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Number of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding
Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation
New South Wales
Charles Sturt University 7
Macquarie University 26
The University of New England 4
The University of New South Wales 64
The University of Newcastle 13
The University of Sydney 79
University of Technology, Sydney 15
University of Western Sydney 18
University of Wollongong 12
New South Wales 238
Victoria
Australian Catholic University 2
Deakin University 13
La Trobe University 9
Monash University 68
RMIT University 9
Swinburne University of Technology 14
The University of Melbourne 68
Victoria University 2
Victoria 185
Queensland
Central Queensland University 1
Griffith University 24
James Cook University 9
Queensland University of Technology 14
The University of Queensland 76
Queensland 124
South Australia
The Flinders University of South Australia 7
The University of Adelaide 31
University of South Australia 3
South Australia 41
Western Australia
Curtin University of Technology 8
Edith Cowan University 1
Murdoch University 3
The University of Western Australia 42
Western Australia 54
Number of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding
Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation
Tasmania
University of Tasmania 16
Tasmania 16
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian National University 71
University of Canberra 3
Australian Capital Territory 74
Total Number of Grants 732
Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding
Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation
New South Wales
Charles Sturt University
DP130103939 Campbell, Prof Thomas D; Ivison, Prof Duncan M; Kinley, Prof David; Sadurski, Prof
Wojciech; West, Dr Caroline; Bedi, Asst Prof Sonu; Pogge, Prof Thomas W; Valentini, Dr
Laura M; Tasioulas, Prof John; Wenar, Prof Leif
Approved A constructive critique of the political approach to the philosophy of human rights
Project Title
2013 $45,282.00
2014 $31,100.00
2015 $32,238.00
Total $108,620.00
Primary FoR 1606 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Administering Organisation Charles Sturt University
Project Summary
This project explores the many uses of human rights discourse in contemporary politics. It focuses on an increasingly
popular 'political' approach that identifies human rights as grounds for action against states which violate these
rights. This project has implications for how the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011 should be
implemented.
DP130103658 Clarke, Dr Stephen P; Savulescu, Prof Julian; Coady, Prof Cecil A
Approved Moral conservatism, human enhancement and the 'Affective Revolution' in moral psychology
Project Title
2013 $110,000.00
2014 $120,000.00
2015 $110,000.00
Total $340,000.00
Primary FoR 2201 APPLIED ETHICS
Administering Organisation Charles Sturt University
Project Summary
Debates between moral conservatives and liberals, about whether enhancing human mental and physical abilities
above normal limits is ethically acceptable, have been intractable. Recent developments in moral psychology can be
used to transform understandings of these debates and enable us to develop just policies to regulate enhancement
technologies.
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Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding
Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation
DP130104276 Dockett, Prof Susan B; Perry, Prof Robert W
Approved Continuity and change in curriculum and pedagogies as children start school
Project Title
2013 $93,388.00
2014 $95,311.00
2015 $112,911.00
Total $301,610.00
Primary FoR 1301 EDUCATION SYSTEMS
Administering Organisation Charles Sturt University
Project Summary
This project considers the impact of the Early Years Learning Framework and the Australian Curriculum on transition
to school in Australia. Through extensive interviews and surveys, it gathers evidence to influence theoretical, policy
and practice approaches to transition to school and, hence, the future schooling of all Australian children.
DP130100364 Gao, Prof Junbin; Hong, Dr Xia
Approved A probabilistic framework for nonlinear dimensionality reduction algorithms
Project Title
2013 $70,000.00
2014 $70,000.00
2015 $70,000.00
Total $210,000.00
Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation Charles Sturt University
Project Summary
The Twin Measures Framework is a novel platform for analysing existing dimensionality reduction methods and the
invention of new ones. This research will radically improve image analysis, with beneficial applications from
pharmaceutical drug design through to border protection.
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Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding
Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation
DP130102211 Lowrie, Prof Thomas J
Approved Processing mathematics tasks: the nature and role of visual and non-visual reasoning in
Project Title digital and non-digital environments
2013 $92,000.00
2014 $92,000.00
2015 $72,000.00
Total $256,000.00
Primary FoR 1302 CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY
Administering Organisation Charles Sturt University
Project Summary
Within the next four years, it is likely that the National Assessment Plan for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) will be
administered in a digital mode. This project identifies differences between the delivery of mathematics assessment in
pencil-and-paper and computer-based modes. Primary students' mathematics reasoning is compared across these
modes and to cohorts from Singapore.
DP130102545 McLeod, Prof Sharynne; Baker, Dr Elise M; McCormack, Dr Jane M; Wren, Dr Yvonne E;
Roulstone, Prof Sue E
Approved A sound start: innovative technology to promote speech and pre-literacy skills in at-risk
Project Title preschoolers
2013 $96,816.00
2014 $87,525.00
2015 $100,210.00
Total $284,551.00
Primary FoR 1301 EDUCATION SYSTEMS
Administering Organisation Charles Sturt University
Project Summary
One in five Australian preschoolers have speech impairment and without specialist services face an increased risk of
reading difficulties and life-long consequences. Given that demand for services exceeds supply, this project will
determine if a preschool computer-based service can promote speech development and reduce risk of reading
difficulty.
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Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding
Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation
DP130104346 Weston, Prof Dr Leslie A; Gurr, Prof Geoff M; Callaway, Prof Ragan M
Approved Invasive plant success and multi-trophic level chemical ecology using Paterson's curse as a
Project Title model
2013 $115,000.00
2014 $110,000.00
2015 $110,000.00
Total $335,000.00
Primary FoR 0602 ECOLOGY
Administering Organisation Charles Sturt University
Project Summary
The role of plant defence compounds discovered recently in Paterson's curse will be studied in the plant's native
western Mediterranean and in southern Australia. Findings will support biological control efforts and provide
fundamental insights into the ecological mechanisms that allow such plants to become aggressive invaders.
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Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding
Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation
Macquarie University
DP130101090 Barnier, A/Prof Amanda J; Harris, Dr Celia B; Savage, A/Prof Gregory R; Rajaram, Prof
Suparna; Balota, Prof David
Approved Is it better to remember with others or to remember alone, especially as we age?
Project Title
2013 $105,325.00
2014 $93,619.00
2015 $98,815.00
Total $297,759.00
Primary FoR 1799 OTHER PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES
Administering Organisation Macquarie University
Project Summary
This project aims to investigate if remembering with a long-term partner, recalling daily tasks, or reminiscing about
their shared past, benefits memory in younger and older adults. This project will identify the strategies that spouses
use to help each other remember and minimise memory loss, especially as they age and their memories start to fail.
DP130101172 Batanin, Dr Michael A; Markl, Dr Martin; Berger, A/Prof Clemens
Approved Enriched higher category theory
Project Title
2013 $125,000.00
2014 $125,000.00
2015 $125,000.00
Total $375,000.00
Primary FoR 0101 PURE MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation Macquarie University
Project Summary
At the beginning of 21st century it became clear that further progress in mathematics and physics required a
development of a new powerful language, which received the name Higher Category Theory. This project is devoted
to the development of this new exciting theory.
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Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding
Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation
DP130102439 Dale, Prof Robert
Approved Beyond the grammar checker: automated copy-editing assistance
Project Title
2013 $100,000.00
2014 $100,000.00
2015 $100,000.00
Total $300,000.00
Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation Macquarie University
Project Summary
In the traditional publishing process, copy-editors correct and polish what authors write, but financial pressures mean
that copy-editing is often considered a luxury. This project uses natural language processing and artificial intelligence
techniques to develop technology that automates a significant proportion of the copy editing task.
DP130102009 Esselle, Prof Karu P; Heimlich, Prof Michael C; Bird, Prof Trevor S; Matekovits, Asst Prof
Ladislau; Hay, Dr Stuart G
Approved Dual-band antennas with digitally steerable beams made out of multi-state electromagnetic
Project Title elements
2013 $140,000.00
2014 $130,000.00
2015 $130,000.00
Total $400,000.00
Primary FoR 1005 COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
Administering Organisation Macquarie University
Project Summary
A collection of antennas required for forthcoming wireless systems will be designed, made and tested. They are ideal
for wireless on-body medical devices and wireless transmission of high-quality video and high-speed data. These
systems will bring great benefits to wireless users and patients, including better quality of life and convenience.
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Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding
Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation
DP130102547 George, A/Prof Simon C; Dutkiewicz, Dr Adriana
Approved Tracing life's beginnings: molecular fossils from single oil inclusions
Project Title
2013 $110,000.00
2014 $110,000.00
2015 $110,000.00
Total $330,000.00
Primary FoR 0402 GEOCHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation Macquarie University
Project Summary
Biomarkers (chemical fossils) from traces of oil trapped in 2 to 3.5 billion year-old rocks from Australia, Canada and
Africa will be analysed by both well established and novel techniques. The biomarkers will be used to assess which
key groups of species were present when, and thus constrain the timing of evolution of Earth's early biosphere.
DP130103839 Gillings, Prof Michael R; Charles, Prof Ian G
Approved Evolution and ecology of integron gene cassettes: exploring the protein universe
Project Title
2013 $120,000.00
2014 $120,000.00
2015 $120,000.00
Total $360,000.00
Primary FoR 0604 GENETICS
Administering Organisation Macquarie University
Project Summary
Bacteria rapidly adapt to new conditions by sharing diverse genes via lateral genetic transfer, best illustrated by the
spread of antibiotic resistance. This study will characterise mobile genes, discovering new gene families and
proteins, and will expand existing knowledge of bacterial evolution.
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Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding
Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation
DP130100418 Griffith, A/Prof Simon C; Rollins, Dr Lee A; Burke, Prof Terence A
Approved The danger within: assessing the threats to an endangered finch from genetic incompatibility,
Project Title limited dispersal and effective population size
2013 $115,000.00
2014 $100,000.00
2015 $100,000.00
Total $315,000.00
Primary FoR 0602 ECOLOGY
Administering Organisation Macquarie University
Project Summary
The Gouldian finch has declined dramatically over the past half century and remains one of Australia's most
threatened birds. This project will use some cutting edge genetic techniques to understand some of the processes
that undermine the species' recovery and our ability to monitor current populations.
DP130100417 Griffith, A/Prof Simon C; Buchanan, A/Prof Katherine L; Rowe, Dr Melissah
Approved Reproductive plasticity and climate change: insights from an opportunistic breeder
Project Title
2013 $145,000.00
2014 $145,000.00
2015 $145,000.00
Total $435,000.00
Primary FoR 0602 ECOLOGY
Administering Organisation Macquarie University
Project Summary
Across the globe, birds are struggling to optimise their reproductive timing and investment in a changing and
unpredictable climate. This project will use the highly adaptable and opportunistic Australian zebra finch to develop
an understanding of how birds tailor their behaviour and physiology to breed across a range of conditions.
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