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Prof

Frank Larkins

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Chemistry
Molecules
Coal
Electronic Structure
science & technology
post-hartree-fock
energy
chemistry, physical
density-functional theory
co2
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Primary Interest
Chemical Physics
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DRDC UM10410 WILLMAN-SPECIALITY CHEESE TECHNICAL SUPPORT

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Research Grant

Scholarly Works

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Australian higher education research policies and performance 1987-2010

FPL Larkins

Book  |  2011

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Australian Synchrotron: The National Science Case for the Initial Suite of Beamlines (Vol. 2)

F LARKINS

Report  |  2004

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Australian Synchrotron: The National Science Case for the Initial Suite of Beamlines

F LARKINS

Report  |  2004

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Coal Science Revisited

F LARKINS

Journal article  |  2004  |  Chemistry in Australia

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Valence orbital electron momentum spectroscopy for N2O

F Wang, MJ Brunger, FP Larkins

Journal article  |  2001  |  JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A

Valence orbitals of the ground electronic state of nitrous oxide (X1∑+) have been studied in configuration space using an ab initi..

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Core molecular orbital contribution to N2O isomerization as studied using theoretical electron momentum spectroscopy

F Wang, FP Larkins, MJ Brunger, MT Michalewicz, DA Winkler

Journal article  |  2001  |  SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY

Core molecular orbital contribution to the electronic structure of N2O isomers has been studied using quantum mechanical density f..

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Education Systems
Policy and Administration
Schools and Learning Environments

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After 2 years of COVID, how bad has it really been for university finances and staff?

Ian Marshman, Frank Larkins

Two years into the pandemic, what impacts have COVID-19 really had on Australian university finances and staffing in 2020 and in 2021? Our ..

December 8, 2021
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Big-spending 'recovery budget' leaves universities out in the cold

Frank Larkins, Ian Marshman

The 2021 federal budget has largely ignored the plight of Australian universities. The forward estimates even point to an overall decline,..

May 13, 2021
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Budget's $1bn research boost is a welcome first step. Billions more, plus policy reforms, will be needed

Frank Larkins

The federal budget injection of an extra A$1 billion of new money as a one-off allocation into the Research Support Program for 2021 is..

October 8, 2020
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$7.6 billion and 11% of researchers: our estimate of how much Australian university research stands to lose by 2024

Frank Larkins, Ian Marshman

Australian university research funding is made up of discretionary income that comes from various sources, including international student ..

September 22, 2020
conversation Article
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The government is making ‘job-ready’ degrees cheaper for students – but cutting funding to the same courses

Ian Marshman, Frank Larkins

One objective of the government’s recently announced funding changes for universities is to increase the number of graduates in areas of ex..

June 23, 2020
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COVID-19: what Australian universities can do to recover from the loss of international student fees

Ian Marshman, Frank Larkins

Most of Australia’s universities have adequate cash and investment reserves to deal with the immediate impact of a downturn in internationa..

June 2, 2020
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More than 10,000 job losses, billions in lost revenue: coronavirus will hit Australia's research capacity harder than the GFC

Frank Larkins, Kylie Walker

Australia’s researchers have answered the call to help with urgent pandemic clinical trials and other research needs, placing other work on..

May 12, 2020
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Renewables still have a long way to go to compete with fossil fuels

Frank Larkins

Australia has some fairly ambitious goals for green energy: a renewable energy target (currently under review) of 20% of electricity from r..

July 9, 2014
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2001

Member of the Order of Australia

2003

Centenary Medal of Australia
1995

Leighton Memorial Medal Royal Aus. Chemical Institute
1992

Baragwanath Award for coal Science Aus. Inst. Energy
1986

Fulbright Senior Scholarship
1985

Sir Ian Wark Applied Research Medal RACI
1973

Rennie Medal Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1971

Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship
1968

Senior Scholar Wadham College Oxford
1966

Rhodes Scholarship for Victoria
2004

FAIE - Fellow of the Australian Institute of Energy

2004

FAIP - Fellow of the Australian Institute of Physics

2004

FRACI - Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute

1995

FAA - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

1989

FTSE - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Honorary

Chemistry

Honorary

Melbourne Graduate School of Education

Fellow

Australian Institute of Energy

Fellow

Australian Institute of Physics

Education

Doctor of Science

University of Melbourne

Doctor of Philosophy

University of Oxford

Advanced Mathematics

University of Oxford

Bachelor of Education

University of Melbourne