Science in the balance

Australia used to punch above its weight in research. But as Jacinta Bowler reports, the system is roughing up young researchers and seasoned academics alike, with troubling results for the science. So what’s the way forward?

SYSTEMS FAILURE


University, for many, is the first real taste of freedom. Behind the O-week parties, the huge lecture halls and soon-to-be-friendships is an almost unbridled hopefulness for the years to come. This was the case for Suzanna Reece*. When she first...

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