Good morning. I want to highlight some outstanding results achieved recently by our researchers. Professor Sharon Parker from the Business School was awarded a prestigious Australian Research Council Fellowship at the beginning of May receiving $2.9 million to continue her research on the changing nature of work. ARC also awarded 10 grants worth a total of more than $5 million to the University as part of a program to promote industry-university linkages.

This month UWA also secured the majority of funding from the State Government's Merit Award, a program aimed at boosting research capability in WA. Congratulations Sharon and all the teams involved for their continued contribution to outstanding research at UWA.

From research to running man, last week UWA laid down the gauntlet to our WA university counterparts. The video has been popular online and viewed more than 36,000 times on Facebook.

Sincerely,
Professor Paul Johnson
Vice-Chancellor