Australia & NZ News

ViewOpportunity profile: IBD funder welcomes off-the-wall ideas

US-based Kenneth Rainin Foundation is on the lookout for new ways to tackle unmet needs

ViewOpportunity profile: CNRS lets the outside in

French organisation’s chief executive discusses new opening to attract top young talent from other countries

ViewAustralia news roundup: 21-27 June

This week: a national health platform, ARC seeks directors, a federal reshuffle and more

ViewAustralian states announce big budgets for R&D

Three states reveal new research and development funding with medical and higher education focus

ViewScience communicators need to rinse and repeat

Te Pūnaha Matatini study finds hands-on training prompts better reflection, deeper insights

ViewEngineers prepare A$41m scheme to elevate women in Stem

National programme for wider participation seeks research students to nurture

ViewScientific witness

A second inquiry into a 2003 murder conviction will assess new scientific evidence

ViewOpportunity profile: Feeding the roots of plant science

The Gatsby Charitable Foundation seeks to fill in the funding gaps for early career researchers

ViewAustralian public R&D spending flat as proportion of GDP

Government statistics show increase of A$288 million in public R&D spending between 2018-19 and 2020-21

ViewResearch evaluation reforms ready for next step

Performance benchmarks due soon as Australian Research Council’s assessment changes continue

ViewChanges to Performance-Based Research Fund agreed in principle

Tertiary Education Commission adopts broader research definitions for New Zealand’s university R&D funding system

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 16-22 June

This week: biodiversity criticism, innovation grants and a green Antarctic base

ViewReport calls for overhaul of ocean conservation and research

Current system has “presided over alarming environmental decline” in New Zealand

ViewFund improvements to animal research, New South Wales told

Australian state inquiry receives hundreds of submissions on use of animals in health research

ViewNew South Wales backs RNA research and manufacturing

Australian state’s budget will fund RNA infrastructure and collaboration

ViewAustralia news roundup: 14-20 June

This week: a climate pledge, a cancer centre and Australian academics banned from Russia

ViewDo you need an NDA?

Non-disclosure agreements are sometimes advisable when entering discussions on research partnerships—but not always

ViewNew Zealand appoints new minister for science and research

Ayesha Verrall takes over from Megan Woods in cabinet reshuffle

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 9-15 June

This week: falling student numbers, autism research, long Covid and university staff pay

ViewSynthetic biology needs better approach to ethics, study says

Australian researchers find that synthetic products should be considered in a wider context

ViewRoyal Society of Victoria to launch biodiversity taskforce

Group will help to “join up” biodiversity work in Australian state

ViewAustralia news roundup: 7-13 June

This week: gender barriers in marine science, Nasa in the Northern Territory and more

ViewAustralian block grant changes ‘unbalanced’, universities say

Proposed changes to A$2.1 billion in university research funding opposed by peak body

ViewAustralia’s researchers back compulsory integrity training

Most want more practical information, as more than one in ten report no training available

ViewNew Zealand’s health system reform ready to kick in

Overhaul of nation’s health services to go ahead, but last-minute bid for research focus fails

ViewOpportunity profile: Wellcome’s climate programme heats up

Second competition on climate and health launches with more calls to follow

ViewFrom the archive: Uncovering fellowship myths

Uncovering the ageless yet unfounded stories that dissuade people from applying for fellowships

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 2-8 June

This week: manufacturing plan, international students and more

View‘Genetic modification no barrier to New Zealand exports’

Head of government-owned plant-tech firm says genetically modified agriculture does not pose a trade risk

ViewNew minister promises to value science

Ed Husic tells Australian researchers “we’re putting science back at the forefront” in first speech