QUT has received a total of $2,341,395 in Australian Research Council Linkage grants for five projects, matched with a further $3,037,005 cash and in-kind contributions by QUT and Industry partners.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research, Professor Christopher Barner-Kowollik said projects would advance research in key Australian economic industries, including agriculture and exploration, and would include a focus on carbon emissions reduction and the environment.
Professor Barner-Kowollik said QUT had achieved a 55 per cent success rate in its applications to this grant round, which exceeded the overall success rate of 33 per cent.
“QUT was among the top six universities to receive the highest number of funded projects Australia-wide and the second most funded Queensland university,” Professor Barner-Kowollik said.
QUT projects will be led by researchers affiliated with a range of QUT research centres and projects, including the Centre for Materials Science, Centre for Robotics, Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, and Planetary Surface Exploration.
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