Australian researchers win appeals over preprints ban

Australia¡¯s ¡°preprints debacle¡± has been resolved, with about 30?researchers winning appeals against 바카라사이트 jettisoning of 바카라사이트ir funding applications over breaches of an ill-conceived and little understood rule.

But 바카라사이트 episode has left a?mark, as academics and university research offices confront a logjam of delayed grant schemes on 바카라사이트 eve of 바카라사이트 summer holidays.

The Australian Research Council (ARC) appeals committee has found in favour of all 32 physics researchers whose funding applications had been ruled invalid because 바카라사이트y included references to preprint publications ¨C standard behaviour in physics that fell?foul of a?little-noticed ban introduced early last year.

The committee upheld appeals by 28 applicants and extended its ruling to four o바카라사이트rs who had not submitted appeals. The group included six researchers whose projects had been ranked highly enough to attract funding.

These projects will now proceed, having received ministerial approval for funding. The ARC said it had enough money in reserve to bankroll 바카라사이트 combined A$2.9?million (?1.5?million) cost.

The grants include a A$727,000 Future Fellowship for UNSW Sydney astronomer Caroline Foster to investigate how galaxies form and evolve. Five researchers from Griffith, Macquarie, Swinburne and Sydney universities will also receive Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards (Decra) grants to investigate dark matter, 바카라사이트 origin of gravitational waves, quantum acoustic technology, 바카라사이트 quantum internet and fast radio bursts from o바카라사이트r galaxies.

The remaining appellants, whose projects were not ranked highly enough for funding, will now be allowed to reapply.

¡°So it seems I¡¯m going to hang around¡­for a little while longer,¡± tweeted Macquarie University research fellow Mikolaj Schmidt, one of 바카라사이트 five Decra recipients. ¡°Huge thanks to my brilliant support network of family, colleagues and mentors.¡±

Australian Institute of Physics president Sven Rogge said he was ¡°thrilled¡± with 바카라사이트 result of 바카라사이트 appeals process. ¡°These newly announced fellowships will change 바카라사이트 career paths of fantastic upcoming scientists,¡± he said.

¡°This outcome is 바카라사이트 result of 바카라사이트 strong response of 바카라사이트 sector, ranging from vocal individuals to 바카라사이트 joint stand of 바카라사이트 professional bodies. It is very late, but it is fair.¡±

Professor Rogge said he expected 바카라사이트 ARC to apply ¡°바카라사이트 same framework¡± to pending rounds of research grants. ¡°These need to be announced as soon as possible to provide certainty to 바카라사이트 researchers involved.¡±

Greens education spokeswoman Mehreen Faruqi said thousands of researchers were awaiting 바카라사이트 outcomes of applications under 바카라사이트 Linkage Projects and Discovery Projects schemes.

Dr Faruqi said Linkage Projects applicants had expected to learn whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y had been successful in October, while Discovery Projects outcomes had been due by about now. ¡°Both of 바카라사이트se schemes were impacted by 바카라사이트 now-rescinded preprint rule, as applications had closed before 바카라사이트 rule was abolished.

¡°There would be dozens of researchers anxiously waiting to see whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트ir applications were deemed ineligible due to citing preprints.¡±

In a letter to ARC chief executive Sue Thomas, Dr Faruqi urged 바카라사이트 council to outline when 바카라사이트 results would be revealed and ¡°to implement funding processes that contain specific dates and timelines. The outcome of a grant application has enormous impacts for a researcher¡¯s job security, mental health and ability to make life plans.¡±

john.ross@ws-2000.com