The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr, today announced funding of $465 000 over two years for four Learned Academies under the Linkage Learned Academies Special Projects scheme.

“The Australian Government is committed to advancing Australia’s research outcomes to build and sustain a better future,” Senator Carr said.

"The Learned Academies provide a unique perspective on research addressing our national priorities.

"This unique perspective helps to advance our knowledge and produce results that have a broad benefit in the natural and applied sciences, technological development and applied technology, social sciences and humanities.

“The four Learned Academies receiving funding are the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, Australian Academy of Science, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, and The Australian Academy of the Humanities.

“Through their funding proposals, these four academies have shown individual and innovative thinking to solve Australia’s unique problems.  

“This is why the Australian Government is awarding them with funding of $465 000 over two years.

“The outcomes of this funding will: assist leaders and the public to understanding more accurately the role of the humanities in Australia; allow reflection on the changing nature of security threats; help understand the role of physics to our economy; and identify new low-emission technologies where large-scale investment is justified.”

The Linkage Learned Academies Special Projects scheme supports programs of research, or programs that support the conduct of programs of research, undertaken by one or more of Australia’s Learned Academies.

More information about the Linkage Learned Academies Special Projects scheme and the programs supported in this round of funding is available at http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/lasp/lasp_default.htm

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