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28 August 2024

Researchers from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland have secured more than $7.2 million through the program to strengthen national research and innovation capacity.

The scheme will support 16 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers across a range of areas, from health and medicine to languages and culture.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ ARC DECRA 2025 recipients:

  • Dr Charles Bell – improve understanding of the gene regulation process and predictability of cell behaviour.
  • – strengthen understanding of gender bias in English-language translations of ancient Greek tragedy to inform new translations.
  • – develop building blocks for a future quantum internet with secure communication to improve cybersecurity and data protection.
  • – develop techniques to analyse electric charge behaviour in organic semiconductor devices to improve energy efficiencies.  
  • – inform strategies to improve health workforce policymaking and develop resources to reduce work shortages in the industry. 
  • – develop next-generation lithium-ion batteries with improved energy storage, reduced cost and longer lifespan.
  • – improve understanding of the pharmaceutical properties of natural peptides, including from venom of cone snails, for potential therapeutics.
  • Dr Min Liu – develop technologies for direct air capture of carbon dioxide to help reduce emissions.
  • investigate how the timing of antibiotics and viruses impacts the ecology of bacterial communities and the evolution of antimicrobial resistance.
  • – improve understanding on the impact of artificial and environmental light on children’s sleep, cognitive function and wellbeing.
  • – develop dynamic machine learning technology to support user decision-making on platforms such as e-commerce websites.
  • – investigate the phenomenon and impact of everyday resistance – when individuals routinely and quietly oppose injustices in daily life.
  • – strengthen understanding of antimicrobial resistance in water-borne pathogens and develop technology to reduce contamination in urban water systems.
  • – develop processes to improve the efficiency of recommender systems which analyse large datasets.
  • – enhance understanding of global methane emissions and their contribution to climate change.  
  • – develop wastewater analysis and human biomonitoring methods to evaluate vaping patterns within communities and shape policies. 

The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers are among 200 recipients awarded more than $92.9 million through the DECRA scheme.

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