Major Investments Forum 2019

ARC Major Investments Forum

24 June 2019

The ARC held its Major Investments Forum in Canberra from 12 to 13 June 2019. This annual event was attended by over 140 senior research Directors, Chief Operating Officers and Centre Managers from ARC Centres of Excellence, Industrial Transformation Research Program (ITRP) Training Centres and Research Hubs, and Special Research Initiatives.

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Release of ERA and EI results

24 June 2019

The highly-anticipated results of the Austraian Research Council’s Excellence Research Australia (ERA) and Engagement and Impact (EI) 2018 assessments were released at the end of March, with the State of Australian University Research: ERA National Report 2018–19, and the Engagement and Impact Assessment National Report 2018–19. Both reports, available in the ARC Data Portal, are interactive and user-friendly, providing a wealth of valuable information about Australian research. 

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Update on NCGP scheme timelines 2019-20

24 June 2019

The Australian Research Council (ARC) is currently finalising the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP) scheme timelines for 2019-20. It is anticipated that the 2019-20 scheme timeline will be very similar to the 2018-19 timelines and will be published on the ARC website shortly. A Network Message will be issued to the sector when the timelines are published.

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Launch of Grants Search II

24 June 2019

An exciting and improved Grants Search is now available as part of the ARC’s new Data Portal—joining the data provided on Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) and Engagement and Impact (EI), released recently.

The Grants Search capability was first established to provide quick and easy access to basic data about grants awarded under the ARC’s National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP). 

The ARC appreciates and thanks everyone for their feedback from the first release of Grants Search. We have listened to your concerns and the second release of the Grants Search capability is designed to make that access even easier and to increase the range of data available. 

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Centres even more excellent when they combine

31 May 2019

You know you have done something right when 100 per cent of participants in a workshop agree they achieved their goals, would recommend others take part in a similar future workshop, and every rating was in the very good or excellent category.

That was the result when three ARC Centres of Excellence—the Centre of Excellence for Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology (CBNS), Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS), and Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEX)—came together for a combined Media and Communications Workshop at the Monash University’s Parkville campus.

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Streamlining post-award grants administration

22 March 2019

The ARC is always working to streamline its grants processes and we explained more about these efforts our last edition of ARChway. These activities have continued recently, with a particular focus on variations to grant agreements and final reports.  

As part of a general review of our post-award grant agreement requirements, we have updated the documentation required for supporting variation requests. These changes include allowing Human Resources areas of universities to certify maternity/parental leave (rather than provide documentary evidence) and reducing the required documentation for variations to organisation, personnel and project details.

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Public consultation underway for ANZSRC review

22 March 2019

Public consultation is now open for universities, researchers, industry partners and the public to comment on the review of the Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC). 

The ANZSRC review includes all three of the ANZSRC classifications—Type of Activity, Fields of Research, and Socio-Economic Objectives and is being carried out by the Australian Research Council (ARC) together with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Stats NZ and the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).

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2018 Future Fellowships Induction Forum

22 March 2019

The ARC, as part of its ongoing stakeholder engagement, hosts induction forums for a range of ARC-funded researchers, including new Directors of Industrial Transformation Research Hubs, Training Centres and ARC Centres of Excellence, as well as new ARC Australian Laureate Fellows.

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Stem Cells Australia celebrates eight years

22 March 2019

At a public event held on 19 March 2019 at the Victorian State Library, Melbourne, researchers and guests of Stem Cells Australia came together to talk about stem cells, on the topic ‘At the Frontier of Tomorrow’s Medicine’. 

Stem Cells Australia began in 2011, and has received funding from the Australian Government totalling $24 million over eight years, as a Special Research Initiative in Stem Cell Science through the Australian Research Council.

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The Discovery Indigenous scheme

20 March 2019

Supporting the preservation of threatened languages, fostering oyster resilience to global environmental change, predicting firestorms, building the self-esteem of Aboriginal youth, and tracing the genetic history of Australia. These are just a few of the diverse projects funded under the Discovery Indigenous scheme, an integral component of the Australian Research Council’s support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers and research.

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