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15 October 2008
Innovative Indigenous researchers funded to improve knowledge and understanding
The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research today announced that nine Indigenous Australian researchers will share in funding of $928,000 under the Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development scheme.
"Four female and five male Indigenous researchers from eight universities have been awarded funding starting in 2009 and continuing through to 2012," Senator Carr said.
"The successful projects include research into Indigenous communities’ history and knowledge base preservation, interaction with digital media and the internet, disease control and increasing survival possibilities, children’s emotional health and parental concepts, and reconciliation through exploration of modern historical events and their current impact."
"The researchers funded in this round will provide many benefits to the Indigenous community as well as the broader Australian community by helping to increase knowledge, preserve culture, manage disease, improve employment rates and support reconciliation."
The Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development scheme provides support for the training and research expertise development of Indigenous Researchers who have not participated as a chief investigator on an ARC-funded project or previously been awarded an ARC fellowship.
"The Australian Government is committed to providing opportunities for Indigenous academics and supporting fundamental research and research training by Indigenous Australians," Senator Carr said.
"This scheme is just one way the Government is delivering on this commitment."
A summary of the Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development scheme 2009 funding is below. For more information, visit www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/
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Summary of Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development scheme 2009 funding
- The University of Melbourne will study how Indigenous knowledge and cultural heritage is being preserved and managed utilising digital information systems
- Monash University will contribute to the understanding of how local communities archive knowledge and documentation, while establishing a solid framework for sustainable archive sources and more culturally sensitive practices
- James Cook University are aiming to increase the knowledge of local communities' experiences, perceptions and implementations of infectious disease interventions, while developing a model for improving future programs and strategies
- University of Western Sydney are looking to improve parents understanding of ADHD and their responses to proposed diagnosis or treatment by examining the perceptions of ADHD as well as the impact on parents accepting or rejecting diagnosis
- Murdoch University will examine the events surrounding Indigenous prisoners on Rottnest Island and how exposure and commemoration of these events could assist in the overall goals of Reconciliation
- The Australian National University will investigate the vast difference in internet usage between Indigenous communities and the rest of the Australian population and ways this can be increased to allow these communities better access to the information available
- University of Southern Queensland will reassess the current needs assessment tools used with cancer patients towards incorporating the necessary Indigenous-specific items that will improve understanding and survival amongst Indigenous cancer patients
- The University of Newcastle are looking to identify those workplace programs in place for Indigenous employment that are conducive to a successful outcome and develop a benchmark for improvement of programs across the labour market, and
- Murdoch University are hoping to develop a program for the prevention and reduction of bullying in school and the local community to increase the quality and effectiveness of the schooling experience of Indigenous children.
