Six new Joint Research Centres will be funded for three years in the second round of the Australia-China Science and Research Fund (ACSRF).
Australia will invest a total of $5.95 million in the new virtual centres that link and concentrate the research effort of Australian and Chinese institutions in areas that are critical to both countries.
Additional co-investment will be provided from the Chinese Government through the partnering Chinese institution.
The successful new JRCs will focus on marine science, food and agribusiness, and mining equipment technology and services sectors. They are:
Monash University and Soochow University research dairy industry manufacturing process efficiencies and new high-value products;
University of Adelaide and the Shanghai Jiao Tong University develop new cereal grains with long term health benefits;
University of Melbourne and Chinese Agricultural University investigate healthy soils for sustainable food production;
Swinburne University of Technology and First Institute of Oceanography of the State Oceanic Administrations develop a new generation of models to forecast and describe ocean and wave climatology;
Australian Institute of Marine Science and Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science explore the translation of data into management solutions for coastal pollution and ecosystem safety; and
University of South Australia and Central South University develop in-line chemical and mineral sensing for sustainable mineral processing.
