환경부 소속 국립생물자원관은 2월 28일부터 우리나라의 생물다양성 관련 정보를 누구나 쉽게 확인할 수 있도록 개편한 ‘국가생물다양성 정보공유체계와 영문판’을 국내외에 공개한다.국립생물자원관은 생물다양성협약 이행의 일환으로 국가 단위의 생물다양성 정보를 제공하기 위해 국가생물다양성 정보공유체계를 2013년부터 운영하고 있다.이번 개편으로 지난해 12월에 수립된 ‘제5차 국가생물다양성전략’의 12개 핵심 과제를 비롯해 21개의 실천 목표의 세부 내용을 누리집을 통해 바로 확인할 수 있다.또한, 관계부처의 정보를 연계해 △국가생물종목록, △국가지정관리종, △보호지역, △서식...

UNSW Sydney reported a median gender pay gap of 1.4 per cent, the smallest total remuneration gender gap among the Group of Eight (G08) and a positive result at a national, industry and organisational level. The publication of the data comes as UNSW surpasses its target of 50 per cent women employees at HEW Level 10+ by 2025. It also looks to launch its first Gender Equity Strategy, outlining key steps to support staff of all genders, ethnicities, faiths, heritages, abilities, sexual orientation, age, and religious and cultural backgrounds to succeed at all levels of employment and help achieve parity.“Gender pay equity is critical to a healthy society and an inclusive culture,” says UNSW Vice-Chancellor and President Attila Brungs.“We’ve worked hard to put in place strategies...

The Albanese Government is taking action to improve workplace gender equality, with the gender pay gaps for nearly 5,000 Australian private sector employers today being published for the first time. It comes after Labor’s reforms passed the Parliament last year, a key driver for employer action to speed up progress to close the gender pay gap in the workplace. The Minister for Women, Senator Katy Gallagher, said the publication of employer gender pay gaps is a pivotal moment for gender equality in Australia. “The release of employer gender pay gaps marks a historic step towards transparency and accountability in addressing gender inequality,” Minister Gallagher said. “The gender pay gap is a persistent and complex problem that costs the Australian economy $51.8 billion e...

인하대는 최근 오동엽 고분자공학과 교수가 반고체 배터리의 전해질 개발 난제를 해결할 수 있는 원천기술을 개발했다고 11일 밝혔다.오 교수는 박제영 서강대 화공생명공학과 교수, 황성연 경희대 식물환경공학과 교수와 공동연구를 통해 200ppm(약 0.02%)의 극소량만 첨가해도 액체를 단단하게 굳힐 수 있는 나노 소재를 개발했다.이번 연구 성과는 전기차 소비자들이 우려하는 화재 문제의 해결책을 제시할 수 있다...

“전문가라고 미래를 완벽하게 예측할 수 있는 것은 아니지만 지금 이대로라면 플라스틱이 계속 늘어나는 문제를 해결하기 어렵다는 건 자명합니다. 플라스틱은 계속 만들어지고 있고 만들어진 플라스틱은 썩지 않고 있으며 그럼에도 우리는 플라스틱을 쓰지 않을 수 없으니까요.”