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Adelaide demographer wins $1.1 million fellowship

Wednesday, 31 July 2002

One of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s most prestigious research fellowships(announced this week by Education, Training and Science Minister Dr Brendan Nelson(has been awarded to the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide's Professor Graeme Hugo.

The Federation Fellowships are the most prestigious and richest publicly funded research fellowships ever offered in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥. Dr Nelson has announced 11 new fellowships for 2002, won by highly distinguished researchers who are regarded as among the best in the world in their individual fields.

Professor Graeme Hugo, from the Department of Geographical and Environmental Studies at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, has secured a $1.125 million fellowship over five years for his research project, "The new paradigm of international migration to and from ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥: dimensions, causes and implications".

Professor Hugo is one of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s best-known demographers and commentators on population and immigration issues.

The Federation Fellowships programme is a part of the Commonwealth Government's $3 billion Backing ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s Ability plan. The fellowships are designed to attract and retain ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s leading researchers, and outstanding international researchers, in key positions to lead world-class research teams in work that benefits ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ economically, environmentally and socially.

Eighty-seven applications were received for the fellowships from around the world. The program is managed by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Research Council.

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