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Addressing Problems, Not Symptoms: The Decline of R&D in Australia – Causes, Consequences, and Solutions.
Imagine an Australia where innovation flourishes: industry makes bold R&D investments, universities collaborate, and Government is a partner
Dr John H Howard
Mar 35 min read
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Reimagining Australia's Research Future: Strategic Overhaul for Innovation and Impact
The Review is an opportunity to reshape Australia's research system, aiming for a coherent, future-facing model that boosts investment.
Dr John H Howard
Oct 29, 20248 min read
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STEM Skills Alone Won’t Create Australia’s Innovation Future
Australia's future prosperity hinges on its ability to understand and foster all forms of innovation, not just high-tech.
Dr John H Howard
Oct 22, 20243 min read
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Beyond the Rankings: Benchmarking for Real University Success
University rankings have become something of an obsession, with institutions fixated on where they stand in the latest league tables.
Dr John H Howard
Oct 15, 20246 min read
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Innovation in higher education happens through social capital
28 November, 2022 The federal government should consider co-investing in joint state-university innovation partnerships that have the...
Dr John H Howard
Mar 27, 20243 min read
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Jobs and Skills: Don’t overlook the talent for research
26 Aug 2022. The last section of the Jobs+Skills Summit Issues Paper argues, quite correctly, that maximising the opportunities from new,...
Dr John H Howard
Mar 27, 20246 min read
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Publish or Perish: Escaping the hamster wheel of academic research pursuits
27 November 2023. Recently, the issue of “Publish-or-Perish” has come back onto the Australian science policy agenda, with the Chief...
Dr John H Howard
Mar 27, 20245 min read
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Underlying tension between mission and money in our universities
29 October, 2020. The corporatisation of the Higher Education System is complete. It is no longer driven by the community of science but...
Dr John H Howard
Oct 30, 20205 min read
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Towards a Reset for National Higher Education Policy
The expansion of the public university sector due to a boom in international revenues and the subsequent impact of COVID-19 has...
Dr John H Howard
Oct 22, 20204 min read
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Can Australian Higher Education withstand the Financial Shock of the COVID-19 pandemic?
As published in The Australian, 1 April, 2020 Australian Higher Education is potentially in a better position to withstand the likely...
Dr John H Howard
Apr 3, 20205 min read
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The 2019 VET Review must address implementation issues
On 28 November 2018, the Australian Government announced another review – this time into the Australian vocational education and training...
Dr John H Howard
Jan 10, 20194 min read
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