Research capacity
On 23 April 2008 the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator the Hon Kim Carr, asked the Committee to undertake an inquiry into research training and research workforce issues in Australian universities.
The Committee invited interested persons and organisations to make submissions addressing the terms of reference by Friday 30 May 2008.
On Monday 1 December 2008, the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Innovation tabled its report on the Inquiry into research training and research workforce issues in Australian universities: Building Australia's Research Capacity.
Report
This report can be downloaded by chapter or in full.
- Building Australia's Research Capacity - Report from the Inquiry into research training and research workforce issues in Australian universities - 1 December 2008
Submissions
University of South Australia (PDF
file, 268kb)
All
submissions (Parliament of Australia, House of Representatives)
Media releases and speeches
December 2008
- Report released on Research Training in Australian Universities (PDF file) - media release 22 October 2008