Startup aims to keep academics working during COVID-19 and beyond
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FebFebruary 2021 at 4:08am
Rural health researcher Cath Cosgrave is in the process of setting up her consultancy business from home near Bellingen, NSW.
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Mass job cuts throughout Australia s university sector triggered by COVID-19 have left out-of-work academics armed with a wealth of knowledge and expertise but few job opportunities.
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Academic Entrepreneur is one initiative that has emerged to help affected academics continue their work
The startup and other programs have been deemed vital to ensure research can continue in Australia
The pandemic has accentuated the rigidity of academia, according to higher education and health delivery expert Susan Nancarrow.