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Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social · 1d

New Zealand: climate adaptation conference's Pacific focus (subscriber content): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-new-...

Climate adaptation conference kicks off in Christchurch - Research Professional News

New Zealand event, part of UN programme, will focus on Indigenous and Pacific communities

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Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social · 1d

Australia: Senate hearings told how Atec will use extra places to nudge university priorities (subscriber content): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

Higher education steward to use ‘managed growth’ as a lever - Research Professional News

New Australian Tertiary Education Commission will guide universities towards government priorities, Senate hearing told

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Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social · 1d

Australia: more pain on way for CSIRO, Senate Estimates told: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

More pain on the way at Csiro, Australian Senate hearing told - Research Professional News

Research agency under pressure as minister says it is not the only game in town

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Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social · 6d

New Zealand: "biodiscovery research" platform funded (subscriber content): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-new-...

New Zealand to establish biodiscovery research platform - Research Professional News

Government commits NZ$42 million to platform, but scientists raise concerns over use of funds

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Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social · 6d

Australia: Tech Council report exposes "leaky pipeline" for women in tech (subscriber content): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

Tech council calls for action to keep women in Stem careers - Research Professional News

School, university and mid-career barriers must be tackled, Australian council says

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Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social · 6d

Australia: National Indigenous environmental research proposed (free to read): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

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Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social · 6d

Australian wins Nobel Prize in chemistry (link to Nobel media release): www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemi...

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 was awarded jointly to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi "for the development of metal–organic frameworks"

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Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social · 8d

New Zealand: UNZ flags concerns over ongoing changes and funding uncertainty (subscriber content): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-new-...

New Zealand vice-chancellor raises funding concerns - Research Professional News

National reforms are causing uncertainty, head of university group says

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Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social · 8d

Australia: Teqsa puts unis on notice over change management practices (subscriber content): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

Universities told to listen to staff concerns when restructuring - Research Professional News

Australian regulator says the way some changes have been implemented has “fallen short of expectations”

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Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social · 8d

Australia: Send panel tells government: to get results, spend on innovation (free to read): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

Put your money where your priorities are, government urged - Research Professional News

Australian R&D sector needs public funding on the demand side, review panel says

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Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social · 20d

New Zealand: University training not lining up with labor needs, graduates leaving country (free to read): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-new-...

University training ‘mismatched’ with labour market - Research Professional News

Education New Zealand says not enough is known about what education does for the nation

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Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social · 20d

Australia: Snakes and ladders for nation on global innovation index rankings (subscriber content): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

Australia inches upwards on Global Innovation Index - Research Professional News

World Intellectual Property Organization ranking shows slight improvement on innovation inputs and outputs

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Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social · 20d

Australia: SERD panel says support blue sky research, but keep priorities in mind (subscriber content): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

Balance blue-sky research with national needs, review panel says - Research Professional News

Australian R&D review’s latest paper backs “research specialisation” and increased funding of indirect costs

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Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social · 22d

New Zealand: national AI research platform the next big project for new PRO (subscriber content): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-new-...

New Zealand announces NZ$70m for AI platform - Research Professional News

Funding for development of artificial intelligence research platform will be open to bids

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Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social · 22d

Australia: marine biologist tells Press Club that the system for early career researchers is broken (subscriber content): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

Australian research system ‘really vulnerable’, biologist warns - Research Professional News

Macquarie researcher says “Hunger Games-style funding situation” and insecure work are causing brain drain

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Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social · 22d

Australia: uni governance inquiry urges VC pay caps, openness on council meetings, more staff and student input (free to read): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

Senate committee calls for university governance shake-up - Research Professional News

Pay caps and publication of council minutes recommended in interim Australian report

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Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social · 22d

Australia: SERD review turns its focus to unlocking superannuation, business investment in R&D (subscriber content): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

Reform pension rules to boost R&D, review panel urges - Research Professional News

Latest issues paper from national R&D review takes aim at “Australia’s conservative capital culture”

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Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social · 26d

Australian feature: health and medical research strategy's amibitions, and the hurdles in its way (subscriber content): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

Will Australia’s ‘landmark’ health research strategy cure the sector? - Research Professional News

Leaders discuss how the draft health and medical research strategy could generate change

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Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social · 26d

New Zealand: AI experts urge regulation to increase trust (subscriber content): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-new-...

Regulate AI quickly, New Zealand politicians urged - Research Professional News

Researchers call for stronger rules to build confidence

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Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social · 26d

Australia: Queensland chief scientist's report shows the way on community engagement in science (subscriber content): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

Queensland chief scientist targets more community engagement - Research Professional News

Better outreach could improve science literacy and Stem workforce in Australian state, report says

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Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social · 26d

Australia: research "critical" to climate response, experts say in wake of grim report (free to read): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...