A Strategic Examination of Research and Development review is to evaluate how to maximise Australia's existing research and development (R&D) spend, and convince industry to adopt innovation. The review, announced in the 2024-25 budget, is to be led by the ...

A University of Tasmania change proposal is considering disestablishing a large part of the College of Arts, Law and Education's academic research support model to place more focus on the student experience, which academics say will make it harder to ...

Expressions of interest are now open for Aurora Education Foundation's First Nations Cancer Scholarship, a $5.9 million investment to support Indigenous health professionals and researchers complete postgraduate study or research in a cancer-related field. The collaboration, between the Albanese government, ...

Former Western Sydney University chancellor Peter Shergold is the powerful new chair of the Australian Research Council (ARC) which, following a review last year, will make independent decisions about most research grants. Professor Shergold will head a new nine-member board to ...

A panel of academics and researchers at the Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success (ACSES) conference have said universities asking for more investment in research and development (R&D) isn't working, and a change of strategy is needed to get the ...

The Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success (ACSES) has announced the first of its 2024-25 grants and scholarships, one of which will fund up to three $150,000 research programs. The Large Grants Research Program is particularly seeking research projects ...

The first land release under the $100 million Resilient Lands Program is expected to result in about 400 more homes being built on Southern Cross University's Lismore campus. The university has partnered with NSW government agency Landcom and the NSW ...

An Australian university’s push to overhaul literacy education has attracted a sizable donation to support evidence-based learning in rural and regional areas. The Bertalli Foundation donated $2.5 million over five years to La Trobe University to help establish literacy clinics ...

University researchers will investigate the effects vaping on teenagers and launch a 'world first' trial to help treat drug-resistant epilepsy as part of the latest funding round for medical research. Through its Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), the Australian government ...

Over 400 research projects from 32 major Australian universities have been greenlit for more than $221 million dollars as part of next year's round of the ARC Discovery Projects scheme. The 2023 ARC Discovery grants were distributed in all states ...