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ARC Grants 2006

Projects with a scheduled commencement year of 2006

Values are whole-of-project ARC allocations, including variations—not cash paid during 2006. ARC uses calendar commencement years here because its source data does not provide comparable financial-year payment dates.
Funding By Organisation
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Administering OrganisationProjectsCurrent Funding Dollars
The University of Sydney167$54,840,541
The University of Queensland132$53,010,366
The Australian National University153$48,775,771
The University of Melbourne147$48,118,574
The University of New South Wales154$47,727,436
Monash University116$33,957,241
The University of Western Australia70$22,662,806
University of South Australia32$15,880,878
The University of Adelaide60$15,482,355
University of Wollongong46$13,808,566
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Funding By Scheme
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Scheme NameProjectsCurrent Funding Dollars
Discovery Projects917$271,074,000
Linkage Projects400$114,663,339
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities83$47,982,997
Federation Fellowships25$36,666,552
Thinking Systems3$10,701,009
Linkage - International92$3,545,395
Special Research Initiatives2$1,402,068
Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development5$490,671
Learned Academies Special Projects3$281,159
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Funding By Research Field
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Primary Field Of ResearchProjectsCurrent Funding Dollars
1701 - Psychology60$21,159,017
0201 - Astronomical and Space Sciences18$20,213,280
0601 - Biochemistry and Cell Biology53$17,617,855
0502 - Environmental Science and Management39$14,240,176
0914 - Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy15$14,181,563
0306 - Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural)36$13,360,653
0801 - Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing27$13,306,581
0912 - Materials Engineering38$12,405,980
0604 - Genetics33$11,953,168
1801 - Law34$9,881,601
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Largest Projects
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Project CodeAdministering OrganisationLead InvestigatorGrant SummaryCurrent Funding DollarsOfficial Record UrlChart Label
LE0668351Astronomy Australia LimitedProf Warrick CouchAustralian Membership of the International Gemini Partnership. No science better captures public attention than astronomy. Through its membership of the international Gemini con…$13,651,951Official ARC recordLE0668351 — Astronomy Australia Limited
LP0667828University of South AustraliaEm/Prof John RalstonAustralian Mineral Science Research Institute: Transformation of resource-based industries through the generation and application of new technologies. The research conducted wit…$8,955,916Official ARC recordLP0667828 — University of South Australia
TS0669874Western Sydney UniversityProf Denis BurnhamFrom Talking Heads to Thinking Heads: A Research Platform for Human Communication Science. In this project current Talking Head technology will be taken into the realm of a high…$3,640,240Official ARC recordTS0669874 — Western Sydney University
TS0669699The University of QueenslandProf Janet WilesThinking Systems: Navigating Through Real and Conceptual Spaces. The project will provide fundamental insights into physical and conceptual spaces and develop applications in ro…$3,532,004Official ARC recordTS0669699 — The University of Queensland
TS0669860The University of New South WalesProf Michael BreakspearOptimizing autonomous system control with brain-like hierarchical control systems. Autonomous robotic systems, those requiring minimal ongoing supervision, have enormous commerc…$3,528,765Official ARC recordTS0669860 — The University of New South Wales
LP0669728The Australian National UniversityProf Xin MengRural-Urban Migration in China and Indonesia: Patterns, Consequences and Policy Intervention. China and Indonesia are two of Australia's most important neighbours. Their process…$2,306,569Official ARC recordLP0669728 — The Australian National University
LP0669552The University of New South WalesProf Damian BirneyFlexible Expertise in Senior Executives. The prosperity of Australian society requires effective management in the face of accelerating economic, technological, social, and envi…$2,223,572Official ARC recordLP0669552 — The University of New South Wales
FF0668728The University of QueenslandProf Paul BurnDendritic Organic Semiconductors. This Federation Fellowship, along with the creation of a Centre for Organic Semiconductor Research at The University of Queensland will enable …$2,091,361Official ARC recordFF0668728 — The University of Queensland
FF0668703The University of MelbourneProf Ivan MarusicWall Turbulence Drag: Physical Mechanisms and Practicable Control Strategies. The proposed research will build on Australia's well-established strengths in Fluid Mechanics, and …$2,079,017Official ARC recordFF0668703 — The University of Melbourne
FF0668679The University of MelbourneProf David KarolyImproving understanding of climate change and its impacts in Australia through detection and attribution of climate change. This research will quantify the contribution to Austr…$2,010,565Official ARC recordFF0668679 — The University of Melbourne
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