Tag: ARC

Senate to probe Australian Research Council grant vetoes

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A parliamentary inquiry will examine the power of ministers to veto research funding after the Greens successfully referred their bill seeking to the remove the power to the Senate...

CSIRO exec to oversee Australian Research Council

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
CSIRO’s chief operating officer Judi Zielke has been appointed acting chief executive of the Australian Research Council (ARC) in a move away from the academic experience of previous leaders...

Experts who recommended research grants condemn minister’s veto

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The experts who recommended funding for research projects that were later blocked by the acting Education minister late last year have condemned the intervention, warning it “undermines” the independent...

In search of a new model for Uni research funding

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
As custodians of our taxes, the Commonwealth government should be aiming to get the best return for the nation from expenditure on our public Universities. While the most recent...

Barry Pogson: Blocking research has consequences

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Blocking humanities projects damages other research disciplines and is “inconsistent” with the federal government’s demand for academic freedom in Australian universities, according to one of the country’s most eminent...

University of Sydney demands end to govt’s research interference

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
University of Sydney vice-chancellor Mark Scott is “dismayed” at the acting education minister’s decision to block two of the institution’s research projects from receiving funding, despite the proposals being...