ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Lanthanides and actinides in copper ores, a pas de deux in geological... Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Unlocking the detrital feldspar archive Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Advancing the Integration of Greenery and Solar Energy for Buildings Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Unlocking the detrital feldspar archive Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Neighbourhood and Community Houses and Centres (NCHCs) and Social... Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Is antigen design the missing link to broad and durable HCV immunity? Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Advancing the Integration of Greenery and Solar Energy for Buildings Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Neighbourhood and Community Houses and Centres (NCHCs) and Social... Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Re-storying Arnhem Land's Aboriginal Knowledge Holders Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Neighbourhood and Community Houses and Centres (NCHCs) and Social... Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Advancing the Integration of Greenery and Solar Energy for Buildings Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

How individual variation drives collective motion Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Higher order symmetry, prolongation, and parabolic geometry Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Metamaterials for Vibration-Induced Health Issues in Heavy Vehicles Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Beyond Bacterial Lineages: A Mobile Genetic Element-Centred Framework... Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Advancing the science of evidence synthesis: developing standards,... Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Enhancing Vision-Language Models with Game-Based Reasoning and... Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Metamaterials for Vibration-Induced Health Issues in Heavy Vehicles Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Re-storying Arnhem Land's Aboriginal Knowledge Holders Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Revealing the yolk sac as an essential source of insulin for fetal... Category: Medical Research

ARC National Competitive Grants · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Unravelling PFAS dark matter in food contact material. Using a novel suite of analytical techniques, this project aims to assess the magnitude of PFAS in food contact material (FCM), its migration to food and the extent of dark matter transformation following ingestion. Assessment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is challenging due to the structural complexity of this class of chemicals and the presence of PFAS dark matter, unknown or not analysable compounds. PFAS dark matter may also be metabolised to persistent, dead-end products which is overlooked in risk evaluations. We aim to develop analytical tools for understanding PFAS dark matter exposure which is critical to manage PFAS impacts and to reduce the burden of direct and indirect health costs on the Australian population. Field of research: 3006 - Food Sciences Driven by convenience and lifestyle, society is utilising ever increasing amounts of food contact material (FCM), including takeaway packaging, that may contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), better known as forever chemicals. These manmade compounds (> 12,000) are knowingly added as chemical barriers against moisture and grease. Although considerable research has highlighted potential adverse health effects associated with PFAS exposure, little information is available regarding FCM-PFAS content and their potential migration into food during use or into the environment during end-of-life disposal. To complicate matters, many polyfluorinated compounds that are unable to be identified using standard analytical approaches may be transformed into persistent, toxic dead-end products. However, the extent of biological transformation and its impact on toxicity, exposure and risk is unknown. This project will develop an analytical workflow to unravel the complexity of FCM-PFAS to elucidate the impact of PFAS migration and biotransformation on human (during use) and environmental (end-of-life) exposure. Outcomes from this research will benefit Australians by contributing to the National PFAS position statement and PFAS National Environmental Management Plan, and by influencing food packaging and environmental regulation which will reduce potential health and environmental impacts from this unexplored exposure source.

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Enhancing Vision-Language Models with Game-Based Reasoning and... Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

ARC National Competitive Grants · FY 2026 · 2026-01

A Nanoplatform for Lipopolysaccharide-independent Immune Hyperactivation . This project aims to develop a new class of bioactive nanoplatform for immune hyperactivation, a recently identified highly proinflammatory state of the immune system that drives long-lived immune protection. Materials engineering and immune signalling modulation will be leveraged to achieve optimal hyperactivation outcome without the reliance on bacterial toxins. Expected outcomes include new insights into the nanomaterial-mediated biochemical cues on inflammatory signaling and the establishment of a patentable immunostimulatory nanoplatform with enormous potential for next-generation immuno-adjuvant technology, strengthening Australia's vaccine manufacturing capability and offering ennomic benefits to pharmaceutical and veterinary fields. Field of research: 3106 - Industrial Biotechnology Immune system inherently possesses sophisticated defence mechanisms, acting as a “doctor” to diagnose and eliminate invaded pathogens and dysregulated cells. T cells play a central role in immune defence by directly targeting these foreign or abnormal substances. However, a biocompatible strategy for inducing robust T cell immunity and memory that offer long-term protection against the reinvasion/recurrence of pathogens/dysregulated cells remains a significant challenge. This project will develop a novel technology to trigger a long-lived T cell response. This will be achieved by using tiny particles (1000 times small than the width of a human hair) to reprogram the central immune system into a “hyperactive” state that release multiplex signals to activate T cells. The technology platform developed in this project will hold great potential for advanced vaccine formulations for protecting human and livestock and could transform Australia’s capacity in public health and agriculture, especially for enhancing Australia’s preparedness against epidemic disease. The technology will generate IPs that spur the growth of human/veterinary vaccine companies and enable economic benefits. The knowledge and tools generated in this project will be shared through the research team’s active involvement in international biotechnology associations, including with leading experts, not-for-profits and conferences, and shared with various stakeholders and the public by media communications.

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Tracing cultural continuities in West Australia's ancient coastal... Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

ARC National Competitive Grants · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Practical Mechanisms to Improve the Efficiency of Land Assembly. One of the best ways to increase housing supply in Australia is to promote urban infill and enabling higher density housing. Unfortunately, urban infill often requires the assembly of land and strata titles, which is known to be a hard economics problem. This project will develop and experimentally test practical mechanisms that can be used to assemble properties. A first project explores how to modify traditional property auctions and enable the consolidation of lots for medium-density townhouse projects. A second project explores how to modify strata rules to ensure that medium-density projects built today can be redeveloped in the future. Field of research: 3801 - Applied Economics Housing scarcity is a fundamental issue in Australia and urban infill, a preferred method of increasing housing supply, often falls short of targets set by the government. We believe that one contributing factor to this shortfall is that increasing density often requires the assembly of adjacent lots, a process that is inherently difficult. Part 1 of this project aims to develop practical ``add-on'' auctions and a web based app that promotes small-scale assembly of lots that are suitable for townhouses and small-scale apartment complexes. These types of projects tend to be faster to build than large-scale apartments, and are feasible for small-sized builders who are responsible for the bulk of Australia's housing construction. Part 2 of the project explores modifications to Strata laws that can ensure that medium-sized Strata projects built today can be redeveloped in the future. In many jurisdictions in Australia, the government has introduced en bloc rules that allow a supermajority of owners in a Strata complex to approve a sale of the entire complex. These rules improve efficiency but potentially cause some complexes to be redeveloped when it is inefficient to do so. Our research explores whether it is possible to introduce additional rules that offer greater protection for owners who do not wish to sell without blocking efficient sales. Our ``add-on" auction app and the efficient en block mechanisms will be explained and promoted in a stakeholder workshop.