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ViewResearch groups call for changes to R&D landscape ahead of review

Early positions taken on overhaul of Australian research system

ViewHigher, faster, stronger: Reshaping sports research

How the Australian Sports Commission is driving a sports research revolution

ViewFrom the archive: Know your audience

Why you might be writing funding bids with the wrong readers in mind

ViewAustralia’s Economic Accelerator offers A$180m in first full round

Government programme focuses on minerals, sustainable fuels, digital agriculture, quantum, AI and advanced manufacturing

ViewTackling climate change requires R&D commitment, experts say

Underfunding of science could undermine New Zealand government’s five-point strategy

ViewUniversity regulator still worried about wage underpayment

Australian agency seeks “root cause” of widespread issue and praises draft structure of tertiary commission

ViewAustralia news roundup: 16-22 July

This week: animal research, critical minerals, RNA and a petition against university job losses

ViewTight focus can make awareness-raising initiatives pay off

Lessons from a Danish research institute’s funding engagement scheme

ViewAustralian disease centre ramps up bird flu surveillance

Scientists, industry and government are “all preparing for the potential introduction of H5N1 into Australia”

ViewScience cuts in New Zealand ‘are causing a generational crisis’

Save Science Coalition says impact of funding cuts will be felt for a long time

ViewAdelaide University formally launched

New Australian institution, formed through a merger, will start taking students in 2026

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 11-17 July

This week: an agriculture graduate school, Lincoln Agritech progress and racism against Māori medical students

ViewSmall islands ‘poorly served by current climate models’

Australian researchers say international effort is needed to improve projections and decision-making

ViewARC funding ‘skewed’ against humanities, academy says

National grants programme run by Australian Research Council needs a full redesign, review told

ViewAustralia news roundup: 9-15 July

This week: needs-based student funding, industry PhDs, travel grants, wheat production and a supercomputing deal

ViewApplication cap on Smart Ideas funding scheme causes concern

Limits introduced in New Zealand fund may hit early career researchers hardest

ViewHorizon Europe: Australia’s ‘missed opportunity’?

Despite walking away from talks, hope remains for Australia to access EU research fund

ViewFrom the archive: Six practical steps for successful partnerships

Tips on partnership-building when time and budgetary pressures are paramount

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 27 June to 10 July

This week: researcher wins damages, new Royal Society president starts, Covid inquiry expands, and more

ViewReview queries foundations of higher education system

University Advisory Group wants to hear how New Zealand universities’ “core activities” could be improved

ViewAudit finds room for improvement in ARC’s credit card use

Australian Research Council accepts recommendations to tighten its policies and procedures

ViewAustralian medical research funders agree closer coordination

New committees and joint supervision introduced for medical research council and Medical Research Future Fund

ViewAustralia news roundup: 25 June to 8 July

This week: AI involvement, Australia-India research, citizen science and health research funding

ViewOpposition to student caps builds

Business groups join universities in opposing cuts to Australia’s international student intake

ViewApplications to Smart Ideas funding scheme capped

New Zealand government limits number of applications to Endeavour Fund scheme and cuts total funding

ViewAustralia’s chief scientist stepping down

Search underway for science leader to replace Cathy Foley

ViewFrom the archive: IBD funder welcomes off-the-wall ideas

US-based Kenneth Rainin Foundation is on the lookout for new ways to tackle unmet needs

ViewFrom the archive: How to improve internal peer review

Suggestions for a smoother, happier process

ViewAustralian institutions urged to improve research culture

Draft guidelines from National Health and Medical Research Council call for openness, inclusivity and respect

ViewNational science priorities promised soon

“Most of the work is substantially done,” says Australian government official