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GRANT Awarded: Industry Research Foundation (IRF) program
https://advance.qld.gov.au/grants-and-programs/industry-research-foundations The Queensland Government’s Advance Queensland - Innovation for a Future Economy: 2022-2032
Roadmap sets out the direction, key priority outcomes and initiatives for the next phase in
Queensland’s journey toward becoming a leading and sustainable world-class innovation economy.
The Roadmap identifies a priority for Queensland to achieve this through strengthened research
business collaborations focussed on the translation of high-quality research into innovative products
and services and commercialisation opportunities.
The objectives of the Industry Research Foundations program are to:
• increase employment opportunities in industry for Queensland graduates within Queensland small
to medium sized businesses
• drive translation of innovative ideas into products, services and processes for future
commercialisation
• support the creation of knowledge-based jobs in Queensland
• encourage the retention of research talent and skills in Queensland.
The “Wake-Up Call”: Understanding sleep difficulties in Singapore’s Adolescents and facilitators and barriers to implementation of a sleep intervention programme
The primary aim is to explore the experiences and perceptions of adolescents and parents to identify the facilitators and barriers to the implementation of a sleep wellness programme. The secondary aim is to explore the nature of sleep difficulties in local adolescents across age ranges, academic and socio-economic backgrounds. This qualitative research project will be conducted through individual semi-structured interviews with adolescents 10-17 years old and focus group discussions for parents with adolescents. Data will be analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. The findings will be used to guide the design of an effective and sustainable school and community-based sleep wellness programme catered for local adolescents.
Enhanced learning experiences for Sport and Exercise Science students through integration of industry technology, knowledge sharing, and placement opportunities.
Enhanced learning experiences for Sport and Exercise Science students through integration of industry technology, knowledge sharing, and placement opportunities.
International collaborative study on the reconstruction of the history of Japanese immigrants in Australia and their influence on contemporary Japanese society
First, this study aims to elucidate the concrete experiences of Japanese migrants in Northern Queensland (QLD) from the Meiji period through the Pacific War, reconstructing their history from the perspective of those who lived and worked in the “peripheral” regions, away from national and colonial centers, under the White Australia Policy.
Second, it examines how the reconstruction and rediscovery of the once-interrupted history of Japanese migration influences the identity formation and socio-cultural activities of contemporary Nikkei communities in Australia. Third, through research activities conducted in both Japan and Australia, the study will excavate, organize, and digitize valuable historical materials on prewar and postwar Japanese migration, thereby ensuring their preservation and transmission to future generations in both countries.
State of the Wet Tropics Report (Old ID 31177)
The Wet Tropics Management Authority produces a thematic annual State of the Wet Tropics report. This year’s report is themed threatened species. ATH staff are assisting in preparing the report.
Marine Eco-Systems Research & Monitoring Program (ERMP) (Old ID 20392)
As a member of the Expert Panel to advise on the research, monitoring and health of marine ecosystems, notably tidal wetlands, in Port Curtis and Port Alma.
Modelling Catchment Hydrology and Nutrient Fluxes to Forecast Cyanobacterial Blooms in In Ross River Reservoir
The project focuses on developing an integrated modelling framework for forecasting cyanobacterial blooms in tropical reservoirs. It combines surface water modelling (SWAT or similar) with groundwater modelling (MODFLOW or similar) to capture the coupled dynamics of catchment hydrology, nutrient transport, and reservoir inflows. These physical models are further integrated with remote sensing datasets and machine learning approaches (e.g., Random Forest, GNN, LSTM) to identify bloom drivers and improve prediction. Additionally, sub-seasonal to seasonal (S2S) climate forecasts are incorporated to extend predictive lead times, enabling an early warning system for effective reservoir and water quality management.
Launching a Fish eDNA Citizen Science Monitoring Method for Reef Waterways
The focus of this project will be on overcoming critical barriers to enable more community-based applications of the tool. In particular, the workflow and efficient feedback loops between fisher data collection, analysis, reporting and application to wider monitoring projects. Done well, citizen science eDNA monitoring designed with fishers, waterway users and local custodians has the potential to exponentially grow understanding and protection of fish and their habitats, inspiring greater community participation and stewardship as they learn new skills, form new networks, generate credible data, establish relationships with the scientific community, and have the impact of their efforts acknowledged and celebrated.
From Concept to Practice: an emergency contraception decision-making tool for community pharmacists
Preventing unintended pregnancy is a national and international public health priority, given an estimated 50% of pregnancies are unintended, with approximately 60% of these ending in abortion. Women in rural areas are 1.4 times more likely to experience an unintended pregnancy due to limited reproductive healthcare access. Emergency hormonal contraception (ECP), an effective intervention to prevent pregnancy, is supplied through community pharmacy, with pharmacists charged with ensuring access is timely, equitable and patient-centred, to optimise outcomes. This study aims to explore the supply of ECP and evaluate the implementation of an ECP decision-making tool in Australian community pharmacies. It aims to improve access, streamline and standardise optimal ECP supply in busy community pharmacies.
A validation of coral geochemical records to reconstruct suspended sediment loads to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon (Old ID 22242)
While coral geochemistry records are widely cited as evidence for increased suspended sediment loads delivered to the Great Barrier Reef since the 1850s, there has been little replication or quantification of the records. Indeed, most records are based on cores collected prior to the year 2000 when limited catchment monitoring data existed to 'validate' the interpretations that certain trace element ratios provided proxies of annual sediment loadings. This project will analyse the geochemistry of coral cores collected in 2012 from sites in the central GBR and compare the ratios to measured sediment and particulate nutrient loads from the Burdekin River.