Author: Gabriele Bammer

At the May 29 video-conference, the NITRO-Oceania Executive: * Reviewed actions taken and planned * Reviewed the pros and cons of NITRO-Oceania becoming a company limited by guarantee * Noted that the Informing Research and Funding Policy working group submission to the Australian Universities Accord is now publicly available on the Australian Government Department of […]

The report of the Review of the Australian Research Council (ARC) has been released and is available at: https://www.education.gov.au/higher-education-reviews-and-consultations/resources/trusting-australias-ability-review-australian-research-council-act-2001. Given that the review was focused on the legislative underpinning of the ARC, it is not surprising that interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research are not mentioned. Regrettably only one of the 14 case studies presented (Case study […]

At the April 19 video-conference, the NITRO-Oceania Executive: * Reviewed actions taken and planned * Agreed to discuss the operational model for NITRO-Oceania and opportunities for recurrent funding at the next meeting, based on a discussion paper being prepared by Iain Gordon * Congratulated the Informing Research and Funding Policy working group on submissions to […]

NITRO-Oceania made a submission on April 11, 2023 in response to the discussion paper released by the Australian Universities Accord; see https://nitro-oceania.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/NITRO_response_australian-universities-accord-panel-discussion-paper.pdf (PDF 216KB) Information about the review can be found at https://www.education.gov.au/australian-universities-accord and the discussion paper is available at https://www.education.gov.au/australian-universities-accord/resources/australian-universities-accord-panel-discussion-paper. More information is also available about the activities of the Informing research and funding […]

A major task undertaken by the Executive and membership last year, led by Iain Gordon and Ken Taylor, was to develop a strategic plan. It is available at https://nitro-oceania.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/NITRO_strategic-plan_2023-2025.pdf

NITRO-Oceania made a submission to “Refreshing Australia’s National Science and Research Priorities and National Science Statement” on March 23, 2023; see https://nitro-oceania.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/NITRO_submission_australia-science-and-research-priorities_2023.pdf Information about the review can be found at https://consult.industry.gov.au/sciencepriorities1 More information is also available about the activities of the Informing research and funding policy working group.

A new working group has been established: “Informing research and funding policy working group.” The purpose is to: – respond to enquiries into research and funding policy in the Oceania region. – be proactive in preparing for the next review of the Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (date unknown) to build a strong […]

At the February 27 video-conference, the NITRO-Oceania Executive: * Discussed the potential support for the Executive * Agreed to have the Strategic Plan uploaded onto the website * Proposed the establishment of a working group on “Informing Research and Funding Policy.” Involvement of members in the working group welcome. * Highlighted several opportunities for events […]

Gabriele Bammer, on behalf of NITRO-Oceania, was invited to a follow-up consultation with the Australian Research Council review panel on February 24, 2023. Those invited had raised issues in their submissions that the review panel felt warranted further consideration. (Read the NITRO-Oceania submission.) The online consultation was chaired by panel member, Professor Mark Hutchinson (Director, […]

NITRO-Oceania made a submission to Priorities for the Australian Universities Accord on December 16, 2022. Information about the review can be found at https://www.education.gov.au/australian-universities-accord