Group of Eight universities have urged the federal government to adopt a 10-year plan to lift Australia’s investment in research and development to three per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) to boost the nation’s capacity for productivity growth. A ...

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 ...

Skills, training and educator bodies have backed the Prime Minister's Future Made in Australia Act that will grow Australia's in-house manufacturing capabilities. The Prime Minister last Thursday outlined his plan to boost Australia's economic sovereignty through increased on-shore manufacturing and ...

Lead researcher of Flinders University's wellbeing campaign, the Good Vibes Experiment, is encouraging the sector to use its free material to promote student wellbeing on campus.  Built up as a collective project between mental health professionals, design communication specialists and ...

It’s around a cup of coffee at Victoria University that Dr Yanni Bouras and his team decided to develop a way to transform takeaway coffee cups into concrete, with the aim of reducing landfill waste.  Bouras, a lecturer in built ...

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 ...

The peak body for Australian universities has warned that immediate relief is required to support the university sector in its prebudget submission to government. Universities Australia (UA) says such relief is needed to ensure Australia’s research remains strong and investments ...

Universities Australia has warned that research and development at universities cannot be neglected as strong economic challenges caused by a range of factors, including geopolitical squabbles and the China-US trade war begin to affect Australia. Universities Australia chief executive Catriona ...

Universities Australia is calling for significant reinvestment by government and business in research and development ahead of a Parliamentary inquiry into research funding. The group said data from 2015/16 showed for the first time since figures have been kept that ...