Australia badly needs earth science skills, but universities are cutting the supply
- Written by: Kate Selway, Senior Research Fellow, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia
Earth science is vital to Australia’s economic and environmental future but we are dramatically decreasing our earth science capability. Earth scientists work not only in mining and mineral exploration (which contribute 11% of Australia’s GDP) but also in fields such as environmental science, groundwater monitoring for the agricultural...
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