Million-dollar wait over for Australian researchers

No explanation for delay that kept 15 academics on tenterhooks for months

五月 28, 2021
Pedestrian and cyclist traffic ‘Go’ signal representing approval of ARC grant funding
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Months of potentially career-jeopardising limbo has ended for more than a dozen Australian researchers, after federal education minister Alan Tudge signed off on almost A$1.2 million (?650,000) of funding that had been given a green light by 바카라사이트 Australian Research Council (ARC).

A summary posted on 바카라사이트 ARC website on 28 May reveals that Mr Tudge has now approved two humanities research grants endorsed by 바카라사이트 council some four months ago.

They were among 67 ARC Linkage Projects grant recommendations communicated to Mr Tudge’s office on 1 February. The minister approved funding for 65 proposals on 24 March but deferred his decision on projects led by 바카라사이트 universities of Sydney and Queensland.

The delay fanned fears of more political interference in 바카라사이트 research funding process, after Mr Tudge’s predecessors Dan Tehan and Simon Birmingham vetoed grant recommendations from 바카라사이트 ARC. The minister’s office has shrugged off questions about 바카라사이트 delay from Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi and 바카라사이트 media.

The University of Sydney project, run by indigenous researchers, will develop an “imagination education pedagogical framework” for use by teachers in underprivileged areas. The Queensland team will develop best practice guidelines to help humanitarian organisations marshal interest in foreign aid without relying on “dehumanising” images of victims of violence.

Research transparency campaigner “ARC Tracker”? that 바카라사이트 grants’ approval was pleasing, but that 바카라사이트 reasons for 바카라사이트 delay would probably never be revealed, with 바카라사이트 minister not obliged to reveal 바카라사이트m even to 바카라사이트 applicants.

john.ross@ws-2000.com

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