The Australian Research Council (ARC) funding announcement delay is increasingly raising concerns among researchers. ARC-funded projects are required to begin research on 1 January 2019. As the date draws closer, researchers are complaining that adequate preparation time is being compromised by ...

By now, you well know that the former education minster's use of an arcane piece of legislation has caused furore among academics. Simon Birmingham's unannounced, unexplained veto of several research grants, all conferred to humanities researchers, has raised doubts about ...

Grants are currently the buzziest topic in Australian higher education. They are also being discussed around UK academics' proverbial water coolers, thanks to a new Cancer Research UK (CRUK) policy. The policy, drafted by one of the world’s biggest funders of cancer ...

The University of New South Wales has secured the largest share of funding from the latest round of the Australian Research Council grants. Education minister Simon Birmingham made the $9.2 funding announcement earlier this week, with UNSW to receive 43 ...

When Professor Aidan Byrne was a small child he liked taking things apart, which is something small children tend to do. The difference with Byrne was, he knew how to put them back together again.    “I think I picked ...

The Australian Research Council chief executive Professor Margaret Sheil said she was delighted with the response to the call for nominations for the 2012 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) evaluations.  Sheil said the 147 selected were experts in their ...

 The cost of research for archaeology and anthropology could be reduced by tapping money that mining companies pay for cultural heritage compliance, writes Claire Smith. Recent changes to grants programs run by the Australian Research Council (ARC) and the Australian ...

Just in case you are new to the academy and are what is termed an early career researcher, (even if you are 50+) there are some acronyms you need to be able to toss around if you want to survive. Just ...

More than $310 million in Australian Research Council (ARC) research grants for more than 1000 projects were allocated last week by Innovation Minister Kim Carr.  The money goes on projects as diverse as parenting interventions, better wine production and efficiency ...

The Australian Research Council has appointed eight Australian academics to head up the evaluation committees for Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) 2012. The new chairs will lead committees of up to 20 members that will grade research quality in ...