A review of the Australian Research Council triggered by allegations of political interference in grant decisions and poor administration at the agency has recommended ministers be removed from the...
Research
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Australia’s research heavy universities have called for a new national innovation agency and research strategy as part of generational higher education reforms, warning institutions can’t keep taking a 45...
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National science agency CSIRO has been named the beneficiary of $3.6 million in federal government funding for quantum PhDs promised in the lead up to last year’s election, as...
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State innovation agency Advance Queensland has committed just under $5 million to support 18 industry research fellowships working on projects from medical nanotechnology to the recovery of rare earth...
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Removing the paywalls on research literature would boost Australian innovation, according to the Productivity Commission, which is recommending the Albanese government give consideration to the world-first open access model...
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A bipartisan bill to increase funding for research commercialisation sailed through the Senate on Monday night and the House on Tuesday, paving the way for around $500 million to...
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The Department of Defence is tipping $1.7 million into two university research projects to develop a machine learning algorithm for wearable devices and use AI to unscramble data. The...
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There is a high-risk China will gain a “monopoly” in many critical technologies and is already the leading research country in 37 of 44 strategically important fields, according to...
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As the research sector presses the government on its commitment to lift total research and development expenditure, businesses are being asked to come to the table with their own...
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A university research collaboration between Australia and the United Kingdom has successfully completed a proof of concept that brings the production of screens 100 times thinner than existing technologies...
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A $96 million RNA pilot manufacturing facility aimed at bridging the gap between research and commercialisation in New South Wales will be established at Macquarie University after the state...
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Australia can play a major role across emerging global quantum supply chains and must not resign itself to being a niche player, Q-CTRL founder Professor Michael Biercuk says, urging...
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Australia’s university research funding agency has received hundreds of Freedom of Information requests from unsuccessful grant applicants for the scores and feedback on their rejected proposals. Responses will be...
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Big Tech search and media giant Google has moved to reassure the federal government that its global workforce reduction plans will not have any impact on its research commitments...