Science
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Maths and science education in Australia
The number of maths major enrolments in Australian universities fell by about 15 per cent in the past decade, while at the same time the demand for mathematicians increased by 52 per cent. The proportion of year 12 students taking physics, chemistry and biology fell by about a third in the past 10 years, and...
Working paper
VCCCAR project: Framing adaptation in the Victorian context - synthesis report
This synthesis report provides a summary of the research activity and conveys the key findings arising from the 18 month ‘Framing Adaptation in the Victorian Context’ project undertaken between 2010 and 2012.
Report
Creating a market: Victorian electric vehicle trial mid-term report
Since the Electric Vehicle trial commenced in October 2010, more than 3,500 people have subscribed to the EV newsletter, 139 charging outlets have been installed across metro Melbourne, and EVs involved in the trial have travelled more than 300,000 kilometres. The report captures the involvement of more than 80 organisations, 120 Victorian households and around...
Report
Regulating crime prevention design into consumer products: learning the lessons from electronic vehicle immobilisation
Foreword Despite significant reductions in recent years, acquisitive property crime remains the single largest crime category, with over 700,000 offences recorded annually by police in Australia. There is potential to further reduce the scale of such offending and the subsequent costs to society by focusing attention on the design of frequently stolen consumer products in...
Report
Innovation Policy Report: June 2013
The Innovation Policy Report aims to highlight developments in the innovation policy area. It also includes reference to relevant innovation documents and events.