Belinda Smith
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Ask any researcher about the challenges they face and you'll always hear there's simply not enough money to go around.
Meanwhile, they're applying for grants which have a 1 in 10 chance of being funded, at best.
So on the Science Show this week, we ask, who will stand up for Australia's researchers?
Also on the program, a tribute to the man who gave us the naked ape.
Robin, I'm OK with it as long as the main element is oxygen and not something like mercury.
What would your primary element be, Robin?
It's interesting to hear Anna Maria talk about getting the science that underpins everything around us into everyday discussions, because something else that isn't widely known is just how hard it can be to get the funding to actually do that science.
Someone who knows all about this is Dr Shane Huntington.
He's CEO of the Australian Society for Medical Research and hosts a program on RRR in Melbourne.
He interviews lots of PhD students.
And I asked him, what is the state of research funding in Australia today?
When you hear politicians say things like, oh, Australia's punching above their weight when it comes to research, what do you feel?
Outwardly, it seems like Australia celebrates science and research and scientists.
You just have to look at the list of Australians of the year to see there's a lot of prominent scientists in amongst there, but the reality is so very different.
You've interviewed a lot of scientists over the past three decades.
How have you perceived their feelings about research funding change over that time?
Dr Shane Huntington, something medical researchers have wanted is for more money to be dispersed from a big pot of cash called the Medical Research Future Fund.
Here's Professor Gina Ravenscroft from the Harry Perkins Institute in Perth describing how she felt when the fund was announced just over a decade ago.
So when the Medical Research Future Fund was established, it accrued interest and the government promised to allocate a billion dollars a year of research funding once that pot of money hit $20 billion, which it did in 2020.
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