CASS researchers successful in latest round of grants
The latest round of Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship and Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards (DECRA) were announced yesterday. There were nine College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) researchers who were successful in their applications. Such a strong showing from CASS staff highlights the quality of research that is continually being undertaken in the College.
CASS successful DECRA applicants were:
| Dr David Bissell | RSSS | School of Sociology |
| Dr Hannah Bulloch | RSHA | School of Archaeology and Anthropology |
| Dr Sean Burges | RSSS | School of Politics and International Relations |
| Dr Caroline Jones | RSSS | School of History |
| Dr Inge Kral | RSSS | Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research |
This is a success rate of 13% which is about even with the national average (12.8%)
CASS successful FT applicants were:
| Dr Bruce Smyth | ADSRI | ADSRI |
| Dr Jennifer Deger | RSHA | School of Archaeology and Anthropology |
| Dr Simon Niemeyer | RSSS | School of Politics and International Relations |
| Dr Sarah Holcombe | RSHA | School of Archaeology and Anthropology |
The College's FT success rate was 36%. This is up from 31% last year.