2018 ARC Future Fellowships and Linkage Project success for Sydney

The University of Sydney has secured six Future Fellowships and a Linkage Project grant funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC). Professor David Schlosberg from the Sydney Environment Institute at the University of Sydney was awarded $423,500 funding for the ARC Linkage Project to address food insecurity. The Sydney Food Incubator  research team includes  Dr Alana Mann  from the Department of Media and Communications, and Dr Luke Craven from UNSW Canberra (previously University of Sydney) and collaborations with the City of Sydney, TAFE NSW and FoodLab Detroit. The six ARC Future Fellowships span the fields of cosmology, epigenetics, computer vision, grid systems, nanotechnology, and nanoscale characterisation. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Duncan Ivison congratulated the achievements of the researchers. It is truly a delight to see the dedication of our researchers recognised again through these prestigious fellowships "Through these highly competitive fellowships, our researchers will pursue fundamental and applied research - from cosmology to the latest blockchain technology - with leading international collaborators that I am sure will deliver a range of extraordinary discoveries and benefits for Australia and the world." ARC Linkage Projects  support academics to work with government and industry partners to tackle complex problems and fast-track solutions to benefit end-users. Professor Schlosberg said, "the project has the potential to bring real and substantive change to the lives of Sydney-siders who face food insecurity on a daily basis." ARC Future Fellowships are designed to attract and retain Australia's most outstanding mid-career researchers, funding their projects over a span of four years.