Australian Government Funding Arrangements for non-NHMRC Research

October 2018

© Commonwealth of Australia 2018
ISBN: 978-1-74366-912-9

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Chair's Foreword

Members

Terms of Reference

Abbreviations

List of Recommendations

1. Introduction

  Background
  Setting the scope of the inquiry
  Inquiry process
  Structure of the report
  Acknowledgements

2. Australian Government Research Investment

  Commonwealth funding

3. University Research Funding

  Dual funding system
  Competitive grants
  Research block grants

4. Capacity and Collaboration

  Early and mid-career researchers
  Regional universities
  Inter-disciplinary research
  Industry collaboration

5. Research Performance and Investment

  Long term planning
  Research performance
  Quantum of funding

A. Submissions

B. List of Hearings and Witnesses

Committee Secretariat contact:

PO Box 6021
Parliament House
CANBERRA
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 4573
ee.reps@aph.gov.au

About this inquiry

This inquiry will examine the efficiency, effectiveness and coherency of Australian Government funding for research. It will focus on federally funded research agencies, their funding mechanisms and university collaborative research. The inquiry will not consider the National Health and Medical Research Council, nor non-federal research funding.



Past Public Hearings

20 Aug 2018: CANBERRA
07 Aug 2018: SYDNEY
06 Aug 2018: The University of Melbourne

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