Funding

The centre has been awarded >$5m worth of research funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Australian Research Council, with more grants in preparation from Agriculture and Defence government agencies.

    Grant highlights

    The Centre of Light for Life has a wide range of grants to supports its researchers and group projects:

    • ARC Training Centre in Current and Emergent Quantum Technologies (CE-QuTech). Kishan Dholakia. 2023-2029.
    • NHMRC Ideas: Suspended by sound: A novel approach to grow developmentally competent oocytes in vitro. Kylie Dunning & Kishan Dholakia. 2024-2027.
    • ARC Centre of Excellence in Optical Microcombs for Breakthrough Science. Kishan Dholakia (Node Leader). 2023-2030.
    • ARC Discovery: Levitated Quantum Optomechanics with Trapped, Rotating Microparticles. Kishan Dholakia. 2022-2025.
    • ARC Laureate: The Intelligent Microscope - novel optical imaging at depth. Kishan Dholakia. 2022-2027.
    • NHMRC Ideas: A new light on diagnosing embryo health - Development of a novel and non-invasive diagnostic to improve IVF success. Kylie Dunning. 2021-2024.