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‘Peer review over politics’: Unis and scientists want research veto power scrapped

Australia’s peak science and technology body has joined university groups and unions in calling for the removal of ministerial veto powers over research funding, warning it is out of...

‘Bench to boardroom’ skills can bring 22-fold return on govt’s $1.6b research fund

2 March 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

A strategic approach to science skills is needed to create a “new era of economic opportunity” built on the federal government’s $2.2 billion research commercialisation plan, the president of...

A research boost is critical to economy and well-being: STA

27 January 2022 | by Brandon How

Australia’s peak science lobby has called on government to “double down” on its research and development investment to raise it to 3 per cent of GDP in order to...

Research Centres of Excellence at ‘grave risk’ from funding changes

16 December 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

The peak science group has urged the federal government to reconsider its plan to tie most collaborative research funding to manufacturing priorities, warning the change could make some Centres...

Science entrepreneur Mark Hutchinson named STA president

25 November 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

The peak scientist group has appointed South Australian biomedicine researcher Professor Mark Hutchinson as its new president, replacing outgoing Professor Jeremy Brownlie. The new president is a science entrepreneur...

Call to restore flatlining public research investment

8 November 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

Australian scientists have urged political leaders to address Australia’s falling levels of research funding in their upcoming election policies or risk a further slide down global rankings as other...

Scientists reject plan for mandatory IP agreements

20 October 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

The government will be “tying the hands” of universities and businesses by forcing them to use standardised IP agreements, the peak body for scientists has warned in response to...

Scientists want ‘industry brokers’ to get business into research

1 October 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia’s peak science group has called for the use of “industry brokers” at national research facilities and repeated its push for a dedicated research translation fund to incentivise domestic...

Trust the science, Australians tell policymakers

11 August 2021 | 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...

Aussie scientists’ call for long term policy

23 June 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia must make a strategic decision to back its science and technology capabilities by nearly doubling total R&D investment, developing national strategies for emerging areas, and addressing an “alarming...

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‘Bench to boardroom’ skills can bring 22-fold return on govt’s $1.6b research fund

A research boost is critical to economy and well-being: STA

Research Centres of Excellence at ‘grave risk’ from funding changes

Science entrepreneur Mark Hutchinson named STA president

Call to restore flatlining public research investment

Scientists reject plan for mandatory IP agreements

Scientists want ‘industry brokers’ to get business into research

Trust the science, Australians tell policymakers

Aussie scientists’ call for long term policy

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