Tag: Misha Schubert

Trust the science, Australians tell policymakers

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australians overwhelmingly trust scientists and want science to drive policy-making, according to a new report commissioned by the peak industry body, Science and Technology Australia. The 3M State of...

Science calls for $2.4b research translation fund

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The nation’s peak science lobby has called on government to use the expected $2.4 billion in savings from changes to the Research and Development Tax Incentive to fund the...

Uni research gets $1b pandemic survival injection

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
Australia’s university research sector has been given a $1 billion pandemic survival injection in the budget while a new government study will scope out the potential of a translational...

CSIRO gets a $459m budget lifeline for science

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
The federal government has thrown CSIRO a $459 million lifeline as the country’s peak science research organisation reels from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on its industry partnership...

Call for next Superstars of STEM cohort

Posted on   |  by Elise McDonald
Industry Minister Karen Andrews has launched a nationwide search for the next 60 Superstars of STEM; brilliant women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics who are willing to become...

Science and tech the key to economic recovery

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
Australia’s scientists and tech workers have a vital role in helping lead the country out of the socio-economic trauma caused by COVID-19, the woman in charge of our peak...

Science dividend arrives with crisis

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The upside of long-term and sustained public investment in scientific research becomes a lot more obvious during times of crisis. A national resource of deep knowledge experts is suddenly...