This paper posits that Australia’s fragmented research system and shrinking research workforce is undermining national productivity. Funding is too fragmented, the rules are too complicated and there is a lack of coordination across government. The paper suggests that aligning similar programs under the same portfolio – and linking strategy to delivery – is common sense.

Governments around the world are working to expand access to university education and manage the rising costs of delivering it. At the same time, higher education public funding has been reduced or capped in many countries. This research offers insights into how universities behave in systems where tuition is regulated and domestic students can defer...

This report is the output of a series of four workshops that discussed applying artificial intelligence (AI) for the public good across four thematic areas: administrative justice, place, public health and market failure. The aim was to find gaps in the research agenda informed by policy needs. The report presents the observations, ideas and research...

This paper reports on an evaluation of ethical practices and systems in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and medical research. Led by two Aboriginal women, the work upholds Indigenous methodologies and methods to offer truth-telling and calls to action from Aboriginal communities. The authors call for improved implementation and conduct of culturally safe and...

Guidelines for payment of people participating in research with disability are vague and often conflict, meaning that it is difficult for researchers to determine what is appropriate. This paper provides a review of the existing research on the topic of payment of participants considered ‘vulnerable’ in research and offers a framework for considering the payment...