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ProfessorSue Kilpatrick

Adjunct Professor

Education

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  • Adjunct Professor
    Education
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  • Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA), TIA - Research Institute, Newnham Campus, TAS

RESEARCH SUMMARy

Collaboration
Sue has collaborated with the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education to undertake projects in relation to career and education pathway information and aspirations for rural, low socioeconomic and disability equity groups.

Current and recent academic collaborations are with colleagues in Australian and UK universities.

Other research collaborations are with social enterprises, rural local governments, schools and mental health support organisations nationally.

Current and recent projects

- Evaluation of the Farm Business Resilience Program, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Tasmania
-Roadmap for a Regional Agri-Food Knowledge Cluster in North West Tasmania, Australian Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries IDEAS grant.
-National Career Development Learning Hub for students with disability, Australian Department of Education, Skills and Employment, National Careers Institute Partnership Grants
-Optimising the roles of online communities in rural resilience, ARC Discovery Project DP200100419
-Adoption and Innovation Hub for Drought Resilience in Tasmania, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment https://www.agriculture.gov.au/ag-farm-food/drought/future-drought-fund/research-adoption-program/adoption-innovation-hubs/tasmania-hub
-Mapping the impact of social enterprise on regional city disadvantage, ARC Discovery Project https://apo.org.au/node/303490
-Informing key influencers of low SES regional, rural and remote students education and career pathway choices: a whole community approach, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education https://www.utas.edu.au/arts-law-education/research/informing-key-influencers-of-regional-and-rural-students
-Higher education careers advice for low SES students, including low SES Indigenous students and low SES regional, rural and remote students, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education https://www.uow.edu.au/engage/outreach-pathways/research-projects/#d.en.108343
-Evaluation of the Break O’Day Community Wellbeing Project, Break O’Day Council and Tasmania Community Fund.

Fields of Research
Rural community development (440406)
Technical, further and workplace education (390308)
Higher education (390303)

Research Objectives
Equity and access to education (160201)
Workforce transition and employment (160206)
Rural and remote area health (200508)

FUNDED PROJECTS

  • GRANT
    Roadmap for a Regional Agri-Food Knowledge Cluster in North West Tasmania
    Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment1 May 2022 - 14 Nov 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Barnes N,
    • Kilpatrick S,
    • Weichelt P
    Project Total: $38,636; This project will create a regional agri-food knowledge cluster in North West Tasmania. The cluster will link family farms and local agri-food enterprises with regional knowledge enterprises (e.g. researchers, digital experts), equipping them with the tools and resources to work together to strengthen drought resilience. The cluster will support local producers to navigate the fast-changing landscape of knowledge-intensive agriculture and food technologies and identify, adopt and adapt relevant new technologies to transform profitability and sustainability along the value chain. This will enable producers to diversify, mitigate against risk and generate cross-cutting economic, social and environmental benefits for the region (Objective 4a), as well as concrete benefits for agricultural productivity (1b) and community wellbeing (3a). The Ideas project will co-design the cluster, identify key opportunities for cross-sector collaboration and investment and produce a roadmap of next steps. Funded by: Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment - Future Drought Fund ($38,636); University of Tasmania.
  • GRANT
    Agricultural Innovation Hubs Program
    Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment1 Apr 2022 - 29 Feb 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Knowles S,
    • Mohammed C,
    • Kumar S,
    • Field B,
    • Jones M
    Project Total: $2,556,029; The University of Tasmania hosts one of eight Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hubs established across Australia under the Commonwealth's Future Drought Fund. Hubs are intended to be enduring institutions. The current proposal is about the Commonwealth's call to expand the Hubs' remit to service four priority areas under the National Agricultural Innovation Agenda. If funded, the Hub in Tasmania will need to operate under two agreements: the current agreement for the 'Drought Hub' and a new agreement that is about developing the Hub's pathway to expansion, while continuing to deliver to the 'Drought Hub' under the current agreement. This proposal presents the Hub's Statement of Claims on its ability and commitment to deliver practical activities and a business case that supports the National Agricultural Innovation Agenda Funded by: Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment - Agricultural Innovation Hubs Program ($2,499,999); Optimum Standard (Aus) Pty Ltd ($56,030); University of Tasmania ($100,000).
  • CONSULTANCY/CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Research-based monitoring, evaluation and learning to support the Farm Business Resilience Program in Tasmania
    Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kumar S,
    • Kilpatrick S,
    • Barnes N,
    • Williams L
    Project Total: $199,000; TIA/The Hub are supporting NRE Tas to secure appropriate research expertise to design and implement research-based monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) as part of the delivery of the Farm Business Resilience Program in Tasmania. The research will contribute to the MEL for the program as well as scientifically robust analysis to inform future program delivery and state policies. Funded by: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($199,000); University of Tasmania.
  • GRANT
    Drought Resilience Tasmania - Actionable Knowledge and Solutions for Sustainable Prosperity
    Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment16 Jun 2021 - 30 Jun 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Knowles S,
    • Mohammed C,
    • Kumar S,
    • Field B,
    • Jones M
    Project Total: $16,037,500; Water is a major asset for Tasmania linked to livelihoods, energy production, irrigated and rainfed agriculture, environmental management and conservation. Competing demands for water intensify during droughts and as hot and dry years increase in number. Wise and fair water management requires a multi-stakeholder partnership to innovate for drought resilience, optimal water management and self-reliance. Our Hub will enable drought preparedness in Tasmania through collective and co-designed actions that sustain Tasmania's high-value, clean, green international brand. We will engage with local knowledge and land stewardship through a deliberate and negotiated process and uphold the rights of Tasmanian Aboriginal people to benefit from innovations they enable. The Hub, for the first time, brings together the major players - farmers, land and water managers, researchers, and indigenous knowledge owners - who, together can reduce the risks associated with drought in Tasmania. Funded by: Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment - Future Drought Fund ($16,384,300); The Northern Tasmanian Natural Resource Management Assoc Inc. ($513,000); Private Forests Tasmania ($50,000); The Derwent Catchment Project Inc ($50,000); East Coast Primary Producers Association ($3,000); Landcare Tasmania ($1,000); University of Tasmania ($1,324,683).
  • GRANT
    A National Career Development Learning Hub for students with disability
    Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources1 Feb 2021 - 31 Jan 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Shea S,
    • Kilpatrick S
    Project Total: $411,656; This project proposes to establish the first dedicated national Career Development Learning (CDL) Hub for students with disability. The CDL Hub will create an accessible range of freely available resources and practical examples of programs that address CDL for students with disability across the student lifecycle. To achieve this goal, the project team will (1) conduct a national audit of existing CDL programs across the educational life cycle; (2) leverage the results of this audit, and outreach evaluation expertise, to identify best practice; and (3) trial a series of pilot studies that build upon this empirical evidence to create case studies foregrounding best practice in the field. Funded by: Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources - National Careers Institute Partnership Grants; Curtin University; University of Tasmania.
  • CONSULTANCY/CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Evaluation of Break ODay Community Wellbeing Pilot Project
    Break'O'Day Council1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Elmer S,
    • Kilpatrick S,
    • Auckland S,
    • James R
    Project Total: $20,000; The project will evaluate the Evaluation of Break O'Day Community Wellbeing Pilot Project, providing interim and final reports on the extent to which it fulfills its aims to implement a practical, collaborative and evidence-based project to improve mental health and wellbeing within their local community. The evaluation will draw on both quantitative data collected, aggregated and provided to UTAS by the Break O'Day Community Wellbeing Project Manager, and additional, largely qualitative data collected and analysed by UTAS. Funded by: Break'O'Day Council ($20,000); University of Tasmania.
  • CONSULTANCY/CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Evaluation of the Expansion of the Clarendon Vale Kitchen Garden Development program 2021 - 2023
    Material Institute Limited1 Jan 2021 - 28 Feb 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • MacDonald A,
    • Auckland S,
    • Duhn I,
    • Kilpatrick S
    Project Total: $86,654; Clarendon Vale, located in Southern Tasmania, is among the most disadvantaged communities in Australia (ABS, 2016). It has a low weekly median household income, high unemployment and 16% of children under the age of 15 are living in poverty. Clarendon Vale Primary School (CVPS) has a low level of educational advantage, with well below average scores in NAPLAN tests and poor attendance. Since 2016 the Radiata Foundation and MONA 24 Carrot Project have conducted the Kitchen Garden Program (KGP) at the school which follows the national Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden model. The multi-dimensional program offers opportunities for students, and parents and carers to work with kitchen garden program staff in learning about growing, harvesting, preparing and cooking skills. The program also provides alternate learning opportunities for students identified as requiring specialised learning opportunities. In 2020 plans were put in place to expand the program through providing additional resources and new infrastructure to support the introduction of new initiatives with the aim of achieving improved health and learning outcomes from the program for both the school and broader community. Funding has been allocated to evaluate the expanded program as it is implemented during the school terms in years 2022-2024. Funded by: Material Institute Limited ($86,654); University of Tasmania.
  • GRANT
    Identifying the Roles of Online Communities in Solving Rural Societal Challenges
    Australian Research Council1 Jan 2020 - 26 Mar 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Farmer J,
    • McCosker A,
    • Kilpatrick S,
    • Davis H,
    • Carlisle K
    Project Total: $397,793; This world-first study investigates online communities as both a rich untapped resource of community generated evidence about needs for rural service planning. Data now available across multiple online communities offers the tantalising prospect of a new aggregated data-source that can be analysed to address unresolved rural challenges. A toolkit that will allow service providers to unlock these rich data sources will be co-designed with service providers and rural communities. Funded by: Australian Research Council - Grant-Discovery Projects; Swinburne University of Technology; University of Tasmania.
  • GRANT
    Admission and success for low SES university students
    Department of Education, Skills and Employment1 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kember D,
    • Fan F,
    • Kilpatrick S,
    • Barnes N,
    • Hicks D
    Project Total: $379,999; The project investigates the retention and success of low socio-economic status (SES) students in higher education. Low SES students are currently: admitted through multiple alternative entry modes; study remotely; study part-time; study online or through blended learning; have family and work commitments; be mature students; and are less likely to have parents educated at tertiary level. This project hypothesises that all these variables interact in a complex multivariate model that impacts low SES student retention, success and completion. The overall aim of the project is to develop actionable knowledge for governments, university leaders, discipline heads and program directors to boost the retention, success and completion rates of low SES students through a study that incorporates a quantitative phase using structural equation modelling (SEM), case studies to explore student lives and admission practices and a literature review of the existing research and current successful programs. Funded by: Department of Education, Skills and Employment - Grant-Higher Education Participation Programme ($379,999); University of Tasmania.
  • GRANT
    Higher education careers advice for low SES students, including low SES Indigenous students and low SES regional, rural and remote students
    National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, Curtin University1 Jul 2019 - 31 Oct 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kilpatrick S
    Project Total: $149,912; This project will critically investigate best practise initiatives that relate to careers advice and successful approaches to productive industry engagement for low SES (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and regional, rural and remote) students. This project will seek to establish overriding principles that would guide careers advice provided to school and non-school leavers including the development of a 'guide to partnerships' with application across the sector to ensure consistent and meaningful careers advice. Our approach is innovative as we intend to develop a three-pronged approach to career advice that not only targets the students, but also teachers and parents. These multiple foci will provide a comprehensive and coordinated framing to the provision of careers advice that not only successfully engages with the individual learner but more importantly, leverages the key influencers within a young person's or an adult potential student's environment. Further, by partnering with institutions across the country, these principles and 'guide to partnerships' will be piloted within a wide, representative range of existing widening participation activities, with an evaluation conducted to measure the impact. Funded by: National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, Curtin University - Grant; University of Wollongong; University of Tasmania.
  • GRANT
    Informing key influencers of low SES regional, rural and remote students education and career pathway choices: a whole community approach
    National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, Curtin University1 Jul 2019 - 1 May 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kilpatrick S,
    • Barnes N,
    • Woodroffe J,
    • Barnes R
    Project Total: $250,000; This project aims to design, trial and evaluate whole community, place-based, coordinated career and education pathway information and support systems. It will establish career and education pathway working parties in each of three rural communities in two states, each resourced with a pathway broker. Working parties will include people from groups research suggests are key influencers of higher education (and other education) and career pathway choices: families, school staff, employers/industry, and university outreach and other personnel, along with other key stakeholders such as local government. The working parties and their communities will be made aware of a suite of programs and interventions that have been found to be successful in informing and influencing key influencers of student pathway choice. Working parties and communities will be assisted through a process lead by the researchers to select and/or modify programs and interventions that align with community needs. These will then be trialled in their community and evaluated. Funded by: National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, Curtin University - Grant ($250,000); University of Tasmania.
  • UTAS INTERNAL FUNDING
    The perspectives and impact of rural and remote discourses on rural people
    University of Tasmania1 May 2019 - 31 Dec 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Barnes N,
    • Kilpatrick S,
    • Woodroffe J
    Project Total: $7,665; This project critically explores the disparate discourses that rural and remote people are subject to in trying to overcome barriers to social inclusion, especially as they relate to education Funded by: University of Tasmania; University of Tasmania.
  • CONSULTANCY/CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Evaluation of the King Island Community Capacity Building initiative: Foundations to Flourish
    Geelong Grammar School1 Jan 2019 - 31 Mar 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kilpatrick S,
    • Howells K,
    • Auckland S
    Project Total: $10,000; This study has been initiated as part of a research consultancy project by the Institute of Positive Education, Geelong Grammar School. The Institute of Positive Education is a ground-breaking initiative by Geelong Grammar, dedicated to improving student and staff wellbeing. The Institute has the dual purpose of nurturing the development of Positive Education at the School, and assisting the growth of Positive Education throughout Australia and the world. The Foundations to Flourish program has traditionally targeted the education sector. The proposal provides an opportunity to take the program outside a school environment and assess its suitability within the community sector. The client has invited the UTAS investigators to conduct an evaluation of their 'Foundations to Flourish' program and report on the outcomes. Foundations to Flourish is focused on building on the strengths of the rural, regional community of King Island to foster wellbeing through education, awareness and practice of positive education. The outcomes the client wishes to measure include the perceived cohesion of the community, how valued they feel as community members and where they find a sense of belonging. The aim of this study is to examine whether the Foundations to Flourish program will lead to better wellbeing within a rural, regional community. King Island's small population of 1585 residents (ABS, 2016) provides an ideal opportunity to pilot the Foundations to Flourish initiative and evaluate the effect of a program focused on the above two objectives. As there is an intention to modify the program in light of the outcomes of the research and then implement a revised version in other communities, it is important that a thorough evaluation be conducted. Funded by: Geelong Grammar School ($10,000); University of Tasmania.
  • GRANT
    Parents Matter: Career pathway training for parents
    Department of State Growth (Tas)12 Dec 2017 - 6 Mar 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kilpatrick S,
    • Barnes R
    Project Total: $79,987; Parents are key influencers of children's post year 10 aspirations and pathways. The project provides a small number of 'lead' parents/carers from disadvantaged communities with knowledge and access to resources about careers in Tasmanian industries of the future (food, tourism, advanced manufacturing, health), education pathways to those careers, and skills to assist other parents/families better understand and support their children's career and education aspirations. Building on our Tasmanian Community Fund project, we will provide VET recognised training to 12-20 parents from Launceston's northern suburbs, George Town and Dorset. They will be recruited through schools and community organisations. Lead parents will be trained to run events for other parents held in association with school careers events, relevant My Education activities and other events such as Science Week and TasTAFE and UTAS open days. Events will assist parents/families to engage in career and pathway planning discussions with their children and education providers. Funded by: Department of State Growth (Tas) - Grant ($79,987); University of Tasmania.
  • GRANT
    Regional communities influences on equity participation in higher education
    National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, Curtin University1 Oct 2017 - 17 Jan 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Barnes R,
    • Kilpatrick S,
    • Woodroffe J,
    • Crawford N,
    • Noble M
    Project Total: $39,995; Research investigating the impact of regional community factors on higher education (HE) aspiration and participation typically takes a deficit-based approach. This project takes an innovative strength-based approach to investigating the impact of regional community assets and factors that enhance equity student participation and success. A mixed methods explanatory sequential design uses data from the Higher Education Student Collection, Regional Australia Institute Insight indices, international literature, a survey of regional students at selected universities and community case studies. These data will inform understanding of community factors and develop recommendations and guidelines for policy and practice to improve regional equity HE participation. Funded by: National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, Curtin University - Grant ($39,995); University of Tasmania.
  • GRANT
    Mapping the impact of social enterprise on regional city disadvantage
    Australian Research Council12 May 2017 - 11 May 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Farmer J,
    • Barraket J,
    • McKinnon K,
    • Kilpatrick S,
    • Brennan-Horley C
    Project Total: $257,000; This project explores how social enterprises facilitate transitions from disadvantage in regional cities, by applying spatial theory. Social enterprise is a popular policy strategy for addressing the growing inequity between the affluent and disadvantaged, a key challenge for regional Australia. Community capacity-building is proposed as a welfare reform pillar, but methodology to understand transitions from disadvantage is outdated and inadequate. Innovative spatial methodology is used to understand wellbeing realisation from social enterprises and how social enterprises and places interact in fostering transitions from disadvantage. The project will provide new evidence to inform governments' substantial investments in social enterprise. Funded by: Australian Research Council - Grant-Discovery Projects; Swinburne University of Technology; University of Tasmania ($5,729).
  • GRANT
    for Sustainable Fishing Families: Developing industry human capital through health, wellbeing, safety and resilience
    Fisheries Research & Development Corporation9 May 2017 - 29 Sep 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • King T,
    • Abernethy K,
    • Kilpatrick S
    Project Total: $96,255; The FRDC funded the project, 'Staying Healthy: Industry organisations' influence on behaviours and services used by fishers - 2012/402' both confirmed the urgent need for nationwide baseline data on mental health concerns in the commercial fishing sector, sought to identify the different health challenges faced by fishers compared to farmers, and the specific health requirements of fishers. This project directly builds on this previous work, by providing rigorous research and critical national data on the mental health of commercial fishers through a national survey, while also developing and piloting a practical program to address the specific health requirements of fishers and their families. The challenge of encouraging 'industry uptake and engagement' will be addressed by modelling the fisher program on the demonstrated health outcome successes of the Sustainable Farm FamiliesTM program. Funded by: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation - Grant; Deakin University; University of Tasmania.
  • GRANT
    Facilitating school-parent-community partnerships throughout Tasmanian to help children realise their educational potential
    Ian Potter Foundation1 Jul 2016 - 10 Dec 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kilpatrick S,
    • Barnes R,
    • Stratford E
    Project Total: $250,000; Deliver capacity building workshops for school leaders, community and families to facilitate school-parent-community partnerships that increase parental engagement to assist children to realise their educational potential. Funded by: Ian Potter Foundation - Grant ($250,000); University of Tasmania.
  • CONSULTANCY/CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Circular Head Learn for Life Plan Evaluation 2016
    Circular Head Council1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kilpatrick S,
    • Auckland S
    Project Total: $10,000; Progress evaluation of the Circular Head Learn for Life Plan 2014-2019. Aim: to undertake the baseline evaluation for Learn for Life: Circular Head Community Literacy Action Plan 2014-2019. The baseline evaluation of Learn for Life involves compiling a report based on: - Baseline data of learning outcomes relevant to Learn for Life - Qualitative data Funded by: Circular Head Council ($10,000); University of Tasmania.
  • GRANT
    Equipping parents to support their children's aspiration: what works?
    Department of Education, Skills and Employment1 Jan 2016 - 31 Mar 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kilpatrick S,
    • Snowball A,
    • Barnes R
    Project Total: $56,620; parents, report that they want 'the best' for their children's future. Getting a good education is a part of the aspiration of most parents, regardless of SES status. Parents from mid and high SES backgrounds usually have 'educational cultural capital' to support their children's educational aspiration. This means they can confidently access information they need about possible education pathways within and beyond school, and know where to find out about financial and other support resources available to facilitate access to higher education. There is a strong theoretical basis for the effectiveness of early outreach to children and families. However, evidence as to the nature and features of programs that are most effective in engaging low SES parents in building their children's educational aspirations is limited. This project addresses that evidence gap. It will: * build on partners' combined experience and international literature to identify features of parent engagement and information programs and resources that are cost efficient and effective in informing and supporting low SES parents' aspirations for their children's participation in higher education; * produce a web resource for institutions' use in design of parent engagement and information programs and resources that are effective in informing and supporting low SES parents' aspirations for their children's participation in higher education. Funded by: Department of Education, Skills and Employment - Grant-Higher Education Participation Programme ($56,620); University of Tasmania.
  • CONSULTANCY/CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Kentish CLP Implementation
    Kentish Council1 Jan 2016 - 30 Jan 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Auckland S,
    • Kilpatrick S,
    • Woodroffe J,
    • Eyles K
    Project Total: $9,999; Findings from a community wide health needs assessment conducted in the Kentish municipality in 2014 identified education and, more specifically, life-long learning as a priority focus area to improve the general health of the community. In January 2016, the Kentish Municipal Council commissioned the University of Tasmania to develop a community Learning Plan (CLP) and associated strategies to identify and engage the community in opportunities for life-long learning. The project was completed at the end of May 2014 with the presentation of a draft plan to the Kentish Council. Subsequent to the presentation of the CLP additional funding was made available to provide support for the development and delivery of appropriate community consultation processes and governance structures to support the implementation of key strategies as identified within the Kentish CLP. Funded by: Kentish Council ($9,999); University of Tasmania.
  • GRANT
    Parents Matter: raising children's post year 10 educational aspiration
    Tasmanian Community Fund1 Jan 2016 - 31 Mar 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kilpatrick S,
    • Johns S,
    • Barnes R
    Project Total: $67,829; Raising children's educational aspirations by establishing community based learning groups to further develop knowledge and provide resources for parents/carers of children in years 5 - 8. Funded by: Tasmanian Community Fund - Grant ($67,829); University of Tasmania.
  • CONSULTANCY/CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Kentish Local Government Area Community Learning Plan
    Kentish Council8 Dec 2015 - 31 Dec 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • Stratford E,
    • Woodroffe J,
    • Auckland S,
    • Eyles K,
    • Kilpatrick S
    Project Total: $19,999; In 2014, the Kentish Council commissioned the University of Tasmania to conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) of the Kentish Local Government Area (LGA). The findings from the CHNA were used to develop a Framework for Action to guide the service level response to improving the health of the community in the medium term. One of the impact areas identified in the Framework for Action is education and employment. Education was identified as a priority focus area as it is a mechanism to improve the general health of the community. Educational attainment is one of the areas of the social determinants of health, as there is a strong positive correlation between educational attainment and an individual's health outcomes. To this end the Kentish Council secured funding for a project based on the development of the Kentish Local Government Area Community Learning Plan. The project aims to undertake a place based approach to building community capacity through partnerships, collaboration and additional resources attainment to; provide greater educational opportunities across the lifespan; lift education attainment levels; and create a lifelong learning culture within the Kentish local government area. The scope of the required work includes validation of, and building upon, existing data sources relating to the social determinants of health at the local level together with an extensive community consultation and engagement process to build community capacity both within and outside local education providers. The project is inclusive of all sectors within the local community rather than just the education sector. On this basis, the CLP will engage representatives from various sectors which impact on the education of the community including local education providers, council, social services as well as engaging with, where possible, traditionally 'difficult to access' groups such as young people, older residents and cultural groups. Funded by: Kentish Council ($19,999); University of Tasmania.
  • GRANT
    Dairy on PAR
    Dairy Australia Limited1 Oct 2015 - 31 May 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Rawnsley R,
    • Pembleton K,
    • Irvine L,
    • Hills J,
    • Turner L
    Project Total: $1,986,011; : The Tasmanian Dairy on PAR project will contribute towards achieving the Dairy Moving Forward (DMF) vision of profitable, growing, sustainable, rewarding dairy farms. The project utilises the RD&E expertise of the TIA Dairy Centre in addressing the three high level objectives for improved feedbase performance in pasture based dairy systems: increasing pasture consumption by 0.05 to 0.1t DM/ha per 100mm of water received (equivalent to 0.75 to 1.5t DM/ha increase); understanding the plant/animal/feeding interface to enhance individualised feeding decisions that increases the marginal milk response of concentrate feeding by 20%; and growing industry skills, knowledge and confidence in business analysis and risk to increase operating profit (EBIT) by $0.1 kg MS. This project also recognises that a technological shift associated with milk harvesting in the form of automatic milking system (AMS) creates a new dynamic that must be considered and incorporated into any new activities Funded by: Dairy Australia Limited - Grant-Research and Development ($1,956,011); AW Howard Memorial Trust ($30,000); University of Tasmania.
  • GRANT
    Exploring the retention and performance of students with disability
    National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, Curtin University15 Apr 2015 - 18 Dec 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kilpatrick S,
    • Johns S,
    • Barnes R,
    • McLennan D
    Project Total: $29,995; The purpose of the study is to explore the relationship between supports and university adjustments, and retention and performance of students with disability. The study will explore the factors that impact on retention and performance for students with different disability types. Funded by: National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, Curtin University - Grant ($29,995); University of Tasmania.