CQUniversity is celebrating success in the latest round of nationally competitive grants, thanks to researchers based at its Appleton Institute for Behavourial Science, its Institute for Health and Social Science Research and its Office of Indigenous Engagement.

Dr Kirrilly Thompson will receive $371,622 in Discovery Early Career Researcher Award funding for her Should I Stay or Should I Go? project aiming to increase natural disaster preparedness and survival through animal attachment.

Associate Professor Greg Roach, Dr Xuan Zhou and Professor Drew Dawson have gained Discovery Project funding of $302,000 for their Should we go halves? project exploring the impact of split work-rest schedules on sleep and cognitive performance.

Only a few weeks ago, CQUniversity researchers gained almost $700,000 to study the effectiveness of tailored videos in promoting physical activity via the internet, through a prestigious grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council.

CQUniversity will also be part of ARC's newly-funded Special Research Initiative for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Researchers Network.

Further details via these LINKS

Splitting of sleep investigated for some shiftwork settings

Developing a network of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers

Tapping Aussie animal instincts to save lives

National grant backs CQUni's 'tailored video for physical activity' project