Call for continued investment in health research
06 February, 2009Research Australia has called for continued investment in the discovery and development of new treatments, therapies and services in health in its 2009–10 Budget submission.
10-year plan for pharmaceuticals industry released
03 February, 2009The Pharmaceuticals Industry Strategy Group has produced a report outlining a 10-year plan for the pharmaceuticals industry in Australia.
Politics and research grants
23 January, 2009Politics does affect funding decisions according to research from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business.
Bring back bucket chemistry
23 January, 2009 by Janette Woodhouse, EditorScience is losing popularity as a tertiary education destination. Would putting some fun and adventure into the subject at school reverse this trend?
Research grants boost national postgraduate numbers
22 December, 2008The research in the university sector will be strengthened by the Rudd government's funding of an additional 1000 Australian Postgraduate Awards.
Research independence
19 November, 2008Government and public researchers sign rights and responsibilities charters.
VU and Shimadzu foster science in schools
03 November, 2008Victoria University and Shimadzu are providing technical expertise and high-tech equipment to 12 Victorian secondary schools to help promote science as a tertiary chioce.
Research training in Australian universities
03 November, 2008A parliamentary report into research training has found that attracting and training the next generation of Australian researchers is being hampered by inadequate funding.
Grants for new projects and conferences
17 September, 2008Clean energy technologies, investigation of climate change issues and technologies to promote healthy ageing are some of the areas to receive funding in the latest round of grants from the International Science Linkages Competitive Grants scheme.
Innovation review paper released
10 September, 2008The report of the Review of Australia's National Innovation System concludes that the country is falling behind the rest of the world and includes recommendations across a number of themes including innovation in business, strengthening people and skills, excellence in national research, information and market design, and taxation.
Nominations called for technology grants
08 August, 2008A new grants program linking NSW and South Korea in joint technology projects has been announced. Preliminary applications for the grants will close on 30 September and final applications on 15 November.
Shaping up to the nanotechnology challenge
14 July, 2008Any potential health, safety and environmental risks with the introduction of nanotechnology products will be addressed by Australia's regulatory system.
ARC grants hairing for success
02 June, 2008The Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects scheme, Round 2, for funding in 2008 has resulted in funding for 208 of the 487 proposals. A hair examination protocol for forensic scientists is just one of the successful projects.
Have your say about the Future Fellowships consultation paper
23 May, 2008Interested Australians have been invited to respond to a consultation paper on the development of the government’s new Future Fellowships scheme.
Online patent information
29 April, 2008AusPat is a searchable online database containing Australian patent applications lodged and granted since 1979.
