Australia & NZ News

Latest IPCC report shows gaps in global climate change response and understanding

Productivity Commission says open access should be mandated for government-funded research

Review process receives hundreds of responses after widespread unrest among members

This week: healthcare diversity, Royal Society fellows and a meeting of Pacific education ministers
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How the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour sniffs out the best bids

Australian funding round emphasises Indigenous health, commercialisation and RNA studies

Review of New Zealand’s proposed Therapeutic Products Bill hears concerns over red tape

Responsible Artificial Intelligence Network will help businesses and researchers avoid pitfalls of next-generation technology

This week: defence innovation, museum fellowships, animal welfare grants and student equity

New Zealand-wide higher education centre needs “to stay fit for purpose in today’s environment”

Hundreds of billions of dollars earmarked for two-track Australian nuclear-powered submarine plan

This week: RNA development, a drug approval and a Performance-Based Research Fund appointment

Australian Senate report backs A$15 billion R&D and manufacturing fund

New Zealand announces cooperation programme prompted by biosecurity concerns

Lack of coordination and chilling effect of security concerns hamper bilateral understanding, academy says

CSIRO and NSF fund collaborative work as leading researchers call for an Australian AI strategy

This week: a commercialisation package, staff underpayment and support for the Voice to Parliament

Australia’s students and universities frustrated by visa processes, but government looks ahead to future

Agreement details financial contributions of first far-flung country expected to join EU R&D programme

The Gerda Henkel Foundation is an international funder with a straightforward approach

Vaccine alliance is seeking private support to progress beyond phase one trials

This week: Te Pūnaha Matatini principal investigators, an Auckland appointment and a Scott Base date

Department of Education report outlines bumper year, with surplus much higher than pre-pandemic levels

Submissions to Australian Universities Accord review focus on funding and equality

This week: a review of universities in Western Australia, a data framework and genomics advances

Rural and marginalised communities urged to complete census to help with future planning

Participants call for clear rules and shared language to make industry-university partnerships work

Australian higher education conference discusses threats to free and open exchange

The cognition-focused Fyssen Foundation supports early career researchers moving to or from France

Little-known scheme offers six-month stays for research and reflection at the physicist’s summerhouse

New Zealand post-disaster guidelines urge sensitivity and warn against causing further stress to victims

This week: Auckland unrest, health spending, gender equality and sustainable development

CSIRO report criticises data siloes, poor community understanding and lack of coordination

Fast-changing environment and nuclear-powered submarine project require stronger workforce, defence scientist says

Applications from court sentencing to conservation are being explored

Margaret Sheil says Australian Research Council must win trust back after “political interference”

Cathy Foley will report on Australia’s challenges, strengths and opportunities