Australia’s research and scientist groups have welcomed the commitment of strong discovery research funding and independence amid an overhaul of collaborative research funding, but have warned some tweaks to how grants are assessed could discourage “genuinely novel” research. Earlier this month, acting education minister Stuart Robert sent a letter of expectations to the Australian Research…

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