The new government’s existing research policy framework is pretty thin.
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Research and development investment remains stagnant in Australia. It’s time for a new, long-term strategy for research.
Worth the effort?
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Some 85% of research into drugs and treatments ends up on the cutting room floor but not all of that should.
Embarking on the path to a PhD is a scary business.
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Many people are left floundering when they try to get working on their PhDs. In Africa, this is often because the skills they need haven’t been developed earlier in their academic careers.
There has been an increase in research grants going to high-profile applicants.
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Demand for research grants has far exceeded supply, with success rates for grant applications falling to record lows.
By 2020, India will need 40 million university places.
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In five years’ time, India will have the largest tertiary-age population in the world. But supply is unlikely to be able to meet demand. This provides a good opportunity for Australia.
Biomedical scientist Dong Pyou-Han was sentenced to 57 months in prison for falsifying data in HIV vaccine trials.
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A number of high-profile cases in which academics have fabricated their data points to a much larger problem around scholarly misconduct.
Panama City, Panama. The gleaming metropolis reflects a rapid economic growth with a marginal national investment in research and development.
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In the midst of a rapidly growing economy, research budget shortcomings threaten a young scientific community that struggles to stay afloat.
There needs to be a frank discussion about how the government spends its education dollars.
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The huge growth in student numbers is restricting the government’s capacity to increase levels of public funding per student and for research.
Writer Thomas Wolfe is played by Jude Law in ‘Genius.’
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The president of the Thomas Wolfe Society explains why Law had his work cut out for him when he agreed to portray a man who was “a hydroelectric plant of emotion.”
Australia could capitalise on its sun-drenched landscape to innovate in renewable energy.
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There are several areas where Australia could be a world leader in innovation. If we can identify them and focus our efforts there, we could generate some genuine benefits here and abroad.
No one will find the report now.
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A new report from Sense About Science reveals the scale of politics before evidence.
WE GOT THIS.
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When all the evidence points in one direction, people can quite happily go the other. Whether it’s Trump, Brexit or climate change.
M2 Venture Catalyst will fund the development of new medicines.
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The new venture between Melbourne and Monash Universities will help bridge the gap that exists in commericialising medical research.
Don’t just look where the streetlight shines.
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Big data studies often use easily available user-generated data from the Internet. Researchers assume that this data offers a window into reality. It doesn’t necessarily.
Rats are commonly used in animal testing.
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Why are animals still being used in drug development and what are the alternatives that could end their use altogether?
What should government and students contribute towards university degrees?
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Increasing the amount that students pay towards their degree is likely to be on the cards of higher education in this year’s election.
CSIRO chief executive Larry Marshall has announced a new climate research centre.
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The CSIRO will create a new climate research centre in Hobart with 40 climate scientists.
In scientific research, repetition is good.
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Scientists build on knowledge gained and published by others. How can we know which findings to trust?
One in five research graduates is dissatisfied with the supervision they received.
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A new review of research training in Australia calls for transferable skills to be central to the training of PhD students.
Facing the perils: a drone is released to monitor an active volcano in Indonesia.
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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can keep remote sensors alive and deal with dangerous scenarios.