The second round of projects for the Matariki Research Seed Fund has been announced! Seven projects have been awarded funding for collaborative research projects of up to two years and involving researchers from all Network member institutions.
Dr. Jeremy Stewart, Associate Professor, Psychology, is among those awarded funding as the lead on a collaborative project with University of Western Australia (Australia) titled: “Towards improved understanding and prediction of suicide risk among youth: A transnational collaborative project”
- The collaboration between Queen’s University and the University of Western Australia (UWA) exemplifies the Matariki Network’s commitment to purposeful, inclusive, and impactful research. Suicide remains a leading cause of death globally, and addressing its complex, multidetermined nature requires diverse perspectives and innovative approaches.
- This project aligns with the UN’s focus on ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for people of all ages (SDG 3).
Dr. Carolyn Prouse, Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Planning, also is among the award recipients, as a co-applicant on a collaborative project with University of the Western Cape (South Africa) titled: "Caring for the other half: Strengthening sanitation governance to improve menstrual health in urban informal settlements"
- This project exemplifies the Matariki Network values by fostering collaborative, transdisciplinary approaches to addressing sanitation and menstrual health challenges in informal settlements. By partnering with experts from UWC, UWA, and Queen’s University, the project brings together partners within the fields of geography, social sciences and public health engineering to address complex, intersecting issues from multiple perspectives.
The full list successful projects span a wide range of disciplines and are as follows:
1.“Advancing ocean renewable energy systems through physics and machine learning”
Project partners: Otago , Uppsala and UWA.
Subject: Science (Earth & Oceans)
2. “Novel antibiotics against gram-negative pathogens”
Project partners: Otago, Tübingen and Uppsala.
Subject: Medicinal Chemistry
3. “Projecting Plausible Pasts and Pandemic Pathways (5P)”
Project partners: Durham, Otago and Tübingen.
Subject: Social Sciences (Archaeology)
4. “Towards improved understanding and prediction of suicide risk among youth: A transnational collaborative project”
Project partners: Queen’s and UWA.
Subject: Social Sciences (Psychology)
5. “Deepfakes: An interdisciplinary approach to protect democracy, identity and business vulnerability”
Project partners: Durham, Otago, UWA and UWC.
Subject: Social Sciences
6. “Identifying potential risk factors and longitudinal narratives of body image, appearance altering behaviours and eating disorders in South African adolescents”
Project partners: Durham and UWC.
Subject: Science (Psychology)
7. “Caring for the other half: Strengthening sanitation governance to improve menstrual health in urban informal settlements”
Project partners: Queen’s, UWA and UWC.
Subject: Social Sciences (Political Studies)
Congratulations to all recipients!