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"It's another gut-punch to poor early career researchers".
The ARC have again raised extra barriers for ECRs, causing unnecessary delays & anxiety, wasting resources &, yes, …
Wasting. Tax-payer. Money.
Last year was #preprints, now it's #NITpicks.
Long 🧵 but stay with me🙏
The ARC have again raised extra barriers for ECRs, causing unnecessary delays & anxiety, wasting resources &, yes, …
Wasting. Tax-payer. Money.
Last year was #preprints, now it's #NITpicks.
Long 🧵 but stay with me🙏
The National Interest Test (NIT) was introduced by the previous Coalition Government.
It's a smoke screen for idealogical vetoing of humanities grants they want to parade in front of their supporters and ridicule, e.g.⤵️
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
It's a smoke screen for idealogical vetoing of humanities grants they want to parade in front of their supporters and ridicule, e.g.⤵️
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
It's an easy, lazy sell.
As "wise" former Minister @DanTehanWannon said, as he introduced it,
"NIT will give Minister of the day confidence to look Australian voter in the eye & say, ‘your money is being spent wisely’" ▶️parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/searc…
As "wise" former Minister @DanTehanWannon said, as he introduced it,
"NIT will give Minister of the day confidence to look Australian voter in the eye & say, ‘your money is being spent wisely’" ▶️parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/searc…
Thanks to @jod999 via @researchwhisperer for his great summary of an issue with the Australian funding system that is potentially unseen by most people, while being quite baffling to myself and others who are affected by it.
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Most researchers living and working in Australia probably don’t have to check the eligibility criteria of every Australian funding opportunity that comes across their desk because of a very real possibility that they won’t be eligible for most of them. 2/12
Most funds stipulate that the research must be conducted primarily in Australia. Anyone with working rights in Australia is still paying taxes. Even so, not (yet) being an Australian permanent resident (PR) or citizen is enough to be ineligible. 3/12
I promised a thread to explain the huge ARC eligibility issue that's affected #FutureFellowships & #DECRA so far, and will enormously impact #DiscoveryProjects as well.
Honestly, it's possibly @arc_gov_au's lowest point yet.
What's happened? Brace yourself.
Honestly, it's possibly @arc_gov_au's lowest point yet.
What's happened? Brace yourself.
The @arc_gov_au has ruled *dozens* of fellowship grants ineligible because the applications cited "preprints".
Not just in the applicants' publication list, but *anywhere* in the app.
Not just those co-authored by the applicant, but *any* "preprint".
Not just in the applicants' publication list, but *anywhere* in the app.
Not just those co-authored by the applicant, but *any* "preprint".
There was a trickle of reports when #FutureFellowships came out last week.
It became a flood after #DECRAs this week.
Now more than 20 researchers have publicly stated or DMed that they've been ruled ineligible 'coz they've cited a "preprint". There'll be many more, of course.
It became a flood after #DECRAs this week.
Now more than 20 researchers have publicly stated or DMed that they've been ruled ineligible 'coz they've cited a "preprint". There'll be many more, of course.
#DE22 announcement:
Outcomes announced publicly for Discovery Early Career Researcher Award 2022!
See rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/Dow…
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Outcomes announced publicly for Discovery Early Career Researcher Award 2022!
See rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/Dow…
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Very glad to see #DE22 outcomes published within 9 months of application due date. Not great, but not terribly delayed either.
And good they were announced via RMS, not #ARCSenateOrder list. But Order clearly a motivating factor for Minister's approval, given it's due today👍
And good they were announced via RMS, not #ARCSenateOrder list. But Order clearly a motivating factor for Minister's approval, given it's due today👍
#ARCSenateOrder Jul21:
WHAT? The Minister decided #DECRA outcomes on 28th July – 3 weeks ago! arc.gov.au/about-arc/repo…
Why were they only released today? Normally it's 1–2 days between decision & release.
3 WEEKS!
WHAT? The Minister decided #DECRA outcomes on 28th July – 3 weeks ago! arc.gov.au/about-arc/repo…
Why were they only released today? Normally it's 1–2 days between decision & release.
3 WEEKS!
