Dr Jenny Allen

To add context, part of why there were so many more applicants is because they moved DECRA back six months, effectively skipping funding the scheme for a year. They had to extend eligibility as a result, so this was essentially two years in one. But with no adjustment to number of grants awarded.

If a politician:

-Has never cared at all about whales before;

-Is in the pocket of big oil, an industry which has a financial incentive to oppose alternative energy;

and

-is a well-documented liar,

You don't have to take their "we have to stop offshore wind to save whales" claims seriously.

Australia's shortage of climate scientists puts country a... Climate science workforce needs to grow by 77 positions o...

Climate science workforce needs 77 new positions over the next 4 years, according to report prompted by #CSIROcuts https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/03/australias-shortage-of-climate-scientists-puts-country-at-serious-risk-report-find?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Screenshot of tweet from the ARC saying they’ll announce DECRA and LIEF outcomes on Tuesday 25th Nov.

ARC says they’ll announce DECRA and LIEF outcomes tomorrow (Tuesday 25th Nov).

In recent times these announcements have been around 11am Canberra time. With 2 schemes on the same day, I assume they’ll announce one of them later in the day (probably DECRA first).

Screenshot from Guardian Australia live news showing white background with black text with quotes from the former Science Minister, Ed Husic.

Save the CSIRO

Our national science & research agency is now facing more job cuts than under Tony Abbott

Call on the Albanese Govt to fund the scientists & research we need to tackle big issues we face from climate to food security and everything in between

www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro

Do it 👇

CSIRO to cut up to 350 research jobs in major overhaul After 440 positions were slashed last year, the CSIRO has announced more staff cuts across the country in a bid to remain financially viable.

Where to start, with a statement like this?

"Tim Ayres said the cuts were aimed at refocusing … CSIRO towards research priorities, such as critical minerals, iron & steel production in Australia."

From some rando down the bus stop, one would brush it off.

But this is from our Science Minister 🤯

Humpback whale population grows, animals proposed to be removed from Endangered Species Act Humpback whale population grows, animals proposed to be removed from Endangered Species Act

Humpback whale populations have recovered significantly since whaling bans: from around 5000 during the later years of whaling to now an estimated 84000. This moved them from the endangered animal list

www.mercurynews.com/2015/04/20/h...

Don't just take my word for it ... @stephanielking.bsky.social and Denise Herzing provide insightful comments in this piece: www.sciencenews.org/article/ai-n...

No, they really haven't. Calling spectral peaks vowels is as inane as saying that because my washing up gloves are also yellow, they have the same nutritional content as a banana. Zero evidence of vowel-like function. It's pure clickbait, and a new low in irresponsible claims from this group 🙄🐳🦑🧪

Baby-cams confirm Moreton Bay as nursing ground for humpback whales  - Griffith News Researchers capture first-known footage of humpback whale calves nursing in Moreton Bay.

GriffithUni researchers capture first-known underwater video footage of humpback whale calves nursing in Moreton Bay, Australia, further underlining Bay as a key nursery and rest site.
news.griffith.edu.au/2025/11/12/b...

👉 A reminder that the deadline for submitting your abstract to the CES 2026 #CESRabat is the 16th of November.

🔗Submit here: airess.fgses-um6p.ma/ces2026

We look forward to seeing you in Rabat!

Across the world, cities are turning urban spaces into food gardens, teaching resilience & cutting food waste.

Explore how cities are building a sustainable future: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/cape-town-local-communities-are-advancing-urban-restoration

ARC grant scheme timetable, including open, close and anticipated outcome announcement dates for Expressions Of Interest and full applications, plus rejoinder periods and selection meeting dates.

#ARCschedule Nov25

Outcomes expected for DECRA, LIEF & presumably(?) Centres of Excellence ("postponed" on 3 Nov).

Other events:
🔹Open: Discovery Projects EOI
🔹Close: ITRP & Future Fellowships
🔹Selection meeting: Linkage Projects (2025 round 2)

Data ▶️ docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

I beg a major publication to publish a list of Nobel Prize winner who are immigrants to this country.

Abandoning Antarctic krill management measure threatens conservation progress (commentary) All along the western Antarctic Peninsula, whales, penguins and seals in their millions depend on krill (Euphausia superba) throughout the year. In the most rapidly warming region on the continent,…

Abandoning Antarctic krill management measure threatens conservation progress (commentary) news.mongabay.com/2025/10/aban... 🧪🦑🌎

This is why we can't ignore politics and "stick to science". They are burning every house on the street - they are going to get to your house too.

Today's the last day to complete this short survey for the ARC about the use of AI in grant assessment.

Survey link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/X7PY5GL

Oh good, I'm sure this will lead to robust and reliable science and policy

Strong statement today from UC's Academic Senate:

I am filled with so much love and gratitude that I cannot grieve. Dr. Goodall worked tirelessly in her gentle, hopeful way for a better world for all life on Earth. She has laid down her field notebook for the last time; now it is for us to fill with wonder, joy, and connection, into infinity.

NSF unexpectedly changed (at the last minute) who is eligible to apply for the Grad Research Fellowship, dropping 2nd year students. We started a petition to reverse this unfair change, Sign here:
laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/
and please spread the word!!!!

A great way to give up on being a global leader in science.

Under Trump, NSF faces worst crisis in its 75-year history Political directives have undermined agency's independence and record of supporting the best basic research

"Trump directives have undermined a 75-year history of independence and threaten the National Science Foundation's vaunted track record for excellence"
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪 🌊 ⚒️

As science gets defunded and attacked, a reminder that not only is science important - it's AWESOME!

@trahan.house.gov as one of your constituents, I am deeply upset that you voted yea on a resolution to honour someone who routinely espoused hateful and bigoted rhetoric. Just because someone is dead does not make their life worth honouring when they used it to spread hate and violence

He was a bigoted, hateful little man who took glee in the pain and death of others. Stop joining in the whitewashing of his legacy, which was one of hate and intolerance.

Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."

Opinion | We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
Why would we destroy 70 years of Science excellence? Good question.
#Science