The Scan | #141 | 25 October 2013

25/10/2013 by
News Wedge

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Medical research funding announced The government has announced more than $559 million in funding to Australian health and medical research through the National Health and Medical Research Council. This is over $100m less than the previous government allocated in each of the past two years. The Gillard government spent $652m in last year’s October round and a record $674m in 2011, funding some 1140 grants each year.  However, NHMRC funding allocations are staggered through the year, with another substantial round expected in … [Read more...]

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Agrifood workers need training: AWPA

25/10/2013 by
AWPA

A report released by the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency (AWPA) on Australia’s food industry has found the industry needs more highly skilled workers if it is to capitalise on growth opportunities. The Food and beverage workforce study finds our agrifood industry—including both agriculture production and food processing—is in transition, and needs to attract skilled workers to grow new export markets in the Asian region. T he industry employs approximately 553,000 people—and generates around 4% of Australia’s GDP and 11.5% of the value of exports. The AWPA chair Philip Bullock said while Australia’s agriculture output continues to rise and contribute significantly to … [Read more...]

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ANU needs to recreate itself : Schmidt

25/10/2013 by
Brian Schmidt4

The Canberra Times     |    20 October  2013 Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt says the Australian National University must cut student numbers and change its admissions process in order to recreate itself as a prestigious university in the style of Harvard and Oxford. He has also called for increased funding by the federal government to ensure a change from ''pumping degrees out by the masses''. Schmidt said the ANU had a successful past, creating ''three of Australia's six Nobel prizes'', but there were concerns for its future. I am concerned that we are no longer different.  We're essentially funded exactly the same way. Our relationship with the federal government is not that … [Read more...]

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