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20 October 2021

Malleable, not mandatory: simpler IP agreements

Universities and industry need a flexible guiding intellectual property framework to propel further commercialisation, not the handbrake of mandatory one-size-fits-all templates.

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1 October 2021

Industry brokers to build Australia’s manufacturing future

Creating ‘industry brokers’ at the nation’s key research infrastructure facilities could propel a new wave of home-grown advanced manufacturing industries.

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28 September 2021

Tackling the teacher shortage

A New South Wales Government plan to spend $13.5 million recruiting 500 specialist STEM teachers has been welcomed by Science & Technology Australia.

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9 June 2021

Strengthening the Medical Research Future Fund’s success

Australia’s Medical Research Future Fund could be an even greater success story by bolstering its transparency, accessibility and responsiveness. 

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21 July 2017

STA searches for Policy and Projects Officer

Applications for this position have closed.   This new role presents an exciting opportunity to help shape the way in which the peak Australian science body influences and works with federal policy for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Science & Technology Australia represents more than 60,000 Australians who create and apply knowledge in every scientific […]

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