Eight early career researchers from Poland, Slovakia, Romania and the Czech Republic were today named as the successful Group of Eight European Fellows in 2009. Each fellow will receive benefits worth $20,000 to travel to Australia and work at a Go8 university for up to six months.
"The Go8 European Fellowship scheme recognises the importance of international contacts for early career researchers and plays an important role in building Go8 research partnerships in Europe," said Go8 Chair, Professor Alan Robson.
"We are delighted to have doubled the number of fellowships on offer this year. The quality of applications has been consistently outstanding since the scheme was introduced in 2006/2007. The Go8 European Fellows for 2009 are:
Dr Martin Balog
from the Slovak Academy of Sciences will undertake his fellowship at the University of Queensland's School of Engineering where he will conduct research into the microstructures of light alloys.
Dr Klaudia Anna Borowiak
from the Poznan University of Life Sciences in Poland will look at the effects of drought on deciduous and evergreen tree species during her fellowship at the University of Melbourne's School of Land and Environment.
Dr Malgorzata Kotula-Balak
from Jagiellonian University in Poland will undertake her fellowship at the University of Adelaide's School of Molecular and Biomedical Science where she will look at the relationship between testicular dysgenesis and Leydig cells.
Dr Arkadiusz Lach
from the University of Nicolaus Copernicus in Poland will look at the Australian model of criminal justice and the role of privacy in criminal proceedings during his fellowship at the Australian National University's Regulatory Institutions Network.
Dr Andrei Miu
from Babes-Bolyai University in Romania will undertake his fellowship at the University of Western Australia's Department of Psychology where he will look at anxiety disorders.
Dr Iva Strnadova
from Charles University in the Czech Republic will investigate the quality of life of aging women with intellectual disabilities during her fellowship at the University of Sydney's Department of Education and Social Work.
Dr Zofia Wodniecka
from Jagiellonian University in Poland will undertake her fellowship at the University of New South Wales' Department of Psychology where she will look at the cognitive benefits of bilingualism.
Dr Katarzyna Zawalinska
from the Polish Academy of Sciences will undertake her fellowship at Monash University's Centre of Policy Studies where she will analyse the Common Agricultural Policy – an EU funding initiative considered detrimental to Australia’s economic interests.
Dr Zuzanna Bulat Silva
Dr Zuzanna Bulat Silva from the University of Wroclaw in Poland will undertake her fellowship at the Australian National University where she will look at linguistic phenomena. * Dr Bulat Silva’s fellowship is funded by the Australian National University.
From next year the Go8 European Fellowships will be available to researchers in Croatia for the first time. They are also available to early career researchers from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.
FOR COMMENT: Professor Alan Robson, Go8 Chair, Ph: 08 6488 2809
FOR INFORMATION: Kerrie Thornton, Group of Eight International Director, Ph: 02 6239 5488
For more information about the Go8 European Fellowships, please click here.
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Eight early career researchers from Poland, Slovakia, Romania and the Czech Republic were today named as the successful Group of Eight European Fellows in 2009. Each fellow will receive benefits worth $20,000 to travel to Australia and work at a Go8 university for up to six months.
