[ASA] Fwd: ARC APPEALS DECISION A RELIEF; A NEW DELAY A CONCERN

[John Lattanzio]

Hi All
  This came from STA yesterday. I draw your attention to the quote:

*"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. 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. "*


Take care
John L

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From: Science and Technology Australia <mmrelease at isentia.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2021 at 16:29
Subject: ARC APPEALS DECISION A RELIEF; A NEW DELAY A CONCERN
To: <john.lattanzio at monash.edu>




ARC APPEALS DECISION A RELIEF; A NEW DELAY A CONCERN
*Thursday 2 December 2021*

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

We thank the ARC for these announcements today.

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.

“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.

“We’re also relieved and thankful that researchers who missed out on
fellowships in this round have been ruled eligible to apply again.”

“This is a victory for tenacity - and for common sense.”

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.

“The leadership of our scientific societies championed this issue
tirelessly over the past six months, speaking up for their early career
colleagues.”

“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.”

“Despite today’s good news, STA is deeply concerned about the significant
delay in the expected announcements of Discovery and ARC Linkages Projects.”

“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.”

STA represents 90,000 science and technology professionals spanning the
research system, the private sector, commercialisation hubs and deep-tech
startups.


*Media contact:  Martyn Pearce, STA: 0432 606 828*

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