Breakthrough vaccine technology invented by the University of Queensland is at the centre of a landmark deal worth up to $1.6bn struck with global pharmaceutical giant Sanofi.
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UQ vaccine bought in billion-dollar deal – Campus Review
Professor Paul Young and other researchers working on a rapid response vaccine in 2020. Picture: Liam Kidston
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Western Sydney uni launches 5-year plan – Campus Review
Chancellor Jennifer Westacott said Australia’s economy is shifting to western Sydney. Picture: John Feder
Western Sydney University (WSU) has doubled down on its commitment to make every year the ‘year of the student’ in its new 2030 strategic plan.
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Education research centre MCERA closes – Campus Review
A not-for-profit research centre that provided media training for academics and disseminated education research to the public will close after eight years of operation.
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Call for unis to ditch teacher education – Campus Review
A conservative research centre has recommended initial teacher education (ITE) courses be removed from universities and be once again set up through independent colleges.
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Horizon Europe revisited in wake of Trump’s attacks on unis – Campus Review
Luke Sheehy during a discussion at the Universities Australia conference in Canberra. Picture: UA
Universities Australia (UA) has again called on the Albanese government to invest in research fund Horizon Europe amid growing uncertainty from the United States.
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Brian Schmidt and Richard Holden on Australian research – Campus Review
Brian Schmidt said research funding has been “a year-to-year series of wallpaper jobs for the last 20 odd years.” Picture: Martin Ollman
A Nobel laureate and an esteemed economist outlined the sub-par state of Australian research funding and sovereignty in a joint address to the National Press Club last Wednesday.
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Applications to ITE increase due to new incentives – Campus Review
Professor Mark Scott said teaching course enrolments are up 30 per cent compared to last year. Picture: Louise Cooper
Student teacher enrolments are bouncing back nationally after they dipped during the Covid-19 pandemic, fuelling positivity that the pipeline of graduates can ease the profession’s workforce shortage.
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University of Tasmania continues cuts to Arts, Humanities – Campus Review
The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is set to cut 13 full-time staff as it proposes a massive shake-up of its humanities, social sciences, creative arts, and media schools amid declining student enrolments.
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A Michigan research professor explains how NIH funding works − and what it means to suddenly lose a grant – Campus Review
US President Donald Trump has cracked down on researchers that study vaccine hesitancy, participate in DEI practices or have links to China. Picture: Jim Watson
In its first 100 days, the Trump administration has terminated more than US$2 billion in federal grants, according to a public source database compiled by the scientific community, and it is proposing additional cuts that would reduce the $47 billion budget of the US National Institutes of Health, also known as the NIH, by nearly half.
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Australia Institute criticises $390m travel, $410m consultant spending amid job cuts and deficits – Campus Review
The South Lawn of the University of Melbourne. Picture: iStock
Analysis from The Australia Institute said 10 universities together spent more than $390m on travel in 2023 and 27 institutions spent $410m on consultants amid executive pay and wage underpayment scandals.
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