Research

Research and Innovation Week Awards 2022

  • UQ Research and Innovation Awards for Excellence

    Tuesday 13 September 2022

     

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  • UQ Research Foundation Excellence Awards

    The UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards (FREA) scheme is a means by which the University recognises demonstrated excellence and promise of future success in research. It also recognises the leadership potential of individual young researchers in their respective fields.
    Dr Hao Song
    Project: Bio-inspired Nanoparticles for Next-generation Shelf-stable mRNA Vaccines

    Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN)
    Dr Felix Septianto
    Project: The Role of Media Coverage in Encouraging Behaviours with Positive Environmental Impact

    School of Business, BEL
    Dr Jingwei Hou
    Project: Enabling the net zero transition through unbreakable glass membranes

    School of Chemical Engineering, EAIT
    Dr Sarah Wallace
    Project: Plug-In and Power-Up: Boosting Health Self-Efficacy through Communication-Accessible Online Environments

    School of Health & Rehabilitation Science, HABS
    Dr Renee Zahnow
    Project: Community crime prevention: Understanding the link between online crime-talk and offline guardianship behaviours

    School of Social Science, HASS
    Dr Sonia Shah
    Project: Developing UQ’s first high-throughput genomics pipeline for drug discovery

    IMB
    Dr Aideen McInerney-Leo
    Project: Empowering Human Research Ethics Committee Members to Evaluate Genomics Applications

    UQ Diamantina Institute, Medicine

  • Awards for Excellence in Higher Degree Research Training

    The Awards for Excellence in Higher Degree Research: Supervision, Leadership and Industry Engagement provide an opportunity to publicly acknowledge and celebrate the achievements and initiatives of advisors and the key benefits they provide to UQ HDR candidates and the broader research community. The awards recognise individuals who show excellence in Research Supervision as well as recognising excellence in advising for emerging academic staff. The Awards for Excellence in Higher Degree Research Training also acknowledges Excellence in HDR Leadership and Industry Engagement. These categories highlight the diversity of our research community and recognises those who have facilitated greater collaboration with industry as well as recognising those academics who continue to demonstrate leadership in research training and demonstrate effective and inspirational graduate leadership.
    Associate Professor Fiona Barlow
    Award for Excellence in HDR Supervision

    Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
    Associate Professor Michael Barras
    Award for Excellence in HDR Supervision - Industry Advisor Award

    Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
    Dr Paola Leardini
    Award for Excellence in HDR Supervision - Emerging Advisor Award

    Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
    Dr Darren Korbie
    Award for Excellence in HDR Supervision - Letter of Commendation

    Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
    Professor Marina Reeves
    Award for Excellence in Graduate Research Leadership

    Faculty of Medicine
    Associate Professor Shihu Hu & Dr Eloise Larsen
    Award for Excellence in Promoting Industry Engagement in Graduate Research - Winner - TEAM - ACWEB-Urban Utilities PhD Placement Program

    Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology

  • UQ Research Partnerships & Translation Awards

    Thursday 15 September 2022

     

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  • UQ Corporate Philanthropy Award

    The UQ Corporate Philanthropy Award recognises and celebrates the corporate citizenship of those who continue to have an extraordinary impact on research and innovation at UQ. Without the generous support from our industry partners, much of our research would go unfunded and many aspiring students would not be able to fulfil their tertiary education goals.

    BHP Foundation

  • UniQuest Commercialisation Impact Award

    The UniQuest Commercialisation Impact Award recognises the achievements and commitment of UQ researchers who have created impact through the commercialisation of intellectual property from UQ research, building on the University’s reputation as a leader in this space. The Award also recognises the respective industry partners who help to bring UQ research to the world.

    Associate Professor Hasnain
    Associate Professor Hasnain has discovered a drug candidate with the potential to reverse liver damage caused by Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.

  • UQ Research Partnerships & Translation Awards

    These Awards celebrate the achievements and successes of UQ Researchers who through industry engagement and research collaboration have achieved excellent outcomes and national and international research impact. In 2022 there are four categories: Research Impact, Partnership Excellence, Innovative Partnerships, and Indigenous Research and Innovation Partnerships.

    Delivering coastal wetland restoration through development of a Blue Carbon methodology under the Emissions Reduction Fund
    Research Impact Award
    UQ Lead: Associate Professor Justine Bell-James
    Business, Economics & Law (BEL)
    A partnership with Clean Energy Regulator, Department of Environment and Science, The Nature Conservancy and CSIRO.
    United Nations Environment Assembly Resolution on Mineral Resource Governance
    Research Impact Award
    UQ Lead: Professor Daniel Franks
    Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI)
    A partnership with United Nations Environment Programme and Government of Switzerland.
    Development of needle-free vaccines for COVID19 and beyond
    Partnership Excellence Award
    UQ Lead: Dr David Muller
    Science
    A partnership with Vaxxas
    Transformer condition assessment- industry linkage to a successful commercialisation
    Partnership Excellence Award
    UQ Lead: Professor Tapan Saha
    Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology (EAIT)
    A partnership with Powerlink, Energy Queensland, Ausgrid and TransGrid
    Understanding donor psychology and improving fundraising effectiveness
    Innovative Partnerships Award
    UQ Lead: Dr Cassandra Chapman
    Business, Economics & Law (BEL)
    A partnership with More Strategic
    Collaborative Consortium for Coarse Particle Processing Research, or the CPR Program
    Innovative Partnerships Award
    UQ Lead: Associate Professor Liza Forbes and Associate Professor Kym Runge
    Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI)
    A partnership with Anglo American, Newmont Mining Corporation, Hudbay Minerals, Glencore Technology, Newcrest Mining, Eriez Flotation Division, Aeris Reso
    Pilyii Papulu Purrukaj-ji (Good housing to prevent sickness): A study of housing, crowding and hygiene-related infectious diseases in the Barkly Region, Northern Territory
    Indigenous Research and Innovation Partnerships Award
    UQ Lead: Dr Nina Lansbury and Professor Paul Memmott AO
    Medicine
    A partnership with Anyinginyi Health Corporation Tennant Creek Northern Territory, Julalikari Housing Aboriginal Corporation, Indigenous Eye Health Unit, The University of Melbou
    Advanced Spinifex Biofuture Materials Centre Aiding Remote Australia through a landmark Indigenous Industry – University Partnership
    Indigenous Research and Innovation Partnerships Award
    UQ Lead: Professor Alan Rowan
    Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN)
    A partnership with Bulugudu Ltd and UniQuest