Commitments have been made to cybersecurity, defence and certain gaps in STEM education and workforce – but much remains to be seen this year once we review the national priorities.
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Australia’s research workforce will be severely impacted by the pandemic, with the effects likely to be felt for years, if not decades.
Innovation is a huge part of economic growth – and the White House needs to be well-informed on science and tech issues when setting goals and budgets. Here’s how presidents get up to speed.
In the midst of a rapidly growing economy, research budget shortcomings threaten a young scientific community that struggles to stay afloat.
Researchers and policymakers need to talk to each other. If they don’t, important research will merely gather dust and policies might do more harm than good.
A report out of the UK would have the quality assessors of research abolished because it takes time away from students. However the real reason seems to be an attempt to minimise government spending on research.
Knowledge for the sake of knowledge is important, but universities, as public institutions, have a responsibility to fulfil their public role too.
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Professorial fellow, Flinders University; Australian National University
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Research professor, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá
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Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy, Director of the Climate Policy Lab and Center for International Environment and Resource Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Professor: Evidence-Informed Decision-Making, University of Johannesburg
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Adjunct Researcher, Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua
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Professor of Higher Education Policy, Monash University
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Associate Professor (adjunct) at the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, Monash University, Monash University
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Senior Researcher, University of Johannesburg
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Professor Emeritus and Former Deputy Vice Chancellor, The University of Melbourne