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Education minister promises to review Job-Ready Graduates scheme as part of higher education reset

Consultation opens on standardising ethical supervision of clinical trials in Australia

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

National programme for wider participation seeks research students to nurture
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Taylor & Francis and Springer Nature among big names with journals suppressed for citation anomalies

A physics experiment in Japan is allowing Russian co-authorship by removing all institutional affiliations

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

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

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

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

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

Australian state’s budget will fund RNA infrastructure and collaboration

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Good public spending needs to go beyond priority areas, top state scientist says

This week: reconciliation, seagrass, AI and more

Australia’s new government should roll back Job-ready Graduates programme to support science, senior figures say

Tasmanian parliament to examine university’s legislation amid disquiet over move to new site

New South Wales researchers say their tool is fast, cheap and scalable

Science and education ministers appointed, as Albanese mixes existing shadows with newcomers

This week: research into gold, new fellows and climate changes

Annual reports show institutions in strong financial position, including a billion-dollar surplus at Sydney

Almost one-third of A$75 million goes to trials and studies aimed at Indigenous health

Australian organisation announces licence and partnerships to investigate medicinal use of psychedelic drugs

Albanese puts climate change first as universities continue to call for funding reforms

Incoming Australian government may need Green backing and will work on creating a “university accord”

Water issues, agriculture and climate change are the focus of the latest Australian multi-state institute

This week: staff underpayments, malaria vaccines, a South Australian cancer centre and Victorian medical awards

Australia invests in university research commercialisation with “Trailblazers”, but some say wider strategy is needed

Federal election on 21 May unlikely to bring a revolution in higher education

A return to academic control and protection for research are on lobby group’s wish list

Improved research infrastructure and changes to patents and immigration are on biotech body’s wish list