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Funding boost for University of Melbourne�€“led arc centres of excellence

[ Research Review 0809 ]

Two University of Melbourne�€“led Centres of Excellence have been awarded $17 million by the Australian Research Council to continue their groundbreaking work.

Based at the University of Melbourne, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coherent X-ray Science have received additional funding in recognition of their achievements, and to allow them to continue their research for the next three years.

�€œAustralia has been a world leader in free radical chemistry research,�€� said Professor Carl Schiesser, Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology, which received $9.8 million for the next three-and-a-half years.

�€œThis additional funding will allow us to continue to push the frontiers of free radical chemistry, with significant impact on good health and disease prevention, materials science and environmental best practice.�€�

More than 140 researchers from five institutions across Australia are part of the Centre, which was established in 2005 following a $12 million grant from the ARC.

The Monash University�€“led ARC Centre of Excellence in Design in Light Metals and the University of Tasmania�€“led ARC Centre of Excellence in Ore Deposits, in both of which the University of Melbourne is a partner, also received more than $17 million in extra funding.

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