Grants and achievements

 

Research funding

 
Project Title Investigators Duration Funding body and scheme Funding
Digital Storytelling and Co-Creative Media: The Role of Community Arts and Media in Propagating and Coordinating Population-wide Creative Practice Dr Christina Spurgeon, Dr Jean Burgess, Dist Prof John Hartley, Prof Brad Haseman, Dr Helen Klaebe, Dr Ellie Rennie, Mr Nick Herd and others 2011-2013 Australian Research Council Linkage $204,087
The Games and the Wider Interactive Entertainment Industry in Australia: An Inquiry into Sources of Innovation Dr John Banks, Dist Prof Stuart Cunningham, Dr Jason Potts, Mr Nick Herd, Mr Bret Feeney, Dr Karen Pearlman 2010-2013 Australian Research Council Linkage $175,522
Remote Music Interactions through On-line Networks Prof Andy Arthurs, Prof Julian Knowles, Prof Philip Graham, A/Prof Cushla Kapitzke, Mr Bernie Heard 2010-2012 Australian Research Council Linkage $331,447
Soft Infrastructure, New Media and Creative Clusters: Developing Capacity in China and Australia Prof Justin O'Connor, A/Prof Michael Keane, Prof Greg Hearn, Mr Daniel Patrick Hill , M. Wang Jie 2010-2012 Australian Research Council Linkage $269,365
New Media and Public Communication: Mapping Australian User-Created Content in Online Social Networks Dr Axel Bruns, Dr Jean Burgess , Mr Thomas Nicolai, Mr Lars Kirchhoff 2010-2012 Australian Research Council Discovery $408,423
Eat, Cook, Grow: Ubiquitous Technology for Sustainable Food Culture in the City Dr Marcus Foth, Prof Greg Hearn, Dr Jaz Choi , A/Prof Eli Blevis, Prof Younghui Kim, Dr Shawn Lawson , Dr Robert Imre  and others 2010-2012 Australian Research Council Linkage $326,706
Sexual Health Promotion in Papua New Guinea: A Community Capacity-Building Approach Using Drama-Based Experiential Learning Methods Prof Brad Haseman, Prof Donald Stewart, Dr Elizabeth Parker, Dr Anne Hickling-Hudson 2009-2011 Australian Research Council Linkage $269,534
Promoting Youth Wellbeing Through Participatory Digital Media: A Multidisciplinary Assessment Of The Mental Health Outcomes Of Cyber-Participation Prof Stuart Cunningham, Dr Robert King, A/Prof Judy Drennan, Dr Kelly McWilliam, Dr Jane Burns, Mr Carl Kuddell 2009-2011 Australian Research Council Linkage $96,550
Smart Music: Combining Music Perception And Algorithmic Composition Dr Andrew Brown, Dr Robert Davidson, Prof Geraint Wiggins, A/Prof David Temperley, Eugene Narmour 2009-2011 ARC Discovery - Projects $352,008
Swarms in Urban Villages: New Media Design to Augment Social Networks of Residents in Inner-City Developments Dr Marcus Foth, Prof Greg Hearn, Prof Paul Roe, Dr Christine Satchell , Mr Ronald Schroeter 2008-2011 Australian Research Council Linkage $412,150
Creative Suburbia: A Critical Evaluation of the Scope for Creative Cultural Development in Australia's Suburban and Peri Urban Communities A/Prof Terry Flew, Prof Philip Graham, Dr Mark Gibson, Dr Christy Collis 2008-2010 Australian Research Council Discovery $347,762
New Media Voices in the Australian Values Debate Prof Philip Graham, Adj/Prof Carmen Luke, Dr Christina Spurgeon, Dr Catherine Weir, Dr Elizabeth Ferrier 2008-2010 Australian Research Council Discovery

$291,576

Governance, Human Capital and Regional Investment in China's New Creative Clusters Dr Michael Keane, Prof Xiaoming Zhang 2008-2010 Australian Research Council Discovery $179,090
Australian Television and Popular Memory: New Approaches to the Cultural History of the Media in the Project of Nation-building Prof John Hartley, Prof Graeme Turner, Prof Alan McKee, Dr Sue Turnbull, Dr Christopher Healy, Dr Joshua Green 2008-2010 Australian Research Council Discovery $282,740
Remembering the Past, Imagining the Future: Embedding Narrative and New Media in Urban Planning Prof Greg Hearn, Dr Marcus Foth, Dr Bhishna Bajracharya, Prof Kerry Mallan, Dr Helen Klaebe, Ms Ruth Greenaway 2008-2010 Australian Research Council Linkage $312,079
Assessing Communication for Social Change: A New Agenda in Impact Assessment for Communication for Development Initiatives Dr Jo Ann Tacchi, Dr Andrew John Skuse, Dr Michael Wilmore, Ms Natalie Greenland 2007-2010 Australian Research Council Linkage $411,441
The Uses of Romance for New Demographics and Multimedia Platforms: A Model of Media Innovation in International Women's Fiction Publishing Prof John Hartley, Dr Glen Thomas, Mrs Michelle Laforest , Dr Kelly McWilliam 2007-2010 Australian Research Council Linkage $253,886
  

Our staff and researchers

Dr Daniel Mafe was awarded the QUT Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award for his thesis titled, 'Rephrasing Voice: Art, Practice-led Research and the Limites of Sites of Articulacy'.

QUT Visual Arts graduate Claire Robertson has been awarded the prestigious Premier of Queensland's New Media Scholarship. Claire will use the $25,000 scholarship to conduct research and assist with exhibitions in Europe.

Associate Professor Andrew McNamara was awarded the Best Book Prize by the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand for An Apprehensive Aesthetic: The Legacy of Modernist Culture.

Current PhD student Bridgette McKelvey's children's book, was the overall winner at the Riverfestival Digital Media Competition Tertiary Section. The book was the creative work in Bridgette's Masters candidature.

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