Research Projects
Intertidal and Subtidal Habitat Mapping and Conservation Values Assessment for Central Queensland State Waters (Old ID 23447)
Rob Beaman
15 Feb 2017 - 30 Jun 2018
The project will deliver the interim Queensland Intertidal and Subtidal Classification Scheme; seascape-scale habitat mapping from Baffle Creek to the Fitzroy River delta; and an Aquatic Conservation Assessment of the seascape-scale habitat units as a tool for management and planning.
Implementation of quality improvement in Indigenous primary health care: Leveraging Effective Ambulatory Practices (LEAP) (Old ID 23468)
Sarah Larkins
01 Jan 2018 - 30 Jun 2022
Despite increased policy attention and funding, not all primary healthcare (PHC) services for Indigenous Australians show the desired improvements in quality of care. Practices which provide PHC services are complex systems and emerging evidence indicates many things affect quality improvement. There remains a knowledge gap regarding what is required for Indigenous PHCs to succeed in improving the quality of their services and, subsequently, health outcomes for their patients. This project will capitalise on emerging research and existing strong partnerships to provide a solid evidence base for interventions to improve quality of priority health services in Indigenous PHC settings.
Keeping our chemicals in their place - in the field (Old ID 24738)
Aaron Davis
01 Jul 2017 - 01 Jul 2021
The study assesses on-farm management practices in relation to minimising off-farm losses of pesticides in the Australian sugar industry. The study will involve a series of integrated short-term and long-term paddock-scale studies of pesticide movement in runoff to identify best management practices for pesticide management.
Applying Artificial Intelligence to Business Management Advice (Old ID 24802)
Dmitry Konovalov
01 Apr 2018 - 31 Mar 2019
Develop methods of analysing large volumes of accounting data to provide valuable insights for business owners and actionable advice that will help them improve their business practices. Mentoring fee for guidance provided to Graduate Student employed by Calxa Pty Ltd.
Vacuum solution with an IoT-integrated management system. (Old ID 26816)
Eric Wang
01 May 2020 - 13 Apr 2021
Vacuum cleaners used in commercial cleaning services have been primarily dominated by corded and cumbersome vacuum cleaners. Although cordless and lightweight vacuum cleaners have been around for domestic users for some time, there ar eno cordless vacuum cleaners designed for commercial cleaning services in the market. In view of this fact, this project aims to develop a new cordless vacuum cleaner for commercial vacuum cleaning services with an IoT-integrated management system.
Survey for mahogany gliders and monitor population trends (Old ID 26997)
Conrad Hoskin
15 Sep 2020 - 30 Jun 2023
The Mahogany Glider is an Endangered mammal of north Queensland. I have been doing research of this species, with my PhD student Eryn Chang. The project is to better resolve the distribution and population size of this species and to work out whether it is declining. Terrain is an NRM group (funded by Qld and Federal government) that does community-based conservation work in the Wet Tropics of north Qld. They also want to know the distribution, population size and population trends in this species, so they are contributing funding to Eryn’s PhD project.
Climate Vulnerability Index - YBM (Old ID 27435)
Scott Heron
01 Jul 2021 - 30 Nov 2021
Climate change poses an existential threat to global heritage. With rising sea-levels, more extreme weather events and aridification, the extensive impacts of climate are evident at heritage sites globally and the pace of this change is startling. In most parts of the world the rate of loss is exceeding adaptive capacity and this deficit is only getting worse. Decisions on conservation and preservation begin with a detailed understanding of a place's vulnerability. The choices made will directly impact that ability to effectively integrate the goals of safeguarding heritage, adapting and mitigating climate change, and driving sustainable development. This project will apply the Climate Vulnerability Index process to initiate assessment of the vulnerability of the land and sea country of the Yuku Baja Muliku (YBM) people. There is an urgent need to assess climate vulnerability using community-based methodologies to inform actions taken by decision makers.
Implementation Plan for Dugong Population Surveillance in the Southern Great Barrier Reef. (Old ID 27614)
Christophe Cleguer
05 Apr 2022 - 30 Jun 2022
There are evidences of dugongs declining in the southern Great Barrier Reef (sGBR) and monitoring is overdue. New technologies such as aerial imagery could enhance the survey of dugongs in the sGBR but an implementation plan needs to be developed to review the latest advances in survey technology as well as knowledge gaps, to better advise on the most adequate way to survey dugongs in the sGBR in the next surveys.
Russell River Sustainability Plan (Old ID 31149)
Nathan Waltham
24 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
Runoff from catchments in northern Australia has the potential to carry large amounts of sediment and nutrients to the Great Barrier Reef. This project will build a overall catchment management plan for the Russell River catchment, in partnership with State Government, Jaragun Ecoservices, industry, community and indigenous partners. The plan will set out state, condition and opportunities for restoration and protection of the catchment, aligning with the Governments new policies and plans in this space.
Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Care (Old ID 20184)
Robyn McDermott
22 Oct 2012 - 23 Oct 2018
The Centre will work with clinical and community-level health promotion workers to improve clinical systems for the prevention and care of high risk adults and children with diabetes and other chronic disease in north Queensland rural and remote communities. The Centre will promote high calibre research in clinical epidemiology and quality improvement in prevention and care of chronic conditions.