ScienceogramAU

The Australian government spends $9bn funding science R&D each year. Where does it go and is it enough to tackle the problems we face?

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https://t.co/SrZYgqLQ2h

[Griffith University @Griffith_Uni]

#GriffithUni immunologist Prof. Allan Cripps @AllanCripps talks to @newscomauHQ about how #COVID social distancing and improved hygiene have led to a massive drop in flu cases across the country:
https://t.co/ppOgBD4h3u

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Censored: Australian scientists say suppression of environment research is getting worse https://t.co/bO2DDRDS3m

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Censored: Australian scientists say suppression of environment research is getting worse https://t.co/bO2DDRVsUU

[Ronni🧂Salt-WhoWroteGunnawahYeahThatOne @RonniSalt]

This is important everybody.

Very important.

We can not allow this to disappear from view. It's not just the media that has to keep pushing this, it's all of us. Coffee shops, facebook, letters to the editor - whatever.

Scott Morrison is in this up to his neck.

#sportsrorts

[Andrew Steele @statto]

For those of you Down Under, did you know that there’s a growing Australian Scienceogram?

Check out @SarahScience1’s first investigation, uncovering how the Australian Government inflates its internal R&D stats…

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This graph has funding values from Performer-based reporting.

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For those interested in how the OECD defines R&D, see this article:
https://t.co/W3T4vRN5ju

[ScienceogramAU @ScienceogramAu]

We've analysed the Australian Government's Science, Research and Innovation Tables, and the result is startling. $9.6 bn for R&D in 2018/2019? Less than $7 bn, according to the OECD definition of R&D.
Read more here...
https://t.co/Dm7NImT8Fo

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@suziesheehy I've been late many times due to leaves...on the line...in autumn. ....and icy tracks in winter, and a 5 mph limit for 18 months in 1999-2000. Cow is actually legitimate. But I know your pain, suzie...

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A 53-Year-Old Network Coloring Conjecture Is Disproved https://t.co/ctS3ejskxF via @QuantaMagazine

[Andrew Steele @statto]

This is mesmerising… How human carbon dioxide emissions have changed the carbon cycle: https://t.co/NnTjKbhPX0

[ScienceogramAU @ScienceogramAu]

@suziesheehy So true! I'm glad your week has picked up.

[University of Melbourne Alumni @unimelbalumni]

We’re thrilled that @unimelb has been selected as a finalist for the @Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award for @FREO2_AU. If successful @FREO2_AU will get $10m to roll out the project to Uganda and the Pacific saving the lives of countless children https://t.co/SBwPzY4buX @SciMelb

[Jack Ashby @JackDAshby]

MIND BLOWN: a #fungi expert sampled fifteen pieces of mushroom from a supermarket jar of porcini mushrooms. They found that there were three species in the jar, NONE of which were porcini mushroms, and ALL were unknown to science. 🤯🍄🤯🍄🤯🍄 @curataceae at #NatSCA2019

[Jessica Schleider, PhD @JSchleiderPhD]

Just learned that I received a grant for which my cat accidentally clicked 'submit' while I was out walking the dog

Mochi now has a higher grant hit-rate than I do and will be submitting all of my applications until further notice

Here she is looking unimpressed:

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@Botanygeek In Australia, we have states bigger than the UK, so you can imagine our transport costs!

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@lukeweston Next step: join ITER. Not just send a few scientists over, join the rest of the world and be a part of future fuel solutions.

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@suziesheehy My understanding was that CSIRO developed the high speed WiFi that is used widely, not the concept/technical fact of WiFi itself. I'll read the link.

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@daraghobrien @prof_nch Aren't you just so proud of his genes?!