Librarians in research and academia are keeping a close eye on changes to Research Assessment under the new Government. Michael Jubb from the UK based Research Information Blog has a post about how the new Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA), replacing the Research Quality Framework (RQF) compares to what’s happening in the UK -
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Two new scholarship funds for researchers are now being established (via ALIA):
Australian Prime Ministers’ Centre Research and Scholarship program
Fellowships are offered for research scholars, and Summer scholarships are offered for early career researcher. One of the eligible disciplines is librarianship.  
Jean Whyte Fund
The Jean Whyte fund, supporting research in librarianship and archives, will be launched at [...]