Tag: ARC

Education minister moves to end research grant veto powers

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Legislation to remove the Education minister’s power to veto Australian Research Council grants has been introduced to Parliament, as the federal government works to implement other recommendations made in...

Leveraging decades of photonics research investment

Posted on   |  by Dr Simon Poole AO
Photonics is a key enabling capability which will underpin the future security, prosperity, and social cohesion of Australia. Over the past 40 years, Australia has developed a strong core...

Blue-sky research funding falls to two-decade low

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Grant funding through Australia’s flagship fundamental research scheme has fallen to its lowest level in more than two decades, even as modelling shows the economic benefit of the long-running...

ARC flags AI disclosure requirements across all projects

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The agency controlling university research grants has flagged potential future requirements for researchers to disclose their use of artificial intelligence in post project reviews. Currently the Australian Research Council...

ARC-funded uni research delivers 3x return: report

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Every dollar invested by the Australian Research Council in university research over the last two decades contributed more than $3 to the economy, according to a new evaluation of...

Education minister scraps research grant vetoes

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Federal education ministers will be unable to veto research grants for reasons outside national security under a landmark change announced by Education minister Jason Clare on Tuesday. Mr Clare...