Tag: research and development

Scientists demand R&D levies on big business

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Large businesses would pay multi-million dollar levies every year to fund basic research in Australia under a radical proposal being put forward by scientists as a response to plummeting...

NSW CleanTech innovators secure $26m in grants

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
The NSW government has awarded more than $26 million to 13 clean technology startups aiming to fast-track emissions reduction across sectors like shipping, aviation and agriculture. Announced on Tuesday,...

DroneShield to expand Sydney footprint with new $13m facility

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Australian counter-drone device-maker DroneShield will invest at least $13 million in a new Sydney-based manufacturing and in-house assembly facility to meet surging demand for its sovereign defence technologies. The...

ARC awards $46.6m across 75 Linkage Projects

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
The Australian Research Council has awarded $46.6 million in grant funding to dozens of new collaborative research projects through the latest round of its annual Linkage Program. ARC chief...

Technology unis call for CPI-indexed R&D funding

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Australia should follow other nations in pegging public funding for research to inflation to give researchers and partners more confidence, technology focused universities have told a generation review of...

Are TAFEs our R&D sleeping giant?

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
TAFE institutes are demanding a bigger role in the national R&D system, proposing a Canadian-style approach of direct applied research funding to leverage their industry connections and nation-wide network....