Trusted Autonomy Workshop6 November 2015

Presented byProfessor Clive Baldock

Executive Director for Physical Sciences, Engineering, Mathematics and Information Sciences

Australian Research Council

Overview of the ARC

• The Australian Research Council (ARC) is a non-corporate commonwealth entity within The Department of Education and Training.

• The ARC’s main responsibilities are:– providing funding for research through the competitive funding

schemes of the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP);– providing policy advice on research matters to Government; – evaluating research quality in Australia through the Excellence

in Research for Australia (ERA) exercise;– and, together with the National Health and Medical Research

Council (NHMRC), administering the Australian Research Integrity Committee (ARIC).

2014–15 Federal Budget(Approx. AU$415 billion)

2014-15 Federal

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2014–15 Federal Budget(Approx. AU$415 billion)

Australian Government support for science, research and innovation

shown in red

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Commonwealth investment in R&D 2014–15 ($m)

Commonwealth Investment in R&D 2015–16 (%)

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

ARC NCGP funding by scheme 2006–2014

Grants funding by institute (%) 1971–2014

ARC NCGP funding* by Fields of Research 2002–2014

*All grants, excluding NICTA and some co-funded centres and SRIs where Field of Research was not nominated

ARC NCGP funding* Environmental/Biological Research 2002–2014

*All grants, excluding NICTA and some co-funded centres and SRIs where Field of Research was not nominated

Success Rates By four digit FoR codes (all schemes 2011–2015):

0801 Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing0802 Computation Theory and Mathematics0803 Computer Software0804 Data Format0805 Distributed Computing0806 Information Systems0807 Library and Information Studies0899 Other Information and Computing Sciences

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STEM disciplines

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selected codes

Focusing Government Investment—Research Priorities

• The Australian Government has developed a set of Science and Research Priorities, they are:- soil and water- transport- cybersecurity- energy- resources- advanced manufacturing- environmental change- health

• More information at www.science.gov.au

National Competitive Grants Programme

Linkage Projects

Linkages

2011–2015

Higher EducationGovernmentIndustry/businessNon-profit/other

Linkage Projects

Linkages

2011–2015

Higher EducationGovernmentIndustry/businessNon-profit/other

ITRP Linkages

All rounds

Higher EducationGovernmentIndustry/Other

Details of the Industrial Transformation Research Programme—the Schemes

• Consists of two schemes: - Industrial Transformation Research Hubs- Industrial Transformation Training Centres

Web: arc.gov.au I Email: Communications@arc.gov.au

Industrial Transformation Training Centres (ITTC)To foster close partnerships between university-based

researchers and industry to provide innovative training for early career researchers vital to Australia’s future industry.

• Over the life of the programme the ARC will enable:- establishing Training Centres nationwide- support “industry ready” Higher Degree by Research

candidates and postdoctoral researchers - provide a maximum of $1 million per year for up to five

(5) years for each Training Centre.

Industrial Transformation Research Hubs (ITRH)

Opportunities for universities and industrial partners to focus on significant collaborative R&D projects with outcomes

beyond their independent endeavours.

• The ARC will invest up to $1 million per year in each Research Hub with matching investment by industry partners up to a maximum of five (5) years

International Collaboration on ARC-funded Projects, 2009–2014

*Outcomes for 2014 are not complete and do not include funding for Future Fellowships, Australian Laureate Fellowships, Linkage Projects.

International Collaboration by Country 2009–2015

* Data for funding allocation year 2015 does not include funding rounds commencing in 2015 that are not yet complete, e.g. Future Fellowships.

International collaboration with top ten countries on ARC grants in 2015

Support for international collaboration

• All ARC funding schemes are open to international applicants applying through eligible Australian organisations

• Support for international collaboration incorporated within ARC’s funding schemes

• Partner Investigators (PIs) can be based overseas

• Project funding for travel, including for overseas PIs, to support international collaboration

– Information on International Collaboration in

– ARC schemes: www.arc.gov.au > International

Thank You