ARC Future Fellowships awarded to ADM+S researchers
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Date 11 July 2025
The Australian Research Council (ARC) has announced $114.6 million in funding for 100 outstanding researchers through the 2025 Future Fellowships scheme, including Dr Luke Munn and Dr Jathan Sadowski from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S).
Future Fellowships reflect the Government’s commitment to excellence in research by supporting high quality research in areas of national and international benefit, including in national research priorities – from building a secure and resilient nation to transitioning to a net zero future.
ADM+S researchers Dr Luke Munn (University of Queensland) and Dr Jathan Sadowski (Monash University) were among those awarded for projects that respond to the pressing challenges posed by climate change and its intersection with technology, labour, and risk governance.
Dr Luke Munn
This project aims to investigate the growing conflict between digitally-coordinated labour seen as the future of work and rising heat from climate change, which deeply impacts it but is not accounted for. This project expects to generate new knowledge about pressures on Australian workers by collecting worker stories and rethinking work using an interdisciplinary lens from media, labour, and environmental studies. Expected outcomes include a map of key climate-tech issues and a climate-aware blueprint for better work. This should provide significant benefits: integrating climate into work models and systems will support worker well-being and foster a future-ready economy in our hotter and more uncertain world.ships scheme.
Dr Jathan Sadowski
This project aims to investigate the crisis of uninsurability as many Australians are unable to access or afford insurance due to severe climate catastrophes and breakdowns in risk governance. This project expects to generate new knowledge about the complex conditions of climate vulnerability through an interdisciplinary approach that synthesises ethnographic studies of technical risk models, reinsurance practices, and communities on the frontlines of crisis. Expected outcomes include a strong empirical basis for developing techno-political theories of risk governance and responses to climate crisis. This should provide significant benefits, such as innovative policies that contribute to climate justice and advance Australia’s resilience.
ARC Chief Executive Officer, Professor Ute Roessner, said the ARC Future Fellowships scheme plays a vital role in building Australia’s research and innovation pipeline.
“By investing in research capability, we enable the development of new knowledge and innovations that can translate into real-world impact, from improving education and environmental management to driving economic and social benefits”’ Professor Roessner said.
“The research funded in this round of Future Fellowships showcases the breadth of outstanding work being undertaken by talented researchers to address national and international priorities.’
Read full details of the 2025 ARC Future Fellowships funding outcomes.
Find out more about the ARCs Future Fellowships scheme.
