The re-elected Coalition Government’s foremost priority should be to reassure all Australians that the nation will not be left behind in the global and economic transition now underway, Universities Australia chair professor Barney Glover said in a statement. “This election ...
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Australia’s competitiveness in the future international marketplace and ability to cope with digital disruption will depend largely on the VET sector delivering STEM training to the workforce, a new report has argued. The report, The VET Era: Equipping Australia’s workforce for ...
More »Coalition’s $31.2m commitment to women’s STEM careers wins praise
The Coalition’s announcement on the eve of the federal election that it would commit $31.2 million to support women looking to choose and pursue STEM careers was greeted with unanimous optimism by tertiary groups and institutions, including Universities Australia. The election ...
More »Falling Chinese profits good news for local R&D: economist
Falling Chinese corporate profits are a bad omen for most, but not for those involved in research and development, a senior Australian Government economist argued. Last year, annual Chinese corporate profits fell 1.4 per cent, the first annual decline since ...
More »UoW donor calls gifts path to immortality
The donor of a $1.3 million grant to the University of Wollongong argues funding education is the single best investment one can make for future generations and useful in ensuring “a bit of immortality”. Emeritus professor Ken McKinnon, former UoW ...
More »Website crowdsources to fund research
Nearly all applications for public research grants – 86 per cent – go unfunded. So a businessman has taken matters into his own hands to get quality research the money it needs. George Crones is founder and leader of crowdfunding ...
More »ARC awards $38.6 million for 50 Future Fellowships
The Australian Research Council has splashed out $38.6 million to 50 new research projects via the latest round of the Future Fellows scheme. The scheme allocates money to provide four-year fellowships to mid-career researchers. The federal education minister, Simon Birmingham, said this ...
More »UNSW receives industry millions for computer tech research
The University of New South Wales has received a multimillion-dollar grant to develop a centre for cyber-security and into its flagship quantum computing project. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has established a $1.6 million, five-year partnership with UNSW to develop a ...
More »Carr questions unis’ ‘judgement’ for backing innovation reforms
Universities are supporting the government’s innovation agenda, and Labor has said of the sector that its “political judgement’s not always been the strongest”. Labor Senator Kim Carr, shadow minister for higher education, said yesterday’s innovation policy announcement was underwhelming and ...
More »Link research funds to commercialisation success: Ferris
Research funds should be allocated based on commercialisation success as well as quality, the new chair of Innovation Australia has said. Speaking to Campus Review, Ferris reiterated the federal government’s message of establishing a more innovative nation. He said roughly ...
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