Tag: Australian Research Council

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...

Kerrie Wilson appointed Qld chief scientist

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Conservation expert Professor Kerrie Wilson has been named Queensland’s new chief scientist after an almost year-long search by the state government. Professor Wilson, who is currently the Queensland University...

Uni researchers stood down over foreign interference risk

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian university researchers had their pay frozen and were banned from applying for future grants because of foreign interference and national security concerns held by government agencies. An audit...

Generative AI banned from research grant assessments

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Australian Research Council has banned grant assessors from using generative AI tools in their assessment activities just days after reports emerged that ChatGPT had been used in assessor...