Occasional Paper Series
OCCASIONAL PAPER: PRECISION MEDICINE
The Office of the Chief Scientist has published the 17th paper in its Occasional Paper Series on Precision Medicine.
The paper explores the potential for Precision Medicine to shift the focus of the health system from the treatment of illness …
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The Office of the Chief Scientist has published the 16th paper in its Occasional Paper Series, Improving the mathematics performance of Australia’s students.
The paper looks at the strategies being used by Australian schools to successfully improve student outcomes in …
Read moreOCCASIONAL PAPER: TAKING CHARGE – THE ENERGY STORAGE OPPORTUNITY FOR AUSTRALIA
The Office of the Chief Scientist has published the 15th paper in the Occasional Paper Series, Taking charge: The energy storage opportunity for Australia.…
Read moreOCCASIONAL PAPER: GENE EDITING AND CRISPR
The Office of the Chief Scientist has published the 14th paper in the Occasional Paper Series, Gene Editing and CRISPR.
The paper provides a general primer on Gene Editing, and explores the implications of CRISPR – a recent technique that …
Read moreOCCASIONAL PAPER: BUSTING MYTHS ABOUT WOMEN IN STEM
The Office of the Chief Scientist has published the 13th paper in the Occasional Paper Series, Busting myths about Women in STEM.…
Read moreOCCASIONAL PAPER: STEM-TRAINED AND JOB-READY
The Office of the Chief Scientist has published the 12th paper in the Occasional Paper Series, STEM-trained and job-ready. The paper reveals that tertiary science and ICT students in Australia are being disadvantaged by a lack of industry experience. Read moreOCCASIONAL PAPER: BUILDING AUSTRALIA THROUGH CITIZEN SCIENCE
The Office of the Chief Scientist has released an Occasional Paper on Citizen Science, celebrating the contribution that people are making to their communities through science. Read moreOCCASIONAL PAPER: Vaccines on the frontline against infectious diseases
The Office of the Chief Scientist has released a new paper on the safety and effectiveness of vaccines, estimated by the World Health Organisation to prevent 2 to 3 million deaths every year. Read moreOCCASIONAL PAPER: STEM skills in the workforce: what do employers want?
The Office of the Chief Scientist's Occasional Paper 'STEM skills in the workforce: what do employers want?' is now available for download. The paper summarises the results of the commissioned report 'Australia's STEM workforce: a survey of employers'. Read moreCLIMATE CHANGE: THE STORY SO FAR
11 October 2013
A new paper released by the Office of the Chief Scientist today summarises the changes to the global climate that are already happening.
The paper, ‘Climate Change: The story so far’ states that “While the future impacts …
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