Tag: Universities Australia

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Govt startup bill supported but more work needed

Australia’s universities have backed legislation to introduce the government’s startup program but want flexibility in the pilot phase to iron out a range of issues with the proposal, including...

Australian science still crying out for more R&D funding

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s peak research bodies are ramping up pressure on the federal government to deliver on its commitment to push R&D expenditure towards three per cent of GDP. Calls for greater...

Unis demand slice of NRF to fund more commercialisation

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The government’s $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund should be used to rebalance the way Australian research and development has been supported in Australia after a decade of business tax...

Uni researchers call for big changes at the ARC

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A year on from the political interference scandal that rocked the Australian Research Council, university and research groups are backing an overhaul of the agency, recommending better governance, clearer...

20,000 additional uni places funded in budget

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Tuesday’s budget will fund 20,000 extra university places for underrepresented groups to study in areas of high demand like education, health and technology, while 180,000 fee-free TAFE and vocational...

20,000 new uni places for underrepresented

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian universities will bid for the allocation of 20,000 new government funded places set aside for areas of need and students from underrepresented backgrounds, the federal government announced Wednesday....

University research ‘spillover’ undervalued: Schmidt

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian universities are creating “genuine productivity spillovers” long before research is commercialised, according to Professor Brian Schmidt, who warns the demonstrable economic benefit of discovery research is being overshadowed...

Jason Clare’s long road to the Education portfolio

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Higher education and research stakeholders have issued a warm welcome to Australia’s newest Education minister Jason Clare, despite his arrival coming as a surprise to many. Groups say they...