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You know when the train's late & there's a PA announcement saying "the train is delayed", & no explanation? The ARC just did that👇 "outcomes announcements … are currently delayed". Why? Nothing. They thank you for "understanding" … without giving you any information or explanation to understand.

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

No update from ARC about ongoing Linkage Projects & Laureate Fellowships delays. On 29th May, ARC told @jsresearchpro.bsky.social they couldn’t "provide further detail”👇 Remember, they told us to wait for an update a month ago. Nothing since. Seems so out of touch. Just explain what's happening!

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

Australian roundup: mystery on delayed ARC grant announcements; ANU report on bullying; WA's new clinical trials roadmap (subscriber content): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

#ARCschedule Jun25 Outcomes for Linkage Projects (LP24r2) & Laureate Fellowships expected. Massively delayed. ARC provides no info. Other events: 🔹Linkage Projects (LP25r2) apps due? 🔹Rejoinders: Open for Discovery Projects, DECRA, LIEF; Close for Discovery Indigenous, Linkage Projects (LP25r1)

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Can you believe that I was part of a team that submitted an ARC Linkage in September 2024 and there's still no outcome - and no real sign of an outcome? (I mean yeah, you probably can believe it)

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

Is ARC breaching its own legislation right now? ARC Act says grant outcomes have to be announced within 21 days of Board approval👇 Outcomes for Linkage Projects & Laureate Fellowships were anticipated weeks ago. If ARC Board approved before anticipated dates, they should've been announced by now.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

In memoriam Here appears the former shadow Education Minister, Senator Sarah Henderson. May she rest on the back bench in peace.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

We have been relieved of Senator Sarah Henderson's tenure as shadow Education Minister. Her highlight was promising to bring back Ministerial veto over individual researchers' ARC grants while relentlessly pursuing a researcher, whose politics she didn't like, in public & Estimates.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Assessments for Linkage Projects 2025 (round 1) should now be available in RMS. Some DMers reported problems viewing them initially, but that seems to be resolved now.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

ARC informed Research Offices last week that a major change was needed to all existing grant agreements relating to new rules for reporting & conflicts of interest. Apparently, this caused problems in RMS for current grants. Last night, RMS went down between about 10pm & 7am (AEST). Related? 🤔

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

Almost 2 weeks since ARC's "update" on delays to Linkage Projects & Laureate outcomes. Nothing since. Not even a schedule for announcements. "We are aware this affects applicants". OK. But it also affects applicants for next round (apps due 25 Jun). Also affects industry partners; EOFY is coming.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

A DMer reports that the ARC have said Linkage Projects and Laureate Fellowships outcomes won't be announced this week. Nor is it likely that even a schedule for those announcements will be published this week. What on earth is going on there??

submitted 13 days ago • 2 comments

There's now 2 schemes for which the announcements are late: Linkage Projects & Laureate Fellowships. Despite knowing this might happen more than a month ago, ARC still haven't got a new timeline! The outcomes will have been determined, and only require ARC Board sign-off (not the Minister).

submitted 16 days ago • 2 comments

ARC once again smashing it out of the park with an extremely helpful "update"👇 (▶️ www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...) This "update" tells us there'll be updates in future. They had the entire Caretaker period to reschedule the Linkage Projects & Laureate Fellowships announcements…

submitted 20 days ago • 2 comments

I'm no social media doyen & don't read much into "likes", but I'm guessing that 2 in 24+ hours isn't the engagement the ARC are shooting for. If you're in a position to encourage the ARC to join Bluesky, maybe give them a call? (Note: Landline probably best. Email is new to them – best avoided.)

submitted 22 days ago • 2 comments