The Academy welcomes the announcement by the Australian Research Council (ARC) of nine new centres of excellence .
More than $280 million in funding has been awarded to nine centres around the country, to develop Australia’s research excellence through highly innovative and collaborative research. ARC centres of excellence are typically funded for up to seven years.
The scheme is also designed to build Australia’s human capacity in a range of research areas, including the humanities and social sciences.
The Academy congratulates the following Fellows and National Committee (NC) Members who will be involved in leading the Centres around Australia:
The other new centres will cover biodiversity and heritage, low-energy electronics technologies, gravitational wave discovery, and ageing research.
Read the ARC centres of excellence media release and fact sheet.
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