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William CRAFT (MRes), ‘Retrofit for Healthy and Carbon Positive Buildings through the Optimisation of the Building Envelope.’ (Lan Ding, Deo Prasad)
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Stephen Andrew HOLLIDAY (MRes), ‘Adaptive Reuse Hotels and Authentic Cultural Tourism in Asia Pacific’ (Harry Margalit, Maryam Gusheh).
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Parisa KALALI (PhD), ‘Sense of Place in Global and Multicultural Cities: Exploring the Role of Personal Dimension’ (Kate Bishop, Gethin Davison and Simon Pinnegar)
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Pengfei MA (PhD), ‘Technical Connotation: Chinese ideology and ancient architectural technology in the Song-Dynasty Imperial Yingzaofashi (Building Standards, 1103)’ (Xing Ruan, Maryam Gusheh)
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Sarbeswar PRAHARAJ (PhD), ‘Building Policy Support Tools and Planning Framework for Carbon-Smart Cities’ (Hoon Han, Scott Hawken)
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Adriana SANCHEZ GOMEZ (PhD), ‘Urban Sustainable Resilience: A Policy Framework’ (Paul Osmond, Deo Prasad)
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Sian Elizabeth Liddington THOMPSON (PhD), ‘SUPPORTING WEAK TIES IN COMPACT CITIES: TRIANGULATION AND COMMON SPACE’ (Hazel Easthope, Gethin Davison and Bruce Judd)
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Kaidong (Paul) WANG (MRes), ‘National cultural impacts on construction project safety management: The case of China and Australia’ (Imriyas Kamardeen, Riza Yosia Sunindijo)
Events 1. Aida Afrooz, Phillippa (Pip) Carnemolla and Anjalika Wijesurendra (pictured) represented UNSW BE at the 2015 Interfaculty Final of the 3-Minute Thesis Competition held on 23 September in Leighton Hall. All three gave outstanding presentations which were well received by an enthusiastic audience.
From left: Phillippa Carnemolla, Anjalika Wijesurendra & Aida Afrooz rd
2. Induction Day for all new HDR students was held on Thursday 3 September. This event serve’s to introduce our new students to the Faculty, its facilities and services, as well as provide them with information on research funding, ethics and the APR process. It was followed by a luncheon on level 6. The invitation was also extended to the rest of the HDR cohort, the supervisors and the BE Executive Team, providing an opportunity for our new students to meet and socialise with their colleagues. 3. The Find a Supervisor link went live on the faculty website on 3 September. The link is designed to provide easy access for potential HDR candidates to the research interests and