<div dir="ltr"><br>Hi All<div> This came from STA yesterday. I draw your attention to the quote:</div><div><br></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><i>"<span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif">Among the 26 remaining researchers who were not awarded a fellowship due to their ranking in the competitive ranking scheme, 3 would have missed a last chance to apply for a fellowship. </span><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif">We are pleased to see the decision by ARC CEO Professor Sue Thomas to ensure these 3 researchers will be ruled eligible to apply again for fellowships in the next round. "</span></i></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Take care</div><div>John L</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Science and Technology Australia</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:mmrelease@isentia.com">mmrelease@isentia.com</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2021 at 16:29<br>Subject: ARC APPEALS DECISION A RELIEF; A NEW DELAY A CONCERN<br>To: <<a href="mailto:john.lattanzio@monash.edu">john.lattanzio@monash.edu</a>><br></div><br><br>
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ARC APPEALS DECISION A RELIEF; A NEW DELAY A CONCERN</p>
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Today’s announcement that the Australian Research Council will fund fellowships for six brilliant early career scientists after successful appeals on the now-reversed pre-prints rule is a relief. <br>
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Science & Technology Australia applauds the tenacity of the many scientists who pursued this result, in a hugely stressful six months as they pushed to stop their careers from being derailed. <br>
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The decision of the ARC appeals committee to rule 32 applicants eligible after further consideration of how the pre-prints rule was applied is the right call. <br>
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Among the 26 remaining researchers who were not awarded a fellowship due to their ranking in the competitive ranking scheme, 3 would have missed a last chance to apply for a fellowship.<br>
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We are pleased to see the decision by ARC CEO Professor Sue Thomas to ensure these 3 researchers will be ruled eligible to apply again for fellowships in the next round. <br>
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The six researchers will receive a combined $2.8 million in funding under the ARC’s 2021 Discovery Early Career Researcher Award and 2022 ARC Future Fellowships schemes.<br>
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We thank the ARC for these announcements today. <br>
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While these developments are welcome, there is deep consternation in Australia’s science and technology community about a separate significant delay in the latest ARC funding rounds. <br>
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“These fellowships are welcome vindication for these brilliant early career scientists - the future of the profession - whose careers were almost derailed,” said Science & Technology Australia CEO Misha Schubert.<br>
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“We’re also relieved and thankful that researchers who missed out on fellowships in this round have been ruled eligible to apply again.”<br>
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“This is a victory for tenacity - and for common sense.”<br>
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Throughout this year, STA has worked with the leadership of the nation’s professional scientific societies - our members - to seek a resolution for these brilliant researchers. <br>
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“The leadership of our scientific societies championed this issue tirelessly over the past six months, speaking up for their early career colleagues.”<br>
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“It’s a powerful demonstration to all scientists of the value of contributing actively to your professional scientific society in your discipline - and through them STA. They are a lifeline.” <br>
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“Despite today’s good news, STA is deeply concerned about the significant delay in the expected announcements of Discovery and ARC Linkages Projects.”<br>
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“We urge a swift announcement to give certainty to scientists who are in limbo - and whose skills are desperately needed to drive Australia’s economic recovery and solve Australia’s biggest challenges.” <br>
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STA represents 90,000 science and technology professionals spanning the research system, the private sector, commercialisation hubs and deep-tech startups. <br>
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<strong>Media contact: <br>
Martyn Pearce, STA: 0432 606 828</strong></span></span><br>
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