In the 1980s, CSIRO and its university collaborators set into motion a chain of events that would lead to the production of relenza, the first drug to successfully treat the flu.
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President Trump’s first year was a rough one for scientists and others who value truth and expertise. Many rallied to the cause, while others used research to make the case for the value of science.
Today’s scientific research is characterized by interdisciplinary, international collaboration. Awards like the Nobel Prizes haven’t caught up.
The case for neoclassicism in science.
The very goal of science, to discover the new and unknown, is hampered by any outdated personal beliefs scientists hold.
There are plenty of innovators, scientists and inventors in Africa doing remarkable work today. So why does the myth of Africa being devoid of scientific innovators persist?
Scientists often prioritize deep goals over broad ones. But today’s “wicked” problems demand an interdisciplinary approach. A new study shows how they can tweak work styles to alter their deep/broad ratio.
Through creating entrepreneurs and boosting global collaboration, science has the potential to drive economic growth and innovation – if only the government would properly fund it.
Research institutions don’t have a monopoly on innovation. In fact, most innovation comes out of business, and it’s this sector that needs more attention in innovation policy.
Policies at universities and in research institutions can be changed in small and significant ways to boost the space for gender equity within the sciences.
Australia needs to take risks and think clever if the country is to stay competitive in a global market.
Are we ready for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to design how we move into a new era of capitalism?
One of the reasons Brazil took its loss to Germany in the World Cup semi-finals so hard was because many Brazilians wrongly believe the rest of the world only looks up to them for their footballing skills…
The federal government’s cuts to CSIRO will make it more difficult for the organisation to fill the research and development gap left by Australian businesses, according to CSIRO chairman Simon McKeon…
Australian innovation has stagnated in the past 50 years, and could be reinvigorated by focusing on key areas, according to Donald Hector, President of the Royal Society of New South Wales in an interview…
Peter Doherty: Thinking in terms of Australia’s future, how important is it for us to expand activity in the innovation/high technology sector? Donald Hector: It’s critically important. If you look at…
Science has often come to the rescue when it comes to the world’s big problems, be it the Green Revolution that helped avoid mass starvation or the small pox vaccine that eradicated the disease. There…
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency, is said to be preparing for cuts of up to 20% of government funding – that’s around A$150…
It’s been a while since Fred Astaire played a CSIRO scientist in the 1959 movie of Nevil Shute’s novel On the Beach. Still one premise of the film holds true: you can’t always predict where your research…
As International Women’s Day approaches on March 8 and my time as NSW Premier’s Woman of the Year draws to a close, I have been thinking about diversity in the workplace, and in particular, the relationship…
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President, Royal Society of New South Wales
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Laureate Professor, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Senior Research Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Principal Scientist, Strategy and Foresight, Data61
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Chancellor, Monash University
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Adjunct professor, University of Canberra
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Quality and Professor of Molecular Biology, UNSW Sydney
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General Manager: International, Precincts, Innovation Systems, CSIRO
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Professor of African and Development Studies, The University of Edinburgh
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Senior Lecturer in Innovation, University of Southampton
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Associate Professor and Reader, University of Nottingham
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Analyst: R&D Partnerships, CSIRO
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Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Department of Physics, University of York
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Salford
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Professor in High Medieval History, Durham University
