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The Australian Research Council (ARC) is a statutory authority within the Australian Government's Innovation, Industry, Science and Research portfolio. The ARC advises the Government on research matters and manages the National Competitive Grants Program, a significant component of Australia's investment in research and development.
The ARC's mission is to advance Australia's research excellence to be globally competitive and deliver benefits to the community.
In seeking to achieve its mission, the ARC supports the highest-quality fundamental and applied research and research training through national competition across all disciplines, with the exception of clinical medicine and dentistry. In addition, the ARC brokers partnerships between researchers and industry, government, community organisations and the international community.
The outcomes of ARC-funded research deliver cultural, economic, social and environmental benefits to all Australians.
Established as an independent body under the Australian Research Council Act 2001, the ARC reports to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator the Hon Kim Carr.
The ARC fosters excellence, partnerships and the highest ethical standards
in research and research training in all fields of science, social sciences
and the humanities.
The ARC is the primary source of advice to the Government on investment
in the national research effort. The ARC:
- supports the highest quality research and research training through national competition in all fields of science, social sciences and the humanities;
- brokers partnerships between researchers and industry, government, community organisations and the international community.
ARC funding programs come under the umbrella of the National Competitive Grants
Program. The ARC Discovery programs
fund individual researchers and projects.
The ARC Linkage programs
help to broker partnerships between researchers and industry, government and
community organisations as well as the international community. The ARC Centres programs
build research scale and focus and strengthen major research partnerships and
networks.
For more information on the ARC refer to:
- ARC Profile
- ARC Annual Report
The ARC Annual Report summarises research outcomes and the return on investment in research in Australia.
- ARC Strategic Plan
The ARC Strategic Plan 2006-2008 sets out the ARC's vision for the next three years. It identifies the objectives and investment strategies as well as specific actions the ARC will undertake in its seven key areas of: discovery, linkage, research training and careers, research infrastructure, research priorities, public engagement and effective organisation. The ARC Strategic Plan also identifies the key performance indicators which will enable the ARC to measure its progress in delivering outcomes of benefit to the community.
The ARC office is located in Canberra:
1st Floor, 8 Brindabella Circuit
Brindabella Business Park
CANBERRA AIRPORT ACT 2609
AUSTRALIA
Phone: + 61 2 6287 6600
Fax: + 61 2 6287 6601
ABN: 35 201 451 156
ARC postal address:
GPO Box 2702
Canberra ACT 2601
Australia
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