John Ross, Australia running out of ‘most needed’ science skills, Times Higher Education, 4 September 2025
Country will lack the expertise to achieve next-generation priorities if funding left at mercy of undergraduate enrolments, Academy of Science analysis finds.
Australian funding rules put university capability at the mercy of undergraduate enrolments, and risk denuding the country of the expertise it needs to guarantee its future, the Australian Academy of Science has warned.
A study by the academy published on 4 September has found that the country is running out of specialists in the eight scientific fields that are expected to be in most demand a decade from now. Undergraduate, vocational and senior school enrolments are declining or free-falling in the relevant subjects, exacerbating concerns about current workforce numbers.
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