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ARC Grants 2008

Projects with a scheduled commencement year of 2008

Values are whole-of-project ARC allocations, including variations—not cash paid during 2008. ARC uses calendar commencement years here because its source data does not provide comparable financial-year payment dates.
Funding By Organisation
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Administering OrganisationProjectsCurrent Funding Dollars
The University of New South Wales149$52,997,402
The University of Queensland131$52,318,497
The University of Sydney145$48,358,116
The Australian National University108$48,331,355
The University of Melbourne160$47,828,690
Monash University108$43,284,903
The University of Adelaide62$37,976,320
The University of Western Australia67$21,931,575
University of Wollongong59$17,571,630
The University of Newcastle43$13,882,694
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Funding By Scheme
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Scheme NameProjectsCurrent Funding Dollars
Discovery Projects878$301,398,276
Linkage Projects410$126,587,596
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities74$37,887,597
Federation Fellowships14$21,366,999
ARC Centres of Excellence1$16,755,667
Linkage - International69$3,921,306
Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development7$916,960
Learned Academies Special Projects6$574,108
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Funding By Research Field
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Primary Field Of ResearchProjectsCurrent Funding Dollars
0601 - Biochemistry and Cell Biology49$21,154,550
1701 - Psychology69$20,690,400
0912 - Materials Engineering43$17,385,510
0403 - Geology19$15,218,505
1117 - Public Health and Health Services49$15,199,168
0604 - Genetics36$14,344,339
0306 - Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural)30$11,012,851
0201 - Astronomical and Space Sciences29$9,953,511
0904 - Chemical Engineering24$9,719,267
0801 - Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing33$9,372,664
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Largest Projects
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Project CodeAdministering OrganisationLead InvestigatorGrant SummaryCurrent Funding DollarsOfficial Record UrlChart Label
PFG002008The University of AdelaideA/Prof Sigrid HeuerAustralian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics. Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics$16,755,667Official ARC recordPFG002008 — The University of Adelaide
LE0882854The Australian National UniversityEm/Prof Richard ArculusAustralian Membership of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program. Membership of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) will provide high-leverage access to the largest, and …$8,950,000Official ARC recordLE0882854 — The Australian National University
LP0882016The University of QueenslandProf Zhiguo YuanOptimal management of corrosion and odour problems in sewer systems. Pollutants in wastewater undergo complex changes in sewers, leading to the production and release of odorous…$4,901,791Official ARC recordLP0882016 — The University of Queensland
FF0883221James Cook UniversityProf Michael BirdEnvironmental change, carbon cycling and human impact in tropical Australia. This fellowhip will provide the fundamental science outputs required to understand the complex linka…$2,293,854Official ARC recordFF0883221 — James Cook University
FF0883188Curtin UniversityProf Dr Petrus TeunissenTheoretical and Model Strengthening of Future Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) to Yield Improved Geospatial Information for Tomorrow's Society. Australia is a signific…$2,268,421Official ARC recordFF0883188 — Curtin University
DP0881385The University of New South WalesProf Liangchi ZhangAn innovative manufacturing technology enabling new generations of hip joint prostheses. The success of the present project will revolutionise the way we produce hip joint prost…$2,074,711Official ARC recordDP0881385 — The University of New South Wales
FF0883217The Australian National UniversityProf Michael EastwoodConformal Differential Geometry. Differential geometry is a major branch of mathematics studying shape by using calculus and differential equations. This is a fundamental resear…$1,776,076Official ARC recordFF0883217 — The Australian National University
DP0877360The University of MelbourneProf Frank CarusoEngineering and Assembly of Bioinspired Nanostructured Materials. Scientific and technological advances at the frontiers of nano- and bio-technology are poised to revolutionise …$1,771,689Official ARC recordDP0877360 — The University of Melbourne
FF0883526The University of New South WalesProf Michelle SimmonsAtomic Electronics: Precompetitive Research for the Global Semiconductor Industry. The demonstration in Australia that electronic devices in silicon can be fabricated at the ato…$1,768,076Official ARC recordFF0883526 — The University of New South Wales
FF0883522The Australian National UniversityProf John DryzekDeliberative Global Governance. The worldwide movement building deliberative democracy should now address deliberative capacity in whole systems, not just micro innovations such…$1,768,076Official ARC recordFF0883522 — The Australian National University
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