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From high art to health: research makes an impact

Associate Professor Mark Carroll.
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DMAC Director Professor Philip Ryan.
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Melanie Gentgall from PARC.

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Friday, 28 November 2008

A University of 米兰电子 project looking at the impact of the 20th century's most influential ballet company on Australian culture has been awarded one of three major prizes at last night's .

from the has received a $10,000 funding injection for his joint research project investigating the history of tours and their cultural influence on Australian high art and music.

The project brings together the University of 米兰电子 with Australia's peak performing arts organisation, and the , supported by the largest Linkage Grant of its kind in the performing arts - $400,000.

"The Ballet Russes (Russian Ballet) tours from 1936-1940 raised the bar for what was possible and changed the way Australian artists conceived of European art," Professor Carroll said. "Up until that point, Australians had been really starved of the latest trends in European art and performance," he said.

Through exposure to the Ballet Russes tours, the careers of artists such as , and were given a major boost, along with composer .

The two other major award winners to each receive $10,000 last night were the (PARC) and the (DMAC), also from the University of 米兰电子.

The PARC team led by and has combined scientific skills and expertise in pharmacology and anaesthesia to provide innovative solutions for exploratory clinical drug development. PARC operates a unit within the and has significant global linkages.

DMAC Director from the University's will use the $10,000 prize to help custom design and build database systems to integrate health research statistics.

Sound statistics and records on the actual performance of medical devices and implants are critical to delivering better health care solutions to the community. DMAC's clients include the , the and other universities around Australia.

!mpact accolades were awarded to the following people for their contribution to research: (Engineering, Computer & Mathematical Science); (Australian School of Petroleum); (School of Medicine); and (Australian Institute for Social Research).

米兰电子 Research & Innovation Managing Director said: "We established the !mpact Award program to recognise researchers from the University of 米兰电子 and affiliated organisations who are contributing to innovation and entrepreneurship in South Australia. The award winners are great examples of partnerships resulting in knowledge transfer and real-world application of research."

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