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Kerrie Wilson appointed Qld chief scientist

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...

ARC bombarded with FOIs for research application scores

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s university research funding agency has received hundreds of Freedom of Information requests from unsuccessful grant applicants for the scores and feedback on their rejected proposals. Responses will be...

Multi-million dollar boost to research infrastructure, Pawsey

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Access to research infrastructure for Australian scientists has improved thanks to a $39.5 million investment from the Australian Research Council and $22.4 million of state government funding for the Pawsey...

$385 million for 11 ARC Centres of Excellence

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Almost $385 million in research funding will be shared by 11 new Australian Research Council Centres of Excellence over the next seven years, with advanced manufacturing the most common focus....

ARC review an opportunity for good-faith discussion: Zielke

Posted on   |  by Judith Zielke PSM
The ARC is committed to continuous improvement and continues to undertake significant work to improve the way it supports high-quality, world-leading research in Australia. We have recently released a...

Systemic issues haunt the Australian Research Council

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The government has announced a review of the Australian Research Council in response to the vocal calls by the academic and scientific community for the systemic problems related to...