Australia & NZ News

Treasury white paper addresses skills shortage and research translation failures

Australian group says proposed moves on Stem lack comprehensive definitions and concrete targets

This week: a muscle disease biobank, net zero, Varroa mites and an ANU appointment

Marketing push and joint research funding could reap huge benefits for Australian higher education sector
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Adelaide researcher urges ethics committees to consider wild animals’ particular needs

Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia receives feedback on data, workforce and coordination issues

Innovative Research Universities will exchange knowledge and researchers with University of the South Pacific

This week: persistent identifiers, a health fund review and an Accord submission

Non-animal models could become a billion-dollar industry in Australia, report says

Australian health funder’s tweaks aim to improve “quality, transparency and accountability” following independent review

Consultation opens on priorities including emissions, productivity and healthy communities

Increased R&D spending and “mission-based” agreements on Australian universities’ agenda as they await final report

This week: a police collaboration, a university hubs consultation and good news on international education

Concerns raised that research gaps and slow action are hampering national response to growing crisis

Flinders University researcher says global database can reduce damage to Australian economy

NHMRC review hears demands for greater Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership roles

Overall equity improves in Australian fund, but some research fields are skewed by gender

Universities urge greater investment in knowledge and research after Treasury report highlights Australia’s future challenges

This week: European mobility grants and Aukus university places

“Dodgy” education providers may lose right to enrol international students

National grants programme achieves threefold return on research investments, report says

Decline is “seriously jeopardising our ability to advance as a nation”, universities say

Australian study emphasises need for more public funding and better sharing of data

This week: early career awards, a Swinburne supercomputer and medical research impact

Andrew Chubb, Diarmuid Cooney-O’Donoghue and Tommy Shih ask how global tensions are affecting research

New governing board will oversee ARC, while ministerial power to veto grants will be limited

Australian Academy of Science decries attempts to “mislead, distort and obfuscate scientific evidence”

Medical Research Future Fund statistics highlight need to boost regional capacity, government says

International researchers at Australian symposium call for increased funding

This week: Indigenous health research, Stem diversity, Queensland-China links and Adelaide citizen science

Reports to Australian government call for Stem diversity council and research funding reforms

Productivity Commission calls for better academia-industry connections to boost state’s lagging innovation and growth

National transparency agreement has 32 signatories and supporters

National study shows respect for Stem but concern about participation rates

This week: National Reconstruction Fund leadership and Indigenous perspectives on climate change

Survey of integrity advisers at Australian institutions highlights need for more internal support and advertising

David Lloyd says Accord process must do more on lifting R&D spending