Tag: Cooperative Research Centre

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CRC scheme backed by buried report

The Hawke-era Cooperative Research Centres program has delivered big returns on government investment for three decades and should be continued with increased funding, according to a review of the...

Govt looks to standardise CRC funding

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has pledged to standardise the way that cooperative research centre project (CRC-P) grants are awarded, making the process more predictable and giving applicants...

The smart money bets on CRC-trained PhD innovators

Posted on   |  by Jane O’Dwyer
Our Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told dozens of world leaders at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) to bet on scientists as the people who will lead the...

CRC program stands alone in federal industry support

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
The Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) program has assumed even greater importance to the future of manufacturing with the likely demise of the growth centres initiative, though the CRCs too...

Cyber CRC backs ‘extraordinary’ AFP hacking powers

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government-funded cybersecurity research centre has thrown its support behind the proposed “extraordinary” new hacking powers for the Australian Federal Police, its position that is at odds with human...

Research translation policies not fit for purpose

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Current policies aimed at creating incentives for research translation are not fit-for-purpose for tech companies, with too much focus on public-private collaboration, according to Q-CTRL founder Professor Michael Biercuk....

Weird clean energy funding weirdness

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has provided funding to a clean energy research centre just days after it was revealed that funding had been cut for a similar project already operating...