Australia & NZ News

ViewAustralia news roundup: 12-18 September

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

ViewCSIRO spots fringe benefits of reducing animal use in research

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

ViewNHMRC updates peer review rules

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

ViewAustralia releases draft science and research priorities

Consultation opens on priorities including emissions, productivity and healthy communities

ViewResponses to interim Accord report call for formal 3% target

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

ViewAustralia news roundup: 5-11 September

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

ViewBeyond research: Australia’s climate change challenge

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

ViewData sharing ‘is key to mitigating cost of invasive species’

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

ViewAustralian health council mulls changes to Indigenous rules

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

ViewWomen close gap on men in Medical Research Future Fund

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

ViewMost new jobs will require degrees by 2026, report says

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

ViewAustralia news roundup: 29 August to 4 September

This week: European mobility grants and Aukus university places

ViewParty’s over for student visa fraud, Australian government says

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

ViewAustralian Research Council ‘delivers value for money’

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

ViewAustralian R&D spending drops as percentage of GDP

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

ViewClinical trials ‘skewed towards treatment rather than prevention’

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

ViewAustralia news roundup: 22-28 August

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

ViewClosed countries, open science

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

ViewChanges to Australian Research Council confirmed

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

ViewCovid origin debate undermines trust in science, academy says

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

ViewCity applicants dominate rural stream of Australian health fund

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

ViewSave Southern Ocean and Antarctica research, scientists say

International researchers at Australian symposium call for increased funding

ViewAustralia news roundup: 15-21 August

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

ViewPull funding levers to boost Stem diversity, government told

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

ViewSouth Australia ‘needs entrepreneurial universities’

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

ViewAustralia launches animal research openness agreement

National transparency agreement has 32 signatories and supporters

ViewTrust in science high in Australia, survey finds

National study shows respect for Stem but concern about participation rates

ViewAustralia news roundup: 8-14 August

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

ViewRole of research integrity advisers poorly understood, study finds

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

ViewResearch spending is in free fall, says Universities Australia chair

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