Cutting edge cancer diagnosis and treatments could be produced, trialled and exported from South Australia using the waste from locally mined uranium, according to a new report claiming the...
Research
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Education ministers will no longer be able to unilaterally veto research grants after Greens and independent senators on Thursday helped pass a government bill that transfers final say on...
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The national science agency has claimed a new efficiency record for “roll-to-roll” printed solar cells, a faster to produce, more flexible and portable alternative to silicon solar cells. The...
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Australian business leader David Thodey has been elected the new Chancellor at the University of Sydney, succeeding Belinda Hutchinson, who is stepping down after nearly 12 years in the...
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With a world-class university system, pioneering medical researchers and growing tech manufacturing capabilities, Australia is well primed to become a deep tech powerhouse. But long-standing commercialisation shortcomings are holding...
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Scientists and technologists will again push the Albanese government to make a multi-billion-dollar investment in research and development in this year’s budget after little progress towards an election commitment...
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Efforts to turn seawater into hydrogen and make ceramics from textile waste are being backed by a recycling focused university ‘Trailblazer’ that unveiled its first research projects in Sydney...
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The Curtin University-led Trailblazer hub is emerging from “startup” mode, with around 30 projects already being developed and a commercialisation accelerator set to be announced later this month. Rohan...
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A landmark review of higher education has called for sweeping changes to the university research system after finding Australia’s governments and industries are not making enough use of the...
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Federal government spending on R&D programs is expected to rise by almost $330 million this financial year, according to the latest Industry department figures, but science groups say there...
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The Albanese government is being urged to conduct a wholesale review of the country’s “overly bureaucratised and inefficient” R&D system and create a 10-year roadmap focused on arresting falling...
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It is a well-known fact that productivity growth has slowed in recent decades despite the continual increase in R&D as a share of GDP. Much ink has been spent...
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The Health department has ordered an independent audit of Australia’s health and medical research workforce to inform the development of national policy amid a “paucity of recent data”. The...
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The Australian Research Council’s $300 million Linkage program increased revenues for the large companies that received funding support, but had only a limited effect on SMEs involved in the...