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AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS RECEIVE GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
5 November 2008

Over a hundred leading Australian scientists have been awarded scientific grants to undertake important international collaborative research under the International Science Linkages – Science Academies Program.

The program supports Australian scientists, from both the public and private sectors, to collaborate with international partners on leading edge science and technology in order to contribute to Australia's economic, social and environmental wellbeing.

Australian scientists will travel to research institutions in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Europe and North America to commence their projects in January 2009.

The grant funding is part of the $3.9 million provided to the Australian Academy of Science by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research over the five years of the International Science Linkages – Science Academies Program.

Australian scientists will be working on a diverse range of topics including: cancer, climate change; genomic sequencing; health and ageing; nanotechnology; solar cells and women's health.

A full list of the grant recipients and their projects can be found at: www.science.org.au/internat/2009-2010grants.htm

Further information:
International Science Linkages Program: https://grants.innovation.gov.au/ISL/Pages/Home.aspx

Media contact: Richard Bray 0416 331 821, richard.bray@science.org.au