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Uni chief warns of interference in grants

Political interference in the awarding of research grants can "corrupt knowledge", the chief of one of Australia's top universities has warned.

AAP

Political interference poses ‘existential threat’ to universities, ANU chief warns

Academic independence vital when it comes to allocating research grants, Brian Schmidt says

The Guardian - AU

Australia needs an Office for Research Integrity to catch up with the rest of the world

The Swedish government established a national Research Misconduct Board in 2020, after concluding institutions couldn’t be trusted to investigate allegations of serious research misconduct themselves. This followed botched investigations into the conduct of surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, who transplanted experimental artificial tracheas into 20 patients, 17 of whom later died. His…

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Why we resigned from the ARC College of Experts after minister vetoed research grants

On Christmas Eve 2021, the pub-test folly struck again. The two of us found ourselves, angry and heartsore, resigning from the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) highly respected College of Experts in protest at the minister’s rejection of grant funding recommendations.

The Conversation

Van Gisbergen to make Australian rally debut

Shane van Gisbergen will drive an R5 Skoda in the opening round of the 2022 Australian Rally Championship.

Motorsport

Death threats, ghost researchers and sock puppets: Inside the weird, wild world of dodgy academic research

An anonymous whistleblower says they have uncovered problems in hundreds of published scientific papers dating back a decade, involving multiple researchers working at Australian universities.

ABC News

National Equestrian Championship of show jumping from Saturday in Mumbai

NEW DELHI: The National Equestrian Championship of show jumping will begin on Saturday at the Amateur Riders Club (ARC) at Mahalakshmi race course in Mumbai, the national federation announced on Friday.

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$5.1m for Hunter research projects

Australian Research Council money awarded to University of Newcastle projects.

Newcastle Herald

Australian art has lost two of its greats. Vale Ann Newmarch and Hossein Valamanesh

In the past ten days Australia has lost two important artworld figures. Both were senior artists working in Adelaide but with a reach extending far beyond the city or the nation.

The Conversation

Kids whose grandparents are overweight are almost twice as likely to struggle with obesity

School holidays can be a special time for extended families to gather. Children may see their grandparents at seasonal gatherings or as part of childcare arrangements to help working parents. New research suggests the biology, environment and the food they share contributes to children’s future health.

The Conversation

Covid case surge continues as 67 deaths recorded nationally – as it happened

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