Microbiology Society

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12 October 2026 10:24

Exciting news! As part of our Vacation Studentships, we're partnering with, New England Biolabs, who are funding two additional grants specifically for Black students. Learn more about how we’re working together: https://microb.io/4rIMPot #BlackInMicro 

ARC Tracker

arc-tracker.bsky.social

09 October 2026 17:42

ARC has provided key dates for the next (supposedly final) Discovery Projects round (DP28) ▶️ www.arc.gov.au/funding-rese... Opens 1 Feb, closes 10 May 27. Outcomes not until Apr–May 28😔 (this is embarrassing) Look out for Guidelines in “late Oct” – remember, no rejoinder! So it’ll be…interesting 🧐

ARC Tracker

arc-tracker.bsky.social

09 October 2026 17:41

ARC has given some details of how new Explore scheme will run ▶️ www.arc.gov.au/news-and-pub... ❗️There's a lottery❗️ Peer review yields 3 categories: highly competitive, competitive, uncompetitive. After funding highly competitive apps, competitive ones enter a lottery for remaining $.

Australian Research Council

arc-gov-au.bsky.social

09 October 2026 17:40

ARC CEO Prof Ute Roessner represented the ARC at the Science & Technology in Society Forum in Japan this wek, meeting with international funding agencies, govt orgs and research partners to strengthen relationships and explore shared challenges and opportunities for research systems globally.

Elin Videvall

elinvidevall.bsky.social

09 October 2026 17:40

New lab group photo, we're a lot of people currently! 😊 What a privilege working with all these talented students and young scientists. 💛