THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Collaborative surveillance to prevent measles outbreaks (CoSMO) in... Category: Medical Research

ARC National Competitive Grants · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Holographic WiFi for Digital Mining. Digital mining is an urgent global priority for enhancing productivity, safety, and operational efficiency. However, the lack of scalable, cost-effective ICT infrastructure remains a significant barrier to fully realising the potential of digital mining. The project will deliver HoloFi, a revolutionary WiFi system, that transforms conventional WiFi networks into multifunctional ICT infrastructure. It enables a single WiFi network to simultaneously provide inherent communication, situational awareness sensing, and distributed AI processing at scale, delivering a cost-effective ICT infrastructure. As industries move toward digital transformation, HoloFi will be indispensable, delivering significant economic and social benefits for Australia. Field of research: 4006 - Communications Engineering There is a critical gap in a cost-effective, scalable, comprehensive ICT infrastructure crucial for digital transformation of mining and other large-scale industries. The project will deliver HoloFi, a groundbreaking WiFi system, that transforms conventional WiFi networks into multifunctional ICT infrastructure. It enables a single WiFi network to simultaneously provide inherent communication, situational awareness sensing, and distributed AI processing at scale, delivering a cost-effective and energy-efficient ICT infrastructure. In close collaboration with industry partners, we will translate HoloFi technology into mining and other large-scale industry applications. These and many other industry sectors are likely to greatly benefit from HoloFi’s ubiquitous communication, distributed AI capacities, and large-scale high-precision sensing capabilities. Translation of the breakthrough by our Australian industry partners will enable the nation to play a pioneering role in the digital transformation of the economy. The Fellowship will create a legacy of disruptive HoloFi technologies, making Australia an early beneficiary through both retrofitting existing processes and creating pathways for further industrial innovations. It will provide an ideal platform for training the next generation of research leaders in digital mining innovation.

ARC National Competitive Grants · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Development of progesterone biosensors for on-farm detection . Australia’s dairy and livestock industries are crucial to the economy, yet many remote farms lack timely access to veterinary services, creating a need for portable health monitoring tools. In collaboration with Culturon Pty Ltd, this project aims to develop on-farm biosensors for real-time measurement of hormones in fluids from cattle. By combining plasma surface engineering with Culturon’s hormone science expertise, the project expects to create portable electrochemical biosensors to help farmers monitor reproductive health, track pregnancies, and make timely herd management decisions. These biosensors promise to enhance productivity and animal welfare, offering a practical solution for precision livestock management. Field of research: 4016 - Materials Engineering Dairy is Australia’s third-largest rural industry, producing 8.8 billion liters of milk in 2022-2023, of which 30% was exported, generating $3.3 billion. Managing reproductive health and herd productivity is especially challenging in remote and rural areas, where farmers lack practical tools to assess progesterone levels in cattle fluids. This project addresses this gap by developing portable, quantitative progesterone biosensors for on-farm use, leveraging plasma surface treatment combined with advanced hormone science. This user-friendly tool will add value to agriculture, enable farmers to monitor the estrous cycle, track pregnancies, and improve reproductive success and milk production while reducing costs associated with involuntary culling. Improved reproductive health management will also reduce greenhouse gas emissions, supporting more sustainable agricultural practices. Additionally, this innovation enhances Australia’s advanced manufacturing by creating a versatile platform adaptable to other hormone detections, boosting export opportunities for global dairy markets. To support adoption, we will engage with the farming community through partnerships, fairs, and training programs, showcasing the technology’s value and ease of use. Collaboration with industry partners will streamline production, ensuring affordability and accessibility and facilitating its integration into standard farming practices for Australia's more productive and sustainable dairy sector.

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Unravelling a rainbow: Complex systems methods to transform sleep... Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

ARC National Competitive Grants · FY 2025 · 2025-01

ARC Training Centre for High-Speed Propulsion, Rocket and Launch Systems. This project aims to create a highly skilled workforce to transform Australia’s capacity to develop, manufacture and maintain high-speed propulsion, rocket and launch systems for the defence and space sectors. By building domestic capacity and reducing reliance on foreign suppliers, this project expects to revolutionise Australia’s strategic approach to defence and space launch systems. Expected outcomes include new intellectual property, innovative future workforce leaders, and a sustainable community of practice across industry and academia. This should provide significant benefits by boosting technical resilience and the sustainability of our defence and space supply chains, driving economic growth, and strengthening national security. Field of research: 4001 - Aerospace Engineering This project aims to transform Australia’s capacity to develop, manufacture and maintain defence and civilian space launch systems. It addresses critical gaps in sovereign technology development that are vital for national security and economic resilience. Due to reliance on foreign suppliers, Australia currently faces vulnerabilities from geopolitical shifts. By building a highly skilled workforce and strengthening domestic capacity, this project will bolster strategic autonomy in alignment with AUKUS and national defence priorities. The research will benefit Australians by boosting economic growth, and advancing technological innovation. It will create a sustainable training ecosystem for the defence and space sectors, supporting the economy through advanced manufacturing and greater participation in the global supply chain. It will also reverse the brain drain by providing new opportunities for skilled professionals and researchers. To maximize impact beyond academia, the project will implement comprehensive translation and leadership programs, partnering with industry to develop new technologies and knowledge. It will foster a collaborative community of practice, engaging universities, industry, and government to ensure research translates into practical applications that meet national priorities. This holistic approach will address strategic needs and position Australia as a leader in defence and space innovation.

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Strong light-matter coupling: a new direction in optical computing Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

TB-ACQUIRE: Mechanisms and relevance of resistance against novel anti-TB... Category: Medical Research

ARC National Competitive Grants · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Young people and chronicity: Growing up well in precarious times. The cost-of-living crisis and surging healthcare costs have had a disproportionately damaging effect on young people. This impact has been especially pronounced for the one in three young Australians aged 15 to 24 with a chronic health condition. In partnership with Epilepsy Action Australia, Asthma Australia, and young people, this project will examine, from multiple perspectives, how young people and their families navigate the social, educational and financial aspects of growing up while living with a chronic condition. Findings will be used to co-develop publicly available resources to support young people, families and other key stakeholders such as educators, advocates and care providers. Field of research: 4410 - Sociology Around one in three young Australians aged 15 to 24 live with a chronic health condition. Growing up with a chronic condition can be very challenging for these young people as they navigate towards adulthood. Compared to their peers, they experience increased social exclusion, mental health difficulties, housing stress, educational disruption, and unemployment. Yet to date, research has focused on improving how young people 'self-manage' their chronic conditions, leaving an important gap in understanding of the complex social dimensions of growing up with chronic ill-health. This project aims to explore what is important to these young people, including how to meaningfully respond to the various social, financial and interpersonal aspects of growing up with a chronic condition. For example, how young people navigate friendships, education, and employment while also managing their chronic condition. This project will be co-designed in collaboration with young people, their families and with Partner Organisations, Epilepsy Action Australia and Asthma Australia. Findings will be translated into a suite of co-created, publicly available educational and support resources for young people, families and other key stakeholders such as educators and care providers. In doing so, this project will address the unmet social support needs of young people with chronic conditions, and their families, provide resources for their teachers and health professionals, and contribute to policy.

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Australian Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Study (AusMEN Study) Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Fair Ordering of Decentralised Access to Resources Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Bioengineering to Eliminate Thrombosis in Heart-Lung Machines Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2024 · 2024-12

Targeting β-cells for diabetes therapy Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2024 · 2024-12

Tailoring treatment to improve outcome for ovarian cancer patients Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2024 · 2024-12

Cell type and organelle specific identification of molecular mechanisms... Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2024 · 2024-12

Strengthening primary health systems through Australian Indigenous... Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2024 · 2024-12

Identifying and overcoming mechanisms of failure of CD19 CAR-T cell... Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2024 · 2024-12

Extending Elliptic Curve Cryptography Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2024 · 2024-12

Extending Elliptic Curve Cryptography Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2024 · 2024-12

Complementary studies of HIV and Herpes Simplex Viral infection of... Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2024 · 2024-12

Stronger Together As Unified Nations for Community-led Health (STAUNCH) Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2024 · 2024-12

Xenotransplantation a Next Generation Cure for Diabetes using Transgenic... Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2024 · 2024-12

Innovation in the Assessment of Trauma and Adversity Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2024 · 2024-12

Innovation in the Assessment of Trauma and Adversity Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2024 · 2024-12

Network for Coordinated Health-Education Interventions for Emotionally... Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2024 · 2024-12

Developing and trialling a targeted treatment to boost child and... Category: Medical Research