Australian Research Council Corporate Plan 2020–21

ACTIVITIES

NCGP—Funding Excellent Basic and Applied Research and Research Training Program 1.1 Discovery—Research and Research Training Program 1.2 Linkage—Cross Sector Research Partnerships

Policy and Strategy

Program Implementation and Management

Assurance

Relationships, Networks and Engagement

Evaluation and Analysis

The ARC will:

The ARC will:

The ARC will:

The ARC will:

The ARC will:

• use an evidence-based approach to developing policies and decision making • provide high quality advice to the Minister on research matters • participate in Australian Government policy development on research, innovation and science • ensure ARC policies reflect Australian Government policies and priorities • protect the integrity of publicly funded research through appropriate policies and processes • support the development of a diverse and sustainable research workforce through policies and communications.

• fund the highest quality

• manage a robust peer review system • review the ARC’s assurance framework and implement recommendations • undertake post award compliance activities of the NCGP, in accordance with the assurance framework • cultivate a system-wide culture of research integrity.

• encourage national and international research partnerships between

• monitor and evaluate

basic and applied research across all disciplines, selected through competitive peer review, to build the scale of Australian research • support a sustainable and diverse research workforce • maintain funding mechanisms

program delivery outcomes • manage stakeholder requests for ARC data • ensure the ARC has rigorous data collection systems • assess the efficiency of assessment processes with ARC data • engage internationally to consider different ways of administering grants • maintain the public availability of grant data via the ARC Data Portal.

universities and government, industry and not-for-profit organisations

• improve stakeholder

awareness of ARC programs and policies • engage stakeholders in policy development activities • engage in collaborative consultations across the higher education and research sectors.

that build capacity in, and foster efficient responses to, emerging research areas and Australian Government priorities.

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Australian Research Council / CORPORATE PLAN 2020–21

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