Pharmacological investigation of medicinal plant products from Kaanju Homelands, Wenlock and Pascoe Rivers, Cape York Peninsula. This research will examine the potential for products to be developed from plants on Kaanju homelands. Kaanju people have an immense ecological knowledge accumulated over generations, about the natural resources in an area recognised as being one of Australia's most biologically diverse. Preservation of this knowledge is critical not only to Kaanju people but to the he ....Pharmacological investigation of medicinal plant products from Kaanju Homelands, Wenlock and Pascoe Rivers, Cape York Peninsula. This research will examine the potential for products to be developed from plants on Kaanju homelands. Kaanju people have an immense ecological knowledge accumulated over generations, about the natural resources in an area recognised as being one of Australia's most biologically diverse. Preservation of this knowledge is critical not only to Kaanju people but to the heritage of the Nation as a whole. The research also addresses the National priority 'Promoting & maintaining good health' through the investigation of novel pharmacological activities in areas of cardiovascular health, diabetes and cancer. The collaborative research partnership will serve as a model to assist other Aboriginal organisations, particularly in rural & remote areas.Read moreRead less
Industrial Transformation Training Centres - Grant ID: IC220100028
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$4,969,602.00
Summary
ARC Training Centre for Innovative Composites for the Future of Sustainable Mining Equipment. The Centre aims to train industry-focused researchers in advanced manufacturing of new-generation mining equipment and sustainable mining technology, through close collaborations among key universities and mining and manufacturing companies. The Centre will cultivate a team of world-class academic researchers and industry leaders to deliver an innovative program on research of innovative composites coup ....ARC Training Centre for Innovative Composites for the Future of Sustainable Mining Equipment. The Centre aims to train industry-focused researchers in advanced manufacturing of new-generation mining equipment and sustainable mining technology, through close collaborations among key universities and mining and manufacturing companies. The Centre will cultivate a team of world-class academic researchers and industry leaders to deliver an innovative program on research of innovative composites coupled with work-integrated learning, to not only produce a workforce that meets future skills demand but also develop sustainable and cost-effective mining equipment and high-efficiency mining technologies, benefiting the nation's manufacturing and mining sectors and significantly enhancing the competitiveness of the Australian mining industry.Read moreRead less