More than 60 eminent Australian professors have signed an open letter decrying acting education minister Stuart Robert’s veto of university research funding on “national interest” grounds. Published Tuesday, the open letter is signed by 63 Australian Research Council (ARC) Laureate Fellows – the most prestigious research fellowship in Australia – including a Nobel laureate. It…

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