Nine Australian universities have been awarded government research grants to develop technologies aimed at addressing national security threats. Australian National University, the University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney were among the successful round two recipients of the National ...
More »UniMelb’s $115 million investment to bring research to life
Melbourne university students, affiliates and alumni have now the opportunity to bring their research to life thanks to two major funding partnerships, which UniMelb calls a first in Australia at this scale. The university has secured two partnerships with Breakthrough ...
More »US funding helps QuT scientists discover new ways to battle future pandemics
Nathan Boase always knew he would be a scientist, and he is currently researching new methods to protect people against viruses like Monkeypox and COVID-19. Boase and his team from QuT have been given the green light to develop a ...
More »La Trobe research aims to make Australia a world leader in medicinal agricultural production
New research in protected cropping using medicinal cannabis by La Trobe University is aiming to develop Australia’s agricultural industry and establish an Australian supply chain for medicinal cannabis. The project recently received $5m in funding from the Australian Government’s Regional ...
More »UA says small funding boost could help Australian universities generate $24 billion
A one per cent investment in research and development could raise productivity and increase Australia’s revenue by $24 billion over the next decade, says Universities Australia. This means for every $1 invested in the research sector, $5 would be returned to ...
More »Research in the 21st Century: legacy forms, ‘new’ media and ERA
As Australian universities prepare their submissions for the 2023 round of Excellence in Research Australia (ERA), the national research evaluation framework, it is a good moment to reflect and review this thing we call ‘research’. Indeed the ERA exercise, which ...
More »UWA’s save social sciences petition approaches 10,000 signatures, but will it matter?
A petition to rescind the proposal to make significant cuts to the University of Western Australia (UWA) school of social sciences has nearly reached its goal of 10,000 signatures, but whether it will have an impact remains uncertain. Earlier this ...
More »Adelaide University ‘considering’ cutting around 130 jobs to deal with $22 million black hole in 2022
Go8 member The University of Adelaide may have to cut roughly 130 jobs to address the loss of international student revenue as the global pandemic and lockdowns continue. Adelaide university’s vice-chancellor Peter Hoj invited staff to a forum yesterday to ...
More »Sector responds positively to government’s commercialisation of research priority
Several of the higher education sector’s peak bodies and groups have welcomed the government’s wish to bring higher social and economic benefits to the country by ramping up the commercialisation of Australian research. In a consultation paper released last week, ...
More »Future proofing our economy with ‘job-creating’, entrepreneurial graduates: Opinion
With Australia just coming out of recession, it is unsurprising that there has been a strong focus from federal and state governments on addressing unemployment levels and ensuring that our university graduates are able to find jobs. The Australian Government’s ...
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