2006/7 Successful UIC International Links Grants

The University internationalisation committee (UIC) provides grants each year to fund projects that support the development of strong research and teaching collaborations with strong international partner institutions.

The projects that receive the travel support under this program are the ones that show the most promise for contributing to the University achieving its vision of "advancing our international reputation as an outstanding research and teaching institution".

The successful recipients for the 2006/7 round are shown below:

Faculty	Applicants	Funding Received $	Project Title	Collaborating Institution
Science	Prof Mark Wilson	9,930	Building a protein structure/function focussed link with the University of Cambridge > more information	University of Cambridge, UK
Education	Dr Garry Hoban	6,638	Using Animation for Teaching and Researching Science Concepts in Teacher Education > more information	University of British Columbia, Canada
Science	Dr Jun Chen, Prof. G. Wallace	8,600	Platinum Functionalised Conducting Polymer nanoparticles in Fuel Cell Application > more information	Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Science	Prof Lesley Head	7,300	Farm, garden, city: comparing cultural landscapes in Sweden and Australia > more information	Goteborg University, Sweden
Law	Dr Warwick Gullett	6,745	Marine Law and Policy Links with Ocean University of China > more information	Ocean University of China
Informatics	Prof Eryk Dutkiewicz, Prof X. Huang	10,000	Broadband wireless technology research and development for mining rescue operations > more information	Chinese Academy of Sciences
Education	Prof Jan Wright, Dr Valerie Harwood	9,344	Bio-pedagogies: schooling, youth, the body and the 'obesity epidemic' > more information	Loughborough University, UK Ottawa University, Canada. Otago University, NZ
Arts	Prof Adrian Vickers, Dr Lenore Lyons	9,963	Staff visits by Universiti Sains Malaysia Collaborators	Universiti Sains Malaysia
Engineering	Prof Buddhima Indraratna, Dr Mohamed Shahin	10,000	Stabilisation of problematic foundation soils beneath rail tracks for high speed trains > more information	ETH Zurich, Switzerland. University of Alberta, Canada. Nanyan Technological University, Singapore.
H&BS	A/Prof Nigel Taylor	6,500	Humanoid Robot for Biometerological Evaluation (HURBIE) > more information	Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
H&BS	Prof Patrick Crookes, A/Prof. Victoria Traynor, Ms Lyn Rees, A/Prof. Sandra Jones	8,020	Internationalisation Agenda: Dementia Research and Education > more information	University of Stirling, UK. University of Bradford, UK.
H&BS	Miss Bridget Munro, Prof. Julie Steele	6,920	Flat fat feet in obese children: an international collaborative initiative > more information	ETH Zurich, Swizterland. University of Tubingen (UKT)
Student Services	Dr Jan Skillen , Emily Purser	10,000	Developing Academic Literacy in Context (DALiC) > more information	Cornell, Stanford and Iowa State Universities (USA) Uni of Coventry, Open University and Queen Mary Uni of London (UK) Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (Netherlands)