Tag: ATSE

Australian innovators awarded ATSE honours

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Leaders from Australia’s innovation ecosystem have been recognised by Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) in its latest Fellows cohort, announced on Wednesday. Deep tech incubators, Indigenous...

Research funding ‘crisis’ overlooked in Budget

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ second Budget disappointed research and science groups, which had been calling for a significant increase in investment after a decade of decline had created a “crisis”...

Scientists ask govt to set national challenges

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s science and research groups want the government to be bold in its overhaul of national science priorities and an accompanying national science statement, backing a “grand challenge” approach...

Australian science still crying out for more R&D funding

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s peak research bodies are ramping up pressure on the federal government to deliver on its commitment to push R&D expenditure towards three per cent of GDP. Calls for greater...

Budget cut to diversity program disappoints tech sector

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government laid the foundations for its tech jobs push in Tuesday’s Budget but industry and science groups want more detail and have criticised a $4 million cut...

Katherine Woodthorpe elected ATSE President

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Scientist and industry leader Dr Katherine Woodthorpe will be the next president of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, the learned Academy announced on Thursday. She will take...

Alan Finkel shoots down nuclear energy option

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government’s advisor on low emissions technology Dr Alan Finkel has shot down the possibly of nuclear power playing a significant role in the nation’s energy transition, saying...