Australia & NZ News

ViewAustralia ‘must invest more in waste reduction research’

Smarter strategy and design needed to meet national waste reduction goals, report says

ViewSearching the cosmos from ancient lands

Australian partners on the Square Kilometre Array marry science with the world’s oldest continuing civilisation

ViewOpportunity profile: Bridging the early career funding gap

One-year fellowships from a Swiss medical research foundation help young researchers find their feet

ViewWellcome Leap bets on breakthroughs

The Wellcome Trust’s spinoff fund will coordinate global research teams pushing the frontiers of medicine

ViewMāori knowledge not supported by funding systems, study says

Researchers call for New Zealand’s Performance-Based Research Fund to ‘be rethought from an Indigenous perspective’

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 12-18 November

This week: Covid-19 cases, awards for computing and health research and a study of stuttering

ViewVictoria aims to lead the way on infectious disease research

Australian state commits hundreds of millions to two disease control centres

ViewFunding for 18 projects held back on security grounds

Awards in Australian Research Council’s latest Discovery round ‘reserved pending advice from security agencies’

ViewClimate report ‘shows accuracy of scientific predictions’

Australia is heating up and extreme weather events are increasing, national climate report says

ViewGovernment funding for 134 research projects announced

New Zealand’s Marsden Fund backs asthma research and a study of bushfire effects on glaciers

ViewSouth Australia poised for health research shake-up

State criticised for prioritising buildings over research talent

ViewAustralia news roundup: 10-16 November

This week: the next chief scientist, research commercialisation and changes to the foreign relations bill

ViewMy winning proposal: Focusing on cancer control

Directing her research towards the impact of cancer opened doors for biomedical researcher Melissa Cantley

ViewMy winning proposal: Persistence pays off

Tips from a linguist who secured Marie Curie fellowship on fourth attempt

ViewOpportunity profile: International prize in social science launched

The International Union of Academies' prizes offer a pot of cash and bags of prestige

ViewAcademia ‘locks out’ Indigenous knowledge, seminar told

Researchers call for a culture change and a national Indigenous centre of excellence in Australia

ViewNational research charter aims to raise standards

Royal Society of New Zealand and leading research bodies release guide to best practice

ViewCanberra faculty has coped with crisis by ‘putting people first’

University of Canberra’s pandemic response has emphasised support and flexibility, festival event hears

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 5-11 November

This week: health research grants, the Hamilton Award and praise for the national Covid-19 response

ViewARC grants support bushfire and disaster management research

Latest Australian Research Council funding goes to early career researchers and Indigenous projects

ViewAustralia news roundup: 3-9 November

This week: vaccine deals, biosecurity at risk and planned reforms at Newcastle

ViewNew Zealand ‘has too many PhD holders for too few academic jobs’

Royal Society president warns of mismatch between opportunities and young researchers’ expectations

ViewInquiry produces split conclusion on foreign relations bill

Australian Senate committee backs bill on oversight of foreign deals, but Labor and Greens dissent

ViewOpportunity profile: Humanities scholars get a flavour of France

French foundation funds short research trips for humanities and social science scholars

ViewPandemic sparks digital revolution in Australian education

But concerns that not all universities are ready for shift to online courses are growing

ViewSo you’re new to…the National Institutes of Health

Two NIH insiders offer tips on applying to the world’s largest biomedical funder

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 29 October to 4 November

This week: opposition to Massey cuts, funding for plant research and referendum results

ViewFight fire with knowledge, commission says

Commission on natural disasters says Australia needs to fill research gaps and strengthen specialist agencies

ViewR&D policy needs better coordination, South Australia told

Report highlights weaknesses in state’s research strategy

ViewCovid-19 fight gets a dedicated minister in New Zealand

Ardern’s reshaped ministry set to focus on health and economic recovery