Up-and-coming researchers awarded $10m
Minister for Education Dan Tehan announced on 3 November that Sydney had been awarded $10.1m in total, with projects covering a broad range of areas, including the gig economy, mental health treatment and gendered violence in schools.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Duncan Ivison welcomed the announcement and congratulated recipients, pointing to a high success rate among Sydney applicants.
“It’s pleasing to see our success rate for these awards is 23%, the highest among the Go8 universities. This highlights not only the talent of our up-and-coming researchers, but also the support from our professional staff in helping academics reach their potential.
“My congratulations to the recipients and I look forward to seeing the outcomes of this valuable research,” said Professor Ivison. "I know there are also some very good projects that didn’t get funded this round and we look forward to working with colleagues on those for upcoming ones."
Among the recipients are Dr Carolyn McKay, from the University of Sydney Law School, who will examine the impact of digital technologies, such as audio visual links replacing physical presence in courtrooms, on vulnerable members of society, as well as Dr Milad Haghani, from the University of Sydney Business School, who will develop materials to assist in rapidly and safely evacuating crowds in mass emergencies.
Sydney's 2021 DECRA recipients:
- Dr Behnam Akhavan - Faculty of Science
- Dr Gareth Bryant - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Dr Jianguang Fang – Faculty of Engineering
- Dr Rosemary Grey - University of Sydney Law School
- Dr Milad Haghani - University of Sydney Business School
- Dr Ryan Holmes – Faculty of Science
- Dr Amandeep Kaur - Faculty of Medicine and Health
- Dr Mert Kimya - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Dr Wei Li - Faculty of Engineering
- Dr Sinan Li - Faculty of Engineering
- Dr Carolyn McKay - University of Sydney Law School
- Dr Mohammad Mirkhalaf - Faculty of Engineering
- Dr Barnaby Norris - Faculty of Science
- Dr Charlotte Petersen – Faculty of Science
- Dr Mohsen Ramezani - Faculty of Engineering
- Dr Victoria Rawlings - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Dr Changyang She - Faculty of Engineering
- Dr Yevgeny Stadnik – Faculty of Science
- Dr Josh Stenberg - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Dr Emma Tseris - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Dr Alex Veen - University of Sydney Business School
- Dr Xuehang Wang – Faculty of Engineering
- Dr Sophie Webber - Faculty of Science
- Dr Sabin Zahirovic - Faculty of Science
The full list of 2021 Discovery Early Career Researcher Award recipients and their project summaries are available on the ARC website.