Funding

• QUT was granted $22.5M through the Queensland Government Smart State Research Facilities Fund towards construction of the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation building at Kelvin Grove.

Queensland Government funding for fellowships and projects. Major fellowships and projects include:

• $220,000 (2010-2012), Food literacy in disadvantaged youth (Health Promotion Queensland)
• $130,000, Allied health clinical education placement costs productivity and clinician and student time use (Clinical Education Queensland) 2009-2010 in collaboration with UQ and School of Public Health and Social Work
• $124,575 (2006-2008) Site specific musculoskeletal adaptation in response to training load (Qld Academy of Sport)
• $72,000, Models of allied health workforce (Allied Health Workforce and Coordination Unit) 2008-9.
• $50,500 (2008-2011) Constraints on the acquisition of skill (Qld Academy of Sport)
• $29,500 (2010) Improving deep brain stimulation treatment for Parkinson’s Disease (Qld Dept of the Premier and Cabinet)

• $976,175 (2012-2014) Achieving more effective weight loss with intermittent energy restriction (NHMRC)
• $820,558 (2012-2014) NOURISH project (NHMRC)
• $815,000 (2007-2009) NOURISH project (NHMRC)
• $771,000 (2008-2010) - Improving successful long-term weight loss  (NHMRC Project)
• $656,574 (2006-2007) - Falls prediction in older people (NHMRC Project)
• $488,052 (2002-2007) - Prevention of injuries in older people (NHMRC Health Research Partnership)
• $354,330 (2008-2012) NOURISH project (HJ Heinz)
• $334,000 (2008-2011) NOURISH project (Department of Health South Australia)
• $327,781 (2009-2011) - Understanding tendon response to sport and exercise performance (ARC Linkage)
• $313,500 (2010-2013) NOURISH project (Meat Livestock Australia)
• $198,000 - Club Champions alcohol education training Program (Dept of Health and Ageing, Australia)
• $197,296 (2006-2008) - Self management of chronic disease: remote monitoring project (ARC Linkage)
• $187,018 (2012-2014) NOURISH project (NHMRC)
• $148,000 (2004-2008) - Diabetes health research program (NHMRC Health Research Partnership)
• $60,000 (2007-2009) Mental Health in Tertiary Curricula Project (DoHA/DAA)

• $138,192 (2003) Polar weight management concept (Polar Electro Oy (Finland))
• $40,000 (2008-2010) NOURISH project (Food Standards Australia and New Zealand)
• $40,000 (2007-2010) IPC Swimming classification online program (International Paralympic Committee)
• $14,153 (2009-2010) Nutritional status of Ugandan women living with HIV/Aids (International Atomic Energy Agency)