Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP200103272

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP200103272

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

The impact of light intensity during night shifts on circadian adaptation. Each year, the sleep loss and body clock disruption caused by night work cost the Australian economy $2–3 billion in lost productivity, impaired well-being, and poor health. Current regulations limit sequences of night shifts to a maximum of four in a row. However, recent research suggests that this blanket limit may be a well-intentioned, but ill-informed, policy. As a result, we may be inadvertently increasing, rather than reducing, work-related fatigue. This project will determine whether longer sequences of night shifts may reduce sleep loss and body clock disruption in some workplaces. The project will provide the evidence base for a more nuanced approach to fatigue regulation and a safer workplace for Australian shiftworkers.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 29-05-2020

End Date: 29-05-2024

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $589,890.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety | Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) | Psychology | Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Behaviour and Health | Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Occupational Health |

Other Keywords

Behaviour and Health | Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) | Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety | Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Occupational Health | Psychology | Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified

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