Nineteen early career researchers from across the University of Sydney have been awarded funding under the Australian Research Council’s highly competitive Discovery Early Career Research Award Scheme.
The University of Sydney had the second highest number of DECRAs awarded this year, totalling $8.97 million. Two hundred researchers around Australia were awarded DECRAS, which ARC Acting Chief Executive Office Dr Richard Johnson said “offers exciting opportunities for Australia’s promising early career researchers to develop in supportive environments”.
“As well as boosting Australia’s research and innovation capacity, DECRA projects result in new technologies and ideas, leading to new jobs, economic growth, and ultimately improved quality of life for Australians.”
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Emma Johnston congratulated the recipients.
“This is a fantastic result for our early career researchers and for the University of Sydney more generally,” Professor Johnston said.
“Thank you to the ARC for supporting our hard-working researchers across a wide range of disciplines which span our Faculties. These awards recognise the quality and breadth of our expertise at the University and will set these academics up for long, fruitful careers tackling the biggest challenges facing our world. Early career researchers are such an important part of our research ecosystem and I am extremely proud of their success.”
