ACOLA today launches a new report, which for the first time examines the spectrum of issues facing the development of a shale gas industry in Australia. ACOLA today launches a new report, which for the first time examines the spectrum of issues facing the development of a shale gas industry in Australia. Engineering Energy: Unconventional Gas…
ACOLA today launches a new report, which for the first time compares science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education strategies on an international basis and identifies the key strategies of successful STEM countries. ACOLA today launches a new report, which for the first time compares science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education strategies on an…
Research workforce strategy – career support for researchers Researchers in Australia face many hurdles in establishing a stable career in their chosen field of research. To inform policy development, as part of the Australian Government’s Research Workforce Strategy, ACOLA was charged with exploring options to meet one of the priorities: that researchers are ‘supported to…
Making interdisciplinary research work Critical Examination of Interdisciplinary Research in Australia and abroad (2010) Component one, Strengthening Interdisciplinary Research – what it is, what it does, how it does it and how it is supported examined the status quo in the field of interdisciplinary research in Australia, made a number of key findings and presented…
National Academies Forum Understanding the Formation of Attitudes to Nuclear Power in Australia This study seeks to understand the development of Australian attitudes towards the use of nuclear energy for the large-scale generation of electricity. The topic has become more relevant as Australians are now well aware of the risks attributed to a continued dependence…
National Academies Forum Environmental, Social, Legal and Ethical Aspects of The Development of Nanotechnologies in Australia Australia has particular research strengths in nanoelectronics, nanobiotechnology, nanomedicine and nanomaterials and that these need to be at least maintained to give Australia a competitive edge in global science and technology and thus minimise the risk of losing out…