Promoting Child and Carer Wellbeing and Placement Stability in Kinship Care. Kinship care is the fastest growing out-of-home care placement in Australia, yet least supported. This project aims to implement and evaluate an attachment and trauma-based program for kinship carers, explore its suitability for cultural adaptation for Indigenous families and co-design practical resources to promote program sustainability and trauma-informed practice. This project is Australia’s first randomised trial o ....Promoting Child and Carer Wellbeing and Placement Stability in Kinship Care. Kinship care is the fastest growing out-of-home care placement in Australia, yet least supported. This project aims to implement and evaluate an attachment and trauma-based program for kinship carers, explore its suitability for cultural adaptation for Indigenous families and co-design practical resources to promote program sustainability and trauma-informed practice. This project is Australia’s first randomised trial of a tailored program for kinship carers and expects to generate vital knowledge on evidence-based support. Via implementing an innovative program for kinship carers in statutory child protection, this project should build capacity for research-based practice and benefit family wellbeing and placement outcomes in kinship care.Read moreRead less
Uncovering The Basis Of Inflammatory And Immunodeficiency Diseases
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$15,718,075.00
Summary
A world-class team from 3 institutions, spanning disciplines of clinical and experimental immunology, therapeutics, signalling and genetics, will identify how immune and inflammatory responses are controlled in both health and disease. The major outcomes of this work will be the generation of new knowledge, concepts and approaches to diagnose, prevent and treat the major human health problems of autoimmune diseases, inflammation, allergy and immunodeficiency.
Testosterone Intervention For The Prevention Of Diabetes Mellitus In High Risk Men: A Randomised Trial
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$5,054,654.00
Summary
Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is increasingly common, costly and deadly. Some men at risk of T2DM have low testosterone (T) levels. Our preliminary data suggests that T treatment may prevent the development of T2DM, and improve cardiovascular and sexual function, body composition and bone density, and mood. This remains to be fully tested in a randomized placebo-controlled trial, and this project will do so in a 2-year study of T treatment compared to placebo in men at risk of T2DM participating in a l ....Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is increasingly common, costly and deadly. Some men at risk of T2DM have low testosterone (T) levels. Our preliminary data suggests that T treatment may prevent the development of T2DM, and improve cardiovascular and sexual function, body composition and bone density, and mood. This remains to be fully tested in a randomized placebo-controlled trial, and this project will do so in a 2-year study of T treatment compared to placebo in men at risk of T2DM participating in a lifestyle program.Read moreRead less
Preparing Australia For Genomic Medicine: A Proposal By The Australian Genomics Health Alliance
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$25,000,000.00
Summary
The sequencing of the human genome brings the possibility of more accurate identification of the underlying basis of many diseases. This technology has moved so rapidly, however, that clinical access has been limited. In this application, a national alliance of clinicians, researchers, health economists and policymakers will evaluate the case for clinical genomics across inherited disease and cancer, determine how best to deliver this to the patient and train a capable workforce.
Reducing The Greatest Uncertainty In Radiotherapy.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$594,197.00
Summary
The weakest link in radiotherapy is defining treatment volumes (contouring). Lack of accuracy and consistency in clinical trial contouring has been shown to result in reduced patient outcomes. Manual review of contouring is resource intensive, expensive and for advanced treatments unachievable in a timely fashion. We will assess an automated approach to contouring assessment using 4 clinical trial datasets, changing practice for future studies and enabling consistent assessment in the clinic.
The Treatment Of BOoking Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Study: The TOBOGM Study
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,197,280.00
Summary
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) related pregnancy complications are reduced with treatment from 24-28 weeks pregnant. Many women are diagnosed/treated earlier without evidence of benefit and possible risk of harm. In TOBOGM women under 20 weeks pregnant with mildly raised blood glucose will be allocated by chance to either immediate treatment, or awaiting a repeat diabetes test at 24-28 weeks pregnant to decide treatment. Harmful and beneficial effects on mother and baby will be compared.
Social Sciences Research Coordination Program - Advisory And Technical Group Expenses
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$13,031.07
Summary
The need for the program 2008/041 Fisheries Social Sciences Research Coordination Program is to coordinate the percieved social issues in the fishery industry and align these with the research plan for project funding. The need for this 'sub project' is to efficiently manage the governance expenditure associate with managing the program. Objectives: 1. Provide governance support for the establishment and maintenance of a social research coordination program to facilitate the leve ....The need for the program 2008/041 Fisheries Social Sciences Research Coordination Program is to coordinate the percieved social issues in the fishery industry and align these with the research plan for project funding. The need for this 'sub project' is to efficiently manage the governance expenditure associate with managing the program. Objectives: 1. Provide governance support for the establishment and maintenance of a social research coordination program to facilitate the leverage of effort between projects; assess the synergy of project proposals and optimise beneficial resource allocation and opportunities for all fishery activities. Read moreRead less
Indonesian Democracy: The Politics of Failed Reform and Regime Viability. Despite high hopes following the fall of Indonesia's authoritarian regime, political reform has been limited. The project examines the reasons for slow progress. Among the areas to be studied are constitutional and electoral reform, military reform, judicial reform, decentralisation, preservation of order and economic reform. It will argue that the weakness of the state in carrying out reforms is largely due to the penetra ....Indonesian Democracy: The Politics of Failed Reform and Regime Viability. Despite high hopes following the fall of Indonesia's authoritarian regime, political reform has been limited. The project examines the reasons for slow progress. Among the areas to be studied are constitutional and electoral reform, military reform, judicial reform, decentralisation, preservation of order and economic reform. It will argue that the weakness of the state in carrying out reforms is largely due to the penetration of the state itself by vested interests. Limited reforms have only been implemented when the viability of the regime itself has been at stake. This research is significant for Indonesian politics and political theory.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE240100131
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$539,000.00
Summary
Federated Omniverse Facilities for Smart Digital Futures. A world-first trans-disciplinary, -domain, and -institutional smart 3D omniverse R&D ecosystem AuVerse will be built in NSW, affiliated with Queensland, and accessible to academia and industry. AuVerse will support cloud-based, reality-virtuality-fused, immersive, interactive and secure future-oriented digital design, development, training and society. In the new era of digital innovation and paradigm shift, AuVerse will substantially boo ....Federated Omniverse Facilities for Smart Digital Futures. A world-first trans-disciplinary, -domain, and -institutional smart 3D omniverse R&D ecosystem AuVerse will be built in NSW, affiliated with Queensland, and accessible to academia and industry. AuVerse will support cloud-based, reality-virtuality-fused, immersive, interactive and secure future-oriented digital design, development, training and society. In the new era of digital innovation and paradigm shift, AuVerse will substantially boost Australia’s pivotal research leadership and business competitiveness in nurturing new-generation, collaborative and transformative digital R&D and talent pipeline. It will enable large-scale strategic business innovation and transformation including smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0.Read moreRead less
Empowering Industry R,D&E: An Analysis Of Water, Sediment And Biological Samples From The Clarence River To Identify Potential Causes For Poor Growth Of School Prawn During 2009/10
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$25,000.00
Summary
On 14 December the Clarence River estuary prawn trawl fishermen made a ‘gut wrenching’ decision – they closed the River and Lake Wooloweyah to prawn trawling until January 4. This at a time when harvest rates should be peaking to meet the demand for the school prawns over the Xmas and New Year period. The reason for the decision was based on the small size of the school prawn in the lake and river. It appears that they are not growing despite what seems to be ideal conditions. Following the majo ....On 14 December the Clarence River estuary prawn trawl fishermen made a ‘gut wrenching’ decision – they closed the River and Lake Wooloweyah to prawn trawling until January 4. This at a time when harvest rates should be peaking to meet the demand for the school prawns over the Xmas and New Year period. The reason for the decision was based on the small size of the school prawn in the lake and river. It appears that they are not growing despite what seems to be ideal conditions. Following the major flood in May and a minor fresh in October it was expected that the up coming river trawl season would be a bumper.
For months there has been a problem with the size of the prawns in the river system. Although the reason is unknown, many theories are being proffered:
• high water temp (29 – 30 degrees) and maybe that is not conducive (too high) to the micro food the prawns eat; • something left as a residue after the floods because the prawns are travelling when thy should not be (small ones going to sea); • bream dying in crab traps; • prawns are not separating into different class sizes as they usually do; • flood mud on the banks from May that still has no grass growing on it in some places; • pocket nets catching small travelling prawns when they normally catch a better grade of prawn; • fish kill up the Coldstream River about mid November; • eels dead in traps (South Arm) and look like they have been boiled;
Unless possible causes are eliminated and the likely problem identified then there could be ongoing impacts and a possibility that the prawn trawl season for the next few years affected. Objectives: 1. Identify 18 key sites in the lower Clarence river for sediment and water sample testing 2. Engage a certified testing labarotory to sample and test these sites for a range of possible contanimants 3. Report on these test and results and determine a course in conjunction with relevant authorities of action if test results determine this Read moreRead less