News & Views item - July 2010

 

 

Fifteen Academic Researchers Awarded Australian Laureate Fellowships. (July 7, 2010)

The Federal Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr, has announced that 15 outstanding researchers have been awarded the five year grants totalling $35.5 million. This is the second group of 15 fellows, the first received their awards in 2009.

 

These fellowships replace the Federation Fellowships provided by the Federal Coalition Government under Prime Minister John Howard.

 

Details of the awards are available:

 

  • Funding outcomes—snapshot by State and University  PDF Format
  • Australian Laureate Fellowships fact sheet  PDF Format
  • Selection Report and Outcome Statistics
  • More information about the Australian Laureate Fellowships scheme
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    The short list of the 2010 recipients:

     

    Australian Capital Territory


    New South Wales


    Queensland


    Victoria