Tag: research

R&D ‘languishing’ despite lift in government spending

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government expects to lift overall spending on R&D by almost $650 million this financial year, outpacing sluggish R&D spending growth in the private sector, according to new...

ANU research and innovation staff caught in austerity plan

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Australian National University’s research and innovation arm will lose more than 10 per cent of staff as part of a major cost-saving restructure designed to cut salary cost by...

Private sector research contracts hit $1bn for first time

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s public research institutions landed more than $1 billion worth of private sector research contracts for the first time in 2023, according to an annual survey by Knowledge Commercialisation...

First WA space industry strategy launched

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A space industry strategy has been launched by the Western Australian government to drive greater economic diversity through space research commercialisation and technology transfer. Released on Thursday, the six-year...

UNSW delivers atomic quantum computing breakthrough

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Researchers at the University of New South Wales have claimed a world-first breakthrough by demonstrating provable quantum entanglement between two atoms in silicon, a crucial step for scaling quantum...

Australia’s first hydrogen fuel cell R&D hub opens

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Deakin University has opened Australia’s first dedicated hydrogen fuel cell research and development centre, giving researchers and industry access to prototyping and fabrication infrastructure. Opened on Tuesday, the Hycel...

SA Innovation Challenge returns in new 10-year plan

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The South Australian government will launch a new innovation challenge program to drive industry and research collaboration under a new plan for its innovation precincts. Focused on “the most...