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As the Senate discusses research and ministerial vetoes, here's one idea for an independent, accountable grant scheme

The Senate’s education and employment legislation committee is discussing a Greens bill designed to shore up the independence of the Australian Research Council (ARC).

The Conversation

International researchers shun Australia after government vetoing of grants, expert says

Prof Brian Schmidt tells Senate inquiry independence of Australian Research Council grant process is ‘core part’ of liberal democracy

The Guardian - AU

Under-resourced and undermined: as floods hit south-west Sydney, our research shows councils aren't prepared

Thousands of people in south-western Sydney have been ordered to evacuate as extreme rain pummels the region and floodwaters rise rapidly. The downpour is expected to continue for days.

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At Unguja Ukuu, human activity transformed the coast of Zanzibar more than 1,000 years ago

The medieval settlement of Unguja Ukuu, on the Zanzibar Archipelago off the coast of Tanzania, was a key port in an extensive Indian Ocean trade network that linked eastern Africa, southern Arabia, India and Southeast Asia.

The Conversation

Tasmanian teen's suicide could have been avoided if more mental health services were available, coroner finds

Taking a 16-year-old Tasmanian boy to Victoria and away from family and support networks to treat him for depression was "not conducive to the best therapeutic environment", a coroner finds.

ABC News

Minister research grant veto power probed

A Senate committee will review a bill that would remove ministerial discretion in approving grants administered by the Australian Research Council.

AAP

Political interference an 'existential threat' to unis: ANU vice-chancellor

Professor Brian Schmidt has called for an apolitical research grant system after the minister vetoed six Australian Research Council grants.

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Uni chief warns of interference in grants

Political interference in the awarding of research grants can "corrupt knowledge", the chief of one of Australia's top universities has warned.

AAP

Political interference poses ‘existential threat’ to universities, ANU chief warns

Academic independence vital when it comes to allocating research grants, Brian Schmidt says

The Guardian - AU

Australia needs an Office for Research Integrity to catch up with the rest of the world

The Swedish government established a national Research Misconduct Board in 2020, after concluding institutions couldn’t be trusted to investigate allegations of serious research misconduct themselves. This followed botched investigations into the conduct of surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, who transplanted experimental artificial tracheas into 20 patients, 17 of whom later died. His…

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Why we resigned from the ARC College of Experts after minister vetoed research grants

On Christmas Eve 2021, the pub-test folly struck again. The two of us found ourselves, angry and heartsore, resigning from the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) highly respected College of Experts in protest at the minister’s rejection of grant funding recommendations.

The Conversation

Van Gisbergen to make Australian rally debut

Shane van Gisbergen will drive an R5 Skoda in the opening round of the 2022 Australian Rally Championship.

Motorsport

Death threats, ghost researchers and sock puppets: Inside the weird, wild world of dodgy academic research

An anonymous whistleblower says they have uncovered problems in hundreds of published scientific papers dating back a decade, involving multiple researchers working at Australian universities.

ABC News

$5.1m for Hunter research projects

Australian Research Council money awarded to University of Newcastle projects.

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Australian art has lost two of its greats. Vale Ann Newmarch and Hossein Valamanesh

In the past ten days Australia has lost two important artworld figures. Both were senior artists working in Adelaide but with a reach extending far beyond the city or the nation.

The Conversation

Kids whose grandparents are overweight are almost twice as likely to struggle with obesity

School holidays can be a special time for extended families to gather. Children may see their grandparents at seasonal gatherings or as part of childcare arrangements to help working parents. New research suggests the biology, environment and the food they share contributes to children’s future health.

The Guardian - AU

Covid case surge continues as 67 deaths recorded nationally – as it happened

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