All Australia articles
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      NewsAlarm sounded after chemists discover new analogue of ketamine in Australia
Long-term health effects of novel psychoactive substance are unknown
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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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      ResearchMassive 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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      NewsAustralian 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Move derided as ‘hopelessly outdated’ and a setback for open science by researchers
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      NewsAustralian 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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      OpinionHow teenagers are disrupting drug discovery
A citizen science project to improve access to malaria drugs
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      NewsMerger 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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      NewsAustralian researchers relieved by science budget but funding concerns persist
Boost for research and infrastructure juxtaposed against squeeze on universities
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      ResearchFrom 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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      NewsAustralian Climate Institute to close
Funding shortfall means climate organisation will not run beyond June 2017
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      NewsAustralia urged to adopt emissions trading scheme
But climate body’s plan has been criticised by some members
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      CareersMelbourne, 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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      NewsReprieve for some Australian climate scientists facing the axe
Number of climate scientists to lose jobs cut from 100 to 40
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      NewsAustralia opens £80 million nanoscience hub
University of Sydney has unveiled the country’s first purpose-built nanoscience institute
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      NewsAnger as climate scientists cut at Australian research body
Apparent move away from science for the public good behind the redundancies
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      NewsDecadal 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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      NewsAustralia falling behind on research commercialisation, government warns
New policies hope to boost academia-industry collaborations
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      NewsA third of Australian women in science and engineering ready to quit
Poor work–life balance and lower pay blamed for predicted exodus over next five years
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      NewsHopes that new Australian prime minister will reset relationship with science
Scientists welcome promise to put science centre stage but remain cautious