UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE

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

Host factors contributing to norovirus replication and transmission Category: Medical Research

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

Defining neural regulation of the tumour immune ecosystem Category: Medical Research

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

Enhancing CD8+ T cell immunity using microbiota-derived short chain... Category: Medical Research

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

Defining immunotherapy response and resistance mechanisms in cutaneous... Category: Medical Research

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

Defining how pathogenic bacterial membrane vesicles impact... Category: Medical Research

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

Coaching for Doctors for Clinician Wellbeing, Workforce Sustainability... Category: Medical Research

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

Turbocharging Treatments for Type-2 Diabetes Category: Medical Research

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

Lineage tracing to identify ovarian cancer cells of origin Category: Medical Research

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

Addressing Critical Gaps and Inequities in Australia’s Prenatal Genomic... Category: Medical Research

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

Revealing the remaining genetic cause of breast and ovarian cancer in... Category: Medical Research

ARC National Competitive Grants · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Do-It-Yourself Commemoration of the Dead. This project aims to investigate the emergence of contemporary do-it-yourself commemorative practices that are reshaping how people care for and mourn the dead in Australia. The impacts of these self-organised rituals that are increasingly occurring outside of traditional institutions are profoundly significant but poorly understood. Through a grounded interdisciplinary study, this research will produce critical insights and knowledge about how diverse groups are navigating choices at the end of life. Our work aims to benefit individuals, communities, professionals, and policymakers by empowering personal expression and advancing sustainability and governance associated with the care of the dead in Australia. Field of research: 4401 - Anthropology Australian deathcare practices are changing. A significant shift toward do-it-yourself commemoration is radically reshaping the sector and transforming how Australians care for their dead. Such practices include 'direct' cremation without ceremony, creative treatment of ashes for memorialisation, consumer-led DIY funerals, and alternative disposal arrangements for the body. The growing popularity of these new, hyper-personalised forms of commemoration significantly impacts Australia’s $1.7-billion funeral industry and the cultural, social, economic, and commercial environments that surround it. While such practices are proliferating in Australia and overseas, they are poorly understood by academics, the industry, religious and community organisations, and the wider public. This research project aims to address this gap through an interdisciplinary, multi-methods approach that uncovers the scope, drivers, and implications of these changes, informed through national surveys and fieldwork with families, deathcare professionals, and community leaders. Outcomes will be communicated through symposia, academic publications, public-facing exhibitions and popular media coverage. This research aims to advance scholarship on ritual change and – given the profound importance afforded to the treatment of the dead by families and communities – to extend knowledge in industry and society so as to chart a better path into the future for deathcare in Australia and internationally.

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

Harnessing T cell immunity in the liver Category: Medical Research

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

Targeting the G protein-coupled peptide receptor RXFP4 to treat... Category: Medical Research

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

Novel methods to identify women at risk of preeclampsia late in... Category: Medical Research

ARC National Competitive Grants · FY 2025 · 2025-01

What drives moral amplification? Morality provides the foundation for human cooperation, however amplifying everyday moral attitudes, judgements, and beliefs has the potential to sow intolerance, social conflict, and polarisation. This project aims to explore how facing threats, from those experienced day-to-day to widespread societal issues and ecological contexts, can lead people to adopt more unforgiving moral stances. The findings will provide that basis for a new theorectical framework from which to understand the functions of morality and will feed into practice by identifying psychological processes through which intollerace can emerge, and in turn highlighting critical junctures for targetted interventions aiming to build social cohesion. Field of research: 5205 - Social and Personality Psychology Australia is facing a range of threats from climate change and disease outbreaks, to rising inequality and geopolitical instability. This project will examine how feeling threatened can lead to "moral amplification," where people not only judge others more harshly but also cling more rigidly to their own beliefs – in turn increasing social tension with those who think differently. The findings will provide insight into when and why specific challenges facing Australian society may lead to a generalised outbreak of societal unrest and intergroup conflict. The project represents a first attempt to understand moral amplification as a generalised response which has the capacity to shape attitudes and judgements across a range of contexts, and, ultimately, to splinter Australian society. The findings of this research will inform strategies to promote tolerance within an increasingly diverse and pluralistic society, with a particular focus on contexts where collective action and cooperation are essential for overcoming significant challenges facing the Australian population. Research outputs will be communicated to the Australian public through a variety of media outlets, briefings, blogs, and feature articles. They will also be directed to policy makers and interest groups seeking to build evidence-informed interventions that will improve the social cohesion of Australians.

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

Harnessing optimal immunity for protection from life-threatening... Category: Medical Research

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

Molecular Mechanisms of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Category: Medical Research

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

Epigenetic targeting of multiple myeloma Category: Medical Research

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

Off-the-shelf circular mRNA vaccine exploiting non-conventional tumour... Category: Medical Research

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

T Cell Synergy for Malaria killing Category: Medical Research

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

Assessing the Pandemic Threat of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A... Category: Medical Research

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

A holistic approach to care of patients with Developmental and Epileptic... Category: Medical Research

ARC National Competitive Grants · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Discovery of missing pathways for breakdown of marine organosulfur. Sulfur is an essential nutrient for life and is transferred between organisms using small molecules termed metabolic currencies. Sulfur metabolic currencies have planetary-scale significance and support agri/aquaculture. Yet which microbes degrade them and what metabolic pathways they use, remain unknown. This project aims to discover microbes that can grow on organosulfur molecules, identify the pathways used, elucidate the chemistry of the enzymes they exploit, and study their environmental distribution. Expected outcomes include new knowledge of environmental nutrient cycling. Long-term benefits include improved understanding of microbial ecosystem recycling services supporting sustainability and resilience of marine production systems. Field of research: 3404 - Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry Marine algae harness sunlight, fix carbon, and synthesise chemical building blocks that sustain the ‘food web’ in Australia’s vast marine ecosystem, contributing to global nutrient cycles. This project aims to uncover the microbial pathways used to breakdown marine organosulfur, filling a critical knowledge gap in sulfur cycling in natural ecosystems. This will help accurate modelling of marine nutrient cycles and support practical advances in sulfur nutrition. Australia’s vast marine jurisdiction spans over 8 million square kilometers and supports a thriving ‘blue economy’ of >400,000 jobs with > $100 billion annual revenue. Identification of the breakdown pathways for organosulfur will lead to the discovery of new biological catalysts with strong commercial potential for the Australian biotechnology sector. Additionally, it will inform microbe bioengineering strategies to reduce reliance on synthetic sulfur-based fertilizers, supporting sustainable agri/aquacultural practices. To ensure broad impact, we will disseminate our findings to environmental experts and the public, maximizing the potential translation of our research into actionable solutions.

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

Advancing research to support improved life expectancy in Australia Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

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

The Baby Inflammatory Bowel Disease Microbiome (Babycino) Study Category: Medical Research