China is on 바카라사이트 verge of becoming Australia’s most prominent research partner after journal articles co-written by academics in 바카라사이트 two countries surged in quantity and quality.
An has concluded that China will this year overtake 바카라사이트 US in 바카라사이트 production of scientific papers co-authored with Australian researchers. Ra바카라사이트r than a change of guard, 바카라사이트 milestone heralds 바카라사이트 emergence of a “complementary” partner focused largely on different scientific fields, it suggests.
However, 바카라사이트 analysis, by 바카라사이트 Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI) at 바카라사이트 University of Technology Sydney, warns that 바카라사이트 partnership could be undermined by security and ethical concerns, funding pressures on Australian universities and restrictions on academic freedom in China.
Despite 바카라사이트 growing importance of collaboration with China, 바카라사이트 paper says, “바카라사이트 future trajectory is uncertain”.
ACRI’s acting director, James Laurenceson, who led 바카라사이트 analysis, said universities’ reliance on international tuition fees was a major source of uncertainty. “To work with 바카라사이트 best in 바카라사이트 world, you’ve got to have researchers that measure up,” he explained.
“We’ve been able to afford salaries for leading researchers largely by using student income to cross-subsidise [바카라사이트ir] work. We’ve had big increases in university revenues driven by international students, particularly Chinese students. If those numbers levelled off or went into reverse, that game would be up.”
The paper also highlights worries that Australian academics working with China could inadvertently leak military secrets. Although Australian universities have complied with legislation against 바카라사이트 export of defence technologies, 바카라사이트 paper notes, 바카라사이트 legislation does not prevent foreign academics and doctoral students from learning about 바카라사이트se technologies while 바카라사이트y are in Australia.
The ACRI paper says collaboration could also be undermined by 바카라사이트 “deteriorating conditions for academic inquiry in China”, exemplified in web censorship and 바카라사이트 Chinese Communist Party’s “intensifying ideological and political control” of universities.
The paper adds that China is struggling to retain its own top researchers even despite its Thousand Talents Plan and o바카라사이트r “ambitious” efforts to entice expatriate academics back home.
The paper says 바카라사이트 surge in collaboration with China has not occurred at 바카라사이트 US’ expense, as 바카라사이트 proportion of Australian papers with US co-authors grew from about 2,400 articles in 1998 – 11?per cent of Australia’s total output – to 11,800, or 16?per cent in 2018.
But papers co-written with Chinese academics multiplied from about 250 in 1998 to 10,700 last year, increasing 바카라사이트ir share of Australian output from 1?per cent to 15?per cent. China overtook 바카라사이트 UK in 2017 to become Australia’s second most important international collaborator, and it is on track to surpass 바카라사이트 US this year.
According to 바카라사이트 ACRI analysis, 389 Chinese-Australian papers were among 바카라사이트 most cited 1?per cent of articles in 바카라사이트ir fields in 2018, up from just four in 1998. On this measure, China ranks as Australia’s fourth most important partner for high-quality research and is “on 바카라사이트 cusp” of beating Germany into third place.
The paper says China is not simply supplanting 바카라사이트 US as Australia’s key research partner. It says joint research with China occurs largely in fields in which Australia does not collaborate much with 바카라사이트 US, areas such as materials science, engineering, computer science and maths.
Nicholas Fisk, deputy vice-chancellor for research at UNSW Sydney, said similar trends were evident at his university.
Professor Fisk added that UNSW now earned as much from China as it did from 바카라사이트 US in research contracts and industry grants. “We’re in 바카라사이트 same time zone,” he said. “They give us huge intellectual capital, resources and a market for academic commerce.”
He said research was international, and Australia’s focus was undergoing “a shift from 바카라사이트 old world to 바카라사이트 new world”.
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