New ANFF-Q Student Award

The ANFF-Q Student Award will cover the costs of the Award recipient’s ANFF-Q access and consumables, enabling them to perform a short-term research project. This Award was created in recognition of the importance of university students developing hands-on technical research skills. Award recipients will receive: 20 hours of ANFF-Q instrument access, training and support from … Read more “New ANFF-Q Student Award”

ANFF-Q clients awarded more than $5.3 million for new ARC Linkage Projects

ANFF-Q would like to congratulate our clients in securing funding for these exciting collaborative industry-partnered research projects in bioengineering and advanced materials design. Professor Amin Abbosh and his colleagues will team up with industry partner EM Solutions Pty Ltd to develop compact millimeter-wave terminal for LEO satellite communications to deal with the digital inequality facing rural and remote Australia. Professor … Read more “ANFF-Q clients awarded more than $5.3 million for new ARC Linkage Projects”

ANFF-Q clients awarded more than $4.6 million in funding via NHMRC Investigator Grants.

ANFF-Q would like to congratulate our clients on their successful National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grant applications: Dr Ruirui Qiao, who was awarded funding to improve the design of MRI contrast agents used in clinical diagnosis of diseases such as cancer (Project: Biocompatible Gadolinium-free contrast agents for molecular targeted MR imaging). Dr Changkui … Read more “ANFF-Q clients awarded more than $4.6 million in funding via NHMRC Investigator Grants.”

ANFF-Q clients awarded more than $3.4 million in ARC LIEF Grants

ANFF-Q would like to congratulate our clients on securing 5 Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) Grants. Congratulations to: Associate Professor Mirko Lobino, who is part of the team setting up an photonic chip integration facility thanks to their successful LIEF grant. Professor Nam-Trung Nguyen and Professor Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, who are part of the … Read more “ANFF-Q clients awarded more than $3.4 million in ARC LIEF Grants”

What would you like to see at ANFF-Q in the future?

ANFF-Q has been awarded $18.36 million to spend over the next 4 years to upgrade and expand our facilities so that we can continue to support research excellence in Australia. We’re inviting current, past and potential users to attend our ANFF-Q User Meetings on Monday 11 November. In these meeting we will discuss our future … Read more “What would you like to see at ANFF-Q in the future?”

Mobility grant to attend ICYRAM — applications close 18 June

Are you an early- and mid-career researcher working in material science? Are you interested in events in the field of advanced materials that offer valuable engagement opportunities with peers and industry? The Theo Murphy Initiative (Australia) through the Australian Academy of Science is offering a number of Emerging Researchers Mobility Grants to support a diversity … Read more “Mobility grant to attend ICYRAM — applications close 18 June”

Falling Walls Australia — applications closing soon!

The Australian Academy of Science invites applications from Australian researchers, postdocs and students, entrepreneurs, engineers and innovators from all areas to attend Australia’s Falling Walls Lab in 2018. Falling Walls Lab Australia will be held on 11 September 2018 at the Academy’s Shine Dome, Canberra. Applications close 5pm (AEST) Tuesday 12 June 2018. Twenty Australian … Read more “Falling Walls Australia — applications closing soon!”

BridgeTech Program — EOIs close 1 June 2018

The BridgeTech Program specialises in the commercialisation of medical technology, including medical devices and diagnostics. The 2018 offering of the BridgeTech Program is now open and Expressions of Interest are being accepted. The program will select 100 participants from across Australia to take part in face-to-face and online training in the scientific, legal, financial, clinical, regulatory and … Read more “BridgeTech Program — EOIs close 1 June 2018”

ANFF-Q clients awarded $4.4 million in Human Frontier Science Program Grants

Three of the four Australian university scientists to win 2018 Program Grants from the Human Frontier Science Program are ANFF-Q clients. Their international collaborative projects have been awarded more than $US3.4m ($A4.4m) from the highly competitive global program. AIBN researcher, Associate Professor Vickers is part of an international team studying how enzymes work inside living cells. “Thanks … Read more “ANFF-Q clients awarded $4.4 million in Human Frontier Science Program Grants”

Falling Walls Venture — applications now open!

Are you a scientist-entrepreneur with an outstanding start-up company based on scientific research? Or a university or research institution looking to showcase your most promising academic spin-off? We got the perfect stage for you! Falling Walls Venture is a global platform for the next generation of outstanding science based start-ups. We are giving a stage … Read more “Falling Walls Venture — applications now open!”