UNSW Research Excellence Rewarded
0th December
UNSW research has received a substantial funding boost with more than $77 million committed by the Federal Government to four world-leading centres administered by the University. Vice-Chancellor Professor Rory Hume said this funding success adds to the foundation on which UNSW will continue to build its research strength.
Record funding for Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) across Australia was announced last Wednesday. The newly created Vision CRC, formed in part from the existing CRC for Eye Research and Technology, will receive $32 million for a seven year period – one of the largest single grants ever awarded to a CRC. UNSW will also be host institution for the Environmental Biotechnology CRC, which will receive $19.5 million for the same period.
On Thursday, Federal Education Minister Dr Brendan Nelson announced special funding for the Australian Research Council’s new Centres of Excellence. UNSW’s Centre for Quantum Computer Technology will receive $14 million over five years, while the newly-created Centre for Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics and Photonics will receive $12 million.
UNSW is also a participant in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Modelling of Complex Systems, based at the University of Melbourne, and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Autonomous Systems, based at the University of Sydney.
The funding – coming on top of $129.5 million announced earlier this year for the National Information and Communications Technology Australia (NICTA) project, of which UNSW is a core partner – confirms the status of UNSW as a leader in these critical areas of research.
Professor Hume has outlined a vision for the University as a centre of focused excellence in research. He believes that the future of successful research universities lies both in building on existing strengths and developing new ones. These funding announcements are a substantial step forward in meeting this strategic vision for UNSW.
Record funding for Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) across Australia was announced last Wednesday. The newly created Vision CRC, formed in part from the existing CRC for Eye Research and Technology, will receive $32 million for a seven year period – one of the largest single grants ever awarded to a CRC. UNSW will also be host institution for the Environmental Biotechnology CRC, which will receive $19.5 million for the same period.
On Thursday, Federal Education Minister Dr Brendan Nelson announced special funding for the Australian Research Council’s new Centres of Excellence. UNSW’s Centre for Quantum Computer Technology will receive $14 million over five years, while the newly-created Centre for Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics and Photonics will receive $12 million.
UNSW is also a participant in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Modelling of Complex Systems, based at the University of Melbourne, and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Autonomous Systems, based at the University of Sydney.
The funding – coming on top of $129.5 million announced earlier this year for the National Information and Communications Technology Australia (NICTA) project, of which UNSW is a core partner – confirms the status of UNSW as a leader in these critical areas of research.
Professor Hume has outlined a vision for the University as a centre of focused excellence in research. He believes that the future of successful research universities lies both in building on existing strengths and developing new ones. These funding announcements are a substantial step forward in meeting this strategic vision for UNSW.
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