University of Queensland researchers will help Indigenous businesses develop markets for native bushfoods and ornamental plants, nurture Indigenist Health Humanities as a new field of inquiry, and provide a framework for the new co-design approach being implemented across Indigenous policy domains.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement), Professor Bronwyn Fredericks has welcomed $7.1 million of new Commonwealth funding dedicated to improving prospects for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, including around $4 million for Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» projects.
“Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» has been granted three of the nine new research grants announced under the Federal Government’s ARC Discovery Indigenous scheme for 2021,” Professor Fredericks said.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Adjunct Professor Dale Chapman will lead a $1.5 million research project working with traditional owners to investigate new technologies and applications for native Australian bush tucker, novel foods and ornamental plants for urban gardens.
The five-year project will also involve Professor Melissa Fitzgerald, Professor Susanne Schmidt, Professor Bronwyn Fredericks, Professor Kim Bryceson, Dr Robyn Cave, and Professor Helen Ross.
Associate Professor Chelsea Bond will lead a $1.7 million project to develop Indigenist Health Humanities as a new and innovative field of inquiry, building an intellectual collective capable of bridging the knowledge gap that hinders current efforts to close the gap in Indigenous health inequality.
This five-year project will also involve Dr Lisa Whop, Professor Mark Brough, Dr Bryan Mukandi, and Dr Alissa Macoun.
Dr Marnee Shay will lead a $750,000 project to provide an evidence base and framework for the new co-design approach being implemented across State and Commonwealth Indigenous policy domains.
The three-year project will also involve Associate Professor Grace Sarra and Professor Jo Lampert.
A full list of Discovery Indigenous 2021 grant recipients and projects is available via the .
Media: Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Communications, communications@uq.edu.au, 3365 1130.
