ARC is running webinars about the new schemes – register for one with the links below (times are AEST): 5 Aug 2–3pm: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/706e8e... 6 Aug 10–11am: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c25ba8... 7 Aug 11–12pm: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a4ade3...

ARC Tracker@arc-tracker.bsky.social · 2w ago

The ARC has released their new set of grant schemes ▶️ www.arc.gov.au/news-and-pub... Before implementing them, they’re now going to “consult with the sector”. Hopefully genuinely, not just with a few disengaged DVCRs. In the meantime, there’ll be another round of Discovery Projects (DP28).

Looks like there are some tentative timelines that have been published now as well www.arc.gov.au/revitalised-...

In case you missed it, the ARC now has rough time-lines for introducing the new schemes 👇

Giulia Gizzi@giulia-gizzi.bsky.social · last wk.

Looks like there are some tentative timelines that have been published now as well www.arc.gov.au/revitalised-...

Today's essential read for those who care about patient and HCW safety "During an outbreak due to a pathogen with high case fatality and no drugs or vaccines are available, the driving principle for PPE use should be the precautionary principle" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A morning visitor on the fence line, a male Australian King Parrot

From the Australian Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries & Foreatry over on LinkedIn. Sticking with the Avoid, Record, Report triad.✔️ Simple and clear.✔️ Limited text✔️ Selected and well-used colours✔️ An App might help but theyre not cheap and, ya know, we have submarines to fund.

My cartoon in the January 22, 2026 issue of The New Yorker

Calm winter morning in Canberra today #winter

A mathematics consortium has published a list of actions to address the use of AI in their field. It may be a good idea for @cvprconference.bsky.social @neuripsconf.bsky.social @iclr-conf.bsky.social and other ML, CV, NLP groups to work on a similar, cohesive proposal for our extended community.

Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics

This declaration calls for action to address the challenges posed by the use of artificial intelligence within mathematics research.

leidendeclaration.ai

Bluesky isn't a bubble or an echo chamber, it's a garden. You plant some seeds and pull some weeds, you tend to it with care, and you make it into a space that pleases you when you come to sit in it a while. Other people can plant and tend to their own gardens, if they like. This garden is yours.

OUR NEW BMJ editorial: Andes virus should reset WHO’s default approach to airborne risk. 🧵 1/ For severe pathogens with person-to-person transmission, the starting point should be precautionary airborne protections — not waiting for definitive proof after spread occurs. www.bmj.com/content/393/...

The #autumn colours in Canberra have moved on from red to orange-yellow now

I reckon that's by far the worst air quality reading in an Uber! With some drivers, you can try to reason and explain why that's terrible on multiple fronts. Others not. Needless to say that the N95 stayed on as it always does but I swear I had a headache after 20min in that Uber. #CleanAir

Autumn colours in Canberra #autumn

Autumn has arrived in Canberra. First day of morning fog for the year!

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

🧠 Daily Feed of Brain Damage 🧠 With thanks to @atranscendedman.bsky.social Santa Edition www.nature.com/articles/s41...

COVID-19-associated neurological and psychological manifestations - Nature Reviews Disease Primers

This Primer by Wilson and colleagues summarizes the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of neurological and psychiatric manifestations of COVID-19.

nature.com

I asked ChatGPT to tell me what success rates for grant programs would be considered okay for researcher mental health. A shocking embarrassment for Australia. Damage is being done on a daily basis. Urgent action is required.

2025 must read johnsnowproject.org/primers/sars...

SARS-CoV-2 Leaves a Lasting Mark on the Immune System

A landmark new study shows COVID-19 isn’t ‘just a cold’: One infection left people with long-lasting immune damage, and those with heart disease lost up to 70% of key immune cells. Reinfections may wo...

johnsnowproject.org

Behold: a genuinely useful flowchart #AcademicChatter

Every opportunity politicians provide for you to tell them about how chronic underfunding of research in Australia is affecting your particular fields, people, working conditions etc. is extremely important. Fill out the form here: lnkd.in/g8A_PAZG

A/Prof Sam Stehbens PhD (She/Her)@samstehbens.bsky.social · 8mo ago

@ginaravenscroft.bsky.social & #NARF are collecting impact statements from Australian researchers ‘ Please consider sharing your story about the impact of Australia's chronic underfunding of science and biomedical research.’ lnkd.in/g8A_PAZG 1/

#OAweek Support diamond #openaccess scholar-controlled journals, such as those listed at freejournals.org.

COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between? While SARS-CoV-2 doesn’t cause HIV/AIDS, its immune dysfunction, T cell depletion, vulnerability to infections, accelerated aging, and systemic damage echo AIDS-like effects in a broader sense.

COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between?

COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is often compared to other pandemics for its societal and global health impact, with some commentators drawing parallels to HIV/AIDS due to the immune dysfunction caused ...

ajpmfocus.org

📢 Call for Participation: ACII 2025 🌏 13th Int’l Conf. on Affective Computing & Intelligent Interaction 🗓 8–11 Oct 2025 | Canberra, Australia ✨ Theme: Socially Responsible Affective Computing Program: acii-conf.net/2025/wp-cont... Website: 🔗 acii-conf.net/2025 #ACII2025 #AffectiveComputing #AI

"In fact, impunity reigns now, right? You have Putin, Netanyahu, you have all of the violence in in Africa. You have Myanmar in my part of the world, and many more. You have the threat that China will follow, and their tactics are the same tactics used by" tech CEOs" www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Journalist who won the prize Trump wants says US democracy 'on the edge of a cliff'

Intentionally attacking civilians like aid and rescue workers, and journalists, is a violation of international humanitarian law and a war crime.

abc.net.au

Silent Invasion: COVID-19’s Hidden Damage to Human Organs. Posted: 01 July 2025 "COVID-19 cannot be simply regarded as a respiratory disease; it should also be considered a more systemic disease that leaves long-term effects" Source: www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...

Are you a top US-based scientist wanting to relocate to Australia? We are now calling for formal applications from both Australian and non-Australian citizens based in the US whose work is internationally recognised as exceptional. 📅 Applications close: Aug 29, 2025 🔗 science.org.au/gtap/?utm_so...

If you are a PhD student working in Affective Computing, or related areas, the Doctoral Consortium at ACII 2025 is a fantastic opportunity. Important Dates: ============== Submission deadline: 30 June 2025 Website: acii-conf.net/2025/call-fo... Contact: dc-chairs@acii-conf.net

🎤 Call for Demos – #ACII2025 📍 Canberra | 🗓️ 8–11 Oct | Co-located w/ ICMI Got a system, prototype, or product in affective computing or intelligent interaction? Show it live! 📝 2-page abstract (in proceedings) 📹 Short demo video 📅 Submit by 15 July 2025 🔗 EasyChair | ❓ demo-chairs@acii-conf.net

Enjoying an early morning walk in her favourite winter weather on her tenth birthday. Happy birthday, Jessie! #westie #westies