Distinguished ProfessorMartin Loosemore

My areas of research interest include innovation, construction industry reform, entrepreneurship, social enterprise, social procurement, productivity, risk management, strategy, corporate social responsibility, and human resource management.

Selected research grants include:

• 2024 Master builders Association, "Will a 5-day week improve meaningful work life balance in the construction industry" Prof Martin LOosemore and Dr Suhair Alkilani. Amount $400,000 (Cash and in-kind)
• 2020: ARC Discovery Grant DP 200101394, "Making policy reform work: a comparative analysis of social procurement." Collaborators: Prof Josephine Barraket (Swinburne University of Technology), Prof Martin Loosemore (UTS), A/Prof Gemma Carey (UNSW), Dr Emma Lee (Swinburne University of Technology), Prof Michael Roy (Glasgow Caledonian). Amount: $319,465.50.
• 2018: ARC Linkage Grant LP1700100126, "Cracks in the Compact City: Tackling Defects in Multi-unit Strata Housing." Collaborators: Prof Bill Randolph, Prof Martin Loosemore, A/Prof Hazel Easthorpe, Dr Laura Crommelin. Amount: $698,622 (cash and in-kind).
• 2018: ARC Linkage Grant, "Addressing youth unemployment through social innovation in construction." Collaborators: Prof Martin Loosemore, Dr Abigail Powell, Prof Kristy Muir, Prof Josephine Barraket, Prof Robyn Keast, Dr Daniel Chamberlain. Amount: $677,266 (cash and in-kind).
• 2018: Four Scientia UNSW PhD scholarships in the areas of Indigenous Social Procurement, Building Community Resilience, and Disaster Management. Amount: $800,000.
• 2018: UNSW Research Infrastructure Scheme Award for the Digital Construction Laboratory. Amount: $160,000.
• 2017: Indonesia Seed Fund, "A comparison of safety culture on construction projects in Australia and Indonesia." Collaborator: Dr Riza Sunindijo, in partnership with the University of Indonesia.
• 2017: Multiplex Social Procurement PhD Scholarship. Amount: $132,500.
• 2016: ARC Linkage Grant, "Innovative procurement theories to optimize education per cost of school." Collaborators: A/Prof Adrian Bridge, Prof R Skitmore, A/Prof Colin Duffield, A/Prof Sidney Newton, A/Prof Hilary Hughes, Dr Lihai Zhang, Prof Martin Loosemore, Prof Jill Franz, A/Prof Peter Verhoeven. Amount: $696,500 (cash and in-kind).
• 2014: ARC Linkage Grant, "Building gender equity and diversity in the Australian construction industry." Collaborators: Prof Martin Loosemore, Dr Abigail Powell, Prof Louise Chapell. Amount: $720,000 (cash and in-kind).
• 2012: ARC Linkage Project Grant, "Managing cultural diversity in the construction industry." Collaborators: F. Phua, K. Dunn. Amount: $711,000 (cash and in-kind).
• 2011: ARC Linkage Grant, "Adaptation strategies for health facilities' response to climate change." Collaborators: J. Carthey, V. Chandra, A. Pitman. Amount: $900,000 (cash and in-kind).
• 2010: ARC International Linkage Grant, "Investigating environmental risk management practices associated with Olympic Games venue construction." Collaborator: Dr Patrick Zou, Tsinghua University China. Amount: $16,000.
• 2010: ARC Discovery Grant, "Forensic management approach to rework mitigation and prevention in construction." Collaborators: Prof Peter Love (CI), Dr Jim Smith (CI), Prof Martin Loosemore (CI), Prof Derek Walker (CI). Amount: $244,000 (cash).
• 2009: ARC Discovery Grant, "Investigating the relationship between buildings, people, and organisational effectiveness in the Australian health sector." Collaborator: Prof D. McGeorge (CI). Amount: $480,000 (cash).
• 2009: National Science Foundation, China, "Study on the theory and method of identification, evaluation, and control of risks on mega construction projects." Collaborators: Prof Chen, Prof Dr. LIU, Jun Ying. Amount: CNY 2.5 million.
• 2008: Salvation Army and Brookfield Multiplex, "Affordable Housing for Disadvantaged." Amount: $50,000.
• 2008: AHURI Grant, "The role of PPPs in social housing provision." Collaborators: Simon Pineggar, Bill Randolph. Amount: $80,000.
• 2008: CSIRO Grant, "Soft infrastructure adaptation strategies in coastal developments." Amount: $100,000.