Australia & NZ News

ViewAustralia news roundup: 22-28 November

This week: a Stem review, the prime minister’s science prizes and blue carbon research

ViewFrom the archive: Let your bid evolve

How a PhD student followed the learning curve to win a Leakey Foundation grant

ViewUp to the challenge

Cancer Research UK readies for next year’s Cancer Grand Challenges call

ViewOpen access mandate for NZ business ministry

All new research funded by innovation and employment ministry to be made freely available

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 17-23 November

This week: an observatory closure, a spate of research prizes and Vietnam student exchange

ViewLong Covid research ‘hampered’ by bureaucracy, inquiry told

Red tape and unclear standards hold back Australia’s efforts to help sufferers, academics warn

ViewRescue deal saves breeding centre for research animals

Western Australia’s resource centre to be reborn in purpose-built replacement after industry buy-out

ViewNational review under way to reform Australia’s research

Funding, fees and governance will come under scrutiny as minister promises focus on affordability

ViewReport warns of ‘stagnating’ NZ research workforce

National study shows some fields are falling behind internationally due to shrinking staff numbers

ViewCall for research to involve more nurses, midwives

Academics plead with health council to address structural barriers to hybrid careers

ViewAustralia news roundup: 15-21 November

This week: freedom for Turnell, a merger in Victoria and Covid’s impact in Antarctica

ViewBacking biosecurity

New Australian national strategy highlights importance of research, but also the challenges

ViewAustralia sees infrastructure funding bonanza

Research council will pay out A$39 million for equipment and facilities, including international collaborations

ViewNational interest test ‘improving’, says council

ARC chief executive defends test for research applications, but review will help speed up process

ViewNZAS calls for more radical change in research reform

Researcher association critical of progress on science careers and funding increases in nationwide policy review

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 10-16 November

This week: a strike in Auckland, research honours and more land and water open access

ViewARC may get governing board following review

Consultation paper proposes changes to Australian Research Council, including legally enshrined protection for programmes

ViewGuidelines fail to boost Indigenous health research

Paper calls for “organisational level” change to promote inclusion and improve practice

ViewAustralia news roundup: 8-14 November

This week: student concessions, hearing health research and a deal on the Square Kilometre Array

ViewData law overhaul raises ethical questions, academics warn

Powers to glean information from New Zealanders could clash with good research practice, experts fear

ViewFrom the archive: Comedy in public engagement is no joke

‘Science showoff’ Steve Cross on using humour wisely

ViewWhat’s in the contract? (part 1)

Know what you’re signing up to by familiarising yourself with this vital document

ViewKitmap report maps New Zealand’s research infrastructure

More than half of public infrastructure—including laboratories and databases—is accessible to outsiders

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 3-9 November

This week: sustainable agriculture, a pay campaign and a performance evaluation panel

ViewAustralians at risk of harm in clinical trials

Inconsistent reporting and lack of transparency pose peril to participants, study warns

ViewUA urges academic involvement in defence

Submission to government review suggests armed forces should work more closely with universities

ViewApplications down, success up in 2022 Marsden Fund call

A total of NZ$77.6 million in project and researcher grants will be paid out this...

ViewResearch council reveals next centres of excellence

ARC picks 11 projects, ranting from indigenous studies to gravitational waves

ViewAustralia takes ‘deeper engagement’ agenda to COP27

Leaders promise local climate change meeting as early as 2023, with backing from Pacific nations

ViewAustralia news roundup: 1-7 November

This week: a plan to hire more lecturers, extinction awareness and grants for citizen science