Group picture of panel at the ARC Centres of Excellence workshop

Mythbusting at the ARC Centres of Excellence workshops

27 March 2018

In December 2017 and March 2018, the Australian Academy of the Humanities, the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, and the Australian Academy of Science, with the support of the ARC, hosted workshops targeting specific discipline fields for the upcoming ARC Centres of Excellence selection round.

Professor Timothy Bayne Image courtesy: Provided by Professor Bayne

Bridging the gap between philosophy and neuroscience to explore consciousness

22 March 2018

Professor Timothy Bayne—a 2015 Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow—is a philosopher based at Monash University, who is bridging the gap between philosophy and neuroscience, to get a practical grip on the multifaceted nature of consciousness. In doing so, he is bringing new insights from the latest technological breakthroughs in neuroscience to some of the oldest and hardest questions in philosophy.

The ARC has started work on transitioning its Funding Rules into a new Grant Guidelines template.

The transition from Funding Rules to Grant Guidelines

15 March 2018

The ARC has started work on transitioning its Funding Rules into a new Grant Guidelines template.

Image: 2012 Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellow, Professor Nalini Joshi, from The University of Sydney

Kathleen Fitzpatrick and Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowships

10 March 2018

The prestigious Australian Laureate Fellowships scheme supports outstanding Australian and international researchers and research leaders to build Australia’s research capacity, undertake innovative research programs and mentor early career researchers.

Image: Dr Melanie Randle Credit: University of Wollongong

ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher increases foster carer placements in the local community

14 February 2018

Dr Melanie Randle is an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) recipient, based at the University of Wollongong, who has been working closely with non-profit and government organisations to increase the number of foster care placements in the Wollongong area through better marketing and recruitment strategies.

Image: Professor Michelle Simmons. Image courtesy: L’Oréal–UNESCO

Australian of the Year Awards and Australia Day Honours celebrate the achievements and contribution of Australian researchers

30 January 2018

Selected from a distinguished list of nominees, the 2018 Australian of the Year Awards and Australia Day Honours have recognised the substantial contributions of Australian researchers.

Image: Professor Sharon Robinson. Image credit: University of Wollongong.

The critical and exciting role of the ARC College of Experts

8 December 2017

The ARC College of Experts is made up of experts of international standing, drawn from all corners of the Australian research community, including from higher education institutions, industry and public sector research organisations. College of Experts members are engaged by the ARC for appointments of one to three years, during which time they play a key role in identifying research excellence, moderating external assessments, and make funding recommendations under the ARC’s National Competitive Grants Program.

Image: Professor Jian Yang Image credit: Image provided by Professor Yang

Australia’s Life Scientist of the Year delves deep into the mysteries of heritability

30 November 2017

Professor Jian Yang is a Professorial Research Fellow in the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, at The University of Queensland, and the recipient of the 2017 Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year, in the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science. His research focuses on tracking down the genetic basis for complex inherited traits, which are those that depend on changes to more than just one or two individual genes.

Kylie Walker, Chief Executive Officer, Science Technology Australia

ARC Centres of Excellence research showcase

11 September 2017

Leaders from Australian Research Council (ARC) research centres highlighted their stories of outstanding science and research to Australian Parliamentarians and key policy makers at an ARC Centres of Excellence Research Showcase held in the Australian Parliament House on Thursday, 7 September 2017.

Professor Fedor Sukochev

Assembling breakthrough collaborations to resolve hard mathematical problems

9 August 2017

Professor Fedor Sukochev is a world-leading mathematician based at The University of New South Wales (UNSW) and one of seventeen Australian Laureate Fellows, including three mathematicians, announced by The Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Hon. Simon Birmingham, on 5 June 2017.

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