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ARTICLE: STEVE REDMAN – AUSTRALIAN NEUROSCIENCE SOCIETY
Dr Alan Finkel has written an article for the Australian Neuroscience Society’s October newsletter. In the article, Dr Finkel thanks his PhD supervisor, Steve Redman, for helping to start a course that is now an integral part of the Australian …
Read moreAFR: THE RIGHT INCENTIVES WILL ENSURE THAT OUR R&D MEANS BUSINESS – ARTICLE
Mr Bill Ferris AC, Dr Alan Finkel AO and Mr John Fraser conducted a review into the Research & Development Tax Incentive that was released on 26 September 2016. They published an op-ed in the Australian Financial Review on 26 …
Read moreAUDIO: TECHNOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE – DR ALAN FINKEL – 2GB
“What impresses me is the innovation of Australian farmers. Australia’s farmers are early adopters and they are thinking things through all the time.”…
Read moreARTICLE: ALAN FINKEL’S HIGH-CONCENTRATE FORMULA FOR INNOVATION SUCCESS – THE MANDARIN
“As a leader, you need these four things in your organisation. As a Prime Minister, you want to build these four things for your country. And when I look at CSIRO, I see potential for this agency and our country …
Read moreAUDIO: Creative partnerships: Robert Forster, Allan Zavod, Alan Finkel and Deborah Conway – ABC Melbourne
“I was taken out of my comfort zone. I’m an engineer…a scientist. All of a sudden, I’m the Executive Producer for a concert. It’s not easy. Anything that can go wrong will.”
Australia’s Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel joined good …
Read moreARTICLE: Why engineers must step up as thought leaders in business and government – Engineers Australia
“In my vision for 2025, the Master of Engineering is the equal of the MBA, if not the premier qualification that head-hunters for corporate boards want to see. Engineering concepts are applied with the same fluency in Parliament and the …
Read moreARTICLE: Alan Finkel urges smart regulation, strategic investment – Australian Financial Review
“You can exhort, you can encourage, you can get creative with the salary cap – but ultimately, you need to build the capability to play the game consistently well.”…
Read moreARTICLE: Finkel (hilariously) defends the PhD – The Australian
“Next time somebody throws the ‘job ready’ phrase at you, invariably in the negative context, retaliate that your role is to train graduates who are ‘job capable’.”
Chief scientist Alan Finkel has shown he’s a bon vivant and attention-grabbing speaker …
Read moreARTICLE: Top Victorian gong for Australia’s Chief Scientist, Alan Finkel – Herald Sun
“It’s an extraordinary delight to be recognised and honoured by Victorians, not for being a scientist but for being who I am, a Victorian.”…
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