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We’re proud to announce Flinders University will lead the newly funded ARC Training Centre for Advancing Archaeology in the Resources Sector, recently awarded $5 million through the Australian Research Council (ARC)’s Industrial Transformation Research Program. This innovative initiative, delivered in collaboration with The University of Queensland and Southern Cross University, will bring together Traditional Owners, resource companies, archaeologists, and cultural and heritage experts to: ✔️ train a new generation of cultural heritage professionals ✔️ create new approaches to safeguard Indigenous cultural heritage ✔️ advance sustainable, culturally-informed resource management ✔️ address the under-representation of Traditional Owners working in the cultural heritage management industry. With support from major resource companies Rio Tinto, BHP, South32, Newmont Australia, and MMG Limited, and cultural heritage firms Terra Rosa Consulting, Australian Heritage Services Pty Ltd and Niche Environment and Heritage, this Centre will set new benchmarks for responsible development and heritage protection. The Centre’s three Traditional Owner Partner Organisations – the PKKP Aboriginal Corporation, Palyku-Jartayi Aboriginal Corporation and Yandruwandha Yawarrawarrka Traditional Land Owners – will also contribute their extensive knowledge. Centre Director and Flinders University archaeologist Professor Liam M. Brady says, “the tension between mining operations and Traditional Owners around the protection and management of cultural heritage has a long history in Australia and globally. We urgently need new approaches to address this situation.” Read more here 🔗 https://bit.ly/3HqEKlX

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Elsevier and Adelaide University have released groundbreaking analysis to guide strategic university-industry alignment and power South Australia’s economic transformation. The report offers a data-driven framework to guide collaboration and investment, helping to drive innovation, productivity, and sustainable growth across the state. 🔗 Read more: http://spkl.io/6047AVRLf

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🚀 Earlier this month, the Bioeconomy Science Institute (Scion Group) connected with the NZDF | Defence Science & Technology (DST) team in Auckland to explore collaboration opportunities. From UAVs and hyperspectral data analysis to exploratory discussions on force multiplier technologies such as exoskeletons, advanced materials, and Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs), our teams shared expertise and explored solutions to support New Zealand Defence Force’s future capabilities, including sustainable fuels, biodegradable defence technologies, and GPS-denied navigation systems. This first meeting has laid a strong foundation for partnership, and we’re excited about what we can achieve together for Aotearoa New Zealand. 👉 Follow the New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science Limited to see more of our science in action and the collaborations driving impact. This page will be retiring soon.  Stefan Hill | Kevin Jae Park | Russell Main | Peter Massam 

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New research led by Griffith University has developed a publicly available tool to help scientists uncover what’s really going on beneath the surface of our rivers, using sound.    The new tool, developed by Australian Rivers Institute PhD Candidate Katie Turlington and the research team, was developed in R, a free program for analysing data where users upload a folder of audio files and sorts through the sometimes vast volumes of audio without the need for hours of manual work.    “The problem is that listening-in is not as simple as it sounds,” she said.   “Scientists drop waterproof microphones into rivers to record what is happening underwater; but in just one day, a single recording could capture tens of thousands of sounds, and manually analysing them could take a trained professional up to three times longer than the recording itself.”

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📢PhD Scholarships in Climate and Environmental Change at Monash University Monash University is offering up to 5 PhD scholarships for students passionate about investigating the human dimensions of climate and environmental change. These scholarships will support high-impact doctoral research aimed at driving transformative and equitable climate solutions through interdisciplinary approaches. 🔸Research Themes: - Climate Communication: data, discourse, and disinformation - Environmental Histories: of the Southern Ocean and Subterranean Cities in the Asia-Pacific - Creative Methods: for climate action and storytelling approaches to climate adaptation - Climate Justice: ethics of care in disaster journalism and youth-led climate communication - Sustainability: and environmental transitions 🔸Scholarship Benefits: - Tax-free stipend: $36,063 AUD per annum (2025 rate) - International mobility grants: and professional development opportunities - Collaborative research environment: with leading researchers and interdisciplinary teams 🗓Deadline: Monday, 29 September 2025, at 11:55 PM AEST 🔗Learn More: https://lnkd.in/d8r2-zHT

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🔑 National PID strategies are key to driving ORCID adoption around the world. We are pleased that ORCID is featured in the new PID Action Plan by Australian Research Council (ARC), which will help the research community in Australia in a number of ways: 👉 increase the use of priority persistent identifiers 👉 reduce duplication of research 👉 improve researcher accountability and research reproducibility, and 👉 increase the quality of data available to ARC The PID Action Plan has five goals: Goal 1: ARC grants have a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Goal 2: All Administering Organizations applying for an ARC grant have a Research Organization Registry (ROR) identifier Goal 3: All named personnel have an Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID iD) and supply it during the establishment phase of ARC awarded grants Goal 4: ARC's Research Management System (RMS) ORCID integration writes back to ORCID Goal 5: ARC has a FAIR Data Policy Learn more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gQqm_pBu

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