Macquarie awarded six ARC Future Fellowships totalling over $5.3m

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Projects across all five of Macquarie’s future-shaping research priorities have been successful in securing grants in the latest ARC Future Fellowships round.

The scheme supports mid-career researchers to undertake high quality research in areas of national and international benefit. Macquarie had the highest percentage of successful applications among Australian universities with more than one application in the round, with a success rate of 30% compared to the national success rate of 14.8%.

In congratulating Macquarie’s six recipients, Professor Sakkie Pretorius, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) says it is particularly pleasing to see projects funded across all five of the University’s future-shaping research priorities.

“Healthy people, resilient societies, prosperous economies, a secure planet and innovative technologies – this is what Macquarie is striving for in producing high-quality research with world-changing impact,” he says. “I commend our new Fellows for their bold thinking, which will add significant value in addressing local, national and global challenges.”



Dr Jane Johnson  in the Research Centre for Agency, Values and Ethics and Department of Philosophy receives $726,320 for a project examining current approaches to the use of animals in research. The work will deliver an ethical framework that minimises harms to humans and animals and improves the quality of results obtained from experiments.

Associate Professor Kate Rossmanith in the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature receives $927,774 to investigate the concept of ‘closure’ and how it works as an emotion in the justice system. The project explores the experiences of bereaved families and frontline police confronting unsolved homicide. It aims to improve communication between families and police and lead to the development of more effective support strategies.

Associate Professor Kristian Ruming in the School of Social Sciences receives $987,916 to critically analyse the role of universities in shaping Australian cities. The project will offer greater understanding of how universities influence issues such as housing, transport infrastructure, the development of strategic centres and urban renewal, and how universities can support government urban and economic objectives.

Associate Professor Sandie Suchet-Pearson in the School of Social Sciences receives $978,680 for an Indigenous-led project that will deepen understandings about sovereignty – in particular, the positive, regenerative relationships between Indigenous people and places. It will ensure these practices continue, are revitalised and appropriately shared and benefit the broader Australian community by deepening and affirming responsibilities to society and place.

Dr Sally Potter, new to the Department of Biological Sciences, receives $824,020 to examine the ways Australian fauna has formed and adapted through genome reorganisation – understanding how species have adapted to harsh arid environments and ultimately showing how genome architecture underpins biodiversity.

Dr Yuling Wang in the Department of Molecular Sciences receives $913,000 to address the need for new technologies that enable the analysis of key molecules involved in cell-to-cell interactions that occur in response to changes in their microenvironment, with enormous potential impacts on health, agriculture and environmental science, including more reliable and cost-effective infection monitoring.

 

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