In response to the ARC's review, @resbench.bsky.social looks more closely at the apparent limitations of research grant assessment processes affecting interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research's funding success. tinyurl.com/82xsuamn

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ARC grant application forms ask researchers to narrativise evidence of research opportunity and performance in sections called, collectively, ROPE. But this evidence is often difficult to reproduce or verify, sometimes used incorrectly.

Introducing the 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗥𝗖 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿+. virtual-arc-general-assessor.resbench.com.au The app guides users through AI-powered Socratic questioning to refine a research project idea for enhanced clarity and alignment with common elements of key assessment criteria.

ARC Discovery Projects 2027 (DP27) expressions of interest are already under assessment, so investigator teams cannot change. With no further round expected, now is a useful moment to reflect on whether past team composition could have been more strategically planned.

New GO published by Australian Research Council: GO8166 - Discovery Early Career Researcher Award for funding commencing in 2027. View the GO at https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=2de2aa29-dbb7-4a53-ab5e-f0eb8aaac69e

Follow @grantconnectbot.bsky.social on Bluesky to keep track of newly published research-related grant opportunities (GOs) from grants.gov.au. Made by @resbench.bsky.social.

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@resbench.bsky.social has been crunching the numbers on ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) 2026 (DE26) outcomes. Attention DE27 applicants: analysis of 200 DECRA fellows’ fields of research (FoR) code nominations shows a clear trend—disciplinary focus.