Simon McKeon – The Conversation

Those who want to work longer should be given the option to, McKeon argues. www.shutterstock.com

August 23, 2016

Business Briefing: Simon McKeon on removing the retirement label

Jenni Henderson, The Conversation

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If we're all living longer, why shouldn't we be allowed to work longer? That's what Monash Chancellor Simon McKeon is arguing.

CSIRO research is crucial amid a business culture that is reluctant to embrace research, its chairman says. AAP Image/Alan Porritt

May 15, 2014

CSIRO cuts ‘will rob Australian industry of research expertise’

Michael Hopkin, The Conversation

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…

The McKeon review of health and medical research funding is now in the government’s hands with the review panel stepping up its focus on the return on investment. Paul Miller/AAP

March 8, 2013

Health review panel adjusts funding recommendations

Charis Palmer, The Conversation

The McKeon review of health and medical research has reduced its short term funding bid in the face of current federal budget pressures. The draft review, released in October last year, suggested an additional…

Research should be routinely translated into clinical practice. Flickr/cstmweb

October 2, 2012

McKeon review: we need to integrate research and health services

Simon McKeon, CSIRO

Last year the federal government asked my colleagues and I to investigate the state of health and medical research in Australia and make recommendations about the strategic direction of the sector. After…