Queensland University of Technology 2011 Annual Report - QUT

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Success in competitive research grants, health researchand centres of excellenceThe QUT Blueprint aims for ‘top-two’ position in nationalcompetitive grants in at least five areas (education; creativeindustries; applied mathematics/statistics; informationtechnology; and robotics, avionics and automation).QUT’s faculties and institutes were active in nationalcompetitive research grants, including:• the Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering wasawarded 14 ARC and NHMRC grants totalling$5.3 million, was a partner in the successful CRCAutomotive bid, and at the end of 2010 was successfulin its rebid for the CRC in Infrastructure and EngineeringAsset Management, winning a further three yearsof funding• three ARC Discovery, three ARC Linkage, five DECRA,two Future Fellowship and one Australian LaureateFellowship applications were submitted by the CreativeIndustries Faculty to ARC funding schemes in 2011.The ARC Linkage application ‘Social Media in Times ofCrisis: Learning from Natural Disasters to Improve FutureStrategies’ (Bruns, Burgess, Crawford and Flew) wasthe only grant awarded in the Communication and MediaStudies field of research in Australia• the Faculty of Education was the only one in an Australianuniversity to receive two Faculty-led Discovery grants incurriculum and pedagogy with the highest overall fundingin this category of $653 000. The Faculty also obtainedtwo DECRAs, two ARC Linkage grants, a Women inResearch grant, and was involved in two CollaborativeResearch Network projects• the Faculty of Health’s School of Human MovementStudies research team was awarded $1.245 million toinvestigate heat stress associated with use of personalprotective suits for bomb disposal. The project isjointly funded by the USA Department of Defence, theDepartment of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)and Australian state and territory bomb response units• the Faculty of Law was awarded an ARC Linkage grantfor research on ‘Futile Treatment at the End of Life: Legal,Policy, Sociological and Economic Perspectives’, whichis expected to have an impact on future public policy andpractice• QUT Business School won two ARC Linkage grants andseveral ARC Discovery grants. Professor Benno Torglerwas awarded an ARC Future Fellowship. This is anexceptional achievement with only five Future Fellowshipsawarded in economics research in the three years of thescheme’s operation• the Faculty of Science and Technology was a majorcontributor to QUT’s research grant successes in 2011,achieving eight ARC Discovery grants, six ARC Linkagegrants, four ARC DECRA grants, three NHMRC Projectgrants, and several other grants (e.g. Cancer CouncilQueensland, Marsden Fund New Zealand). The Facultywas a partner in two successful CRC bids: CRC for PlantBiosecurity and CRC for Polymers• Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation researcherswere successful in six Linkage grants and three Discoverygrants• projected external research income from competitivegrants in the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation(IHBI) was more than $26 million. Institute researcherssecured NHMRC project funding of $5 million, and inexcess of $1.5 million in funding from the ARC.The Blueprint aims to distinguish QUT’s health researchby a focus on prevention and the use of technology forbetter health outcomes. In particular, the University strivesto be a national research leader in nursing, wound healing,optometry, prostate cancer, and biomedical engineering:• QUT is a partner in the new Queensland Children’sHospital Academic Research Facility with QueenslandHealth and The University of Queensland. Detailedplanning for the construction of the building andgovernance of the research progressed throughoutthe year• Professor Graham Kerr was awarded a QueenslandInternational Fellowship to collaborate with OxfordUniversity to research deep brain stimulation treatmentfor Parkinson’s Disease, partnering with St Andrew’s WarMemorial Hospital, Brisbane• research momentum was maintained around nursingand wound healing through the Centre for PalliativeCare Education and Research, the Wound ManagementInnovation CRC and the Dementia CollaborativeResearch Centre• prevention of chronic disease and reduction of morbidityand mortality continued as a research focus in 2011through major projects such as the LANDMark study(diabetes), National Institute of Health studies (cancer),and research into injury prevention.PAGE 26 | QUT ANNUAL REPORT 2011
• the Health Services Research Innovation Centre—anIHBI and Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospitalsled collaboration between QUT, Queensland Health,The University of Queensland, Bond University, andSt Andrew’s Medical Institute—was announced inDecember. The partners have contributed $3.2 millionover three years to build teams of researchers, cliniciansand policy makers to address crucial challenges inhealthcare delivery• Professor Ken Beagley and Professor Peter Timms begantrials of their Chlamydia vaccine in koalas. Results arepromising, bringing the possibility of a human vaccinecloser to reality.Leading at least six nationally endorsed centres of excellencein thematic areas of strength is an aim of the Blueprint. QUTwas awarded an NHMRC funded centre of excellence forthe Centre of Research Excellence in Reducing HealthcareAssociated Infection.Other efforts to strengthen QUT’s research standingfocused on:• the Creative Industries Faculty, to develop and submit ahigh-quality CRC bid in the field of creative industries• the QUT Business School, to develop a high-quality CRCbid in the area of social philanthropy• the Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering, whichestablished an externally funded tier-two research centrein smart transport as a collaboration between industry,government and academia. In 2011, this centre achievedsignificant international recognition as a world-classresearch and knowledge broker in smart transportsolutions.legislation in Queensland. This is a direct result of researchand advocacy through the ARC Discovery Project, ‘TeachersReporting Child Sexual Abuse: Towards Evidence-basedReform of Law, Policy and Practice’, a major interdisciplinaryand empirical study across three states.The Victorian Government conducted an independentreview of the implementation of the Standard Chart ofAccounts (SCOA) developed by researchers in the AustralianCentre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies. Modellingindicates that the Victorian non-profit sector will saveabout $3.1 million a year over the next 10 years. The SCOAimplementation process was commended as a model forsuccessful engagement with small and medium not-for-profitorganisations.HDR completionsQUT aims to have 350 annual HDR completions by 2016and initiatives were introduced to increase completions,including:• developing online forms for streamlined processing,and redesigning HDR forms so that only three levels ofapproval and sign-offs are required (previously up to fivesign-offs were requested)• enhancing and streamlining processes with oneUniversity-wide set of guidelines for accrediting HDRsupervisors• refining the Stage 2 guidelines• ceasing the requirement for annual progress reports fromHDR students in their first year• developing a new Research Students Centre helpline• reviewing the Nomination of Examiner Process.QUT became home to a scanning probe microscope thatcan be used to develop efficient and cheap plastic solarcells to charge laptops and mobile phones. The microscopeis the only one of its kind in Queensland, with four othersin Australia. The microscope was purchased with the helpof $800 000 in funding from the ARC and will be used by aconsortium of universities.Impact through research-based involvement in publicpolicy and practiceQUT aims to strengthen impact through greater researchbasedinvolvement in public policy and practice. In2011, public policy research with major federal and stategovernment agencies continued in areas such as childprotection, road safety, sun cancer prevention, nutrition,online mental health, and public health. The Faculty of Law’swork (with the Faculty of Education) in the field of reportingof child sexual abuse culminated in important changes toFaculties and institutes reported that:• in August, 18 Doctor of Philosophy students graduatedalong with four Doctor of Education students and fourMaster of Education (Research) students (Faculty ofEducation)• a record 32 research students completed their studies(QUT Business School)• at the time of reporting 46 students had completed,with an additional 39 students currently underexamination (IHBI).PAGE 27 | QUT ANNUAL REPORT 2011
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