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Research Office Newsletter
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11 August 2009 |
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From the Director
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From the Research
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From the Office
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From the Director of the Research Office
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From the Acting- Director of the Research Office It is time that I expressed my
deep appreciation for the work done by the Office of Research Management Data
within the Research Office. This time of the year the demands on
personnel within that section are considerable, although things are busy year
round, and in May and June pressure is really on our
Publications staff, culminating in an end of June submission of the
HERDC Publications Return for ANU with extra input of co-opted members of the
RO shortly before data submission. Following on from the end of
the financial year our data analysts have very high demands for production of
data internally for budget purposes, grant support data, strategic planning,
annual reports, ABS data requirements and various Go8 requests for
data. There is a need to prioritise these various requests as almost
every day produces a new enquiry. Currently short staffed, the data
analysts are never the less contributing significantly in the face of this
seemingly ever increased demand. The Business Solutions Group
within ORMD are responsible for the optimal use of IT as it applies to
research management, including the ongoing function of the various
modules of the ARIES Research Information Enterprise System
Database which are used to manage the research activities and outputs
across the university. Given the importance of ARIES to ANU research
management, this is a very valuable service. Ensuring the security
and data integrity of research management information and systems is another
important function. Other BSG functions include web publishing and
maintenance and, importantly, access to ARC, NH&MRC and overseas funding
providers electronic databases. There is also a team of
people within ORMD that have been responsible for pilots relative to ERA
(Excellence Research I have discussed functions by
group activity but in truth the margins are often blurred and it commonplace
for ORMD personnel to work across a variety of these functions in
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Future Leaders Program The next Future Research Leaders Program, Financial Resource and Risk
Management, will be held from 1:30 – 5.00 pm, Tuesday 25 August, in the
McDonald Room, Menzies Library. This Module aims to equip you with the financial skills to
properly cost, manage and report on research projects for which you are
responsible, including skill building in; ·
Understand, read and interpret financial information and
reports in respect of research projects. ·
Fully and accurately cost research proposals and
understand how costs can be controlled. ·
Prepare and monitor project budgets ·
Proactively analyse and manage the risks and resources
associated with research projects. ·
Prepare required financial reports and understand audit
requirements. For registration details
please go to: http://www.anu.edu.au/ro/Director_RO/DRO_FRLPpg10.php |
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From the Office of Sponsored Research
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ARC
Rejoinders Linkage Projects The closing date will be Thursday
13 August 2009 at 6pm (AEST). Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development Scheme The closing date will be Monday 17
August at 6pm (AEST). Please contact your College RO for internal
deadlines. ----- CSIRO Flagship Collaboration Fund: Round 5
cluster proposals sought This fifth round of CSIRO Flagship Clusters offers collaboration
opportunities in six key research areas of national interest. 1)
Biological Solutions for energy and greenhouse gas challenges (Energy
Transformed Flagship) 2)
Sex ratio and sterility for commercial animal production (Food Futures
Flagship) 3)
Healthy complex cereal carbohydrates
(Food Futures Flagship) 4)
Innovation: accelerating the path to impact (Future Manufacturing
Flagship) 5)
National Distributed Urban Water Systems: Performance Verification
(Water for a Healthy Country Flagship) 6)
Environmental water (Water for a Healthy Country Flagship) Flagship clusters fund a large scale of activity with an emphasis on
people and partnerships working on a collection of projects relevant to a
Flagship's goals. Flagship clusters foster collaboration between CSIRO,
universities and other publicly-funded research agencies. Applications for clusters will be accepted from: ·
eligible Australian and overseas higher education institutions ·
Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) ·
Other Australian and overseas publicly funded research agencies. Each cluster must include at least one Australian university. Flagship clusters will be funded for about three years at
approximately A$1 million per annum from the Flagship Collaboration Fund.
Co-investment from partner organisations is expected, at least matching the
contribution from the Flagship Collaboration Fund. Flagship clusters have been accepted for inclusion on the Australian
Competitive Grants Register. Further details including cluster specifications and application
process are at http://www.csiro.au/org/Flagship-Cluster-Applications.html ----- ANDS releases first issue of 'Share: the
newsletter of the Australian National Data Service' The Australian National Data Service (ANDS) is pleased to announce the
release of the first issue of 'Share: the newsletter of the Australian
National Data Service'. This quarterly newsletter will feature stories about
ANDS engagements, project updates, latest findings, conference reports and
forthcoming events. ANDS hopes that members of the research community will
find the newsletter both interesting and informative. An electronic version (pdf) of each issue is available from the ANDS
website http://ands.org.au/newsletters/index.html To be notified about our forthcoming newsletters, please use the ANDS
Newsletter RSS feed, or, subscribe to the ANDS General Google Group http://groups.google.com.au/group/ands-general/subscribe ----- NHMRC
Call for Abstracts – Water and Health in a Time of Climate Change The ‘Water and Health in a Time of Climate Change’ workshop will be
held at the NHMRC Offices on Tuesday 6th of October, 2009. The outcomes of
this workshop will help guide NHMRC’s research and advisory functions in
relation to water quality. Please see the NHMRC website for details on how to register
for this workshop and/or submit an abstract for consideration. Eight or ten
abstracts will be selected for presentation at the workshop. ----- AusAID Australian Development Research Awards –
Opening of 2009 Funding Round AusAID is currently
advertising the 2009 Funding Round for the Australian Development Research
Awards. The aim of the Australian
Development Research Awards (ADRA) is to attract
high quality research that informs policy development and increases the
general stock of knowledge around development issues. The 2009 ADRA Funding Round is open to all Australian and
international not-for-profit institutions or organisations where research is
a core component of the organisation’s mandate. Proposals should address pertinent and cutting edge
questions in development research in the following areas of high priority: 1)
Disability-inclusive development 2)
Economics 3)
Gender 4)
Performance-linked aid
Applicants can apply for
funding for projects up to three years in duration, with successful proposals
eligible to receive between A$100,000 and A$300,000 per year. The Funding Round
consists of one stage only. Applicants are invited to submit Online
Applications to AusAID by 5pm AEST Friday 18 September 2009. Guidelines and an
Application Form for the completion of research applications are available on
the AusAID website. For all further information please see the research
section of the AusAID website http://www.ausaid.gov.au/research/default.cfm or email any enquiries to research@ausaid.gov.au or by fax (02) 6206 4570. Application Deadline; AusAID invites applicants to submit Applications by 5pm
AEST Friday 18 September 2009. Back
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Announcement
from the ARC – 3 August 2009: Distinguished
researchers to evaluate research excellence
ARC Chief Executive Officer
Professor Margaret Sheil announced the appointment of seventeen distinguished
researchers to the Cluster One Research Evaluation Committee for the 2009
Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) trial. “These distinguished and internationally-recognised
researchers have great expertise in research evaluation,” Professor Sheil
said. “They form a vital part of the ERA
evaluation process as they will undertake expert review of the data submitted
for the ERA trial by “The 17 members of the Research
Evaluation Committee broadly represent the Physical, Chemical and Earth
Sciences disciplines covered in Cluster One. “Esteemed academic Professor Mark
von Itzstein from “He is a world-leading medicinal
chemist whose background and experience puts him in a very good position to
lead the Committee and ensure their evaluations contribute effectively to
ERA.” Membership of the Cluster Two
Research Evaluation Committee for the 2009 ERA trial will be announced at the
close of the submission period for Cluster Two in August. The Cluster Two
Committee will similarly comprise distinguished researchers broadly
representing the Humanities and Creative Arts disciplines. For the full ERA in 2010, the ARC
will establish eight Research Evaluation Committee —one for each ERA
discipline cluster. For more information on the
Cluster One Research Evaluation Committee for the ERA trial in 2009 and its
membership visit http://www.arc.gov.au/era/recs.htm. |
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Please contact Research Office (ext 50099) for further
information.
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