South Sudanese Australians Research Project
Promoting Unity and Harmony Among the South Sudanese Australians Research Project
The Promotion of Unity and Harmony among the South Sudanese Community in Australia through Pathways of Resilience aims to investigate the impact of the current conflict in S. Sudan on South Sudanese Australians and identify pathways for promoting harmony.
Investigators: Dr Nawal El-Gack, Dr Judy Hemming and Gabriel Yak
Funding: Department of Social Services
Everyday Heritage ARC Discovery Project
Chief Investigators: Professor Tracy Ireland (lead), Associate Professor Tim Sherratt, Professor Jane Lydon (UWA), Associate Professor Kate Bagnall (UTAS)
Partner Investigator: Sharon Veale (GML Heritage)
Funder: Australian Research Council
Partners: GML Heritage, University of Tasmania and University of Western Australia
City Place Management Community Engagement Manager (2022-2025)
Chief Investigators: Dr Cathy Hope
Funder: Dionysus Cultural Development
Ginninderry Living Lab Research Framework (2022-2023)
Chief Investigators: Dr Bethaney Turner, Professor Barbara Norman, Dr Cathy Hope, Dr Vahri Mckenzie, Dr Kate Bishop (UNSW), Associate Professor Gavin Smith (ANU)
Funder: Riverview Projects
Partners: University of New South Wales, Australian National University, Riverview Projects
ACT Creative Industries Research (2021-2023)
Chief Investigators: Dr Bethaney Turner, Professor Barbara Norman, Dr Cathy Hope, Dr Vahri Mckenzie, Dr Kate Bishop (UNSW), Associate Professor Gavin Smith (ANU)
Funder: TBA
Partners: ACT Government
Dairy Road: Terrestrial Urbanism - Creative Work (2022)
Chief Investigators: Dr Cathy Hope
Funder: TBA
Partners: Molonglo Group
Intergenerational Play Space Design (2022)
Chief Investigators: Dr Cathy Hope
Funder: TBA
Partners: Ginninderry/Riverview Development, Redbox Design
Surface Urban Art Festival (4-6 March 2022)
Chief Investigators: Dr Cathy Hope
Funder: TBA
Partners: Transport Canberra and City Services
Sustainable Shine Dome
Regeneration
Arts for Recovery Resilience Teamwork and Skill (ARRTS)
ACT Coat of Arms Project
Play, Creativity and Wellbeing Projects
Heritage of the Air: How aviation transformed Australia (ARC LP)
Archives in Bark: Carved and Inscribed Kimberley Boab Trees (ARC SRI)
Laser Cleaning Processes for Roads and Maritime Services Bridges (ARC LP)
Mind the Gap: Aligning legislation, values and risk management for the preservation of utilitarian heritage
ACT Creative Industries Assessment
Funder: ACT Government & University of Canberra
Website: http://actcreativeindustries.com.au/
Creative Recovery and Resilience Residences
Emerging Creative Producer: Zora/Linyi Pang
Artists in Residence: Zhi Cham, Melanie Lane, Miriam Slater, Kirsten Wehner
Partners: ArtsACT & Belconnen Arts Centre
Creative Recovery and Resilience Forum
Forum Producer: Kiri Morcombe
Writer in Residence: Simone Penkethman
Partners: ArtsACT
Home Economix: A Lab for Decentralising Public and Community Art Through Domestic Spaces
Haig Park Experiments
UC Investigators: Dr Cathy Hope (Lead), Associate Professor Bethaney Turner, Dr Kate Holland, Dr Denise Thwaites
Funding: Canberra Renewal Authority, ACT Government
Partners: Tait Network, Ainslie & Gorman Arts Centres, Dionysus Movement
Website: https://www.act.gov.au/cityrenewal/places/haig-park/haig-park-experiments
Utilitarian Filmmaking in Australia 1945–1980
Investigators: Professor Ross Gibson (Lead CI); Associate Professor Michael Broderick; Associate Professor Deane Williams; Professor Joseph Masco
Funding: Australian Research Council Discovery Project 2016–2020
Economythologies – MoneyLab#X
Chief Investigators: Dr Denise Thwaites
Funder: Western Sydney University
Dickson Living Rooms
Chief Investigators: Dr Ben Ennis Butler and Mr Max Maxwell
Funder: City Renewal Authority (CRA) Dickson Grant, ACT Govt
Projects in Applied Narrative and Simulation
Investigators: Centenary Professor Ross Gibson and Dr Teresa Crea
Partners: Industry collaborators have included the Royal Adelaide Hospital, CAE (Canadian Aviation Electronics); Calvary Hospital (ACT) Department of Defence - Australian Army; the Asia-Pacific Simulation Alliance; and Simulation Australasia
Evaluation of 'Easy P' Volunteer Driving Program
Chief Investigators: Bethaney Turner
Funder: Belconnen Community Services
Story Ground: using oral and written story practices to engage Indigenous community members with university study
Investigators: Dr Jen Crawford, Dr Paul Collis and Dr Jordan Williams
Funding: Indigenous Languages and Arts Program, Commonwealth Department of Communications and the Arts, 2017–2019
So what do you do?: Tracking creative graduate outcomes in Australia and the UK's Creative and Cultural Industries
Investigators: Professor Jen Webb; Associate Professor Scott Brook (Lead CI, RMIT); Associate Professor Jonathan Corcoran; Dr Roberta Comunian; Professor Alessandra Faggian; Professor Philip Lewis
Funding: Australian Research Council Discovery Project 2016–2019
Working the field: Creative graduates in Australia and China
Investigators: Professor Jen Webb & Associate Professor Scott Brook, University of Canberra, Professor Justin O'Connor, Monash University (Lead CI) and Professor Shilian Shan, Shanghai Jiaotong University
Funding: Australian Research Council Discovery Project (DP150101477) 2015–2017
Promoting Unity and Harmony Among the South Sudanese Australians
Investigators: Dr Nawal El-Gack, Dr Judy Hemming and Gabriel Yak
Funding: Department of Social Services
Connecting the Nation: Australia's aviation heritage
Investigators: Assoc Prof Tracy Ireland with Assoc Prof Mitchell Whitelaw, Dr Alison Wain and Prof Paul Ashton (UTS)
Funding: Consultancy for Airservices Australia
Website: http://connectingthenation.net.au/
Understanding creative excellence: A case study in poetry
Creativity is the engine of a healthy and successful society. In order to learn how best to encourage and generate creativity, there needs to be a greater understanding of how successful creative professionals operate. This project focuses on poets as a case study that will inform the development of ways to enhance creativity in other professional groups.
Investigators: Prof Jen Webb and Assoc Prof Paul Magee, UC; Prof Kevin Brophy, University of Melbourne; Prof Michael Biggs, University of Hertfordshire.
Funding: Australian Research Council Discovery Project 2013–2016.
Interactive visualisation for text mining and analysis
Investigator: Assoc Professor Mitchell Whitelaw
Funding: Research contract under the UC-NICTA umbrella agreement, 2012-2015.
Re-casting terra nullius blindness: Empowering Indigenous protocols and knowledge in built environment education
Investigators: Assoc Professor David Jones and Assoc Professor Richard Tucker, Deakin University; Professor Darryl Low Choy, Griffith; Dr Scott Heyes, UC; Assoc Professor Grant Revell, UWA.
Funding: OLT Grant 2012-2014 (led by Deakin University)
Discover the Queenslander
The Queenslander was the weekly summary and literary edition of the Brisbane Courier (now The Courier-Mail) and was published from 1866–1939. This showcase features nearly 1000 coloured covers and illustrated pages from The Queenslander newspaper which can be explored by year, topic and colour.
Funding: Digital collections research project, State Library of Queensland, 2014.
Investigator: Assoc Prof Mitchell Whitelaw
Website: http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/showcase/discover-the-queenslander#/mosaic
Australian Prints and Printmaking visualisation project
Funding: Contracted research for the National Gallery of Australia (FAD Micro Linkage project), 2013.
Investigators: Assoc Professor Mitchell Whitelaw and Ben Ennis Butler
Website: http://printsandprintmaking.gov.au/explore
Mapping country, culture, and stories around the mount and surrounds
A seed project for the development of an Aboriginal living cultural centre in the lower south east, Mt Gambier City Council, 2013.
Investigator: Dr Scott Heyes
Boardercross binding research project for SOCHI Winter Olympic Games
Collaboration with the Australian Institute of Sports, 2013.
Investigator: Dr Carlos Montana Hoyos (with the UC Industrial Design Team).
Skeleton sport equipment research project for SOCHI Winter Olympic Games
Collaboration with the Australian Institute of Sports, 2013.
Investigator: Dr Carlos Montana Hoyos (with the UC Industrial Design Team).