Professor Aidan Byrne

CEO, Australian Research Council

Research Administrators’ Seminar

25 November 2013

• ARC Research funding in context

• ARC schemes – changes to funding rules

• ERA – Looking forward to 2015

• Open Access

• Q&A

Outline

Government Investment in R&D 2013-14

CSIRO8.8%

DSTO4.9%

Other Govt R&D 7.4%

Industry R&D Tax Measures

19.4%

Other Industry R&D support0.1%

Other Innovation Support5.0%

ARC10.2%

NHMRC9.9%

Other health1.0%

Block Funding to Higher Ed

21.9%

Other Higher Ed R&D Support

0.9%CRCs1.7%Rural

3.9%

Energy and the Environment2.4%

Multisector Science Support2.4%

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ARC Proposals Received: 2-Digit FOR (%) 2006-2013

ARC NCGP funding by 2-Digit FOR (%) 2006-2013

ARC NCGP funding by University ($m) 2007-2013

RUNIRUATNGo8Unaligned

ARC NCGP funding by University (%) 2007-2013

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ARC funding awarded by program – last 5 years

Discovery Projects40.3%

Future Fellowships17.3%

Linkage Projects17.1%

Centres of Excellence6.0%

Australian Laureate Fel-lowships

5.1%

LIEF4.3%

DECRA4.1%

Special Research Initia-tives2.9%

Discovery Indigenous0.2%

Other 2.7%

Discovery Projects 2008 - 2014

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– ERA 2010, 2012 & 2015

2015

ARC Open Access Policy• Open Access to publications

– Starting in January 2013, it is mandated by ARC funding rules that completed projects must make their publications available on an open access repository

http://www.arc.gov.au/applicants/open_access.htm

– Implementation – first pubs expected in 2014• Open Data• Open Innovation

What are the guiding principles of Open Access?

• Societal benefit

• Research benefit

• Individual benefit

The Historic Publishing Model

Research Papers

Journals

The Publishing Model.. Changing

Research Papers

Journals

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A Possible New Model

WEB

ARC Engagement• The ARC will be canvassing the sector to determine their

preparedness and consistency in approach to the new ARC Open Access requirements.

• View is to develop further guidance on issues such as implementation and compliance monitoring.

• CAUL will assist in framing and disseminating some suitable questions.

• ARC will continue to work with CAUL and AOASG and we support their efforts in helping the sector with the transition to Open Access.

Professor Aidan Byrne

CEO, Australian Research Council

Thank You