Research Success

Breast cancer and sexuality (PDF File 71.1 KB) (opens in a new window)
Professor Jane Ussher, Associate Professor Janette Perz, and Dr Emilee Gilbert of the Centre for Health Research, are investigating the impact of breast cancer on the sexual wellbeing of women. This project is funded by Breast Cancer Network Australia.

Woodland response to elevated CO₂ (PDF File 166.0 KB) (opens in a new window)
Professor David Ellsworth and Professor David Tissue of the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, in association with Professor Fernando Valladares of the Spanish Scientific Council (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas) are investigating the response of Australian woodland trees to rising atmospheric CO₂. This research is supported by an Australian Research Council Discovery Projects grant.

Forest responses to climate change (PDF File 85.5 KB) (opens in a new window)
Professor David Ellsworth and Professor David Tissue of the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, in association with Dr Anthony O'Grady and Dr Tim McVicar of CSIRO are investigating the water balance of a native forest exposed to elevated atmospheric CO₂. This research is supported by the CSIRO Flagship - Water for a Healthy Country.

Reducing violence in groups (PDF File 60.0 KB) (opens in a new window)
Professor Rhonda Craven, Dr Alexander Yeung, and Dr Marjorie Seaton from the Centre for Positive Psychology and Education will combat bullying and violence in high schools by developing and rigorously evaluating a new innovative whole-school anti-bullying intervention for high school students. The project is funded by the Australian Government Attorney General's Department in conjunction with the New South Wales Police Force.

Soil security with nodulation of pulse crops (PDF File 96.9 KB) (opens in a new window)
Dr Jeff Powell from the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment will seek to understand the interactions between different nitrogen-fixing bacteria strains in pulse crops to improve yields. This project is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the Grains Research and Development Corporation through the 2012 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

The pace of life (PDF File 77.2 KB) (opens in a new window)
Dr Christopher Turbill from the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment has been awarded a prestigious Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award to support his research into the physiological basis of life-history trade-offs that cause some individuals or species to age faster than others.

Loudness moves! (PDF File 70.8 KB) (opens in a new window)
Professor Roger Dean, Professor Kate Stevens and Dr Freya Bailes from the MARCS Institute will identify the role of loudness in the perception of structure, arousal and emotion in music. This project is funded by the Australian Research Council through its Discovery Projects grant scheme.

Automated annotation tools (PDF File 65.9 KB) (opens in a new window)
Professor Anthony Maeder from the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics will lead the design and implementation of cloud-based software providing a toolkit for use in the management of research collections of digital medical images. Associate Professor Murk Bottema from Flinders University will collaborate in the project, which is funded by Microsoft Research.

Forum Sentencing (PDF File 73.9 KB) (opens in a new window)
Dr Meredith Rossner from the Justice Research Group and Dr Jasmine Bruce from University of New South Wales will seek to understand why and how Forum Sentencing works and to develop a best practice model of how it can effectively respond to the harms caused by crime. This project is funded by the New South Wales Department of Attorney General and Justice.

Traditional medicine internationalisation (PDF File 76.4 KB) (opens in a new window)
Professors Alan Bensoussan and Kelvin Chan, and Associate Professor Dennis Chang from the Centre for Complementary Medicine Research, with Professor Jianxun Liu of Xiyuan Hospital and Professor Basil Roufogalis from University of Sydney will implement a Traditional Medicine Internationalisation Platform to attract investment and grow the traditional medicine research and business sector. This project is funded by the NSW Department of Industry & Investment.

Use of composite columns in large scale infrastructure (PDF File 105.5 KB) (opens in a new window)
Professor Brian Uy, Foundation Director of the Institute for Infrastructure Engineering and an international team of researchers will investigate the design and behaviour of columns composed of high strength structural steel coupled with high strength concrete. This ARC Discovery Project will enable sustainable column systems to be developed for major civil engineering infrastructure.

Hybrid beam-column joints (PDF File 75.0 KB) (opens in a new window)
Associate Professor Zhong Tao of the Institute for Infrastructure Engineering, together with Professor Lin-Hai Han from the Tsinghua University of Beijing will investigate the behaviour of hybrid stainless-carbon steel composite beam-column joints for durability under extreme conditions such as wind, earthquakes and fire. This project is funded by the Australian Research Council through its Discovery Projects grant scheme.

Into the community (PDF File 71.5 KB) (opens in a new window)
Dr Gabrielle Drake from the School of Social Sciences and Psychology, together with UnitingCare Disability and People with Disability Australia have been awarded a UWS Research Partnerships grant to explore the processes, supports and outcomes for people who have transitioned from a licensed boarding house to alternative accommodation.

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (PDF File 72.4 KB) (opens in a new window)
Dr Joanne Lind and Professor Annemarie Hennessy from the School of Medicine are investigating the retinal vascular changes in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. This research is funded through the Bonnie Babes Foundation.

'The Birds' (PDF File 62.6 KB) (opens in a new window)
Dr Ricky Spencer, together with Dr Julie Old of the School of Science and Health, is being supported by a grant from the Wollongong City Council to investigate the impact of Indian Mynas in eastern Australia and the success of a community level trapping program in the Wollongong LGA.