The scheme will support 16 UQ researchers across a range of areas, from health and medicine to languages and culture.
UQ ARC DECRA 2025 recipients:
- Dr Charles Bell - improve understanding of the gene regulation process and predictability of cell behaviour.
- Dr Min Liu - develop technologies for direct air capture of carbon dioxide to help reduce emissions.
Dr Emma Cole - strengthen understanding of gender bias in English-language translations of ancient Greek tragedy to inform new translations.
Dr Josephine Dias - develop building blocks for a future quantum internet with secure communication to improve cybersecurity and data protection.
Dr Mile Gao - develop techniques to analyse electric charge behaviour in organic semiconductor devices to improve energy efficiencies.
Dr Adam Hannah - inform strategies to improve health workforce policymaking and develop resources to reduce work shortages in the industry.
Dr Xia Huang - develop next-generation lithium-ion batteries with improved energy storage, reduced cost and longer lifespan.
Dr Bhavesh Khatri - improve understanding of the pharmaceutical properties of natural peptides, including from venom of cone snails, for potential therapeutics.
Dr James Orr - investigate how the timing of antibiotics and viruses impacts the ecology of bacterial communities and the evolution of antimicrobial resistance.
Dr Cassandra Pattinson - improve understanding on the impact of artificial and environmental light on children’s sleep, cognitive function and wellbeing.
Dr Ruihong Qiu - develop dynamic machine learning technology to support user decision-making on platforms such as e-commerce websites.
Dr Hema Preya Selvanathan - investigate the phenomenon and impact of everyday resistance - when individuals routinely and quietly oppose injustices in daily life.
Dr Zhigang Yu - strengthen understanding of antimicrobial resistance in water-borne pathogens and develop technology to reduce contamination in urban water systems.
Dr Junliang Yu - develop processes to improve the efficiency of recommender systems which analyse large datasets.
Dr Xueqin Zhang - enhance understanding of global methane emissions and their contribution to climate change.
Dr Qiuda Zheng - develop wastewater analysis and human biomonitoring methods to evaluate vaping patterns within communities and shape policies.
The UQ researchers are among 200 recipients awarded more than $92.9 million through the DECRA scheme.
