Number of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation New South Wales Charles Sturt University 7 Macquarie University 26 The University of New England 4 The University of New South Wales 64 The University of Newcastle 13 The University of Sydney 79 University of Technology, Sydney 15 University of Western Sydney 18 University of Wollongong 12 New South Wales 238 Victoria Australian Catholic University 2 Deakin University 13 La Trobe University 9 Monash University 68 RMIT University 9 Swinburne University of Technology 14 The University of Melbourne 68 Victoria University 2 Victoria 185 Queensland Central Queensland University 1 Griffith University 24 James Cook University 9 Queensland University of Technology 14 The University of Queensland 76 Queensland 124 South Australia The Flinders University of South Australia 7 The University of Adelaide 31 University of South Australia 3 South Australia 41 Western Australia Curtin University of Technology 8 Edith Cowan University 1 Murdoch University 3 The University of Western Australia 42 Western Australia 54 Number of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation Tasmania University of Tasmania 16 Tasmania 16 Australian Capital Territory The Australian National University 71 University of Canberra 3 Australian Capital Territory 74 Total Number of Grants 732 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation New South Wales Charles Sturt University DP130103939 Campbell, Prof Thomas D; Ivison, Prof Duncan M; Kinley, Prof David; Sadurski, Prof Wojciech; West, Dr Caroline; Bedi, Asst Prof Sonu; Pogge, Prof Thomas W; Valentini, Dr Laura M; Tasioulas, Prof John; Wenar, Prof Leif Approved A constructive critique of the political approach to the philosophy of human rights Project Title 2013 $45,282.00 2014 $31,100.00 2015 $32,238.00 Total $108,620.00 Primary FoR 1606 POLITICAL SCIENCE Administering Organisation Charles Sturt University Project Summary This project explores the many uses of human rights discourse in contemporary politics. It focuses on an increasingly popular 'political' approach that identifies human rights as grounds for action against states which violate these rights. This project has implications for how the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011 should be implemented. DP130103658 Clarke, Dr Stephen P; Savulescu, Prof Julian; Coady, Prof Cecil A Approved Moral conservatism, human enhancement and the 'Affective Revolution' in moral psychology Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $340,000.00 Primary FoR 2201 APPLIED ETHICS Administering Organisation Charles Sturt University Project Summary Debates between moral conservatives and liberals, about whether enhancing human mental and physical abilities above normal limits is ethically acceptable, have been intractable. Recent developments in moral psychology can be used to transform understandings of these debates and enable us to develop just policies to regulate enhancement technologies. Page 1 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104276 Dockett, Prof Susan B; Perry, Prof Robert W Approved Continuity and change in curriculum and pedagogies as children start school Project Title 2013 $93,388.00 2014 $95,311.00 2015 $112,911.00 Total $301,610.00 Primary FoR 1301 EDUCATION SYSTEMS Administering Organisation Charles Sturt University Project Summary This project considers the impact of the Early Years Learning Framework and the Australian Curriculum on transition to school in Australia. Through extensive interviews and surveys, it gathers evidence to influence theoretical, policy and practice approaches to transition to school and, hence, the future schooling of all Australian children. DP130100364 Gao, Prof Junbin; Hong, Dr Xia Approved A probabilistic framework for nonlinear dimensionality reduction algorithms Project Title 2013 $70,000.00 2014 $70,000.00 2015 $70,000.00 Total $210,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING Administering Organisation Charles Sturt University Project Summary The Twin Measures Framework is a novel platform for analysing existing dimensionality reduction methods and the invention of new ones. This research will radically improve image analysis, with beneficial applications from pharmaceutical drug design through to border protection. Page 2 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102211 Lowrie, Prof Thomas J Approved Processing mathematics tasks: the nature and role of visual and non-visual reasoning in Project Title digital and non-digital environments 2013 $92,000.00 2014 $92,000.00 2015 $72,000.00 Total $256,000.00 Primary FoR 1302 CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY Administering Organisation Charles Sturt University Project Summary Within the next four years, it is likely that the National Assessment Plan for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) will be administered in a digital mode. This project identifies differences between the delivery of mathematics assessment in pencil-and-paper and computer-based modes. Primary students' mathematics reasoning is compared across these modes and to cohorts from Singapore. DP130102545 McLeod, Prof Sharynne; Baker, Dr Elise M; McCormack, Dr Jane M; Wren, Dr Yvonne E; Roulstone, Prof Sue E Approved A sound start: innovative technology to promote speech and pre-literacy skills in at-risk Project Title preschoolers 2013 $96,816.00 2014 $87,525.00 2015 $100,210.00 Total $284,551.00 Primary FoR 1301 EDUCATION SYSTEMS Administering Organisation Charles Sturt University Project Summary One in five Australian preschoolers have speech impairment and without specialist services face an increased risk of reading difficulties and life-long consequences. Given that demand for services exceeds supply, this project will determine if a preschool computer-based service can promote speech development and reduce risk of reading difficulty. Page 3 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104346 Weston, Prof Dr Leslie A; Gurr, Prof Geoff M; Callaway, Prof Ragan M Approved Invasive plant success and multi-trophic level chemical ecology using Paterson's curse as a Project Title model 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $335,000.00 Primary FoR 0602 ECOLOGY Administering Organisation Charles Sturt University Project Summary The role of plant defence compounds discovered recently in Paterson's curse will be studied in the plant's native western Mediterranean and in southern Australia. Findings will support biological control efforts and provide fundamental insights into the ecological mechanisms that allow such plants to become aggressive invaders. Page 4 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation Macquarie University DP130101090 Barnier, A/Prof Amanda J; Harris, Dr Celia B; Savage, A/Prof Gregory R; Rajaram, Prof Suparna; Balota, Prof David Approved Is it better to remember with others or to remember alone, especially as we age? Project Title 2013 $105,325.00 2014 $93,619.00 2015 $98,815.00 Total $297,759.00 Primary FoR 1799 OTHER PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary This project aims to investigate if remembering with a long-term partner, recalling daily tasks, or reminiscing about their shared past, benefits memory in younger and older adults. This project will identify the strategies that spouses use to help each other remember and minimise memory loss, especially as they age and their memories start to fail. DP130101172 Batanin, Dr Michael A; Markl, Dr Martin; Berger, A/Prof Clemens Approved Enriched higher category theory Project Title 2013 $125,000.00 2014 $125,000.00 2015 $125,000.00 Total $375,000.00 Primary FoR 0101 PURE MATHEMATICS Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary At the beginning of 21st century it became clear that further progress in mathematics and physics required a development of a new powerful language, which received the name Higher Category Theory. This project is devoted to the development of this new exciting theory. Page 5 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102439 Dale, Prof Robert Approved Beyond the grammar checker: automated copy-editing assistance Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary In the traditional publishing process, copy-editors correct and polish what authors write, but financial pressures mean that copy-editing is often considered a luxury. This project uses natural language processing and artificial intelligence techniques to develop technology that automates a significant proportion of the copy editing task. DP130102009 Esselle, Prof Karu P; Heimlich, Prof Michael C; Bird, Prof Trevor S; Matekovits, Asst Prof Ladislau; Hay, Dr Stuart G Approved Dual-band antennas with digitally steerable beams made out of multi-state electromagnetic Project Title elements 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $400,000.00 Primary FoR 1005 COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES Administering Organisation