Congratulations to SOBA member Dr Aleksandra Luksyte from the UWA Business School at The University of Western Australia, who has been awarded an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship. Dr Luksyte has received $1,322,733 in funding over four years for her project, Unpacking the Costs and Unexpected Benefits of Sickness and Motivational Presenteeism at Work. Her research addresses presenteeism—where employees attend work while impaired by physical or mental ill-he

Congratulations to SOBA member Dr Patrick Dunlop from the Future of Work Institute at Curtin University, who has been awarded an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship. Dr Dunlop has received $1,310,786 in funding over four years for his project, Recalibrating Staffing Assessment Practices for the Age of Generative AI, which will investigate how generative artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping job assessment and recruitment practices across Australia. Through

As rapid advances in artificial intelligence, automation, and algorithmic management continue to reshape the modern workplace, a major national initiative aims to ensure technology serves human wellbeing rather than undermining it. The Australian Research Council (ARC) has awarded $34.8 million to establish the ARC Centre of Excellence for Quality Work in a Digital Age (QWiDA). Supported by an additional $59.7 million in cash and in-kind co-investments from partner organisati