UNE strategic research funding supports high-quality research proposals from individuals and small research teams that will build the longer-term research profile of the University. This UNE Internal Funding Scheme will see grants of up to $5,000 for Tier 1 applications and up to $10,000 for Tier 2 applications, awarded to early career researchers* (ECRs) and mid-career researchers^ (MCRs).

The following researchers were awarded grants in the latest round: 

Category Title First Name Last Name School Faculty Project Title AMOUNT GRANTED
ECR Dr Sanaz ALIAN HASS HASSE Renewable Energy Zones and Community Engagement $8,411
ECR Dr Sally LARSEN Education HASSE Tracking academic development from early childhood to senior secondary school: A population data linkage pilot study $10,000
ECR Dr Cassandra SUNDARAJA Psych Medicine & Health Birth Trauma and Challenges in Minimizing its Risk: Perspectives from Obstetric Professionals $9,962
ECR Dr Zenon CZENZE ERS SABL Bat Friendly Forestry $9,600
ECR Dr Farshid HAJATI S&T SABL AI-Driven Retinal Imaging for Alzheimer’s Disease Detection $10,000
ECR Dr Heidi KOLKERT ERS SABL Monitoring Fauna Underpasses: Enhancing Teaching and Wildlife Conservation through Practical Applications and Collaboration with Transport for NSW $4,977
ECR Dr Amy MOSS ERS SABL Pilot study to demonstrate if nutrient requirements in poultry are cyclic and not continuous $4,997
ECR Dr Rukshan Ahamed MOHAMED RAFEEK S&T SABL Sulphonylureas as adjunct therapy for Rheymatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease $9,245
ECR Dr Manisha SHAKYA ERS SABL Impact of Arsenic and Antimony on Macroinvertebrate Communities and their Biomolecular Composition in a Freshwater Ecosystem $10,000
ECR Dr Laura SMITH-KHAN Law SABL Improving migrant legal literacy $4,998
MCR Dr Matthew ALLEN HASS HASSE Convict offending in and around public houses: a study of drinking rules $8,052
MCR Dr Alana BLACKBURN HASS HASSE The state of regional music in New England North West and South East Queensland. $8,010
MCR A/Prof Adele NYE Education HASSE The Absent Child: Affect and Corporeality in Museums $9,200
MCR Dr Md Shahidul  ISLAM Health Medicine & Health Understanding the use of telehealth among the Refugees and Migrants in regional areas of Australia $9,710
MCR Dr Joseph TURNER Rural Medicine Medicine & Health Change of mind during abortion: delineating factors implicated in complex and urgent decision-making (COMDA study) $10,000
MCR Dr Timothy CHAPMAN ERS SABL Slow earthquakes still get the gold? $9,956
MCR Dr Nitin CHITRANSHI S&T SABL Liposomal Quercetin and Resveratrol for Glaucoma: Industry-Driven Advances in Neuroprotection $9,931
MCR A/Prof Luke  MILAN ERS SABL Hunting for the lost arc (and its copper) $9,784
MCR Dr  Eric  NORDBERG ERS SABL Measuring microclimates under solar panels: can they be modelled to predict habitat suitability for wildlife? $9,991
MCR Dr  Md SHAHIDUZZAMAN Business SABL Ag-Tech  and  Sustainability  Synergies  in  Australia:  Innovating  SMEs  in  Protected  Horticulture Sector  $9,702