Tag: Cathy Foley

Synthetic biology a $27b opportunity: CSIRO

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Sustained investment and research translation could make synthetic biology a $27 billion per year industry and add 44,000 jobs in Australia by 2040, according to the national science agency,...

Jim Rabeau is the CSIRO’s new quantum tech chief

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The CSIRO’s newly established Quantum Technologies Future Science Platform has found its first director with the appointment of Dr Jim Rabeau, the former Sydney University professor and deputy director...

Cathy Foley, uni VCs warn on translation risks

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s chief scientist and university vice-chancellors have urged caution in the latest COVID-19-driven push by governments to commercialise research, warning it must not come at the expense of fundamental...

Indigenous boost through Women in STEM grants

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Eight organisations have shared in nearly $2 million in federal funding as part of the federal government’s Women in STEM and entrepreneurship program, including three initiatives encouraging young indigenous...

Chief Scientist on ‘glacial’ STEM diversity progress

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Achieving gender parity in senior STEM leadership positions in Australia will take more than 150 years at the current pace, according to Australia’s chief scientist Dr Cathy Foley, who...

Summer Reading: Your guide to a relaxing break

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Well, that was one crazy year. Full stop. We’ll definitely need to double up on the Ho, Ho, Ho’s this Christmas. As we move into the holiday season and...

Cathy Foley is Australia’s next chief scientist

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Renowned physicist Dr Cathy Foley has been appointed as Australia’s next Chief Scientist, with the task of helping science and technology drive the nation’s economic recovery. Dr Foley, who...

Cathy Foley on our quantum future

Posted on   |  by Cathy Foley and Dominic Banfield
Quantum technology is not a phrase discussed over kitchen tables in Australia, but perhaps it should be. Australia’s quantum technology research has been breaking new ground for almost 30 years....