Jenny Sinclair

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New Zealand needs to “make strategic choices” in light of US funding cutsChanges in global research funding are “troubling” and could have serious impacts locally, leading academics and researchers in New Zealand have said. In a set of responses given to the Royal Society Te Apārangi about global threats to science and research, including funding cuts by the United States, academics urged the nation to reframe its place in the global research landscape with new partners and priorities.

4 days ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Jenny Sinclair

Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional News This week: a University Advisory Group update, Marsden cuts, health tech funding and ocean researchIn depth: Changes in global research funding are “troubling” and could have serious impacts locally, leading academics and researchers in New Zealand have said.

4 days ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Jenny Sinclair

But more than half of Australian state’s universities recorded deficits in 2024New South Wales’s two major research universities reported improved years in 2024, while other institutions in the state stabilised or remained in deficit. Annual reports were tabled in the state parliament on 30 May. The University of New South Wales made a A$204 million profit, after returning a A$77m consolidated deficit the previous year. It said this growth was driven by teaching and research activities.

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Paper co-authored by Sydney academic says researchers should embrace “ruinous solidarity”Researchers in the global north should actively seek to give up power over health research when it comes to matters affecting the global south, according to a paper co-authored by a University of Sydney academic. The paper, published on 28 May in the journal Plos Global Public Health, says that attempts to “decolonise” health research are hampered by ingrained financial structures.

6 days ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Jenny Sinclair

Sussan Ley makes changes in education and science portfoliosAustralia’s Liberal-National opposition coalition has appointed its new shadow ministry, including fresh faces in science and education. Jonathon Duniam, a Liberal senator from Tasmania, will replace Sarah Henderson in the education portfolio.