RCSS and REGS awarded
The Research Conference Support Scheme (RCSS) grants were awarded this week. 41 applicants from across UTAS received funding to attend and present a research paper at a national or international conference in 2013.
RCSS is awarded annually and is aimed at mid-career academics with research/teaching appointments, providing funds for them to present a research paper at a conference locally or overseas. Funding available is a maximum of $2,500 for international conferences and $1,500 for conferences in Australia/New Zealand.
A list of the 41 successful applicants and the conferences at which they will be presenting papers is available here (PDF 78.4KB).
The other UTAS grant scheme which is provided by the DVCR is the Research Enhancement Grant Scheme (REGS). The results of the REGS were recently awarded, with 35 research projects across the University funded, from a total of 75 applications received. Funding available was a maximum of $20,000 for individual applications and a maximum of $40,000 for team applications.
As an example of the breadth of research being funded, Dr Stanislav Shabala and Dr Jamie McCallum from Mathematics and Physics will be probing the central engines of supermassive black holes, Dr Kate Nash from English, Journalism and European Languages will be measuring interactive documentary engagement with SBS and alterations in cortical neuron activity in Alzheimer’s disease model mice will be the subject matter of Dr Adele Woodhouse from the School of Medicine’s research.
Professor Paddy Nixon, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) commended the calibre of this year’s applications. A summary of the 35 funding projects is available here (PDF 64.0KB).
Image: Dr Stanislav Shabala.