Group of Eight universities picked up 40 of 81 in the new round, announced yesterday

Uni Queensland led with nine, followed by Uni Melbourne, UNSW and Uni Sydney, with six each.

The overall success rate for all grants was 42 per cent.

CMM’s fave is funding for a Monash U team to work on an “intelligent robot that can collaborate with human co-workers to accelerate drug formulation.”

How long until there’s a bot with a prescription pad?