diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index aed1401..73851a3 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   end
   
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  def hash_to_json_object(obj_name, hash)
+  def hash_to_js_json_variable(obj_name, hash)
     "<script type=\"text/javascript\">var #{obj_name} = #{hash.to_json};</script>".html_safe
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/projects/_dropdowns_new_project.html.erb b/app/views/projects/_dropdowns_new_project.html.erb
index 241753b..92b9dd5 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/_dropdowns_new_project.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/projects/_dropdowns_new_project.html.erb
@@ -68,27 +68,27 @@
 			 #    (they are referenced in /app/assets/javascripts/projects.js)
 		   # %>
 		
-		<%= hash_to_json_object('funders', 
+		<%= hash_to_js_json_variable('funders', 
 			@funders.collect{ |inst| 
 				{'id': inst.id, 
 				 'text': inst.name} 
 		}) %>
 		
-		<%= hash_to_json_object('institutions', 
+		<%= hash_to_js_json_variable('institutions', 
 			@institutions.collect{ |inst| 
 				{'id': inst.id, 
 				 'text': inst.name,
 				 'default': (current_user.organisation_id == inst.id)} 
 		}) %>
 		
-		<%= hash_to_json_object('templates', 
+		<%= hash_to_js_json_variable('templates', 
 			@templates.collect{ |tmplt| 
 				{'organisation': tmplt.organisation_id, 
 				 'id': tmplt.id, 
 				 'text': tmplt.title} 
 		}) %>
 		
-		<%= hash_to_json_object('guidance_for_template_or_organisation',
+		<%= hash_to_js_json_variable('guidance_for_template_or_organisation',
 			@guidance_groups.collect{ |grp| 
 				{'organisation': grp.organisation_id,
 				 'templates': grp.dmptemplates.collect{ |t| t.id }, 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 				 'text': grp.name} 
 		}) %>
 		
-		<%= hash_to_json_object('guidance_always_available',
+		<%= hash_to_js_json_variable('guidance_always_available',
 			@always_guidance.collect{ |grp|
 				{'id': grp.id, 
 				 'text': grp.name}