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2025–26 Federal Budget: The vital infrastructure of today is supercomputing – not just roads and rail
The 2025–26 Federal Budget has missed the opportunity to safeguard Australia’s scientific and technological capability and support cost-of-living measures through targeted investment in supercomputing, the ¾«¶«ÊÓÆµ says.
US threats to R&D capability: Academy calls for emergency meeting of National Science and Technology Council
The United States is a vitally important alliance partner with whom Australia should and must work collaboratively, but a partner that is unpredictable.
Leading Australian researcher expands international collaborations as a Caughley Fellow
What do beavers in Scotland, hyena in Botswana and South African stromatolites all have in common? They are all unique, important contributors to their local ecosystems – and were the focus of Professor Richard Kingsford’s travels as the ¾«¶«ÊÓÆµâ€™s 2024 Graeme Caughley Fellow.
2025 Thomas Davies grant recipients to study plants, pollution, soil and marine ecosystems
Nine early-and mid-career researchers have received this year’s Thomas Davies Research Grant for Marine, Soil and Plant Biology.
Collaborative grants set to generate global science and technology innovation
The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE), in collaboration with the ¾«¶«ÊÓÆµ, will deliver $6.3 million in grants to strengthen science and technology collaboration with regional neighbours through the second round of the Australian Government’s $40 million Global Science and Technology Diplomacy Fund.