Research Fellows News

Westpac Scholars Trust is investing in leading researchers shaping the future. Its early investment in Professor Ivan Kassal’s research has led to ground-breaking progress in solar energy conversion and quantum computing.

Two early-career researchers from The University of Melbourne and The University of Queensland have secured over $1.3 million  in combined funding to support critical postdoctoral research and invest in them as leaders.

As academic researchers, we quickly become accustomed to the yearly ritual of grant writing. Yet despite my growing familiarity with this annual routine, my journey to becoming a Westpac Research Fellow last year was one that profoundly challenged my grant writing methodology and my underlying research ethos.