Today we launched the Early Childhood Interdisciplinary Research (ECIR) Sturt Scheme with our colleagues.
The purpose of the Sturt Scheme is build research capacity through supporting new research groups within faculties that will improve our ERA results build research capacity through creating additional research FTE facilitate the development of research questions that will attract external funding provide support where government or industry investment is likely The scheme will be funded from the DVC Research Portfolio.
Early Childhood Interdisciplinary Research (ECIR) Sturt Scheme will focus on:
- Theme 1: Interdisciplinary Practice in the Early Years
- Theme 2: International Children’s Communication
A distributed leadership model will recognise existing research leadership and provide opportunities for interdisciplinary capacity building among leaders as well as with the broader group.
- Professor Sharynne McLeod (School of Education)
- Professor Julian Grant (School of Nursing)
- A/Professor Sarah Verdon (School of Allied Health, Exercise Sport Science)
- Dr Elizabeth Murray (School of Education)
