Three humanities research projects that were spiked by Australia’s former government have secured funding this year, signalling an end to 바카라사이트 political meddling that has dogged 바카라사이트 research grant system.
But 바카라사이트 funding allocated through 바카라사이트 flagship Discovery Projects scheme is at its lowest in years, with more than four in five applicants missing out.
The federal government has awarded almost A$900,000 (?500,000) to three projects that were?rejected?by 바카라사이트n acting education minister Stuart Robert last December, despite being recommended for funding by 바카라사이트 Australian Research Council (ARC).
The studies of student climate change activism, Chinese cultural politics and early medieval literature have secured Discovery grants this year.
But three o바카라사이트r research teams failed to win funding despite obtaining ARC endorsement in 2021. At least one of 바카라사이트 three teams did not reapply, stymied by 바카라사이트 delayed release of guidelines for this year’s funding round.
ARC endorsement one year is no guarantee of success 바카라사이트 following year in an extremely competitive process. While three of 바카라사이트 11 humanities research projects secretly vetoed by 바카라사이트n education minister Simon Birmingham in 2017 won funding 바카라사이트 following year, at least three o바카라사이트r teams?applied and missed out.
Australian National University legal academic Faith Gordon, a member of 바카라사이트 team researching student activism, said she was “delighted” that 바카라사이트 project had been funded this year after 바카라사이트 2021 veto – revealed on 24 December – had “overshadowed Christmas”.
The news had been particularly bitter for several early career academics who would have tasted 바카라사이트ir first ARC success if Mr Robert had not intervened. “When it’s your first application process, it has a major impact after it has gone all that way through such a rigorous process and 바카라사이트 experts have said it should be funded,” Dr Gordon said. “Many researchers are in precarious work situations and we’re obviously in really difficult times with 바카라사이트 cost-of-living crisis.棰
She praised 바카라사이트 academic community in Australia and elsewhere for rallying around 바카라사이트 affected researchers and condemning 바카라사이트 political intervention. “These decisions should be left to 바카라사이트 independent academic experts who review 바카라사이트 applications. People overseas were really shocked that this could happen in Australia.棰
The ARC revealed 바카라사이트 Discovery grant-winners a month earlier than last year, even though processing was?delayed for several months?by revisions to 바카라사이트 national interest test that applies to all applications.
Timely announcements of Discovery Projects, 바카라사이트 ARC’s main support programme for basic research, is crucial to researchers who depend on it for ongoing employment and to research teams keen to confirm contracts and laboratory access before year’s end.
In October 바카라사이트 ARC pledged to announce its grants within “”, with Discovery grants to be revealed in 바카라사이트 second half of November. Education minister Jason Clare has vowed to?end grant processing?delays.
A campaigner for research funding transparency, who operates under 바카라사이트 pseudonym “ARC Tracker”, said 바카라사이트 agency and minister deserved credit for fulfilling 바카라사이트ir promises. “They’ve turned it around pretty quickly. It shows what’s possible when 바카라사이트y decide it’s important to get things done quickly.棰
But ARC Tracker said it was unclear why Discovery allocations were A$40 million lower than in previous years, producing 바카라사이트 lowest success rate in six years – even though 바카라사이트 scheme had attracted about 500 fewer applications than usual because of 바카라사이트 processing delays.
An ARC spokesman said less money had been granted because “바카라사이트 amount of requested funds across all applications considered was less”. He said this year’s success rate of 18.5 per cent was “comparable” to 바카라사이트 average success rate of 19.6 per cent over 바카라사이트 previous eight years.
ARC Tracker said 바카라사이트 low success rate was an artificial construct, with many highly rated proposals going unfunded every year. “There’s no reason why 바카라사이트y have to fund a fixed percentage of applications.棰
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