1. ARC Discovery Projects Grant Writing Workshop
Research Environment
Sharyn Roach Anleu
Social, Behavioural & Economic Sciences Panel ( ), Chair SBE (2015)
School of Social & Policy Studies
Tuesday 2 February, 10-11,30 am
Room 1.09 Health Sciences

2. Project research environment
‘means the laboratory, department, school, centre or institute within the Administering Organisation and other organisations if applicable where research will be undertaken, and which provides opportunities for knowledge growth, innovation, collaboration, mentoring and student training and support’ (ARC Funding Rules, p. 7).

3. Project research environment
Funding Rules C3.1.d (p. 31): ‘Are there adequate strategies to encourage dissemination, commercialisation, if appropriate; and promotion of research outcomes?’

4. Project research environment
Research environment ≠ ERA score

5. Types of research environment
Stellar– large, lots of $$
Professor(s) + researcher team
Nurturing, smaller scale, imaginative
Emerging/developmental

6. Research environment narrative
What is it about the institutional location of this research project that nurtures it?
Other researchers, mentoring, collaboration, RHD students
Similar projects, synergies, cross-fertilisation
Institutional support
$$$$

7. Research environment narrative
Linkages with other institutions
Nationally
Internationally
Steering Committee / Reference Group???
State RE for each Organisation/Investigator

8. Final pointers I Clear, concise, direct writing Do Avoid
Subheadings, white space
Avoid
Long sentences
Passive voice
Fillers, eg However, Furthermore, Thus,
Unclear, random emphases

9. Final pointers II Track record accurate
Confident, concrete, urgent but not vague, abstract
** Think about the role/work/background of the assessor(s)
Ask colleague(s) to read over it
Good luck

10. ARC Discovery Projects Grant Writing Workshop
Research Environment
Sharyn Roach Anleu
SBE Panel ( ), Chair SBE (2015)
School of Social and Policy Studies
Tuesday 2 February, 10-11,30 am
Room 1.09 Health Sciences