Research 2005

  • Arresting Cardiovascular Risks (PDF, 358Kb)
    Associate Professor Patricia Davidson from the School of Nursing is heading an ARC Linkage project in preventative health care research. The project is being conducted in collaboration with Sydney West Area Health Service.
  • Larrikins, Jeitinho and Favores (PDF, 218Kb)
    Professor Bob Hodge from the Centre for Cultural Research is leading a team from the School of Management (Drs Gabriela Coronado, Fernanda Duarte and Greg Teal) that is exploring links between culture and international business practices. This ARC Discovery project is focusing on Australia and Latin America.
  • Race, Nature and the Human (PDF, 260Kb)
    Professor Kay Anderson from the Centre for Cultural Research is undertaking research that helps Australia interpret its history to itself and the world. This ARC Discovery project aims to offer a new kind of critical account of Australia’s occupation and fresh ways of talking about Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ‘co-existence’.
  • A Computational Auditory Model (PDF, 172Kb)
    Dr Jörg Buchholz from MARCS Auditory Laboratories is undertaking research that aims to further understand fundamental auditory mechanisms essential for human beings to communicate successfully in natural environments.
  • Investigating China’s Assimilation to Modernity (PDF, 150Kb)
    Professor Edmund Fung, School of Humanities, is examining Chinese liberalism, socialism and conservatism during the period 1921-1949. This study seeks to offer an alternative view on what underpinned the transformation of China into a modern state.
  • Increased Apprenticeship Intake (PDF, 137Kb)
    Dr Phil Toner, College of Law and Business has received funding from Dusseldorp Skills Forum and Group Training Australia Limited to explore the increase in apprenticeship intake over the last two years.
  • Cultural Complexity (PDF, 195Kb)
    Professor Ien Ang of the Centre for Cultural Research has been successful in obtaining a prestigious Professorial Fellowship from the Australian Research Council. Professor Ang will work on developing our knowledge of the complex cultural challenges facing 21st century Australia.
  • Crab Conditions (PDF, 255Kb)
    Dr Pauline Ross, from the School of Science, Food and Horticulture, is conducting research on the effects of salinity and temperature on the breeding conditions for Australian estuarine gastropods and crabs.
  • Thumbs Up (PDF, 30Kb)
    Dr Garth Paine, from the School of Contemporary Arts, in collaboration with MARCS Auditory Laboratories, is heading a project involved in the development of a new electronic musical instrument called the Thummer™.
  • Fire Safe Seeds (PDF, 31Kb)
    Dr Charles Morris, School of Science, Food and Horticulture, has received funding from the NSW Department of Environment and Conservation under the UWS Research Partnerships Program.
  • Caring for the Carabao (PDF, 404Kb)
    Dr Gavin Ramsay, School of Environment & Agriculture, will be further investigating the socio-economic impact of animal trypanosomaisis (Surra) in the Philippines.
  • Chronic and Complex (PDF, 32Kb)
    Dr Jane Cioffi, of the School of Nursing, Family and Community Health, is leading a research team looking into community health nursing services for people suffering from chronic and complex health problems.
  • Solving Indigenous Student Needs (PDF, 31Kb)
    Associate Professor Rhonda Craven and Professor Herb Marsh, SELF Research Centre, are undertaking an Australian Research Council Linkage project partnership with D’harawal Traditional Knowledge Holders & Descendents’ Council and the Aboriginal Education Council.
  • Locating Innovative Networks (PDF, 41Kb)
    Dr Cristina Martinez-Fernandez, Australian Expert Group in Industry Studies (AEGIS), together with Liverpool City Council, were awarded a UWS Research Partnership Program grant to identify manufacturing industry concentrations with high innovation potential in the Liverpool and South-West Sydney area.
  • Uploading More Women (PDF, 30Kb)
    Fewer than one in four computer scientists and computer science students are women. In a collaborative effort, Professor Margaret Vickers, School of Education is leading a multi-method, multi-stage project to identify the processes that lead to this gender gap.
  • Freshwater mussels in the Hawkesbury-Nepean (PDF, 190Kb)
    Associate Professor Shelley Burgin, from the School of Science, Food and Horticulture, is undertaking a survey of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment. This has been made possible by funding from Hawkesbury City Council, NSW Fisheries and Penrith Lakes Corporation. The aim of the collaboration is to determine the habitat requirements of local freshwater mussel species.
  • Past, Present and Future in Marrickville (PDF, 181Kb)
    Dr George Morgan, Centre for Cultural Research will look at what influences the job decisions of young people in inner city areas such as Marrickville.
  • Best Research into Language Learning (PDF, 138Kb)
    Professor Catherine Best heads a team that is investigating how infants become native speaker-listeners of the adult language around them.
  • Helping Fairfield to Flourish (PDF, 175Kb)
    Dr Elaine Lally from the Centre for Cultural Research is undertaking research that will assist Fairfield City Council develop a Creative Industries Hub. Creative industries are among the fastest growing economic sectors in Australia and internationally.
  • Flying High (PDF, 117Kb)
    Dr Prem Samaranayake is developing a process-based integrated solution for the planning, control and execution of aircraft assembly and maintenance in collaboration with a US software company.
  • Fish for inland Papua New Guinea (PDF, 159Kb)
    Dr Paul Smith is the project leader of a collaborative project to improve the productivity and profitability of smallholder fish farmers in inland PNG.
  • Squeezing out more citrus for Vietnam (PDF, 154Kb)
    Researchers from the Centre for Horticulture and Plant Sciences are seeking to improve citrus production in Vietnam via integrated pest management implemented through 'Farmer Field Schools'.
  • Animated Collaboration (PDF, 53Kb)
    Roy Tasker, School of Science, Food and Horticulture has formed a collaboration with the University of Northern Colorado (UNC), Stanford and Drake Universities, bringing together the disciplines of chemistry, biology, education and cognitive science.

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