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AAH media release on the Federal Budget

The Australian Academy of the Humanities today welcomed the Budget announcement last night of the continuation of funding to Australia’s four Learned Academies of $4.4 million per year (indexed). This is a very welcome recognition of the work of the Learned Academies in supporting the national research and innovation system. “The funding to the Academy of the Humanities also affirms the crucial role of the humanities to the national research enterprise”, said Academy President, Professor Lesley Johnson.

Taking Stock: The Humanities in Australian Life since 1968

The Academy is pleased to announce the upcoming release of Taking Stock: The Humanities in Australian Life since 1968 edited by Ian Donaldson and Mark Finnane, and published by University of Western Australia Publishing.

Taking Stock forms part of a larger exploration by the Academy – generously supported by the Australian Research Council through a Learned Academies Special Projects grant – of the role the humanities have played in Australian life since 1968. The volume features papers originally presented at the Academy’s Annual Symposium in 2009, reviewing shifts and developments of the humanities in Australia over the past four decades.

Chair of Australian Studies at Peking University

The Foundation for Australian Studies in China (FASIC) is seeking Expressions of Interest for the inaugural BHP Billiton Chair of Australian Studies at Peking University.

The creation of the Chair will enhance Australian Studies at Peking University and support Australian Studies Centres located at other Chinese universities and institutes. The deadline for applications is 15 June 2012. Further information is available on the FASIC website.

Round two of NeCTAR funding opens

The National eResearch Collaborative Tools and Resources (NeCTAR) programme opened stage two of its Request for Proposals on 4 May. Applications for Virtual Laboratories and Research Cloud nodes are due by 4.00pm AEST on Friday 29 June 2012. A number of humanities projects were successful in the first funding round, and we would encourage interested researchers to attend an upcoming briefing session in Melbourne on 16 May, which will also be streamed online. More information is available on the NeCTAR website.

Industrial Transformation Programme

Humanities researchers should note the Government’s recently announced Industrial Transformation Programme worth $249 million. Up to 50 training centres will be established with approximately 20 of these to “include training in social impact, inclusion and industrial and community transformation”. Up to $1 million per year will be provided for each centre for up to three years. Details on the application process will be posted on the ARC’s website in early in 2012.

15th Cooperative Research Centre programme targets social innovation

The priorities for the Government’s 15th Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) funding round are social innovation, sustainable regional communities and clean manufacturing. Information sessions are being held in major cities throughout February. Applications close 14 June 2012. For more details visit the CRC website.


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