The Australian Government is providing $11.9 million in new health and medical research funding to the Australian National University (ANU) and University of Canberra (UC) in the ACT, Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy, Member for Fraser Dr Andrew Leigh and Member for Canberra Gai Brodtmann announced today. The funding, part of a $573 million [...]
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Two ACT Veterans’ children receive bursaries
Two students from the Australian Capital Territory will receive up to $9000 each to help them complete their tertiary education, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Alan Griffin announced today. Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy, Federal Candidate for Canberra Gai Brodtmann and Federal Candidate for Fraser Andrew Leigh today congratulated Katherine Cymbalak, (Bachelor of Commerce, University [...]
Investing in the future of health in and around the Australian Capital Territory
The Rudd Government today provided a timely boost to the future of health in the ACT and surrounding areas. Up to $2.2 million will be committed to support additional clinical training places for students at local universities which will encourage more health students to study and work in and around the ACT. The Australian National [...]
Commercial Development Funding for Medical Research Project at ANU
Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy has congratulated Dr Charani Ranasinghe from the Australian National University (ANU) for receiving $232,500 over two years for the Development of a novel strategy to enhance T cell-mediated immunity to vaccine antigens, through the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council Development Grants. Dr Ranasinghe’s research proposal looks [...]
ANU Fellowship One of Nine Announced for 2010
The Rudd government recognised the extraordinary work of nine of Australia’s best health and medical researchers today with the announcement of the National Health and Medical Research Council Australian Fellowships. Australian National University (ANU) Professor Christopher Goodnow, was among the nine researchers recognized for his work as one of Australia’s leading immunologists. The Australia Fellowship [...]
Over $86 million for ANU and UC Research
Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy has welcomed the announcement of $86,363,279 in grants to the Australian National University (ANU) and University of Canberra (UC) to support higher education research. The funding for these two ACT universities is part of $1.42 billion in Research Block Grants Australia-wide announced recently by Innovation Minister, Senator Kim Carr. [...]
$40,000 to ANU and CSIRO for French-Australian Research Projects
The Australian e-Health Research Centre CSIRO and the Australian National University have received $20,000 funding each from the 2009 French-Australian Science and Technology program, announced by Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research today. Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy has congratulated CSIRO and ANU on their funding, which is part of [...]
Supercomputer Launched at ANU
The Commonwealth Government is providing $26 million towards Australia’s newest research supercomputer to be hosted at the Australian National University (ANU). Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy welcomed the facility, officially launched today by the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr and operated by National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), an initiative of [...]
CSIRO and 2 ACT Universities receive $40.7 million funding for outstanding research
Federal Member for Fraser Bob McMullan and Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy today congratulated the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), the Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Canberra (UC) and their hard working researchers on receiving a total of $40,742,839 to fund 107 outstanding research projects from the Rudd Government. [...]
Illness website is mental as anything
A new e-health website to help people find online treatments for mental illnesses was launched during Mental Health Week. The interactive website, Beacon, was developed by the ANU Centre for Mental Health Research (CMHR) and supported by the Mental Health Council of Australia. Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy said Beacon provided a portal [...]
