"Unfortunate but inevitable" 😜

More on the completely unworkable grant time-frames ARC recently introduced (up to 16 months!) & the 'oh well, maybe it'll improve?' responses provided by ARC reps in Senate Estimates.

By Jenny Sinclair for Research Professional News. No paywall.

https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-australia-government-agencies-2026-2-timeline-delays-inevitable-given-security-requirements-arc-says/

@ARC_Tracker
16 months? Too late! Cat's out of the bag! I could get heaps of research done with all me north Korean collaborators during that 16 months, publish a stack of papers, patents and all, before the actual funding application is sent to the bottom of the harbour on national security grounds.

#UnintendedConsequences #PerverseEffects