COVID-19

COVID-19 responses, articles and resources

ATSE is responding to the unprecedented challenges facing our society, economy and lives.

We’re also collaborating with other experts and decision makers in Australia and around the world to help ensure a more healthy, prosperous and sustainable future, whatever the pandemic may bring.

Impact on women in the STEM workforce

Hard won gains for women’s advancement in the STEM workforce are now at risk of a major setback due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings are in a research report commissioned by the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology through the Rapid Research Information Forum.

Impact on women in STEM

Rapid Research Information Forum (RRIF)

ATSE led the rapid research brief responding to a request on what impact the pandemic is having, and likely to have, on Australia’s research workforce, and whether we will have the research workforce capability to support our recovery efforts.

Rapid Research Information Forum

Why we should consider making the coronavirus tracking app opt-out

Notwithstanding suspicion of opt-out data systems, the Australian government’s coronavirus track and trace app has merit, writes Academy President Emeritus Professor Hugh Bradlow FTSE.

Coronavirus tracking app

Investing in a post-COVID-19 tech boom

The economic pause created by Australia’s approach to COVID-19 presents an opportunity to focus government investment on a post-pandemic tech boom that is integrated and opens new pathways to build Australian health, wealth, resilience and wellbeing.
Post-pandemic investment

Coronavirus reveals the need for a healthcare transformation

Australia’s healthcare system must quickly incorporate technologies including telehealth, wearable monitors and full digitisation if it is to meet the challenges of the coming decade.
Healthcare technology

Academies join forces to launch COVID-19 expert database

Australia’s learned academies have come together to launch a searchable database of leading experts to help tackle COVID-19. The COVID-19 Expert Database will allow governments, researchers, businesses and others to easily access the expertise they need across a wide range of fields.

COVID-19 Expert Database

Using technology to get through the pandemic

The WHO officially categorised COVID-19 as a pandemic. Technology has played, and will continue to play, a critical role in supporting efforts to track, identify and combat this virus; and in keeping connections, business, homes and education functioning while travel and face-to-face meetings are constrained.
Technology and the pandemic