So I learned something new.
Apparently the US is funding university research in other countries. Not like special projects, but ongoing, long standing, regular annual payments.
To that I have to ask why?
FULL STORY at the link above ^
Apparently the US is funding university research in other countries. Not like special projects, but ongoing, long standing, regular annual payments.
To that I have to ask why?
FULL STORY at the link above ^
Prime Minister urged to call 'emergency meeting' after Trump administration cuts funding to seven Australian universities | Sky News Australia
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has faced calls to respond after the Trump administration cut funding to seven Australian universities.
The administration's move came after US agencies asked Australian researchers to justify why they should continue receiving American research grants.
The surveys they received asked several questions including whether the researchers had received funding from China, and if their university had recognised only two sexes - male and female.
The institutions which have had their funding cut are the Australian National University, Monash University, University of Technology Sydney, University of NSW, Charles Darwin University, Macquarie University and UNSW.
Australian Academy of Science chief executive Anna-Maria Arabia told the Australian Financial Review the federal government had to be quicker to respond to the cuts rather than choosing to "wait and see".
"It is incumbent on the prime minister to call an emergency meeting of the National Science and Technology Council, which he chairs, compelling all ministers to the table to share intel and comprehensively assess the extent of Australia’s exposure to a reduction in US R&D investment across portfolios,” Ms Arabia said.
"The consequences of inaction are profound with consequences for every Australian’s way of life,” she said.
"We don’t know the full extent of the pain US measures will inflict on Australia, but we do know it’s coming, and we have a chance to put in place strategies that will allow Australia to capture opportunities whilst mitigating the worst of the damage.”
The cut of funding could leave a $600 million hole in the efforts of Australian researchers, with the US the largest research partner of Australia.
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“The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve.” . . .
