Research Success

Supportive community housing (PDF File 96.8 KB) (opens in a new window)
Dr Emma Power from the School of Social Sciences and Psychology is examining a supportive community housing arrangement for older people requiring assisted home living. This research has been funded by UnitingCare Ageing Western Region.

Chinese herbal medicine development (PDF File 73.3 KB) (opens in a new window)
Associate Professor Dennis Chang, Professor Kelvin Chan and Professor Alan Bensoussan from Centre for Complementary Medicine Research (CompleMED) are collaborating to further develop a standardised herbal product for the treatment of stroke. This research is funded through the Hutchison Whampoa Guangzhou Baiyunshan Chinese Medicine Co. Ltd.

Green office buildings (PDF File 72.1 KB) (opens in a new window)
Professor Graeme Newell of the School of Business and Associate Professor John MacFarlane of the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics are studying the financial performance of green office buildings in Australia. This research was coordinated by the Australian Property Institute.

Lifekeeper memory quilt (PDF File 63.9 KB) (opens in a new window)
Dr Kathleen Peters from the School of Nursing and Midwifery and Envoy Alan Staines OAM, Director, The Salvation Army Suicide Prevention - Bereavement Support Services will undertake a formal evaluation of the Lifekeeper Memory Quilt project to determine its effectiveness as a support strategy for friends and families involved, and in raising awareness of the impact of suicide in Australia. This project is funded by the Salvation Army.

Photos of the past (PDF File 83.6 KB) (opens in a new window)
Dr Emma Waterton of the Institute for Culture and Society is examining the way visitors construct and express their sense of national identity at a range of tourism sites in Australia. This project is funded by the Australian Research Council through its Discovery Early Career Researchers Award scheme.

That 'old man weed' (PDF File 132.0 KB) (opens in a new window)
Associate Professor Robert Spooner-Hart and Adjunct Professor David Leach of the School of Science and Health are being supported by funding from the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation and industry partner, BioActives Export Pty Ltd, together with commercial growers, to undertake research into the characteristics of Centipeda cunninghamii.

Reactive oxygen species in acidified waterways (PDF File 84.3 KB) (opens in a new window)
Dr Jason Reynolds of the School of Science and Health has received support from the New South Wales Government through its Environmental Trust to investigate the production of reactive oxygen species in acid mine drainage and acid sulfate soil landscapes.

Oral health for Aboriginal families (PDF File 69.5 KB) (opens in a new window)
Dr Ajesh George from the Family and Community Health Research Group is leading a research team in partnership with University of New South Wales, South Western Sydney Local Health District and the University of Sydney to develop, implement and evaluate a nursing initiated program in South-Western Sydney promoting the oral health of Aboriginal pregnant women and their children.

Mental health consequences of environmental disasters (PDF File 67.0 KB) (opens in a new window)
Professor Beverley Raphael from the Disaster Response and Resilience Research Group is leading a research team in partnership with Peking University Institute of Mental Health and Shanghai Mental Health Center to study how the mental health consequences of environmental disasters can be reduced.

Passionate Aboriginal women artists (PDF File 105.9 KB) (opens in a new window)
Artist Bronwyn Bancroft is exploring the passion and politics of Aboriginal women artists and their work under the expert guidance of her supervisors Professor Michael Atherton and Associate Professor Hart Cohen from the School of Communication Arts and Professor Rhonda Craven from the Centre for Positive Psychology in Education. The project is funded by the Australian Research Council through its Discovery Indigenous Researcher Development grants scheme.

Young men and violence (PDF File 82.0 KB) (opens in a new window)
Professor Stephen Tomsen from the Institute for Culture and Society is conducting an innovative project examining male violence, non-violence and masculine identity. Professor David Gadd of the University of Manchester and an institute adjunct professor is an international partner investigator. The project is funded by the Australian Research Council through its Discovery Projects scheme.

So you think you're human? (PDF File 71.9 KB) (opens in a new window)
Professor Kay Anderson of the Institute for Culture and Society is examining how notions of mind and intelligence have informed Western attitudes about what it means to be human. This project is funded by the Australian Research Council through its Discovery Projects grant scheme.

For what it's worth... (PDF File 63.6 KB) (opens in a new window)
Associate Professor John MacFarlane from the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics in collaboration with the Office of the NSW Valuer General is continuing to develop and evaluate the NSW Mass Valuation System for land and property valuation. This project is funded by the Office of the NSW Valuer General.

Cool living heritage in Southeast Asia (PDF File 69.6 KB) (opens in a new window)
Dr Tim Winter and Professor Donald McNeill from the Institute for Culture and Society, and Associate Professor Johannes Widodo and Dr Jiat-Hwee Chang from the National University of Singapore will research electronic air-conditioning and the degree to which traditional, less energy intensive alternatives to thermal comfort can be maintained and reinstated. This project is funded by the Australian Research Council through its Discovery Projects grant scheme.

Citizenship and community organising (PDF File 74.1 KB) (opens in a new window)
Dr Dallas Rogers from the School of Social Sciences and Psychology and Professor Peter Phibbs from the Urban Research Centre will research how low-income housing policy interventions can adversely affect civil society organisations. This project is funded by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI).