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Tess Ikonomou

More charitable opportunities for science: CSIRO head

Up to 350 research positions at the CSIRO are being slashed to cut costs. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Wealthy benefactors could help fund areas of science beyond health, the head of Australia's national science agency says, following the organisation's painful job cuts.

CSIRO chief executive Doug Hilton said there was scope to spread the support, with the medical research community being "expert" in how it taps into philanthropy.

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