The Australian National University in Canberra has signed high-level agreements with the French government to strengthen research ties and collaborate on space industry projects.
The documents were signed at the governor-general’s official residence in Sydney and witnessed by prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and French president Emmanuel Macron during his visit to Australia.
The ANU’s deputy vice-chancellor Margaret Harding signed two agreements with the CNRS, France’s largest public research organisation, and also held talks with Jean-Yves Le Gall, president of the CNES, France’s national space research agency.