House of Representatives Committees

House Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Innovation

Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Inquiry into research training and research workforce issues in Australian universities

Report

On Monday, 1 December 2008, the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Innovation tabled its report on the Inquiry into research training and research workforce issues in Australian Universities: Building Australia's Research Capacity.

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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 6 chapters and 3 appendices.

Building Australia's Research Capacity

Preliminary pages (PDF 117KB)
Contents, Foreword, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, List of Abbreviations, List of Recommendations and Executive Summary

Chapter 1 (PDF 64KB)
Introduction

Chapter 2 (PDF 133KB)
The role of Education in promoting Australia's research capacity

Chapter 3 (PDF 373KB)
Research funding

Chapter 4 (PDF 189KB)
Funding and support for research students

Chapter 5 (PDF 162KB)
Attracting students to research training

Chapter 6 (PDF 193KB)
Research careers

Appendix A (PDF 43KB)
List of submissions

Appendix B (PDF 55KB)
List of exhibits

Appendix C (PDF 52KB)
Public hearings and witnesses