ACOLA Submission: ACOLA’s response to the Policy Review of the National Competitive Grants Program

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Download submission (PDF 544KB) The Australian Research Council have released the Discussion Paper: A New Plan for ARC-Funded Research. The paper, which proposes significant reforms to the ARC’s National Competitive Grants Program, has been developed in response to extensive consultations with stakeholders undertaken in 2024. Launched in 2024, the Policy Review is examining the fundamental settings…

ACOLA Submission: ACOLA AETRP response to Strategic Examination of R&D Review

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Download submission (PDF 544KB) Australia’s research and development (R&D) system is at a critical juncture. As global challenges intensify and technological advancements accelerate, the need for a robust, well-coordinated and adequately funded R&D system has never been more pressing. The Australian Government is undertaking a strategic examination of our research and development (R&D) system to…

ACOLA Submission: Strategic Examination of R&D Review Discussion Paper

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Download submission (PDF 544KB) Australia’s research and development (R&D) system is at a critical juncture. As global challenges intensify and technological advancements accelerate, the need for a robust, well-coordinated and adequately funded R&D system has never been more pressing. The Australian Government is undertaking a strategic examination of our research and development (R&D) system to…

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Mapping Australia’s Indonesia Research Capability

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Full ReportOverview Report   Mapping Australia’s Indonesia Research Capability KONEKSI commissioned ACOLA, who, in partnership with their member Academy, the Australian Academy of the Humanities, provided a status update on Australia’s existing knowledge and capability with Indonesia. The report, focusing on Australian data and perspectives, outlines the current state of Australia-Indonesia bilateral research partnerships, highlights…

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ACOLA announces new CEO

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Media Release: August 2024 The Board of the Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) is delighted to announce the appointment of Prerana Mehta as its next Chief Executive Officer. After joining CSIRO as Head of Global in 2022, Prerana became Head of Strategic Partnerships Group in 2023, where she was responsible for growing the organisation’s…

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Media Release – Ensuring Occupations are Responsive to People with Disability

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Media Release: October 2022 We can do better: training Australian workers to be more responsive to disability With 18 per cent of Australians living with disability, sectors including education, healthcare, justice and social services are being challenged to respond better to their clients and customers. Minister for Social Services, Amanda Rishworth MP said the Albanese…

Image of the cover page of ACOLA's report on ensuring occupations are responsive to people with disability. The top of the image contains a colourful painting with horizontal and vertical lines and circles by Darren Hooper, an artist with disability, titled Untitled

Media Release – ACOLA Response to Ensuring Occupations are Responsive to People with Disability

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Media Release: October 2022 ACOLA puts words into action on disability responsiveness Some of Australia’s leading academics have applied their research results closer to home with the adoption of six key principles and five key areas for action on disability inclusiveness. The Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) put four professional sectors under the microscope…

Media Release – Achieving Australia’s Energy Transition: Funding and translating knowledge

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Media Release: September 2022 Achieving Australia’s Energy Transition: Funding and translating knowledge The Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) is pleased to release its next set of reports under the Australian Energy Transition Research Plan. The new papers outline the current state of Australia’s funding and translation of Australia’s energy transition research. While recent policy…