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Shaping a science system to support our national ambitions
The Australian Academy of Science is developing a 10-year plan to demonstrate how science needs to evolve to achieve our national ambitions and advance Australian interests locally and globally.
Australian scientists back new health and medical funding reforms
The Academy welcomes the package of health and medical research initiatives announced today by the Australian Government, including the powerful Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) research missions that will be delivered through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
Parliament’s backing of ARC Bill a win for Australia’s research sector
Parliamentarians have backed a more robust and research-oriented system for the nation by passing reforms to the Australian Research Council (ARC) this week.
Proposed changes to Defence Bill strike a better balance
The amendments to the Defence Trade Controls Amendment Bill strike a better balance between protecting Australia’s national security and ensuring domestic and international scientific collaboration can continue to serve our national interest, says President of the Australian Academy of Science Professor Chennupati Jagadish.
Transcript: The launch of the St Vincent’s Discovery and Innovation campaign by Professor Chennupati Jagadish
Richard, Anthony, my sincere congratulations on the launch of your campaign. I wish you every success.
Transcript: Supercomputing Asia 2024 welcome by Professor Chennupati Jagadish
Supercomputers enhance our everyday lives. Australia needs a coordinated national strategy to secure its high-performance computing and data infrastructure.
Slight increase in Government R&D investment welcome, but still much to be done
While there is a slight increase in Government investment in R&D from 2022-23 to 2023-24, there is much still to be done if we are to see a full turnaround in the decades-long downward trend in R&D investment. Australia’s investment remains well below the OECD average.