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From the
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From the
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From the Office of Research
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From the Office of Commercialisation |
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From the Research Office
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Lunchtime Seminar
Series Topic: Understanding the Importance
of Data Presenter: Date:
Tuesday, 26 August 2008 Time:
12.30pm – 1.30pm Venue: Ross Hohnen Room, Chancelry 10B Topic: Protect or
Perish? Date: Tuesday,
9 September 2008 Presented by Spruson & Ferguson Patent Attorneys Venue: Ross Hohnen Room, Ground Floor Chancelry 10B The fundamental decision point in commercialisation is
whether to hold off publishing your research in order to protect
it. This is often the most difficult decision to take, as at the point of
invention your picture of what your discovery means, who might be interested,
and what is already out there will not always be clear. This seminar will draw from examples in providing tips on
how to identify if your research is patentable, and what you should consider
in following the protection now and the publishing later path. Research Development Forum Applying for ARC
Funding Seminar ·
Professor Lawrence
Cram, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, ·
researchers with a
track record in grantsmanship and ·
speakers from the ARC College
of Experts. |
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From the Office of
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News & Notices ARC Linkage Projects Preliminary
Round Information ARC Linkage Projects Round 2 2008 for funding commencing in July 2009
- Instructions to Applicants, Common Eligibility Issues, and Frequently Asked
Questions are now on the ARC website at : http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/lp/lp_instructions.htm For deadlines and information on preparing ARC Linkage Project
applications for Round 2, please refer to the OSR website at : http://www.anu.edu.au/ro/grants/LP.php Grant Acceptances A reminder that ARC Linkage Projects acceptance procedures can be
found on the OSR website at : http://www.anu.edu.au/ro/grants/LP08_acceptance_procedure.php Please be reminded that Researchers should contact their College
Research Offices for assistance. College Research Offices should contact the
OSR through their College Contact : http://www.anu.edu.au/ro/info/contact_college.php NHMRC Partnership Projects have opened: NHMRC Partnership Projects are designed to support research that
addresses the delivery, organisation and funding of programs and services
that affect health. NHMRC Partnership Projects are designed to encourage
researchers and partner organisations to form alliances to identify research
projects, conduct research, interpret its findings and promote the use of
those findings to influence the design and evaluation of health and health
care policy and practice. This initiative will fund new and existing
partnerships to conduct research of high scientific quality that can offer
new insights to address complex and difficult questions that affect Australians’
health and health care. Information is available from the OSR/NHMRC website at: http://www.anu.edu.au/ro/grants/NHMRC_partnerships.php 2009 Major Equipment
Grants The timeline for the 2009 Major
Equipment Grants is as follows:
The Major Equipment Committee will
run a seminar in the Research Office Lunchtime Seminar series on applying for
Major Equipment Grants on 23 September. For more information, please contact
the MEC secretary at MEC@anu.edu.au The Go8 European Fellowship scheme.
Further information and
Application packs can be downloaded from the Go8 website Check with your College research
office for deadlines. Go8 Future Research Leadership Program The final three modules of the Go8 Future Research Leadership Program
to be offered at ANU in 2008 have just been announced. The Program commenced
at the beginning of this year, and the response from academics who have
participated so far has been great. The nine intensive training modules of
the Program seek to prepare participants for future roles as managers of
research grants and projects and leaders of research teams. Modules include
online learning material plus a face-to-face workshop. They are targeted at
early to mid-career researchers who are in, or are working towards research
leadership roles. There is no cost involved. The final three modules that will be run at the ANU in 2008 are: Module 1 - Research Strategy and Planning - Workshop: Tuesday 9
September 2008, 1-5pm Effective research must be carefully planned to achieve the best
outcomes. This module explores the links between your university's overall
research strategy, your own research, the scoping and conceptualising of the
project prior to the research commencing and research project management. Module 6 - Grant and Contract Administration - Workshop: Friday 26
September 2008, 1-5.00pm Winning a research grant or contract is a real buzz! However there are
fundamental administrative requirements that need addressing to ensure
success in achieving stated outcomes and managing the administration of your
grant. This module has been designed to provide practical assistance to
research leaders. Module 8 - Project Closeout - Workshop: Monday 20 October 2008, 1-5pm A good project close out and review process is reliant on successful
processes for setting goals, priorities, project definitions, scope,
schedules and budgets as well as having effective controls for monitoring and
tracking changes during the life of the project. For further information please go to http://anu.frlp.edu.au. Due to the high demand and the limited number of spaces available
please register for the program as soon as possible by contacting nicki.read-jones@anu.edu.au. I do hope you are able to join us for this exiting and ground breaking
initiative and look forward to hearing from you shortly. OTHER
RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Dear Researchers: please note the first point of contact for research
management related matters is your College Research Office and Research
Managers/Administrators or your Local Business Office. Heart Foundation Postgraduate Scholarships and
Summer Scholarships For further information, please
visit http://www.heartfoundation.org.au/Postgraduate_Scholarships.htm Grants
for Research into Motor Neurone Disease in 2009 European Commission – Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) – Energy Call Application Deadline: 8th
October 2008 at 17.00.00, Canadian Studies Postgraduate Research Grants Application Deadline: Varied For further information, please
visit www.acsanz.org.au/funding.html Leukaemia Foundation National Research Program 2009 Scholarship Application Deadline:
25th Sept 2008 |
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From the Office of
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Human Ethics Training Sessions for ARIES The following are ARIES Human Ethics training sessions for Aug - Sept:
Link to more dates: http://www.anu.edu.au/ro/ORI/human_dates.php ARIES Animal Ethics Module A review of the ARIES Animal Ethics module is currently being
undertaken. The intent is to upgrade
the module to facilitate applications.
The Office of Research Integrity would greatly appreciate constructive
comments by users of the module, and where practical these will be
incorporated into the upgrade of the system. Please forward your comments to
the Animal Ethics officer Back to Top
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From the Office of Research Excellence |
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ARIES Training ARIES Grants Module, Basic Data
Entry Date: Mon 25th August 2008 Time: 9.30am - 12 noon Venue: Coombs Computer Lab Register for this session through
the HORUS Training Catalogue https://anubis.anu.edu.au/login.asp then search by Training Code RO001 (first 2 are alpha, last 3 numeric). |
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From the Office of Commercialisation
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Innovation ANU 2008 update and results After four months, over one hundred participants, over twenty
presenters, mentors, advisors, judges and organisers, twenty pitch and
executive summary submissions, and seven finalists presenting their full and
formal business plans, the inaugural Innovation ANU closed on the 4th
August with a formal dinner and awards ceremony at The Boathouse. At the dinner each of the finalists provided a summary
presentation on their innovations for the benefit of the assembled
audience and media, before Professor Lawrence Cram announced the winner of
the major award to be Dr Steven Weiss and Cardishield, a start-up
pharma company re-developing an existing drug for treating heart attack. A second major award was shared by Photos Inkorporated, an
online photo sharing and printing business (www.photos.com.au) from PhD students
Sabrina Caldwell and Mark Krivo; and One Corp, a team of
business, engineering and law undergraduates (Jing, Katy, Jonathan and Vicky)
developing a method for secure receipt management. Alice Giles and Liena Lacey from The School of Music received a social
impact award for their plan for Harp Centre Australia. HCA is at the
centre of a community Alice and Liena are building in It is a testament to the breadth and depth of innovation
at the ANU, that the award winners and the finalists covered such a diverse
range of potential businesses, with every The finalists also included Dr Steven Micklethwaite and Dr
Joe Kurtz’s Fault Technology, a research and consulting venture to
provide mining companies with expertise in locating gold deposits through
examining earthquake fault lines; PhD student Scott Flower’s A Capital
Idea, a business developing a dosage counter and audit patch for asthma
inhalers to provide asthmatics with comfort and security that their
medication is active; and Serafina, a commercialisation strategy for
Dr Felix Schill’s PhD research on the communication, navigation and control
of swarms of small autonomous submarines (www.serafina.com.au) The Innovation ANU 2008 program was run through the
Office of Commercialisation with the support of the Deputy Vice Chancellor,
and a team of PhD students from the Innovation ANU 2009 will commence in March next year, but to register
your interest in participating as an idea generator or as a team member
please feel free to drop us a line now to InnovationANU@anu.edu.au, or karen.jackson@anu.edu.au. |
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Please contact Research Office (ext 50099) for
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