News Archive

AURECON AUSTRALASIA PTY LTD

Mr Matthew Fraser, Professor Gary Kendrick, School of Plant Biology, 'Cause Effect Pathway for Seagrass Diebacks in Naval Waters and Across Cockburn Sound'—$81,818  (2016)

AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

Associate Professor David Coward, School of Physics, 'France-Australia Science Innovation Collaboration FASIC - New robotic telescope technologies for the discovery of optimal counterparts to gravitational waves, fast radio bursts and space debris tracking'—  (2017)

BHP BILLITON IRON ORE PTY LTD

Dr Crystal LaFlamme, Associate Professor Marco Fiorentini, Centre for Exploration Targeting CET, 'Isotopes Analysis of the Tertiary Detrital Sequences'—$8,715  (2016)

Mr Ian Murray, Mr Giovanni Fardin, Law School, 'Indigenous Benefits Management Structure Review Project'—$75,520  (2016)

BUNNINGS GROUP

Professor Jennifer Gregory, Ms Lucy Hair, School of Humanities, 'Historical Research Project'—$32,482  (2016)

CANCER AUSTRALIA

Dr Willem Lesterhuis, Mr Anthony Bosco, Adjunct Professor Richard Lake, Professor Yun Lee, Dr Sally Lansley, Dr Jenette Creaney, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Telethon Kids Institute, UWA Centre for Child Health Research, 'Identification of the molecular networks that drive mesothelioma invasion'—$100,000  (2016)

CANCER COUNCIL OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Dr Pilar Blancafort, Dr Andrew Redfern, Professor Christina Curtis, Associate Professor Evan Ingley, Dr Andrew Woo, Dr Nicolas Taylor, Dr Anabel Sorolla Bardaji, ARC Centre for Plant Energy Biology, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Stanford University, UWA Centre for Medical Research, 'Discovery and Characterisation of a Cancer Driver in a New Subtype of Aggressive Breast Cancer'—$100,000  (2016)

CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY EX ARC DISCOVERY PROJECTS

Associate Professor Lindsay Hutley, Professor Michael Bird, Associate Professor Samantha Setterfield, Dr Jonathan Whynn, Charles Darwin University, James Cook University, School of Earth and Environment, University of South Florida, 'Up in smoke and out to sea? Carbon, water and land use change in savanna'—$70,000  (2016-17)

CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY EX BUSHFIRES & NATURAL HAZARDS CRC LTD

Associate Professor Samantha Setterfield, School of Earth and Environment, 'Management of High Biomass Flammable Grassy Weeds'—$280,000  (2016-18)

CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY EX NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PROGRAM NESP

Professor Michael Douglas, Dr Matthew Hipsey, Associate Professor Samantha Setterfield, Dr Sarah Prout Quicke, Professor David Pannell, School of Agricultural and Resource Economics, School of Earth and Environment, 'Northern Australian Environmental Resource Hub - Project Plan 2 - 2016-2019'—$1,885,900  (2016-19)

CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY EX GRAINS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION GRDC

Ms Mechelle Owen, Charles Sturt University, Queensland Department of Agriculture Fisheries & Forestry, School of Plant Biology, University of Adelaide, 'Surveillance of Herbicide Resistant Weeds in Australian Grain Cropping'—$523,650  (2015-19)

CITY OF FREMANTLE

Mr Anthony Duckworth-Smith, Professor Joerg Baumeister, Dr Julian Bolleter, School of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts, 'Fremantle Housing Diversity, Community Engagement Phase'—$20,000  (2016)

CO-OPERATIVE BULK HANDLING LIMITED

Dr Elena Mamouni Limnios, Winthrop Professor Timothy Mazzarol, Professor Kadambot Siddique, Winthrop Professor Geoffrey Soutar, UWA Business School, UWA Institute of Agriculture (IOA), 'CBH Research Program 2016'—$70,000  (2016)

COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GREENHOUSE GAS TECHNOLOGIES C02CRC

Professor David Lumley, Dr Erdinc Saygin, Assistant Professor Rie Kamei, Dr Toby Potter, School of Earth and Environment, School of Physics, 'Otway 2C Passive Seismic Monitoring'—$539,563  (2016-17)

CSIRO

Dr Adam Siade, Dr Henning Prommer, School of Earth and Environment, 'Visitor Agreement - Development, testing and calibration of solute and reactive transport models - constraining groundwater flow rates in the Surat Basin through environmental tracer and hydrochemical data'—$115,000  (2016)

CURTIN UNIVERSITY EX ARC INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION TRAINING CENTRE

Doctor Kingsley Dixon, Associate Professor Grant Wardell-Johnson, Associate Professor Erik Veneklaas, Dr Shane Turner, Curtin University of Technology, School of Plant Biology, 'ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Mining Restoration'—$544,050  (2015-19)

DEMENTIA COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH CENTRES

Dr Andrew Ford, Professor Osvaldo Almeida, Professor Leon Flicker, Professor Colin MacLeod, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Psychology, 'Depression in People with Dementia and their Carers'—$200,000  (2016)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION & TRAINING

Associate Professor David Lawrence, Graduate School of Education, 'Child mental health and educational outcomes - Analysis of educational outcomes from Young Minds Matter
'—$191,994  (2016-17)

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE AUSTRALIA KOREA FOUNDATION

Dr Luca Cortese, Dr Barbara Catinella, International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, School of Physics, 'Galaxy evolution across environments: linking Australian observatories and Korean simulations'—$13,800  (2016)

Associate Professor Herbert Iu, Professor Tyrone Fernando, School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, 'Memristive Implementation into an Artificial Vertebrate Retina for Sensor Systems
'—$75,397  (2016-18)

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY INNOVATION SCIENCE RESEARCH & TERTIARY EDUCATION DIISRTE

Dr Mark Fear, Mr Andrew Stevenson, School of Surgery, 'Entrepreneur's Program - in collaboration with SUDA Ltd - Enhancing the buccal permeation of Sildenafil and other drugs for oral spray delivery'—$42,064  (2016)

EQUITY TRUSTEES LIMITED HOLSWORTH WILDLIFE RESEARCH ENDOWMENT

Mrs Tabitha Rudin-Bitterli, Dr Nicola Mitchell, Associate Professor Jonathan Evans, School of Animal Biology, 'Increasing the resilience of frog species to climate change through strategic genetic translocations'—$5,000  (2016)

Ms Bronwyn Ayre, School of Plant Biology, Student Residences, 'The critical role of bird pollinators in Australia: A case study on Red and Green Kangaroo Paws (Anigozanthos manglesii)'—$5,000  (2016)

Miss Erika Roper, School of Plant Biology, 'The adaptation of the forest red-tailed black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii naso) to the urban environment on the Swan Coastal Plain'—$6,000  (2016)

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Professor Mark Jessell, Centre for Exploration Targeting CET, 'Stratigraphic contact analysis tool'—$100,000  (2016)

GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY EX ARC LINKAGE PROJECTS

Professor David Lloyd, Professor Ming Zheng, Professor Rod Barrett, Professor Jillianne Cook, Associate Professor Daniel James, Dr Thor Besier, Griffith University, La Trobe University, NORAXON USA Inc, Orthocell Pty Ltd, Philips Healthcare Australia, School of Surgery, University of Auckland, 'Intelligent training (iTraining) for the human Archilles tendon [ARC Funds]'—$130,000  (2015-17)

Professor David Lloyd, Professor Ming Zheng, Professor Rod Barrett, Professor Jillianne Cook, Associate Professor Daniel James, Dr Thor Besier, Griffith University, La Trobe University, NORAXON USA Inc, Orthocell Pty Ltd, Philips Healthcare Australia, School of Surgery, University of Auckland, 'Intelligent training (iTraining) for the human Archilles tendon [Partner Org Funds]'—$170,000  (2015-17)

HYDRO TASMANIA

Mr Matthew Hipsey, School of Earth and Environment, 'Impact of water level manipulation in Great Lake'—$8,500  (2016)

JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Dr Timothy Jones, Dr Elizabeth Davis, Professor Donna Cross, Professor Elizabeth Geelhoed, Dr Martin de Bock, School of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Population Health, UWA Centre for Child Health Research, 'The Assessment & Translation of New Diabetes Technologies Including Closed Loop Insulin Therapy - Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Research Network (T1DCRN)'—$2,300,000  (2016-19)

LLOYD'S REGISTER FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF NANOTECHNOLOGIES

Associate Professor Adrian Keating, School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, 'Fast Night Vision Imaging - Enhancing Road Safety for Drivers and Pedestrians'—$89,122  (2016-19)

MEDICAL & HEALTH RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

Dr Elizabeth Newnham, School of Psychology, 'NIRIS 2016 - Elizabeth Newnham'—$10,000  (2016)

Dr Phillip Melton, Centre for Genetic Origins of Health and Disease, 'NIRIS 2016 - Philip Melton'—$10,000  (2016)

MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH EX NHMRC CENTRES OF RESEARCH EXCELLENCE

Mr Christopher Brennan-Jones, School of Surgery, 'CRE Extension Activity - Cochrane reviews of topical interventions to treat chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM)'—$40,000  (2016-17)

MINERALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Professor Michael Dentith, Mr Mark Lindsay, Dr Sandra Occhipinti, Dr Alan Aitken, Associate Professor Jeffrey Shragge, Centre for Exploration Targeting CET, School of Earth and Environment, 'An Integrated Multi-Scale Study of Crustal Structure and Prospectivity of the Eastern Yilgarn Craton and Adjacent Albany-Fraser Orogen'—$652,948  (2016-18)

MONASH UNIVERSITY EX DIISR AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL DATA SERVICE

Professor Andrew Millar, Dr Cornelia Hooper, ARC Centre for Plant Energy Biology, 'The Compendium of cropPAL - Phase 2'—$80,000  (2016)

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS RESEARCH AUSTRALIA

Dr Melinda Fitzgerald, School of Animal Biology, 'Defining and limiting oxidative damage in oligodendrocytes and their precursors in multiple sclerosis'—$21,000  (2016)

MURDOCH CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE EX NHMRC GENOMICS TARGETED CALL FOR RESEARCH TCR

Professor Nigel Laing, Professor Peter Leedman, Professor Michael Millward, Professor David Mackey, Associate Professor Aleksandra Filipovska, Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, UWA Centre for Medical Research, 'Preparing Australia for Genomic Medicine:  A proposal by the Australian Genomics Health Alliance'—$264,107  (2016)

MURDOCH CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE EX NHMRC PROJECT GRANTS

Professor Mimi Tang, Professor Susan Prescott, A/Professor Katie Allen, Doctor Michael Gold, Dr Wesley Burks, Mrs Francesca Orsini, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Adelaide, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 'A multicentre randomised controlled trial of probiotic and peanut oral immunotherapy for the treatment of peanut allergy'—$369,432  (2016-20)

NATIONAL HEART FOUNDATION

Ms Jing Pang, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, 'Bendat Family Foundation Scholarship'—$10,000  (2016)

NHMRC PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS

Dr Catherine Taylor, Dr Stephen Zubrick, Professor Alison Venn, Associate Professor David Lawrence, Dr Emily Hansen, Graduate School of Education, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, UWA Centre for Child Health Research, University of Tasmania, 'Pathways to better health education outcomes for Tasmania's children'—$593,174  (2016-18)

NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES

Dr Janine Croser, Dr Federico Ribalta, Centre for Plant Genetics and Breeding (PGB), 'Recombinant inbred line Cicer population development for Dr Kristy Hobson and NSW DPI using aSSD technology at the University of Western Australia'—$70,000  (2016)

PRIMATE CONSERVATION INC

Dr Cyril Grueter, Ms Alexandra Miller, School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, 'Understanding the social structure and ecological basis for the formation of ruwenzori colobus monkey super groups'—$4,350  (2016)

PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION

Professor Peter Robertson, UWA Business School, 'The Economywide Impacts of Migration - General Equilibrium Modelling'—$4,000  (2016)

RANGELANDS NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (NRM)  WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Dr Pauline Grierson, Dr Alison O'Donnell, Professor Timothy Colmer, School of Plant Biology, 'Samphire survey on the Fortescue Marsh'—$8,700  (2016)

SOUTH WEST CATCHMENTS COUNCIL (NHT)

Emeritus Professor Lynette Abbott, Dr Sasha Jenkins, Mr Ian Waite, Dr Zakaria Solaiman, School of Earth and Environment, Western Dairy Inc, 'Soil microbial processes associated with retention of soil carbon after application of composted manure to dairy pastures'—$23,725  (2016-17)

SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY EX ARC LINKAGE PROJECTS

Professor Bradley Eyre, Mr Matthew Hipsey, Dr Badin Gibbes, Dr Dirk Erler, Dr Damien Maher, Dr James Udy, Healthy Waterways Ltd, School of Earth and Environment, Southern Cross University, University of Queensland, 'Unravelling the drivers of greenhouse gas emissions in estuaries'—$289,055  (2015-17)

ST VINCENT'S HEALTH AUSTRALIA

Professor Paul Flatau, Associate Professor Lisa Wood, Dr Karen Martin, Miss Shannen Vallesi, Dr Elizabeth Conroy, Dr Rebecca Reeve, School of Population Health, UWA Business School, University of New South Wales, University of Western Sydney, 'Evaluation of St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Homelessness Programs ALERT, CHOPS, The Cottage and Prague House'—$90,909  (2016)

SUDA LTD

Dr Mark Fear, Mr Andrew Stevenson, School of Surgery, 'Entrepreneur's Program - in collaboration with SUDA Ltd - Enhancing the buccal permeation of Sildenafil and other drugs for oral spray delivery'—$42,064  (2016)

SYLVIA & CHARLES VIERTEL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Professor Ryan Lister, ARC Centre for Plant Energy Biology, UWA Centre for Medical Research, 'Natural and artificial regulation of the human epigenome in neural differentiation and plasticity'—  (2015-19)

TASMANIAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Dr Catherine Taylor, Professor Stephen Zubrick, Professor Alison Venn, Associate Professor David Lawrence, Dr Emily Hansen, Graduate School of Education, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, UWA Centre for Child Health Research, University of Tasmania, 'Pathways to better health education outcomes for Tasmania's children'—$150,000  (2016)

TASMANIAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Dr Catherine Taylor, Professor Stephen Zubrick, Professor Alison Venn, Associate Professor David Lawrence, Dr Emily Hansen, Graduate School of Education, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, UWA Centre for Child Health Research, University of Tasmania, 'Pathways to better health education outcomes for Tasmania's children'—$10,000  (2016)

TASMANIAN DEPARTMENT OF PREMIER AND CABINET

Dr Catherine Taylor, Professor Stephen Zubrick, Professor Alison Venn, Associate Professor David Lawrence, Dr Emily Hansen, Graduate School of Education, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, UWA Centre for Child Health Research, University of Tasmania, 'Pathways to better health education outcomes for Tasmania's children'—$50,000  (2016)

UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE EX ARC DISCOVERY PROJECTS

Dr Larissa McLean Davies, Dr Wayne Sawyer, Professor Philip Mead, Professor Brenton Doecke, Professor Lyn Yates, Deakin University, School of Humanities, University of Melbourne, University of Western Sydney, 'Investigating literary knowledge in the making of English teachers.'—$93,409  (2016-19)

UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE EX ARC LIEF

Professor Abbas Rajabifard, Professor Robert Stimson, Professor Bill Randolph, Prof Christopher Pettit, Professor Jane Hunter, Associate Professor Jonathan Corcoran, Dr Sharon Biermann, Associate Professor Robert Tanton, School of Earth and Environment, University of Canberra, University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales, University of Queensland, University of Wollongong, 'Urban Analytics Data Infrastructure'—$50,030  (2016)

UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES EX NHMRC PROJECT GRANTS

Professor Sean Hood, Deakin University, Monash University, School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Adelaide, University of New South Wales, University of Otago, University of Sydney, 'Ketamine therapy among patients with treatment-resistant depression: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial'—$47,435  (2016)

UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY EX INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION RESEARCH

Associate Professor Brent Kaiser, Professor Richard Trethowan, Dr Ulrike Mathesius, Professor Timothy Colmer, Professor David Day, Dr Matthew Denton, Professor Mark Adams, Associate Professor Margaret Barbour, Australian National University, Flinders University, Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC), North Carolina State University, School of Plant Biology, South Australian Research & Development Institute, University of Adelaide, University of Sydney, 'Legumes for Sustainable Agriculture'—$799,000  (2016-20)

UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA EX AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE AIMS

Professor Charitha Pattiaratchi, School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, 'eReefs Glider Missions'—$181,000  (2016)

UWA BUSINESS SCHOOL

Dr Jacqueline Hutchinson, Professor Elizabeth Walker, Dr Janice Redmond, Edith Cowan University, School of Earth and Environment, UWA Business School, 'Retirement Planning and Women Small Business Owners (SBOS) In Remote & Regional Western Australia'—$50,000  (2016)

UWA FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT SCHEME

Dr Jeremy Shaw, Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis (00012), 'The magnetic properties of a magnetite particle-based magnetoreceptor proxy'—$23,600  (2016)

Dr Carl White, UWA Centre for Medical Research, 'Molecular pharmacology of chemokine receptor signalling in cancer: Towards understanding endogenous chemokine receptor signalling.'—$30,000  (2015)

VIC DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT JOBS TRANSPORT AND RESOURCES

Dr Janine Croser, Dr Federico Ribalta, Centre for Plant Genetics and Breeding (PGB), 'Lentil Population Development for PBA Lentil Breeding Program Using aSSD Technology at UWA'—$7,763  (2015)

WA DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES EX FRDC

Dr Renae Hovey, Professor Gary Kendrick, School of Plant Biology, 'Examining the relationship between fishery recruitment, essential benthic habitat and environmental drivers in Exmouth Gulf'—$150,000  (2016-18)

WA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Dr Claire Johnson, Dr Moira O'Connor, Doctor Ruth McConigley, Curtin University of Technology, School of Surgery, 'Statewide analysis of carer support in palliative care'—$79,038  (2016)

Dr Claire Johnson, Doctor Ruth McConigley, Dr Moira O'Connor, School of Surgery, 'Gap analysis and minimum standards for supporting 24 hour support in palliative care'—$86,318  (2016)

Dr Claire Johnson, Dr Moira O'Connor, Doctor Ruth McConigley, Ms Angela Ives, Dr Kaaren Watts, Curtin University of Technology, School of Surgery, 'Evaluation of Metropolitan Palliative Care Consultancy Service (MPaCCS) and Talking About End of Life (TAEOL)'—$92,841  (2016)

Ms Angela Ives, Dr Claire Johnson, Professor Christobel Saunders, School of Surgery, 'Environmental scan of cancer-related enterprise databases'—$49,673  (2016)

WA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & WILDLIFE

Mr Matthew Hipsey, School of Earth and Environment, 'Model Framework for Estuarine Reporting'—$60,000  (2016)

WA DEPARTMENT OF SPORT & RECREATION

Professor Charitha Pattiaratchi, School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, 'Feasibility for an Artificial Surfing Reef'—$17,000  (2015)

WA DEPARTMENT OF WATER

Dr Matthew Hipsey, School of Earth and Environment, 'Prediction in complex aquatic environments: response models for key south-west estuaries'—$31,818  (2016)

Mr Matthew Hipsey, School of Earth and Environment, 'Water quality changes in Vasse-Wonnerup estuary system in response to surge barrier dynamics'—$63,636  (2016)

WAITT FOUNDATION RAPID OCEAN CONSERVATION ROC

Dr Dianne McLean, School of Plant Biology, 'Port Coogee Artificial Reef Scientific Surveys'—$7,091  (2016)

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ENERGY RESEARCH ALLIANCE WAERA EX WOODSIDE R2D3

Associate Professor Zachary Aman, School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, 'The Thermal-Hydraulic Characteristics of Stratified Gas-Liquid Flows'—$12,000  (2016)

WOODSIDE ENERGY LTD

Dr Dianne McLean, Mr Todd Bond, Associate Professor Julian Partridge, Dr Timothy Langlois, School of Plant Biology, 'Pipelines as habitat for fish: a pilot study'—$30,000  (2016)