Tag: research

CSIRO’s Data61 braces for job losses, funding crunch

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Researchers at the CSIRO’s Data61 business unit are bracing for job losses and research roll-backs as a funding crunch claims dozens of roles elsewhere at the agency and ends...

PsiQuantum plans second quantum computer for Chicago

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Silicon Valley startup PsiQuantum is set to build its second quantum computer in Chicago by 2028 following a $760 million investment from the US State of Illinois. The US$500...

CSIRO plots path to secure critical minerals ambition

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Targeted support for innovation and greater international engagement will be needed to ensure Australia realises its critical minerals processing ambitions, according to national science agency CSIRO. In a new...

Gig Guide: Experts join economic accelerator board

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The committee overseeing Australia’s Economic Accelerator, a $1.6 billion research commercialisation initiative, has been confirmed after half a year of interim arrangements. Two additional members were appointed to the...

Human cell research tech gets NSW govt backing

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Human cell or tissue-based research technologies that reduce the need for animals in medical testing have landed a $4.5 million boost in New South Wales. The state government on...

Industry PhD grants link up research efforts

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Nearly 50 industry-led research projects have won backing from the federal government in the latest round of its $296 million Industry PhD program, with researchers to explore areas like...

Under the horizon: Researchers frustrated by EU R&D snub

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia is “missing an open goal” by not joining the European Union’s flagship research and innovation program, research and businesses leaders have warned while calling on a reluctant federal...

New committees to steer medical research funds

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The funding strategies of the federal government’s flagship health and medical research funds, which collectively award more than $1.5 billion in grants every year, are set to become more...

ANU, Fujitsu plan quantum computer for Canberra

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Plans to build a quantum computer in Canberra have been set in motion after the Australian National University signed a new agreement with Japanese tech conglomerate Fujitsu. On Thursday,...