The Australian Research Landscape 14 October 2015 Presented by Dr Fiona Cameron Executive Director Australian Research Council
Web: arc.gov.au I Current Funding Landscape NCGP update Outline
2014–15 Federal Budget (Approx. AU$415 Billion) (Treasury omitted)
2014–15 Federal Budget (Approx. AU$415 Billion) continued Australian Government support for science, research and innovation shown in red (Treasury omitted)
Commonwealth Investment in R&D 2014–15 Source: Budget 2014–2015 Industry and Innovation tables
Web: arc.gov.au I Selected research agencies 2003–2015 funding ($m)
Trends in Government R&D investment 2003–2015 ($m)
ARC NCGP funding awarded by organisation (%) 2009–2014 RUN IRU ATN Go8 Unaligned
ARC funding by institute 2010–2014
Australian Research Grants Committee funding by University—1974
Australian Research Grants Committee 1974— % funding share compared with ARC NCGP 2013
National Competitive Grants Programme Area of box represents funding awarded over the period 2009–2014. N.B. – Centres of Excellence, SRIs, not awarded in every year. – ITRP and DECRA only funding since 2012 Discovery Programmes Linkage Programmes
Web: arc.gov.au I *BSB = Biological Sciences and Biotechnology; EMI = Engineering, Mathematics and Informatics; HCA = Humanities and Creative Arts; PCE = Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences; SBE = Social, Behavioural and Economics Sciences Source: 2014 Selection Report Table 1 Next Round - Consultation - Process - EOI requirements ARC Centres of Excellence
Web: arc.gov.au I Five New Centres of Excellence in 2014
Web: arc.gov.au I Laureate Fellows 2014 BSB = Biological Sciences and Biotechnology EMI = Engineering, Mathematics and Informatics HCA = Humanities and Creative Arts PCE = Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences SBE = Social, Behavioural and Economics Sciences Source: 2014 Selection Report Table 5
Web: arc.gov.au I Discovery Projects grant outcomes Success rates Institution
Web: arc.gov.au I Grant outcomes Five (5) year grants Important to justify budgets!!
Web: arc.gov.au I Aged Care Nursing Clinical Nursing: Primary (Preventative) Clinical Nursing: Secondary (Acute Care) Clinical Nursing: Tertiary (Rehabilitative) Mental Health Nursing Midwifery Nursing not elsewhere classified Field of Research Codes (FoR)
ARC NCGP funding by Fields of Research 2002–2014
Web: arc.gov.au I Medical and Health Science—ARC funding
Web: arc.gov.au I Medical and Health Science (FoR 11) funded and not funded
Web: arc.gov.au I Nursing projects (FoR 1110) funded and not funded
Web: arc.gov.au I Fields of Research Networked Collaborations: 6-digit codes under FoR 11 (Medical and Health Sciences)
Web: arc.gov.au I Industrial Transformation Research Programme
Web: arc.gov.au I ITRP Linkages All rounds Higher Education Government Commercial
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