North Ryde. Uni to receive $1.7m funding

Macquarie University will receive almost $1.7 million in funding in 2010 and 2011 under the federal government’s Super Science Fellowship scheme. The money will be used to fund fellowships which will be made available to early-career researchers recruited both nationally and internationally by the university. The scheme targets three key areas of research: space science and astronomy; marine and climate sciences; and future industries research – biotechnology and nanotechnology.