Tag: CSIRO

Budget concerns for science leaders

Posted on   |  by James Riley
While the Coalition budget’s science announcements hold one marquee boost to the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), there was precious little to impress science leaders in other areas and...

Thodey bells the cat on the economy

Posted on   |  by James Riley
CSIRO chairman and business leader David Thodey has called out Australia’s urgent need to better prepare for a volatile and uncertain future in a speech that also previewed the...

CSIRO and Boeing: It’s beautiful

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The CSIRO and global aircraft manufacturer Boeing have marked their 30-year anniversary with 20 new research projects worth more than $6 million. It’s the largest research portfolio in the...

Data models for energy consumption

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The CSIRO has significantly bolstered the scope and ambition of its energy consumption data collection and analysis work with the launch on Thursday of a new research program being...

Data61 builds new disease tracker

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
A new tool has been developed by CSIRO researchers to identify when and where a breakout of infectious disease identified overseas, such as dengue and measles, might spread in...

Stability key for science outcomes

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It started so well. A quantum computing professor, Michelle Simmons, was named Australian of the Year and for a moment 2018 looked like it would be a bright and...

Science tech and venture funding

Posted on   |  by James Riley
People advocating greater government involvement in directing university research programs should be careful what they wish for, according to CSIRO chief executive officer Larry Marshall, who warns this may...

Partnering for commercial tech

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A data-collecting drone and a fish identification technology are two recent projects that demonstrate the commercial importance of collaboration between public sector research and the private sector, Industry Minister...

Larry Marshall on startup bingo

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Too much attention is given to tech startups in Australia while successful, potentially lucrative science-based companies are often ignored, according to CSIRO chief Larry Marshall. At a senate estimates...