Grants
2023, GC22011 Hort Innovation: Re-imagining streets with green infrastructure, Professor Sarah Bell (UoM), Dr Kerry Nice (UoM), Dr Nano Langenheim (UoM), Dr Marie Dade (UoM), Thami Croeser (RMIT), Dom Blackham (Mosaic Insights). $1,567,800
ARC Discovery EOI 2025, DPEI250100794, Mapping climate (in)justice in Australian cities, Dr Kerry Nice (UoM), Dr Negin Nazarian (UNSW), A/Prof Fiona Johnson (UNSW), Prof Jason Byrne (UTas). | Application. Shortlisted.
2024, MDAP Collaboration Engagement, Mapping air temperatures throughout Western Melbourne through machine learning, Stephen Livesley, Kerry Nice, Paul Cheung, Edoardo Tescari, Usha Nattala. $89,000. Project description
2022, Concurso FONDEF IDEA I+D 2023 (Chile), 'Desarrollo de instrumentos públicos basados en ciencia para el recambio y nueva infraestructura verde urbana (IVU) que enfríe las ciudades en un contexto de escasez y riesgo hídrico (Development of public policies based on science for the transformation and development of green urban infrastructure (IVU) that cool down cities in a context of water scarcity and risk)', Sergio Vera (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Ignacio Vargas Cucurella (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Waldo Bustamante (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Andrea Pianella (University of Melbourne), Kerry Nice (University of Melbourne), Cynnamon Dobbs (University of Connecticut). 26,942,481,000 Chilean Pesos.
ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course (Life Course Centre): Agile Funding Grant Scheme 2022, 'Computer vision applications to derive a spatial index of access to social services'. (Prof Mark Stevenson, A/Prof Hayley Christian, Dr Sachith Seneviratne, Dr Kerry Nice, Dr Andrea Nathan, Dr Julia de Bruyn). | Application
2021-2023 $422,000 ARC Discovery DP210102089, Sustainable mobility: city-wide exposure modelling to advance bicycling, Dr Ben Beck, Monash University, Grant | Application
2021, Swiss National Science Foundation, Project ID 200021_201029, 453,764 CHF, Heat-Down: Integrated modelling of stormwater and urban heat for cooling cities, Dr. João P. Leitão (Department Urban Water Management, Eawag), Dr. Peter M. Bach (Department of Urban Water Management, Eawag), Dr. Kerry Nice (University of Melbourne/Monash Uni/CRC for Water Sensitive Cities, Australia), Dr. ir. Frans van de Ven (TU Delft and Deltares, The Netherlands), Dr. Cintia Dotto (City of Melbourne, Australia). Grant | Application
2020, Melbourne Energy Institute, The effects of COVID-19 on reduced transport and emissions for global city typologies. AUD$30,000 | Application
2020-2023, A Vision of Healthy Urban Design for NCD Prevention, NHMRC/1194959, NHMRC UKRI-NHMRC Built Environment And Prevention Research Scheme,Oct 2020, NHMRC UKRI 20/23 - THOMPSON, AUD$608,910.90, NHMRC Grant, UKRI Grant | Application Proposal | Application Offer
2019-2020, Contractor Engagement - Urban climate scientist/modeller for CRC for Water Sensitive Cities/Monash University. $137,734.
2016 Graham Treloar Early Career Researcher Fellowship/ABP Research ECR Project Grant (The University of Melbourne) for the development of your project "Urban canyon mean radiant temperatures predictions through mining Google Street View imagery and neural network machine learning". AUD$10,000. | Application
Submitted grant applications
ARC Discovery EOI 2026, DPEI260104408, Low carbon road transport: Incentives to unlock climate action, Prof Mark Stevenson (UoM), Dr Kerry Nice (UoM), A/Prof Duncan Mortimer (Monash).
Climate Change AI Innovation Grants 2024, AI-Driven Identification of Compound Climate Hazards in Cities: Extreme Heat and Flooding under Present and Future Scenarios, Dr. Negin Nazarian, University of New South Wales; A/Prof. Fiona Johnson, University of New South Wales; Dr. Kerry Nice, University of Melbourne; Dr. Marzie Naserikia, University of New South Wales. | Application Proposal
2023, Anillos de Investigación 2023 Context (Chile), SOLUTIONS FOR COOLING CITIES, BUILDINGS AND INDUSTRIES IN A CONTEXT OF WATER SCARCITY, presented by Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Sergio Vera (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Ignacio Vargas Cucurella (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Waldo Bustamante (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Andrea Pianella (University of Melbourne), Kerry Nice (University of Melbourne), Cynnamon Dobbs (University of Connecticut).
Unsuccessful grant applications
ARC Discovery 2025, DP250100794, Mapping climate (in)justice in Australian cities: Compounding Risks of Heat and Flooding, Dr Kerry Nice (UoM), Dr Negin Nazarian (UNSW), A/Prof Fiona Johnson (UNSW), Prof Jason Byrne (UTAS). Grant website | Application Proposal
NHMRC 2024 Ideas Grants, 'Air Pollution and Non-Communicable Disease: City-Wide Implementation to Reduce Transport Emissions', Prof. Mark Stevenson (UoM), A/Prof Duncan Mortimer (Monash), Dr. Kerry Nice (UoM), A/Prof Dom Kwasnicka (UoM). Grants website
2024 NHMRC TCR Climate-related health impacts and effective interventions to improve health outcomes, 'Protecting mothers and babies from the negative health impacts of climate hazards', A/Prof Suzanne Mavoa (MCRI), Prof Lisa Hui (UoM), Dr Melvin Marzan (UoM), Dr Daisy Shepherd (MCRI), Dr Meredith O'Connor (MCRI), A/Prof Qian (Chayn) Sun (RMIT), A/Prof Francis Vergunst (Univ Oslo), Prof Melissa Wake (MCRI), A/Prof Margarita Moreno-Betancur (MCRI), Dr Kerry Nice (UoM), Jatender Mohal (MCRI), Dr. Susan Clifford (MCRI). Grants website
Melbourne Climate Futures Climate Research Accelerator (CRX) 2024, 'Building a national climate health risk index to support community climate resilience', Ang Li, Rebecca Bentley, Erika Martino, Rebecca Patrick, Kerry Nice.
Wellcome Trust, Climate Impacts Award 2024, "Climate-Resilient Futures: Integrating Big Data, Geospatial Innovations, and Epidemiological Insights to Safeguard Maternal and Child Health Through the First 2000 Days", Prof. Lisa Hui (MCRI/UoM), Dr. Melvin Marzan (MCRI), Dr. Suzanne Mavoa (MCRI), Dr. Kerry Nice (UoM), Dr. Negin Nazarian (UNSW), Dr. Merilyn Riley (Latrobe), Dr. David Burgner (MCRI), Dr. Rosemarie Boland (UoM). | PDF
2023, UoM – CNRS Graduate Research Projects Scheme 2023-2024, Climate benefits and tradeoffs of urban greening: evaluation and impact of management practices at parkscape and streetscape, UoM: Prof. Stephen Livesley, Dr. Kerry Nice, Dr. Paul Cheung, CNRS: Pr Pierre-Emmanuel Bournet, Dr. Sophie Herpin, Pr Patrice Cannavo. | Application
2023, NHMRC 2023 Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases. Air pollution and non-communicable disease: City-wide implementation to reduce transport emissions. Prof. Mark Stevenson (UoM), A/Prof. Cuong Viet Pham (Hanoi University of Public Health), A/Prof. Jason Thompson (UoM), Dr. Dang Ngoc Tran (University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City), Dr. Kerry Nice. (UoM), Dr. Thanh Ho (UoM), Dr. Nhung Thi Trang Nguyen (Hanoi University of Public Health). | Application Report | Application Summary | Application GACD | Application LOI
2023, Natural Harzards Research Australia, T2-A9 ‘Natural hazards and resilience in complex urban systems’, Prof Sarah Bell, Prof. Jo Barraket, Prof. Alan March, Dr. Attila Balogh, Dr. Kerry Nice. (University of Melbourne).
2022, Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APNIS), CRRP2022-SP1421-Jain, 'Building Resilient Transit Systems - A Case Study-Based Approach for Developing Countries', Deepty Jain (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi), Rifai Mardin (Tadulako University), Vijay Gopal Kovvali (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi), Sai Chand (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi), Geetam Tiwari (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi), Mark Stevenson (University of Melbourne), Kerry Nice (University of Melbourne)
2022, Australian Research Council, Mid-Career Industry Fellowship 2023, 'Cooling urban environments through smart irrigation and urban greening'. | Application
2022, Australian Research Council, Discovery Early Career Researcher Award 2023, 'Achieving urban heat mitigation through blue-green infrastructure'. | Application
2021, AURIN High Impact Projects 2021, "Climate Resilient and Just Cities: Data for Research and Practice", Dr. Negin Nazarian (UNSW). (Dr. Negin Nazarian, Prof. Chris Pettit, A/Prof. Melissa Hart, Dr. Kerry Nice, Dr. Sachith Seneviratne) | Application
2021, Australian Research Council, Discovery Early Career Researcher Award 2022, 'Maximising cooling through urban planning using blue-green infrastructure'. | Application
2020 NHMRC Ideas Grants #2002025, Pathways to health: advancing bicycling as an active mode of transport, Dr Ben Beck, Monash University | Application Report | Application Summary | Application Proposal
2019 MEL-BER Research Partnership, Assessing and designing walkable environments using generative adversarial networks, The University of Melbourne / School of Geography, Humboldt University. | Application
2017, Australian Research Council, LP170100315 Linkage 2017, 'A multicriteria design platform to enhance active school trips'. | Application
2017, City of Melbourne, 'Monitoring Climate, Air Quality and Noise in the South Bank Boulevard Project: Environmental Monitoring Methodology Framework commissioned by the City of Melbourne'. Stephen Livesley, Kerry Nice, Robyn Schofield, Peter Rayner, Kirsten Parris | Application