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Grants and achievements

Recognising research excellence

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The work of our legal researchers is recognised and supported by the award of prizes and grants. Our research expertise allows us to establish international collaborations to tackle global legal issues.

Explore our grants and achievements.

Sydney Law School grants and achievements

Criminal Adaptation Across Trade-Based Crimes: Understanding Organised Crime Method Transfer from Illicit Tobacco to Money Laundering
Jamie Ferrill (Charles Sturt U.), Anton Moiseienko (ANU), Louis de Koker (La Trobe), Colin King, Saskia Hufnagel, Doron Goldbarsht (Macquarie), Milind Tiwari (Charles Sturt U.)
Australian Institute of Criminology (Criminology Research Fund)

Financial Sanctions: Identifying Sanctioned Persons and Their Assets
Anton Moiseienko (ANU),  Louis de Koker (La Trobe), Saskia Hufnagel, Doron Goldbarsht (Macquarie),  Jamie Ferrill (Charles Sturt U), Christian Leuprecht (Royal Military College of Canada), Tom Keatinge (Royal United Services Institute).
ARC Discovery Project
Grant ID: DP260104988

Understanding the justice system experience
Rita ShackelAnna Boucher, Helen Paterson, Tanja Hirvonen (Thirrili),  James Elliot  
NSW Department of Communities and Justice

ODPP Role-Mapped Training Program
Rita Shackel and Stafford Lumsden
NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

From Doctrine to Code: Operationalising International Humanitarian Law through Rules of Engagement for Australian Army AI-Enabled and Autonomous Systems
Emily CrawfordJosé-Miguel Bello y VillarinoTamer Morris
Australian Army Research Centre

Understanding Victorian local government regulatory and planning levers for influencing the establishment of healthy vs unhealthy food retail outlets
Belinda Reeve
North-Eastern Public Health Unit

Australia, the United Nations, and Global Drug Policy
Ben Mostyn
The Francis Forbes Society for Australian Legal Research

Embedding ‘Indigenous perspectives’ in international law-making: Australia’s role in the Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity treaty negotiations
Rosemary Grey
The Francis Forbes Society for Australian Legal Research

Benchmarking Human Rights Agencies: How Should They Balance Competing Rights?
Nicholas Aroney (UQ), Joel Harrison
John Templeton Foundation

Rights Preservation in AI Use by Government
Alexandra Sinclair, Kim WeatherallJosé-Miguel Bello y Villarino, Jake Goldenfein (Uni. Melbourne)
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Trustworthy Governance of Human Embryo Research and Stem Cell-Based Models
Tamra Lysaght, Christopher Rudge, and colleagues across six universities
MRFF Stem Cell Therapies Mission
Grant ID: MRF2046205

A new "Treating Customers Fairly" law for Australia's financial industry
Andy Schmulow (U. Wollongong), Nicola Howell (QUT), Jeannie Paterson (U. Melbourne), Elise Bant (U. Melbourne), Therese Wilson (Griffith), Jason Harris
ARC Discovery Project
Grant ID: DP250103040

 

Auditing the Auditors
Kim Rubenstein (U. Canberra), Ramona Vijeyarasa (UTS), Jacqueline Mowbray
ARC Discovery Project

 

Young People, Social Media and Crime
Garner Clancey, Justine Humphrey, Jonathon Hutchinson
Funded by the Australian Institute of Criminology

 

Reconsidering the 'Regulatory Soup': Leveraging Australia's Biologicals Framework for Transformative Nanomedicine Translation
Christopher Rudge, Cameron Stewart, Reeve McClelland, Wojciech Chrzanowski
Sydney Nano Institute, Catalyst Program

 

eEVs for AONs
Ryan Davis, Wojciech Chrzanowski, Christopher Rudge
Sydney Nano Institute, Kickstarter Program

 

Traceability of raw materials

Jeanne Huang

Ignition Grant

Grant ID: G226902

 
Circular clean energy regulation to solve the PV solar waste crisis

Penelope Crossley

ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), Grant

Grant ID DE240100531

 

Policing Australian Popular Music

Murray Lee (Syd.), Toby Martin (Syd.), Jioji Ravulo (Syd.) and Alexis Kallio (Griffith)

ARC Discovery Projects (DP),

Grant ID DP240100531

 

Superannuation as Inheritance: Law, Practice and Reform

Natalie Silver and Ben Chen

ARC Discovery Projects (DP)

Grant ID DP240102076

 

Artificial intelligence in education: Democratising policy

Kalervo Gulson (Syd.), Greg Thompson (QUT), Marcia McKenzie (Melb.), Sam Sellar (UniSA), Simon Knight (UTS),  José-Miguel Bello y Villarino (Syd.)

ARC Discovery Projects (DP)

Grant ID DP240100602

 

AI & Anticorruption: Unearthing Systemic Corruption in the Public Sector

José-Miguel Bello y Villarino

ARC Early Career Industry Fellowship

Grant ID: IE240100096

The Behavioural Economics of Inheritance Litigation

Ben Chen

ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), Grant ID: DE230100557

 

Development of a generalisable evaluation framework for high upfront-cost therapies: clinical, economic, ethico-legal, social and cultural considerations

Professor Kirsten Howard (CIA) Syd., Associate Professor Richard De Abreu Lourenco, UTS, Mr Rafael de Feria Cardet, UTS, Professor Phoebe Joy Ho Syd, Professor Ian KerridgeSyd, Professor Wendy Lipworth, Macq., Dr Garry LynchSyd, Associate Professor Kylie Mason, Melb., Associate Professor Sarah Norris, Syd, Ms Kris Pierce, Professor John Rasko, Syd, Professor Andrew Roberts, Professor Cameron StewartSyd, Professor Rosalie Viney, UTS, Ms Jo Watson 

Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) - 2022 Assessment of High-Cost Gene Treatments and Digital Health Interventions, Grant ID: MRF2025090

 

Mapping automated decision-making Tools in administrative decision-making

Kimberlee Weatherall (Syd.), José-Miguel Bello y Villarino (Syd.), Terry Carney (Syd.), Scarlet Wilcock (Syd.), Paul Henman (UQ), Lyndal Sleep (UQ), Rita Matulionyte (Macq.), Jeffrey Chan (RMIT) and NSW Ombudsman Office

New South Wales Ombudsman

 

A Code of Conduct for State Nuclear Command, Control, and Communication (NC3)

Emily Crawford (Syd.)

The Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

 

Governing AI education and equity together

Kalervo Gulson (Syd.), José-Miguel Bello y Villarino (Syd.), Kirsty Kitto (UTS), Simon Knight (UTS)

James Martin Institute for Public Policy Challenge Grant

 

The dignity by design project: survivor-led system redesign

Susan Heward-Belle (Syd.), Judy Cashmore (Syd.), Rita Shackel (Syd.), Ruth Phillips (Syd.), Betty Luu (Syd.) 

The National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse

 

Evaluation of the ACT Intermediary Program

Rita Shackel (Syd.)

Australian Capital Territory represented by Justice and Community Safety Directorate

Socially Responsible Insurance in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

    Seth Lazar ANU, Jenny Davis ANU, Damian Clifford ANUKimberlee Weatherall Syd., Tiberio Caetano Gradient Institute, Christopher Dolman Insurance Australia Group

    ARC Linkage Project (LP), Grant ID: LP210200818

     

      Evaluation of the Victim Impact and Risk Management Support Seminars (VIRMSS)

        Rita Shackel (Syd.) and Judy Cashmore (Syd.)

        Corrective Services NSW

         

          Providing domestic and family violence services in CALD and faith-based communities

            Ghena Krayem (Syd.), Amira Aftab (WSU) Farrah Ahmed (Melb.) and Balawyn Jones (La Trobe)

            James Martin Institute for Public Policy Challenge Grant

             

              Regulating for resources: Regulating the battery lifecycle so that they can safely become a feedstock for new products

                Penelope Crossley (Syd.)

                Investment NSW

                 

                  Standardisation, trust and democratic principles: the global race to regulate Artificial Intelligence

                    José-Miguel Bello y Villarino (Syd.)

                    United States Studies Centre

                    Peer Review of Financial Regulatory Agencies

                    Yane Svetiev Syd.Andrew Edgar Syd.

                    ARC Discovery Projects (DP), Grant ID: DP210102688

                     

                    Reimagining Judging in International Criminal Courts: A Gendered Approach

                    Louise Chappell UNSWRosemary Grey Syd., Kcasey McLoughlin NewcastleNSW

                    ARC Discovery Projects (DP), Grant ID: DP210103628

                     

                    Reproductive crimes in international law: Lessons from Cambodia

                    Rosemary Grey

                    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), Grant ID: DE210101486

                     

                    Tenants of the soil: adapting agricultural land ownership in Australia

                    Nicole Graham Syd., Robyn Bartel UNE

                    ARC Discovery Projects (DP), Grant ID: DP210101483

                     

                    The Digital Criminal Justice Project: Vulnerability and the Digital Subject

                    Carolyn McKay

                    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), Grant ID: DE210100586

                     

                    Violence, Risk and Safety: The Changing Face of Australian Criminal Laws

                    Luke McNamara UNSW, Julia Quilter W’gongArlie Loughnan Syd., Russell Hogg Qld. UT, David Brown UNSW, Lindsay Farmer Glas.

                    ARC Discovery Projects (DP), Grant ID: DP210101072

                     

                    Online Guide to Understanding and Reporting Hate Crime and Hate Incidents

                    Gail Mason

                    The Council of the City of Sydney

                    Projects dates: 1 January - 31 December 2021

                    Amount awarded: $39,127

                    ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making and Society (ADM+S)

                    Julian Thomas RMIT, Jean Burgess Qld. UT, Heather Horst W.Syd, Deborah Lupton UNSW, Gerard Goggin Nan, Sarah Pink Monash, Mark Sanderson RMIT, Paul Henman Qld., Axel Bruns Qld. UT, Dan Hunter Qld. UT, Mark Andrejevic Monash, Nicolas Suzor Qld. UT, Jason Potts RMIT, Christine Parker Melb., Christopher Leckie Melb., Megan Richardson Melb., Wolfgang Schulz Hans-Bredow-Institut, Vaike Fors Monash, Maarten de Rijke Amst., Cornelius Puschmann Bremen, Ivana Jurko RMIT, Julia Stoyanovich NYKaren Yeung Birm., Frank Pasquale, Kimberlee Weatherall Syd. Anthony McCosker Swinburne UT, Nicolas Walsh RMIT, Jackie Leach Scully UNSW, Abigail Brydon

                    Grant ID: CE200100005

                     

                    Citizenship and Claims of Belonging in Australian Law and History

                    Rayner Thwaites Syd.Elisa Arcioni Syd.Helen Irving Syd.

                    ARC Special Research Initiatives (SR), Grant ID: SR200200550

                     

                    Producing, managing and owning knowledge in the 21st century university

                    Kathy Bowrey UNSWKimberlee Weatherall Syd., Kylie Pappalardo Qld. UT, Irene Watson S. Aust., Jill McKeough UTS, Thomas Cochrane Qld. UT

                    ARC Discovery Projects (DP), Grant ID: DP200101578

                     

                    Religious freedom, LGBT employees, and the right to discriminate

                    Douglas Ezzy Tas.Simon Rice Syd., Angela Dwyer Tas., Louise Richardson-Self Tas., Lori Beaman uOttawa

                    ARC Discovery Projects (DP), Grant ID: DP200100395

                     

                    Improving decisions about access to stem cell interventions

                    Wendy Lipworth Syd., Cameron Stewart Syd., Megan Munsie Melb., Ian Kerridge Syd., Tamra Lysaght NUSClaire Hooker Syd., Alan Petersen Monash, Claire Tanner Monash, Christopher Gyngell Melb, Christopher Rudge Syd.

                    Department of Health, Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), 2020 Stem Cell Therapies. Grant ID: APP2007623

                     

                    Regulation of AI in the Private Sector

                    Kimberlee Weatherall

                    The Mindaroo Foundation

                    Project dates: 25 June 2020 - 1 March 2021

                    Amount awarded: $91,019

                    Addressing Commercial Influences on Assisted Reproductive Technology

                    Wendy Lipworth Syd., Ian Kerridge Syd., William Ledger UNSW, Robert Norman Adel., Ainsley Newson Syd., Cameron Stewart Syd., Isabel Karpin Technol.Syd,  Catherine Mills Monash, Catherine Waldby ANU, Christopher Mayes Deakin

                    National Health and Medical Research Council NHMRC – Ideas Grants, Grant ID: APP1181401

                     

                    A legal framework for resilient electricity infrastructure in Australia

                    Rosemary Lyster Syd.Gregor Verbic Syd., Daniel Farber Calif., Robert Verchick Loyola (New Orleans)

                    ARC Discovery Projects (DP), Grant ID: DP190103476

                     

                    Contemporary populism: friend or foe of constitutional democracy

                    Martin Krygier UNSW, Adam Czarnota UNSWWojciech Sadurski Syd.

                    ARC Discovery Projects (DP), Grant ID: DP190102961

                     

                    Geopolitical change and the Antarctic Treaty System

                    Marcus Haward Tas., Jeffrey McGee Tas.Timothy Stephens Syd., Nengye Liu Adel., Shirley Scott UNSW, Anthony Press Tas.

                    ARC Discovery Projects (DP), Grant ID: DP190101214

                     

                    Property as habitat: reintegrating place, people, and law

                    Lee Godden Melb., Margaret Davies FlinNicole Graham Syd.

                    ARC Discovery Projects (DP), Grant ID: DP190101373

                     

                    Strengthening food systems governance at the local level

                    Belinda Reeve Syd.Roger Magnusson Syd., Karen Charlton W’gong, Nicholas Rose William Angliss Institute

                    ARC Discovery Projects (DP), Grant ID: DP190102494

                     

                    The Australian Environmental and Planning Law Library

                    Andrew Mowbray UTS, Philip Chung UNSW, Rosemary Rayfuse UNSW, Rosemary Lyster Syd., Nicole Gurran USYD, Lee Godden Melb., Jacqueline Peel Melb., Benjamin Richardson Tas., Jan McDonald Tas., Alex Gardner W.Aust., Paul Martin UNE, Donald Anton Griff., Justine Bell-James Qld., Julia Dehm La Trobe, Brendan Grigg Flin.

                    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF), Grant ID: LE190100061

                    Reforming the Regulatory Environment for Innovative Health Technologies

                    Dianne Nicol Tas., Jane Nielsen Tas., Lisa Eckstein Tas.Cameron Stewart Syd.

                    ARC Discovery Projects (DP), Grant ID: DP180101262

                    Allegiance and Citizenship in Australian Law and History

                    Helen Irving

                    ARC Discovery Projects (DP), Grant ID: DP170100003

                     

                    Evaluating consumer product regulatory responses to improve child safety

                    Kirsten Vallmuur Qld. UT, Rebecca Ivers Syd., James Harrison Flin.Luke Nottage Syd., Ruth Barker Mater Medical Research Institute

                    ARC Discovery Projects (DP), Grant ID: DP170103136

                    Conditional citizenship? Revocation’s implications for Australians

                    Rayner Thwaites

                    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), Grant ID: DE160101123

                     

                     

                    Legal and social dynamics of ebook lending in Australia’s public libraries

                    Rebecca Giblin MonashKimberlee Weatherall Syd., Julian Thomas RMIT, Francois Petitjean Monash

                    ARC Linkage Projects (LP), Grant ID: LP160100387

                     

                    Threshold decision-making in deciding whether to prosecute for child sexual assault

                    Judy Cashmore Syd.Rita Shackel Syd., Jane Goodman-Delahunty C.Sturt, Martine Powell Griff., Patrick Parkinson Qld., Nicholas Cowdery AM QC Syd.

                    ARC Discovery Projects (DP), Grant ID: DP160103688