The Fourth Industrial Revolution failed to deliver; it’s time that we put our faith once again in hard science.
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As well as extra funding for research beyond what has been announced in the budget for 2021, Australia must take half-a-dozen further steps to put the research sector back on a sound footing.
While some progress has been made toward gender equality in the research world, the coronavirus pandemic has reminded us that the old models are never far away and can re-emerge.
We estimate the reduction in international student fees will lead to a loss of 5,100 to 6,100 researchers by 2024, with some universities more affected than others.
Australia’s research workforce will be severely impacted by the pandemic, with the effects likely to be felt for years, if not decades.
As Canadians yearn for a return to normal life, experts will rely on the latest data to determine the safest ways to come out of the coronavirus pandemic. Making that data transparent is essential.
The climate emergency requires the full mobilisation of scientific institutions, but the persistent compartmentalization between disciplines and difficulties of adaptation hinder their action.
In order to regain public confidence, universities must take steps to show citizens that investments in higher education are well-spent, an education professor and university professor argue.
Today many Americans see universities negatively. But, as the dean of USC Dornsife argues, academia has a unique capacity to solve society’s problems. Yes, astrophysicists can help law enforcement.
Canola is an example of an innovation that sprung from university research and became a major economic boon to Canada. It should be happening more often.
How can African research universities be more responsive to African countries’ needs? And how can these universities work together to leverage funding for research informed by African realities?
This move to measure the impact of university research on society introduces many new challenges that were not previously relevant when evaluation focused solely on academic merit.
A few programs are leading the way to help support researchers in achieving impact.
Financial incentives alone won’t increase research collaboration between universities and business. Academics say they need time, support and an environment encouraging of engagement.
Demand for research grants has far exceeded supply, with success rates for grant applications falling to record lows.
What are the key policy challenges facing the new Turnbull government in terms of economic growth and budgets, cities, transport, energy, school education, higher education and health?
A number of high-profile cases in which academics have fabricated their data points to a much larger problem around scholarly misconduct.
Pyne talked more about changing taxes and incentives to stimulate growth and industry, whereas Carr had clear plans for government investment.
Increasing the amount that students pay towards their degree is likely to be on the cards of higher education in this year’s election.
A new review of research training in Australia calls for transferable skills to be central to the training of PhD students.
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Professor Emeritus and Former Deputy Vice Chancellor, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Principal Fellow, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Bond Business School, Bond University
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Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Adjunct research fellow, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Management Discipline, Faculty of Business, Arts and Law, Southern Cross University
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Professor and ARC Future Fellow, Education & Social Work, Education Futures Studio, University of Sydney
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Professiorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Productivity Growth Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Executive Director, IRU, La Trobe University
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
