Feature articles

The Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (2007) (the Code) is currently under review. The Code Review is a joint endeavour between the ARC, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and Universities Australia (UA).

Researchers at the ARC Research Hub for Transforming Australia’s Manufacturing Industry through High Value Additive Manufacturing have taken their cutting edge 3D printing technology into a commercial application, with the signing of an agreement to print turbojet components for Safran Power Units, a French-based global aerospace and defence company. Then, only days after the announcement of the partnership in Paris, the research team and their Australian partner, Amaero Engineering, were awarded the Business/Higher Education Round Table (B/HERT) Research Translation Award, a new award made for the first time in 2016.

On 21 November 2016, Senator the Hon. Simon Birmingham, Minister for Education and Training, announced the Engagement and Impact Assessment Pilot. The Engagement and Impact Assessment is part of the National Innovation and Science Agenda (NISA), a whole of government initiative that was announced in December 2015.

Developing innovative technologies for high-performance lithium-ion batteries for portable electronic devices such as electric vehicles will be the focus of new ARC Future Fellowship recipient, Dr Wei Kong Pang.

The Australian Research Council (ARC) will be providing $77.0 million for 100 new research projects under the Future Fellowship scheme, for funding commencing in 2016, announced on 1 November 2016 as part of the ARC Major Grants Announcement.