Tag: ATSE

AUKUS workforce gets STEM scholarship boost

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Thousands of STEM students will be given a leg up through a new federal scholarship program the government hopes will fill out the pipeline of tens of thousands of...

Reaction: Industry hails ‘multi-generational opportunity’

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Tech industry and science professional groups have cheered the release of the Strategic Review of R&D as a “multi-generational opportunity” to fix long-standing weaknesses in Australia’s research and commercialisation...

Tim Ayres teases Budget updates for STEM diversity programs

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Industry and Science minister Tim Ayres has left the door open for May’s Budget to deliver funding for programs supporting women in STEM, but dodged questions about the government’s...

MYEFO cuts $102m from Industry Growth Program

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government will cut $102 million in uncommitted funding from its flagship early-stage commercialisation initiative designed to help startups bridge the funding gap. The Industry Growth Program (IGP)...

Parliament, scientists demand CSIRO cuts explanation

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Science minister Tim Ayres and the CSIRO will be asked to explain hundreds of redundancies at the science agency when Parliament returns next week, as the research sector rallies...

Scientist and engineer lobby throws weight behind R&D blueprint

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Australia’s national academy of engineers and scientists has broadly endorsed the blueprint laid out by the Strategic Examination of Research and Development (SERD), but has also urged government to...

Cathy Foley named next ATSE president

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Former chief scientist Cathy Foley has been appointed the next president of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE), replacing outgoing president Katherine Woodthorpe. Dr Foley, a...