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National productivity won’t be boosted with flatlining business investment in R&D
The Australian Academy of Science says ABS data released today reveals Australian business expenditure on R&D is flatlining as a percentage of GDP, as leaders consider how to improve the nation’s productivity.
Action on Australian research integrity reform needed now
Australia’s leading scientists have renewed their call for the Australian Government to establish a national body to manage and investigate research misconduct in Australia.
Creating history for the new Pacific Academy of Sciences
When the Pacific Academy of Sciences was launched in Apia, Samoa on 23 October, an important part of the ceremony was the admission of the Academy’s 12 Foundation Fellows.
Three early-career researchers to pitch their innovative ideas at Falling Walls Lab in Germany
Dr Jacob Martin is the winner of the ninth Falling Walls Lab Australia event, recently hosted by the Australian Academy of Science.
President’s address and launch of Academy Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan
In terms of scientific leadership, the Academy can and must continue to play a leading role in shaping the Australian scientific landscape.
Academy journal explores history of plant pathology in Australia
The latest edition of the Academy’s journal, Historical Records of Australian Science, is devoted to the history of plant pathology in Australia. Despite the challenges of academic isolation and lack of communication, early plant pathologists flourished and made many world-first discoveries that assisted Australian farmers to overcome challenges in crop growth.
Australia’s economy depends on a resilient science system
The pages of our national newspapers are littered with debate about the merits of the Albanese Government’s Future Made in Australia policy. Yet, the one factor that supporters and opponents equally ignore is that no matter your vision for the future, economic power in the 21st century correlates with scientific power.