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Reigniting the Noongar language through song
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Dr Clint Bracknell, a musician and ethnomusicologist based at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, The University of Sydney, is using an ARC Discovery…

Image: Team leader Professor Chris Clarkson with site custodian May Nango. Photo reproduced courtesy of Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation. Photography by Dominic O’Brien.
Uncovering a new history of Australian habitation
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A discovery by researchers at The University of Queensland, in a project led by ARC Future Fellow, Professor Chris Clarkson, has revealed that Aboriginal…

Image: Associate Professor Melanie Randle, University of Wollongong. Image credit: University of Wollongong
Research increases foster carer placements
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Associate Professor Melanie Randle is an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award recipient, based at the University of Wollongong, who has been…

Image: Sallie Jones of Gippsland Jersey, Jindivick (Victoria), Photographer: Catherine Forge, Source: Museums Victoria.
Shining a light on the invisible farmer
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With ARC Linkage Projects scheme funding, Professor Joy Damousi—an ARC Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellow—and her research…

Image: Edith Cowan University researcher and grandmother Dr Donell Holloway. Image credit: Edith Cowan University.
Big data and social media—impacts on very young children
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A research group led by Professor Lelia Green at Edith Cowan University, is using ARC Discovery Projects scheme funding to explore the…

Image: Andrew Whitehouse, Professor of Autism Research at The University of Western Australia and Angela Wright Bennett Professor of Autism Research at the Telethon Kids Institute. Image credit: Telethon Kids Institute.
Helping children with autism reach their full potential
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Professor Andrew Whitehouse from The University of Western Australia and Telethon Kids Institute has dedicated his research career to discovering the causes of…

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Designing the classrooms to match 21st century teaching
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Educational researchers at The University of Melbourne are using funding from the ARC Linkage Projects scheme to drive improvements in student…

Image: Curtin University Associate Professor Stuart Johnson. Image credit: Curtin University.
Staple cereal grain to help battle chronic disease
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Research at Curtin University, led by Dr Stuart Johnson and supported by ARC Linkage Projects scheme funding, has discovered that a grain used…

Image: Researchers from Deakin’s Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM), Dr Rangam Rajkhowa and Dr Ben Allardyce. Image courtesy: Deakin University.
Revolutionary silk membranes to repair perforated eardrums
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ARC-funded researchers at Deakin University and the Ear Science Institute of Australia (ESIA) have developed an innovative silk membrane implant that could…

Image: ‘Re-Timer’ glasses radiates a soft, green UV-free light. Image Credit: Flinders University.
Light therapy providing relief for troubled sleep patterns in teens
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ARC-funded researchers, led by Professor Michael Gradisar at Flinders University, are approaching sleep studies innovatively, by examining the troubled sleep…

Image: Distinguished Professor Dayong Jin, ARC Future Fellow, launches the ARC IDEAL Hub. Image credit: Matthew Duchesne.
An ideal way for Australia to lead the world in biophotonics
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ARC Future Fellow, Professor Dayong Jin, is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Technology Sydney, and Director of the ARC Research Hub for…

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Australia’s life scientist of the year delves deep into the mysteries of heritability
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Professor Jian Yang, from The University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience and Queensland Brain Institute, was the recipient of the Frank…