Academy welcomes science, maths education Budget boost

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The Australian Academy of Science welcomed Budget measures to protect Australian research and boost science and maths education. The Government announced an extra $54 million over four years for improving participation in the study of science and mathematics at school and university. This includes $5 million over four years to the Academy's primary and junior secondary school science programs. Primary Connections and Science by Doing. 'We warmly welcome the announcement of new funding for our proven programs, which are so important at a time when Australian school students' interest and participation in science is in steady decline,' President Professor Suzanne Cory said. 'The Academy is also pleased to see a range of other initiatives to improve science and maths education arising from the Chief Scientist's influential report, mathematics, engineering and science in the nationalinterest.