Federation Fellowships - 2004

Five researchers at the forefront of the new science evolution have been recognised with the nation's most prestigious individual awards, 2004 Australian Research Council (ARC) Federation Fellowships.

The Fellowships are part of the Federal Government's 10-year, $8.3 billion Backing Australia's Ability program and are designed to keep leading researchers and encourage international researchers to Australia.

Two UQ Fellows are already based at the University, and the other three will soon be joining them.

The University ranked second in the nation in the Fellowships, attracting five of the 25 awarded - second only to the Australian National University with six.

The Fellows are regarded as among the best in the world in their fields and the five UQ winners this year follows on from the six the University garnered in 2003.

UQ Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor David Siddle said it was an "outstanding" result and spoke volumes for the quality and international standing of UQ research.

"The fact that we have been successful with five Federation Fellows (three of whom are returning from overseas) across a wide range of disciplines reflects positively not only on the calibre of applicants we have attracted, but also on the environment at UQ in which they will work," Professor Siddle said.

Each Fellow will receive an indexed annual salary of around $241,000 for five years, making the Fellowships the most valuable publicly funded support offered in Australia.

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