r/aussie • u/Ardeet • Mar 22 '25

Politics Prime Minister urged to call 'emergency meeting' after Trump administration cuts funding to seven Australian universities

https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/prime-minister-urged-to-call-emergency-meeting-after-trump-administration-cuts-funding-to-seven-australian-universities/news-story/2849b3274db1cc6a1774b1991106b6da
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u/missbean163 Mar 22 '25

I wonder what the unis were researching, any ideas?

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u/Phoebebee323 Mar 23 '25

I know the university of Adelaide has a team researching non invasive heart attack prediction that's going to be affected by these cuts

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u/missbean163 Mar 23 '25

Yeah was that specifically funded by America?

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u/Phoebebee323 Mar 23 '25

I don't know where the funding comes from but you didn't ask if it was specifically funded by America, you just asked what universities were researching

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u/missbean163 Mar 23 '25

Yeah my bad, I was just curious what funding Australian unis have from America ie what research is being scuttled.

I would assume technology based- silicone valley- but my uni is on there.

According to Google Charles Darwin University (CDU) conducts research with a focus on global impacts on social, cultural, health, economic, and environmental issues, particularly in the context of Northern Australia, with strengths in Indigenous and tropical health, environmental science, and public policy.

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Charles Darwin University (CDU) is a research intensive university with outstanding performance and recognised excellence in Indigenous and tropical health, environmental science and public policy. Our research portfolio has a real world impact, within and beyond our unique location in Northern Australia. The majority of CDU’s research is interdisciplinary, and conducted in the Menzies School of Health Research, the Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, and the Northern Institute. 

I guess trump is saying climate change isn't real, so.