Tag: CSIRO

Rehome growth centres to CSIRO: WA chief scientist

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s Industry Growth Centres should be given a new lease of life within the CSIRO to uplift practical research outcomes in Australia, according to the longest sitting government chief...

CSIRO’s Data61 braces for job losses, funding crunch

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Researchers at the CSIRO’s Data61 business unit are bracing for job losses and research roll-backs as a funding crunch claims dozens of roles elsewhere at the agency and ends...

CSIRO plots path to secure critical minerals ambition

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Targeted support for innovation and greater international engagement will be needed to ensure Australia realises its critical minerals processing ambitions, according to national science agency CSIRO. In a new...

CSIRO’s chief scientist role faces uncertain future

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The national science agency could axe its chief scientist role as part of a planned restructure that is expected to result in hundreds of jobs cuts. CSIRO chief executive...

Australian water tech goes global

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The CSIRO’s world-first ground to space water quality monitoring system will be trialled in California in a significant expansion for the national science agency mission. The $83 million AquaWatch...

National science agency spins up new AI workhorse

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The national science agency will launch its new $15 million high performance computing cluster on Friday to speed up research in areas like artificial intelligence, image processing and robotics....

CSIRO chief wants a ‘strategic middle ground’ on research

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The solution to Australia’s innovation struggles lies in a “strategic middle ground,” between large-scale moonshot missions and spreading limited resources too thin across a multitude of sub-scale programs, according...

Qld funds university-industry program for the regions

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A new $7 million program aimed at increasing research collaboration between regional universities and industry in Queensland will be delivered by CSIRO. Funded by the state government, the program...