$25 million win shines light on research
 Research
University of 新浪彩票 researchers have been awarded more than $25.5 million in national competitive funding over the past month for new discoveries and knowledge of great potential benefit to the community and our nation. A total of 48 new research projects - grants totalling $15.3 million - were announced as part of the Australian Research Council's (ARC) major grants announcement for projects starting in 2012 to benefit our environment, our health, culture, technology and the economy. A further $10.2 million of ARC funding was awarded to 20 early and mid-career researchers under the inaugural Discovery Early Career Research Awards and prestigious Future Fellowships schemes. This funding will help retain some of the top minds already working at the University of 新浪彩票 and support new researchers joining the University next year from the United States, France, Germany and from other Australian universities. These excellent results followed the previous month's announcement of a record $44.8 million in 2012 National Health燼nd Medical Research Council (NHMRC)grants for 61 new health and medical projects. "ARC grants are awarded to researchers who are considered to be among the very best in their fields, whose work and collaborative relationships will provide new knowledge and new opportunities for our nation," said the University's Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Professor Mike Brooks. "This research is helping us find answers in areas of great importance to the nation and the world - advancing solar energy, protecting us from disease, assessing the seismic safety of structures and many more. "These results, following soon after our record $44.8 million funding from the NHMRC, reinforces our position among the nation's research leaders." The new ARC funding covers: 37 new Discovery Projects including -
- $900,000 to Professor Gus Nathan (Centre for Energy Technology) - Heat transfer in novel solar thermal reactors to process minerals and solar fuels;
- $860,000 to Dr Adrienne Paton (School of Molecular and Biomedical Science) - Novel perspectives on the function of AB
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