Absolutely wild. Australia already hugely uncompetitive globally for research funding environment. This just seems destined to dig the hole deeper
@arc-tracker.bsky.social⁉️The ARC has delayed outcomes of ALL grants 1–4 months & increased scheduled outcome windows from 2 weeks to 3 months!
This reverses 4 years of progress in providing greater certainty & ability to plan for researchers, their families & unis.
Their excuse? Security checks under new ARC legislation👇
