Large research consortia
The quality of our research capability in key areas and its supporting infrastructure has resulted in the attraction of significant long-term centre government funding. Some of the successful externally-funded research centres include:
Centres of Excellence
The ARC Centre of Excellence (COE) for Creative Industries and Innovation worth $7 million over 5 years. This centre was recently reviewed and extended (with increased funding) until 2013. We are also a core participant in:
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Complex Dynamic Systems
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology.
Centre of Research Excellence
The Centre for Research Excellence in Sun and Health (CRESH) was awarded $2.4 million over five years under the NHMRC's New Centres of Research Excellence scheme. CRESH is focused on understanding the effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun, and aims to create guidelines for Australians to accommodate the need for exposure to Vitamin D without increasing cancer risk.
Cooperative research centres
The Cooperative Research Centre for Integrated Engineering Asset Management (CIEAM) was awarded $17.5 million over 7 years. The centre, which involves 11 partners, focuses on:
- reliability and maintenance modelling for asset maintenance and management
- technology development for detection of corrosion and material degradation
- intelligent diagnostics and modelling for remnant life prediction
- tools and standards for data exchange, integration and management decision.
The Wound Management Innovation CRC was awarded $27.9 million over 8 years. The Centre, which involves six partners and international collaborations in 14 countries, will examine key challenges in improving wound healing to provide quality-of-life for people with wounds, and cost-effective wound care that lessens the burden on the health system.
Research centres
The Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre has a $7.5 million Commonwealth grant over 5 years. This centre, led by QUT and based at Princess Alexandra Hospital's Biomedical Precinct, will be linked to APCRC-Victoria and provide an integrated, transdisciplinary and comprehensive prostate cancer research centre that supports a range of translational activities.
The Syngenta Centre for Sugarcane Biofuels Development (SCSBD) was established in 2008 to facilitate the scientific collaboration between QUT, Syngenta AG and Farmacule Bioindustries Ltd. The centre is funded under a $2 million National and International Research Alliances grant from the Queensland Government and substantial cash and in-kind contributions from Syngenta, Farmacule and QUT.
