Research efforts at Australian universities have been given a shot in the arm after the Federal Government announced a $360 million investment for a range of programs across the country.

 

The funding will be administered by the Australian Research Council (ARC), with the Government specifically allowing funding to increase the opportunities for Indigenous researchers and researchers in the early stages of their career.

 

Federal Minister for Science and Research, Senator Chris Evans, announced the 1014 successful research projects that will receive funding under the initiative, as well as  a new National Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network at Queensland University of Technology (QUT).

 

"The projects span a variety of topics - mapping the universe, reducing Indigenous incarceration, gravitational waves, energy efficient lighting, the role of mentoring, local and foreign diseases and parasites," Senator Evans said.

 

"This research will deliver results that not only benefit Australians, but keeps Australia at the forefront of global science."

 

For information on all 1014 new projects, the National Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network and ARC funding schemes, visit the ARC grants announcement web pages