The Australian Research Council has recently announced the following grants to ADSRI staff members from its 2009 round of funding. Congratulations to all involved.

DISCOVERY PROJECTS

Dr Edith Gray
$580,000 for ADSRI’s on-going longitudinal panel survey,Negotiating the life course:  Longitudinal research into work and family trajectories.
With Professor Peter McDonald, Dr Janeen Baxter, Professor Deborah Mitchell,DrJennifer Baxter and Dr Julie McMillan.

Dr Edith Gray
Awarded an Australian Research Fellowship, 2009-2013.

Professor Bryan Rodgers
$240,000 for Consistency and continuity in childhood adversity:  the nature and history of multiple disadvantage in families with young children.
With Dr Lyndall Strazdins, Dr Tanya Caldwell, Dr Peter Butterworth andDr Timothy Crosier.

LINKAGE PROJECTS

Dr Bruce Smyth– ADSRI
$746,000 for Changes in payments, family dynamics and wellbeing following major child support reform:  a longitudinal investigation of behavioural and attitudinal responses
With Professor Bryan Rodgers and Dr Jeromey Temple.
The partner organisations in this research are the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and the Child Support Agency. The department and agency contribute a further cash grant to the project of $285,000.

The Director of ADSRI, Professor Peter McDonald, said that this level of success reflects the dedication and capacity of ADSRI staff and the importance that the Australian Government attaches to the multi-disciplinary social research that ADSRI conducts.