UQ leads the way in research networking

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The University of Queensland will be at the forefront of a new approach to research with the announcement of $4.85 million for three research network projects. As part of the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) $42 million Research Networks program, UQ researchers will lead three of the 24 networks that are aimed at bringing leading researchers together to share their knowledge. The successful projects UQ will lead are the ARC Research Network in Enterprise Information Infrastructure (EII); ARC Research Network in Spatially Integrated Social Science; and The Cultural Research Network.


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