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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…
"But…but…the Minister *must* have oversight of education spending!"
This 👆 is often the reply when anyone argues to remove veto powers over individual ARC grants.
It really shouldn't need saying, but "oversight" does not equal micro-managerial control.
Want an example? 🧵👇
This 👆 is often the reply when anyone argues to remove veto powers over individual ARC grants.
It really shouldn't need saying, but "oversight" does not equal micro-managerial control.
Want an example? 🧵👇
Imagine the Minister had veto power over individual *PhD scholarships*.
Preposterous! Ridiculous! Massive over-reach! Political interference! Academic freedom!
Yep, absolutely💯
But that's *totally* different to individual ARC grants, right?
Is it?
Preposterous! Ridiculous! Massive over-reach! Political interference! Academic freedom!
Yep, absolutely💯
But that's *totally* different to individual ARC grants, right?
Is it?
The Government funds PhD scholarships via the Research Training Program.
These provide…🥁…$29k pa for 3.5 years.
I know, right? A staggeringly, insultingly, pitifully minuscule poverty wage.
Does the Minister sign off on each one? Of course not.
These provide…🥁…$29k pa for 3.5 years.
I know, right? A staggeringly, insultingly, pitifully minuscule poverty wage.
Does the Minister sign off on each one? Of course not.
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.
