CASS researchers win more than $5M in ARC grants

Dr Michelle Antoinette and Dr Nicholas Southwood were among the College's 13 winners of ARC funding
Thirteen projects by College of Arts and Social Sciences scholars of disciplines ranging from archaeology to philosophy have won $5.1m in funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC).
Included in this research project success are two ARC Future Fellowships, seven Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards (DECRAs) – all won by women – and four Discovery Projects.
Overall, the Australian National University secured more than $43m in funding for 91 proposals, including projects to help clean up space junk and support the repatriation of the remains of Indigenous Australians.
“We are delighted to report an outstanding result for our College,” Acting Dean Professor Matthew Gray said.
“This is a very strong performance from CASS, and provides funding for some of our best emerging early and mid-career researchers.”
Associate Dean (Research), Associate Professor Ann Evans said the most exciting part of the announcement is the breadth of the activities that have been funded.
“Right across the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, CASS is being recognised for its world-leading research strengths.”
The Research School of Humanities and the Arts secured seven grants, while the Research School of Social Sciences won six.
Two Future Fellowships went to Dr Nicholas Southwood and Dr Koji Tanaka, both of the School of Philosophy – among four projects the School won.
Dr Southwood will research feasibility in politics and be joined by colleagues from Princeton University, the London School of Economics and Political Science, Oxford University and the World Bank.
Dr Tanaka’s project will investigate a theory about the nature of logic and rationality and advance intellectual engagement between Buddhist and Western philosophers.
The School of Art’s Dr Michelle Antoinette won a $364,000 DECRA to study new forms of public participation in East and Southeast Asia’s arts and cultural sectors, and thereby help forge partnerships among Australia’s cultural and creative industries.
Dr Greta Hawkes from the School of Literature Languages & Linguistics will use her $352,000 DECRA to examine Greek myth and antiquity when it was a living tradition.
Dr Christine Wallace from the School of History will use her $358,000 DECRA to study Australian diplomatic conventions and ‘soft power’ in the 1940s.
Dr James Raymer of the School of Demography will be the lead author of an international project to harmonise statistical models of population movements across the Asia Pacific region. His $409,500 study also involves colleagues from Shanghai University and the University of Manchester.
Scheme | Lead Investigator | Area |
ARC Future Fellowships | Dr Nicholas Southwood | School of Philosophy |
ARC Future Fellowships | Dr Koji Tanaka | School of Philosophy |
DECRA | Dr Michelle Antoinette | School of Art |
DECRA | Dr Alison Behie | School of Archaeology and Anthropology |
DECRA | Dr Ursula Frederick | School of Art |
DECRA | Dr Catherine Frieman | School of Archaeology and Anthropology |
DECRA | Dr Greta Hawes | School of Literature Languages & Linguistics |
DECRA | Dr Caroline Schuster | School of Archaeology and Anthropology |
DECRA | Dr Christine Wallace | School of History |
Discovery Projects | Dr Seth Lazar | School of Philosophy |
Discovery Projects | Prof James Raymer | School of Demography |
Discovery Projects | Dr Glenn Roe | School of Archaeology and Anthropology |
Discovery Projects | Prof Daniel Stoljar | School of Philosophy |
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The full list of successful projects is available on the ARC website.