Macquarie has received more than $10.6 million in funding in the latest Australian Research Council (ARC) Major Grants round, announced today by the Minister for Education, Senator the Hon. Simon Birmingham.
Macquarie was successful in receiving funding for the Discovery Projects ($6,582,598), the Discovery Early Career Researcher Award ($2,562,000), and the Future Fellowships ($1,457,054) schemes, with the grants supporting 31 projects across the University.
The funded projects will advance research in areas including nanoparticles, social networks, developing the world’s smallest ‘in vivo’ microscope, the cultural history of capitalism, and understanding seasonal Antarctic sea-ice.
Professor Sakkie Pretorius, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), said the ARC grants were recognition not only of Macquarie’s past exceptional research performance but of Macquarie’s potential across a diverse set of research projects.
“I am delighted with the result today, it demonstrates the rich research environment at the University that encourages our academics to greatness across a range of fields. The success of this ARC funding round will mean that an array of projects across the University will flourish, allowing us to attract even more national and international interest in our research.
“Successful grant applications take an extraordinary amount of time and dedication and the outstanding result today is testament to the research quality produced by Macquarie University academics.”
it would be nice to see what the 31 are in summary form…