Tag: CSIRO

Audit office to probe Entrepreneurs’ Programme contracts

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The national audit office will probe the federal government’s flagship industry program, with an inquiry launched into the $140 million in contracts dished out to the delivery partners of...

WA made robot ‘spider’ unveiled

Posted on   |  by Ben Grubb
An Australian company that is exporting robotic parts to help with the clean-up of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant has unveiled its latest invention: a spider-like robot with magnetic feet...

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...

CRC program stands alone in federal industry support

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
The Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) program has assumed even greater importance to the future of manufacturing with the likely demise of the growth centres initiative, though the CRCs too...

Gig Guide: Public servants on the move

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Several leading public servants have announced moves this month ahead of the new financial year, while a 32-year-old regulator has been tasked with cleaning up US Big Tech. The...

Bronwyn Fox named as CSIRO chief scientist

Posted on   |  by Staff Writer
Swinburne University’s Professor Bronwyn Fox will be CSIRO’s next Chief Scientist, the university announced on Wednesday afternoon. Fox joined Swinburne in 2015 — as the head of its Factory of the...

Data61 cuts put spotlight on research priorities

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia needs to be more accepting of changes in strategies and willing to let go of “sacred cow” research areas, following news Data61 will be cutting up to 70...