University research funding
October 22, 2012
VICTORIAN universities have been
granted a research windfall with the
Government dishing out a combined
$290 million for 498 in grants for
health and medical research.
University of Melbourne topped
the nation-wide list for funding,
winning a massive $89 million for
161 grants, whilst Monash
University came in second securing
$86.2 million for 147 grants.
“These grants support our
research community to continue to
do what they do so well – making
cutting edge discoveries that
improve the diagnosis, treatment
and cure of illnesses that touch all
Australians,” said Parliamentary
Secretary for Health Catherine King.
“The grants announced today will
ensure that young researchers have
a solid foundation for their career,
experienced researchers can run
innovative research projects and
clinicians can integrate their clinical
skills into research practice,” she
added.
Overall the National Health and
Medical Research Council doled out
a total of $652 million worth of
medical and health grants nationwide
in the 2013 funding round, with
other winners including the
University of Sydney for projects
including Cancer Radiotherapy
2020; the University of NSW, with
grants going to projects including a
comparison of HIV-1 treatments in
patients who have failed a standard
first-line combination ART regimen;
and the University of WA for
research such as Understanding
and applying macrophagemediated
effects on liver progenitor
cells to treat liver disease.
The University of Queensland also
received several grants for
investigations including A new and
effective approach to reversal of
allergic airways inflammation by
turning off allergic responses;
whilst the University of Newcastle
scored funding for research
including Keeping people with
communication disabilities safe in
hospital.
Other winners included the
Australian National University, the
University of Tasmania, the
University of Western Australia, Edith
Cowan University, La Trobe, Deakin
University, Griffith Uni, University
of South Australia, QUT, Flinders
University, Macquarie University,
and the University of Adelaide.
In terms of a breakdown by topic,
cancer grants topped the lot,
scoring $131.3m in funding,
followed by cardiovascular disease
($81.7m), child health ($80.3m),
mental health ($68.2m), ageing
($50m), Indigenous health ($37m),
diabetes ($36.3m), obesity
($26.3m), arthritis ($21.4m),
asthma ($16.7m), and HIV ($13m).
Following Victoria in the funding
scoreboard, NSW institutes scored
157.5m, Qld took home $94.3m,
South Australia came in fourth with
$46.3m, followed by WA with
$35.7m, Tasmania with $9.5m, ACT
with $9.4m and the NT which was
given $9m.
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