Tag: STA

Science entrepreneur Mark Hutchinson named STA president

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The peak scientist group has appointed South Australian biomedicine researcher Professor Mark Hutchinson as its new president, replacing outgoing Professor Jeremy Brownlie. The new president is a science entrepreneur...

Call to restore flatlining public research investment

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian scientists have urged political leaders to address Australia’s falling levels of research funding in their upcoming election policies or risk a further slide down global rankings as other...

Scientists reject plan for mandatory IP agreements

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The government will be “tying the hands” of universities and businesses by forcing them to use standardised IP agreements, the peak body for scientists has warned in response to...

Trust the science, Australians tell policymakers

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australians overwhelmingly trust scientists and want science to drive policy-making, according to a new report commissioned by the peak industry body, Science and Technology Australia. The 3M State of...

Aussie scientists’ call for long term policy

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia must make a strategic decision to back its science and technology capabilities by nearly doubling total R&D investment, developing national strategies for emerging areas, and addressing an “alarming...

Science welcomes ‘future focused’ budget

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Peak organisations representing Australian scientists and engineers have welcomed the “future focused” budget,  but say the government has missed another opportunity for a clean energy revolution. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg...

Aussie science wants a ‘legacy defining’ budget

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Climate change mitigation, STEM education, and research commercialisation and funding are atop the budget wishlists of Australia’s scientists, engineers and medical researchers. They say this year’s budget could be...

Renewed calls for change to research investment

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The nation’s peak science lobby has renewed calls for a realignment of the R&D Tax Incentive that creates a premium to reward research collaboration as a way to improve...