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Policy

ARC funding schemes aim to support research and research training in the Australian Government’s four National Research Priority areas of: an environmentally sustainable Australia; promoting and maintaining good health; frontier technologies for building and transforming Australian industries; and safeguarding Australia.  

The ARC complies with the National Principles of IP Management for Publicly Funded Research and is committed to fostering the highest ethical standards in research. ARC-funded research should comply with the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research. Research involving humans or animals must comply with the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) codes and The National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007).

• Confidentiality Obligations and Conflict of Interest Guidelines
• National Principles of IP Management for Publicly Funded Research
• Priority Areas for ARC Funding
• Research conduct and ethics