Grants worth $12 million have been awarded through the federally-funded BioTech incubator CUREator to 19 projects across Australia. In the second round of funding, announced on Wednesday, $6 million...
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The Victorian government will establish two new funds to issue more than $35 million in grants and other funding, including one that will assist local firms to access the...
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Quantum computing, recycling, batteries and water electrolysers are among the research projects funded in the inaugural Industry Laureate Fellows scheme announced on Tuesday. The Australian Research Council awarded $27.7...
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Former New South Wales customer service and digital minister Victor Dominello will lead a new digital trust research initiative between the University of NSW and the University of Technology...
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Education makes Australian citizens healthier, wealthier and more engaged with society. At the same time, government-funded research in higher education drives economic productivity in ways other government funding does...
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Water supply, quantum chips, Bogong moths and Indigenous language are among 25 research projects to receive federal funding in a highly competitive first round of a new scheme for...
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A review of the Australian Research Council triggered by allegations of political interference in grant decisions and poor administration at the agency has recommended ministers be removed from the...
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Australia’s research heavy universities have called for a new national innovation agency and research strategy as part of generational higher education reforms, warning institutions can’t keep taking a 45...
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National science agency CSIRO has been named the beneficiary of $3.6 million in federal government funding for quantum PhDs promised in the lead up to last year’s election, as...
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State innovation agency Advance Queensland has committed just under $5 million to support 18 industry research fellowships working on projects from medical nanotechnology to the recovery of rare earth...
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Removing the paywalls on research literature would boost Australian innovation, according to the Productivity Commission, which is recommending the Albanese government give consideration to the world-first open access model...
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A bipartisan bill to increase funding for research commercialisation sailed through the Senate on Monday night and the House on Tuesday, paving the way for around $500 million to...
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The Department of Defence is tipping $1.7 million into two university research projects to develop a machine learning algorithm for wearable devices and use AI to unscramble data. The...
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There is a high-risk China will gain a “monopoly” in many critical technologies and is already the leading research country in 37 of 44 strategically important fields, according to...