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 The Victorian Institute for Chemical Sciences (VICS) is a collaboration between four universities to promote research and teaching in the chemical sciences. The collaborators are the University of Melbourne (Parkville), Monash University (Clayton), Monash University (VCP Parkville) and RMIT University (City campus). By combining their resources, the Institute has gathered a staff of internationally recognized experts who have access to some of the most advanced equipment in the field.
The efforts of VICS are concentrated in four major areas: molecular analysis and dynamics, environmental research, drug discovery and chemical synthesis, and education in the chemical sciences. In molecular analysis and dynamics, VICS funding was used to develop a new nitrogen and sulfur analyser. This is being considered for use in developing countries to evaluate water quality, and is intended to be affordable for schools. In the environmental area, VICS has funded a Mobile Field Laboratory for testing water quality in Nagambie Lakes. In the field of drug discovery and chemical synthesis, VICS has funded the development of potential anti-cancer drugs and cardiac protective compounds. VICS has also started a school program for education in the chemical sciences that has been running for four years and now includes some 20,000 students.
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