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Professor Brian Schmidt has called for an apolitical research grant system after the minister vetoed six Australian Research Council grants.

Political interference in the awarding of research grants can "corrupt knowledge", the chief of one of Australia's top universities has warned.

Academic independence vital when it comes to allocating research grants, Brian Schmidt says

The Swedish government established a national Research Misconduct Board in 2020, after concluding institutions couldn’t be trusted to investigate allegations of serious research misconduct themselves. This followed botched investigations into the conduct of surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, who transplanted experimental artificial tracheas into 20 patients, 17 of whom later died. His…

On Christmas Eve 2021, the pub-test folly struck again. The two of us found ourselves, angry and heartsore, resigning from the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) highly respected College of Experts in protest at the minister’s rejection of grant funding recommendations.

Shane van Gisbergen will drive an R5 Skoda in the opening round of the 2022 Australian Rally Championship.

An anonymous whistleblower says they have uncovered problems in hundreds of published scientific papers dating back a decade, involving multiple researchers working at Australian universities.

Australian Research Council money awarded to University of Newcastle projects.

In the past ten days Australia has lost two important artworld figures. Both were senior artists working in Adelaide but with a reach extending far beyond the city or the nation.

School holidays can be a special time for extended families to gather. Children may see their grandparents at seasonal gatherings or as part of childcare arrangements to help working parents. New research suggests the biology, environment and the food they share contributes to children’s future health.

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