Send us a link
Conservation groups welcome aspects of the largely voluntary packaging and recycling targets but warn regulation will be necessary.
The move comes amid concerns over China's influence on Australian campuses, and after major cybersecurity breaches at one institution.
Hundreds of scientific research papers published by Australian scientists have been found to be unreliable or compromised, fuelling calls for a national science watchdog.
"Our focus has to shift from quantity to quality…we must abandon the assumption that a passive apprenticeship system works" Dr Finkel calls for formal action in Nature journal to improve better research practices. Nature published an article by Dr Finkel on 19 February 2019 on how to move research from quantity to
New projects at two Sydney universities show move towards multidisciplinary scholarship
Research facilities and medicine were among the winners for science in Australia's 2018/19 national budget. The government will push to invest almost Aus$1.9 billion (US$1.4 billion) over the next 12 years in shared research infrastructure. Scientists welcome relative windfall after years of stagnating funds.
Right now, for the second time since 1931, there is no minister directly responsible for science in Australia.
Australia's Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel has said US President Donald Trump's move to censor environmental data is 'reminiscent' of former Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's control of science in the USSR.
The value that Australia places on publication quality over quantity has elevated it into the top echelon of science. Can it now improve its flagging track record in commercialization?
Climate scientists skeptical of plans for new center
Other scientists also say the need to get a permit for applied ‘dual-use’ research may constrain academic freedom.
A BRAIN drain has stripped Australia of one in four of its scientific leaders and 671 research positions as our best and brightest head overseas.
Academics are challenging the control of a select group of publishing houses over scientific journals.
Facilities prepare for shutdown as government refuses to secure funding. Up to 1,700 jobs at 27 facilities at risk from 30 June, with $150m in vital funding tied to the Coalition’s higher-education changes.
Newly appointed chief executive of the CSIRO Larry Marshall says he is comfortable with crises, which can become a ‘catalyst for change and redirection’
