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#ARCschedule Aug26 Outcomes expected for Future Fellowships (13–27 Aug). Other events: 🔹Discovery Indigenous apps close. 🔹Selection meetings: Discovery Projects, Laureate Fellowships & LIEF Data ▶️ docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Did you know the ARC is on Bluesky? If not, I encourage you to follow them: @arc-gov-au.bsky.social There will be a lot of change over the next couple of years. Tuning into them on here will help raise this channel's priority for their communication with actual researchers.

Multiple people are reporting that these are now all full. Maybe @arc-gov-au.bsky.social should put some more on?

ARC is running webinars about the new schemes – register for one with the links below (times are AEST): 5 Aug 2–3pm: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/706e8e... 6 Aug 10–11am: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c25ba8... 7 Aug 11–12pm: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a4ade3...

In case you missed it, the ARC now has rough time-lines for introducing the new schemes 👇

The ARC's new grant scheme table, in case you don't want to read through the details (which are here: www.arc.gov.au/system/files...)

The ARC has released their new set of grant schemes ▶️ www.arc.gov.au/news-and-pub... Before implementing them, they’re now going to “consult with the sector”. Hopefully genuinely, not just with a few disengaged DVCRs. In the meantime, there’ll be another round of Discovery Projects (DP28).

Ah, damn, I stuffed up the numbers here. I meant to compare DP27 (435+ days) to DP23 (191) because DP23 didn't have the 2-step process and was quite a "typical" duration for the ARC at that time.

The UK government’s research grant agency wants to cut grant processing times from 195 days to 90. Meanwhile, the Australian equivalent, has increased it from 195 days to at least 435 (DP26 vs. DP27). This is for comparable, “applicant led grants”. Make it make sense.

UKRI pledges to cut grant processing time in half - Research Professional NewsFunder’s new five-year strategy aims to boost national priority fields, while backing curiosity-driven researchwww.researchprofessionalnews.com

This👇 5 years ago, @jodiebradby.bsky.social & 15 Laureate Fellows led a bid to the Government with 1000+ signatories to advocate for this to change ▶️ treasury.gov.au/sites/defaul... But @arc-gov-au.bsky.social & the Ministers did nothing.

#ARCSenateOrder Jun26: The ARC made no grant recommendations to the Minister in June. See https://www.arc.gov.au/about/our-organisation/reporting/senate-requirements/agency-grants-pratt-motion /bot

#ARCschedule Jul26 No outcomes expected. There’s not even a plan for schemes beyond Nov! Other events: 🔹Rejoinders: Laureate Fellowships (open & close); Discovery Projects (close). 🔹Selection meetings: DECRAs & Linkage Projects Data ▶️ docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Will ARC run another round of #DiscoveryProjects (DP28)? They announced the new Future Fellowships round (FT27) 4 months before its application opening date. DP27 EOIs opened 3rd Nov last year. And 4 months before 3rd Nov this year is 3rd July. So, maybe next week they'll announce a new round?

#DiscoveryProjects #DP27 assessor reports are now available in RMS.

#DiscoveryProjects #DP27 Detailed assessor reports should be released in ARC's RMS tomorrow (23 Jun). Normally about 11am, Canberra time (but it varies). Remember the #ARC3DayRule: Think an assessment is "inappropriate"? You've only got 3 days to lodge a "request for review" 👇

Research students: Government guarantee of minimum wage would be nice? Edu Minister @jasonclaremp.bsky.social: Nah. Universities can pay that if they want. Unis: We’re sacking researchers & defunding our research scholarship programs. What a “system”! Below-minimum wage = below-minimum research

PhD student Maxim makes $18 an hour to research children’s cancer – it’s barely above Australia’s poverty lineSkyrocketing living costs and lack of government support are deterring potential PhD candidates. Experts say the obvious solution is to lift the stipendwww.theguardian.com

Like it or lump it, the College of Experts is probably set to remain a staple of ARC's system for some time yet. Most who serve on it report it's worth their time & effort, both as a service to the research community & for their proposal-writing abilities. So, maybe consider nominating for it?