Australia & NZ News

ViewAustralia news roundup: 7-13 September

This week: Western Australia’s health research priorities, three more CSIRO missions and a university resignation

ViewResearch lacking on alternative therapies, study finds

Review of non-traditional medicines in New Zealand finds data gaps and lack of national overview

View‘A necessary evil’

Pandemic strictures in Australia are putting a new focus on university rankings, and their flaws

ViewOpportunity profile: Polish national academy goes global

Poland’s top research institution will host 15 international fellows for two-year projects

ViewAustralian Research Council ‘reviewing’ preprint rule

Two funding rounds delayed, but ARC keeps quiet on the reasons

ViewTap into R&D skills to hit climate goals, says engineering academy

Formal statement calls for Australian emissions framework ahead of Glasgow climate summit

ViewEndeavour Fund backs environmental research projects

New Zealand’s largest contestable research fund announces NZ$244 million for 17 institutions

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 2-8 September

This week: university fees, an International Science Council appointment and concerns over pastoral care

ViewGovernment announces A$47m for 22 academia-industry projects

Cooperative Research Centre Projects Grants support Australia’s manufacturing priorities

ViewAustralia news roundup: 31 August to 6 September

This week: endangered species, Deakin cuts and the growth of the Innovative Research Universities group

ViewAcademics report free speech concerns and heavy workloads

Union survey reveals constraints on time and academic freedom at New Zealand institutions

ViewAnalysis of job ads reveals researcher ‘bounceback’

Non-academic job listings outstrip university vacancies in Australian research recovery following Covid-19

ViewCSIRO-backed fund seeks hidden gems of Australian research

Main Sequence, a deep tech fund, is looking to invest A$250 million in research-based businesses

ViewNarrowing of freedoms ‘chilling’, says New Zealand union

Academic freedom conference hears that restructures and online courses are stripping agency from university staff

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 26 August to 1 September

This week: complex systems, the Scott Base redevelopment and a call for Catalyst Fund reviewers

ViewLeave cybersecurity decisions to us, say Australian institutions

Universities welcome government’s proposed cybersecurity reforms but want safety measures to remain voluntary

View‘Patent box’ may be expanded to boost clean energy technology

Australian Treasury considers widening tax break, as science bodies call for concessions to be backdated

ViewLockdown drags on in Auckland

Second Covid-19 case recorded at University of Auckland as activities move online

ViewARC: disqualifications ‘based on issues raised by external experts’

Australian Research Council reviews preprints situation as science academy writes to education minister

ViewSouth Australian universities relatively stable despite pandemic

Annual reports show research income success, but restructuring is on the cards at Adelaide

ViewAustralia news roundup: 24-30 August

This week: satellites, commercialisation grants and calls for engineering education to be revamped

ViewHorizon Europe opens for business in Australia and NZ

The European Union is pushing its researchers to collaborate with their most distant colleagues

ViewPhysics researchers took full hit of ARC preprint rule

Australian minister reveals 32 applicants bidding for A$22 million were disqualified for citing preprints

ViewHorizon Europe ‘bureaucracy’ a fear in Australia and New Zealand

Countries call for simplification of rules, as European Commission encourages them to join R&D programme

ViewPressure increases on Australian Research Council over preprints

Universities urge ARC to review preprints ban, as NHMRC changes rules to allow their use

ViewEvidence-based research ‘crucial to survival in a hotter world’

Sydney researcher calls for “urgent investment” in research to protect people against extreme heat

ViewNational lockdown hits Marsden Fund application process

Royal Society of New Zealand tweaks schedule for major funding scheme

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 19-25 August

This week: managerialism in universities is criticised and Massey cancer research is boosted by alumni

ViewLockdown freezes universities as Covid cases rise

New Zealand extends nationwide shutdown, leaving university projects and classes in limbo

ViewAustralia news roundup: 17-23 August

This week: copyright reform, invisible leadership and dark matter in a goldmine