Research spending falls ‘risking national prosperity’

By Geoff Maslen. Universities Australia says that Australian research covered in the world’s top-cited scientific publications rose to more than 3% in 2016, up from around 2% a decade ago. But the nation’s total expenditure on research and development was a mere 1.88% of gross domestic product or GDP in 2015-16 compared with an OECD average of 2.38%. More...