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NewsHope stirs anew for Australian research following election
Labor party’s win leads to cautious optimism about science funding and climate policies
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Research
Massive Australian wildfires caused new damage to the ozone layer
Smoke particles caused a drop in chlorine-binding chemicals that set back the ozone layer’s recovery by 10 years
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News
Australian Research Council’s ban on preprints in grants prompts outcry
Move derided as ‘hopelessly outdated’ and a setback for open science by researchers
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News
Australian basic research squeezed as R&D to fall to lowest level for decades
Researchers call for end of benign neglect for science as funding predicted to fall to 40-year low
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Opinion
How teenagers are disrupting drug discovery
A citizen science project to improve access to malaria drugs
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News
Merger of Jisc and Eduserv will create ‘UK public sector tech powerhouse’
Education and research digital services provider for education and research will team up with public sector specialist Eduserv
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News
Australian researchers relieved by science budget but funding concerns persist
Boost for research and infrastructure juxtaposed against squeeze on universities
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Research
From cement to batteries with help from a wombat
Vanessa Peterson is in the fast lane when it comes to relating atomic-scale structures to a material’s function
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Australian Climate Institute to close
Funding shortfall means climate organisation will not run beyond June 2017
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News
Australia urged to adopt emissions trading scheme
But climate body’s plan has been criticised by some members
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Careers
Melbourne, Australia
The world’s most liveable city is a renowned hub for biotech and biomedical research but lacks other opportunities, finds James Mitchell Crow
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News
Australia opens £80 million nanoscience hub
University of Sydney has unveiled the country’s first purpose-built nanoscience institute
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News
Anger as climate scientists cut at Australian research body
Apparent move away from science for the public good behind the redundancies
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News
Decadal plan to boost Australian chemistry
Commercial opportunities to take centre stage in a country that has historically failed to capitalise on its strong research base
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News
Hopes that new Australian prime minister will reset relationship with science
Scientists welcome promise to put science centre stage but remain cautious
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News
Crowdsourcing compounds to tackle antibiotic resistance
A global screening project is searching for new antibiotics by asking chemists to send in novel compounds
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News
Universities bear brunt of cuts to keep Australian science running
Cuts to funding for researchers announced in budget staves off infrastructure closures
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News
Australia's chief scientist makes pitch for science
Ian Chubb calls on the government to set out a long-term plan for research, but there are doubts the plea will be heard
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Australia scraps its carbon tax
The country is unlikely to meet its climate change targets unless some form of carbon pricing is introduced, campaigners claim
