Now is not the time to pause in the fight for increased research funding
09 August, 2006 by Duncan Jones, Executive Director, SIAOn 10 March 2006, the Treasurer, Mr Peter Costello, announced the Productivity Commission's review of public support for science and innovation in Australia
Survey finds FDA scientists pressured to exclude and alter findings
02 August, 2006The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) in the US has released survey results that demonstrate pervasive and dangerous political influence of science at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Research capability to be boosted by improved collaboration
31 July, 2006The Minister for Education, Science and Training, Julie Bishop has announced six initiatives that will support greater collaboration between researchers, both domestically and internationally.
Changes to standard
31 July, 2006Standards Australia Committee ME-002-04 has agreed to adopt ISO 11623:2002 ‘Transportable gas cylinders – Periodic inspection and testing of composite gas cylinders’ with national modifications.
Secret science business
08 June, 2006Open sharing of information is a basic principle of the scientific process, but it is well known that secrecy has become a fact of life in academic science
Congressional delegation finds US lagging on stem cell research
05 June, 2006The Congressional delegation announced during a fact-finding trip to the UK, that the United States is lagging behind other leading nations on stem cell research.
Innovation Report reveals strengths in science and innovation
18 May, 2006The Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop MP has released the Australian Government’s Innovation Report 2005-06.
Dud deals for science will topple “house of cards”
08 May, 2006A University of Queensland team has challenged the nation’s corporate and political leaders to urgently boost investment in science and technology.
Linking Australian science to the world
03 May, 2006Nine Australian research projects which target the National Research Priorities will share in $2.9 million in funding in a round of the International Science Linkages (ISL) Competitive Grants, as part of the Backing Australia’s Ability initiative.
Specialist centre for biotech training
24 January, 2006Education and Training Minister Lynne Kosky visited the Box Hill Institute to launch BioSkills, the Specialist Centre in Biotechnology Training.
Building the future through science and innovation
02 December, 2005The Australian government is encouraging Australia's research and business communities to work together through 'Backing Australia's Ability (BAA) - Building Our Future through Science and Innovation'.
New professor of chemistry
28 November, 2005A world leader in the application of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, Robert Brownlee, has been appointed Professor of Chemistry at La Trobe University.
ICT Research Groups develop a research collaboration
14 November, 2005Australia's leading ICT research groups have announced the formation of a collaboration to develop advanced information-sharing technology.
Protecting intellectual property in collaborative environments
08 November, 2005 by Dr Puay Tang & Dr Jordi Molas-Gallart, University of Sussex, SPRUAs products become more complex, firms need to collaborate more with each other and also with their clients to be able to deliver new more capable systems
AU$12 million in 'R&D Start' grants
30 August, 2005A handheld biosensor device that can immediately register food, water and blood contaminants will be developed with the help of a AU$774,000 Australian government grant, as part of a multi-million dollar R&D Start funding round recently announced by Federal Minister for Industry, Tourism & Resources, Ian Macfarlane.
