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Thursday, 18 November 2010

The quality of research at The University of Western Australia has again been recognised in national funding this week.

Both the Australian Research Council ( ARC ) and the National Health and Medical Research Council ( NHMRC ) have endorsed UWA researchers with funding of more than $13 million.

ARC Future Fellowships were awarded to eight individuals working on a range of projects from a networked robotic telescope array; to the timing and processes of continent formation;  and building proactivity at work.

The four-year Future Fellowships funding recognised researchers including Dr Kristen Nowak and Associate Professor Kevin Pfleger, who are respectively the 2009 and 2010 Western Australian Young Scientists of the Year.  Dr Nowak and Associate Professor Pfleger are based at UWA affiliate, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research.

NHMRC Fellowships and People Support Grants were awarded to researchers working on projects addressing topics as varied as creating active environments for mentally and physically healthy communities; hunting human disease genes; exploring the link between dietary patterns and mental health; and paediatric diabetes.

UWA Vice-Chancellor, Professor Alan Robson, said the funding would ensure that the University continued its work in serving the community - locally, nationally and internationally.

"Over almost a century, our researchers have been able to make positive differences in the daily lives of people everywhere, not just in the fields of health and science, but in almost every aspect of their lives," he said.

"The confidence placed in the University by national bodies such as the ARC and the NHMRC will also help us continue our mission to be counted among the world's top 50 universities by 2050.  In achieving this goal, we will be even better able to contribute to our State and our nation."

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Janine MacDonald (UWA Public Affairs)  (+61 8)  6488 5563  /  (+61 4) 32 637 716

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