MINISTER for Education and Training, Senator Simon Birmingham has made the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) Major Grants announcement.

ANU has collected 83 grants to the tune of $44,223,268. Meanwhile the University of Canberra will have to satisfy itself with 3 grants for $1,042,736.

This has not deterred UC which had this to say:

Understanding the emergence of new species of rock wallaby, an analysis of graduate employment opportunities in the creative sector, and a study of a unique type of filmmaking in Australia will share in Federal funding allocated to the University of Canberra today.

The University has received three Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project grants worth more than $1.042 million in the latest round of funding.

UPDATE: ANU is also rather happy:

ANU Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Margaret Harding said the funding underlined the University’s role as a national institution with world-class research.

“The latest ARC round is an excellent outcome for ANU and will help ensure our researchers can continue to work on the key issues facing the nation and the world,” Professor Harding said.

“The University is particularly proud of its success rate for the prestigious Discovery Programme, which reinforces the depth and breadth of our research and our role as an intellectual resource for the nation.

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