UNSW Leaders in Science

Professor Michael Archer AM

Biological Science Building, Room 565
Phone: +61 2 9385 3446 - Email: m.archer@unsw.edu.au

Career profile Publications Research Supervision & teaching Funding

PhD positions available

Opportunities are now available for PhD research projects supervised by Professor Archer.

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Funding (abbreviated)

Since 1978, between ~$7,000,000 has been awarded to support our research group's investigations into the fossil deposits of Riversleigh, Murgon and Bluff Downs, Queensland; Lightning Ridge, New South Wales; Tirari Desert, South Australia; Miocene deposits in New Zealand; amber deposits, Queensland.

Competitive federal & state government grants:
Fulbright Foundation awards; Australian Dpt of Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories grants; Australian Research Council (regular large grants continuously since 1978 including Program Grants; 1995-1997, second largest individual ARC grant received by UNSW; 1998-2000, largest such grant received by UNSW; 2001-2003, large ARC Grant at UNSW c.$190k/yr; 2002-2004 ARC Grant between Australian Museum, Uni of Sydney and Qld Nat Parks & Wildlife Service); ARC Discovery and Linkage Grants for 2004-6, 2004-7; 2006-8; 2007-9; Australian National Estate Program Grants Scheme (more recent grants have been awarded and/or are pending); Australian Museum (research grants); Queensland Museum (research grants); Department of Communication and the Arts (Visions Grant); DEST (Australia on CD Grants Scheme); Federal World Heritage Unit grants for research.

Most recent summary assessment of Australian Research Council in its Grant Outcomes Evaluation Program with respect to ARC Large Grants support was:

A, Research rating: Outstanding; B, Investigator rating: Outstanding.

Corporate/private grants (representative)
American Explorers Club; Ansett/Wridgways Pty Ltd; Australian Geographic Society Pty Ltd; ICI Australia Pty Ltd; International Business Machines (IBM) Australia; Linnean Society of New South Wales; Mount Isa Mines Pty Ltd; Century Zinc Pty Ltd; Pasminco Pty Ltd; Earthwatch International & Earthwatch Australia; National Geographic Society; Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales; The Riversleigh Society Inc.; Wang Computers Pty Ltd; P&O Nedlloyd; Cadbury/Schweppes; Research support grant from Gary Johnston (Jaycar); Research support Grant from Dick Smith.

Since 1984, private individuals have provided donations in response to our public appeals for support. In total, these have amounted to about $1,000,000. Since 1999, monies raised as donations, sponsorships and legacies have exceeded $5m plus more than $20m as in-kind donations.