ANU congratulates ARC major grant winners

Tuesday 26 October 2010 10am

ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Chubb has congratulated all Australian Research Council (ARC) Major Grants recipients – especially those connected to the 105 ANU research projects announced today.

“ANU has received funding for 92 Discovery Project grants and 12 Linkage projects, as well one of only nine Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development grants, bringing the total for ANU researchers to $38.6 million in grants."

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