. Rio Tinto Indonesia for (n+1) year.

Basic Eligibility
Applicant must satisfy ALL of the following conditions:

• Indonesian citizen who is under 35 years of age when lodging the application.
• Hold a local Bachelor`s degree from any discipline with a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale).
• Have a minimum of two-year full-time professional work experience after the completion of the undergraduate degree.
• Submit the required English language requirement (TOEFL/ IELTS) and the Graduate Admission Test as required by each program, after the applicant is selected as the scholarship finalists:
  - International TOEFL with a minimum score of 577 (PBT) or 233 (CBT) or 90 (IBT), OR
  - International English Language Testing System (IELTS) of minimum 6.5
• Adhere with the scholarship rules and regulations, particularly in the (n+1) binding program with PT. Rio Tinto Indonesia.
• Currently did not enroll in graduate or post-graduate program, or obtained a Master`s degree or equivalent.
• Did not enroll or graduate from an overseas tertiary institution, unless was on a full scholarship.
• Do not receive other equivalent award or scholarship offering similar or other benefits at the time of the award.
• Demonstrate that without the scholarship, applicant is not able to afford an Overseas Graduate Program.

Scholarship Value
The scholarship` s worth is approximately AUD 68,000.- depending on the program`s fee, for the duration of study. This covers the following:

• Graduate Admission Test and TOEFL/ IELTS reimbursement, one time only, based on original invoice, for the test taken no more than 6 months prior to the scholarship application;
• University application fee;
• Student visa application fee;
• Return airfares from Jakarta to Sydney;
• Tuition fees, for the duration of study;
• Living allowance, to support living costs during period of study;
• Literature allowance, to purchase textbooks required for study.

Master Degree Scholarship in Science, Social Science or Commerce at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia by PT. Rio Tinto Indonesia – Sampoerna Foundation … read more »