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The education minister Dan Tehan has announced two panels of vice-chancellors he will consult over key planks of the universities reform package: the $900m “industry linkage fund”; and to develop a plan to reform research funding.
The linkage fund working group will be chaired by University of Technology vice-chancellor Attila Brungs while the research working group is lead by Universities Australia Chair and Curtin University vice chancellor Professor Deborah Terry.
One of the key challenges in a post-covid economy will be to provide a sustainable pipeline of funding for research. I want to work with the sector to achieve this. The working group will look at the research pipeline in the higher education system to frame the issue and take initial soundings of possible directions.”
More than 450,000 students participate annually in industry-led projects, fieldwork, practical simulations and work placements. We are keen to work with industry to provide more of these opportunities. Students value them highly and they lead to jobs. The sector looks forward to working with the minister to co-design the fund…
Our challenge is to find ways of ensuring our world-leading researchers have the resources they need to contribute to Australia’s economic recovery.”
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Christopher Knaus and Ben Smee have looked at the 10m Covid-19 testing kids Andrew Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation bought from the Chinese firm Beijing Genomics Institute for $200m (it was on behalf of the government, meaning we pay the foundation back for the tests) and found they only have a shelf life of six months.
Australia has so far received 4.8m of the 10m Covid-19 tests that Minderoo, the philanthropic arm of the mining billionaire and philanthropist, secured for $200m from Chinese firm Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) on behalf of the government.
The volume already in Australia’s possession is huge.
Related: Fears millions of Covid-19 testing kits Australia bought from Andrew Forrest could go to waste
Continue reading…Residents of 10 postcodes in Melbourne’s north and west have been ordered to stay home from midnight tonight. Follow liveInside Melbourne’s hotspot suburbsEverything we know about Victoria’s clustersFollow the global coronavirus live blogDownload the Guardian app to get the most important news notifications 11.05pm BSTThe education minister Dan Tehan has announced two panels of vice-chancellors he will consult over key planks of the universities reform package: the $900m “industry linkage fund”; and to develop a plan to reform research funding.The linkage fund working group will be chaired by University of Technology vice-chancellor Attila Brungs while the research working group is lead by Universities Australia Chair and Curtin University vice chancellor Professor Deborah Terry.One of the key challenges in a post-covid economy will be to provide a sustainable pipeline of funding for research. I want to work with the sector to achieve this. The working group will look at the research pipeline in the higher education system to frame the issue and take initial soundings of possible directions.”More than 450,000 students participate annually in industry-led projects, fieldwork, practical simulations and work placements. We are keen to work with industry to provide more of these opportunities. Students value them highly and they lead to jobs. The sector looks forward to working with the minister to co-design the fund…Our challenge is to find ways of ensuring our world-leading researchers have the resources they need to contribute to Australia’s economic recovery.” 11.04pm BSTChristopher Knaus and Ben Smee have looked at the 10m Covid-19 testing kids Andrew Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation bought from the Chinese firm Beijing Genomics Institute for $200m (it was on behalf of the government, meaning we pay the foundation back for the tests) and found they only have a shelf life of six months.Australia has so far received 4.8m of the 10m Covid-19 tests that Minderoo, the philanthropic arm of the mining billionaire and philanthropist, secured for $200m from Chinese firm Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) on behalf of the government.The volume already in Australia’s possession is huge. Related: Fears millions of Covid-19 testing kits Australia bought from Andrew Forrest could go to waste Continue reading…