Research Office Newsletter
24 July 2008
Links	News
Research Office Website	From the Director of the Research Office
RO 2008 Calendar	From the Research Office
2008 Research Development Forum Dates	From the Office of Sponsored Research
2008 Research Office Lunchtime Seminar Dates	From the Office of Research Integrity
	From the Office of Research Management Data
From the Director of the Research Office
Welcome to this fortnight's Research Office Newsletter. The Australian Association for Institutional Research (AAIR) is holding its annual Conference from 19-21 November 2008 in Canberra. The AAIR is an Association interested in higher education research and its members are primarily staff from the Planning and Statistical areas of Universities and academics engaged in higher education research. For more information see http://www.aair.org.au/. Their 2008 Conference (which is being organised by the Statistical Services Office at ANU) has a stream focused on institutional research focused on research issues eg research benchmarking, RQF, DEST reporting, ABS reporting, measuring research performance etc. Details can be found at http://www.leishman-associates.com.au/aair2008/ The ARC is continuing the development of draft guidelines for ERA and these are likely to appear in September. They are also continuing to work on the Future Fellowships Scheme and are considering a Centres of Excellence Round in 2009 for funding in 2010. Details will be made available when they are released by the ARC. The current ARC organisation structure can be found at http://www.arc.gov.au/pdf/ARC_org_chart.pdf. There have been a number of recent changes to the structure to incorporate the staff involved in ERA. Back to Top
From the Research Office
Lunchtime Seminar Series Presenters: Dr Ian McMahon, Director Research Office and Dr Laura Dan, Senior Research Development Coordinator Topic: INORMS (International Network of Research Management Societies) - Exploring Similarities Internationally Date: Tuesday, 29 July 2008 Time: 12.30pm – 1.30pm Venue: Ross Hohnen Room, Chancelry 10B Back to Top
From the Office of Sponsored Research
NEWS & NOTICES ARC Schemes ARC Linkage Rejoinders The ARC have announced the following dates that Rejoinders will be accepted for 2009 Linkage Projects, Linkage International Fellowships (ARCIFs) and Linkage ICI applications. Linkage Projects: Wednesday 23 July 2008 till 6:00pm (AEST) Tuesday 5 August 2008 Linkage International Fellowships (ARCIFs): Thursday 24 July 2008 till 6:00pm (AEST) Wednesday 6 August 2008 Linkage ICI: Friday 8 August 2008 till 6:00pm (AEST) Thursday 21 August 2008 The rejoinder process provides investigators an opportunity to read comments from assessors on their Fellowship proposals, and to provide the ARC with a response that can argue a criticism or reinforce favourable impressions. Please see the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) website for further information regarding the Rejoinder Process for the above schemes and for any further information please contact your College Contact. Nomination for Membership of ARC College of Experts in 2009 The ARC is inviting people with appropriate expertise and experience from within higher education, industry and public sector research organisations to become members of its College of Experts. Please ensure you consult the ARC website http://www.arc.gov.au/about_arc/CoE09_nomination.htm for general information about the College of Experts, a list of expertise sought, the selection criteria, information on the electronic process and frequently asked questions. Nominations are to be lodged electronically, and received in hard copy. Please check the deadline with your College Research Office. Late nominations will not be accepted. Other Schemes Review of Major Equipment Funding The members of the Major Equipment Committee met this week to discuss the responses to the Major Equipment Funding discussion paper. A new committee will be formed to prepare a strategic plan for equipment funding at ANU. In the meantime, the Major Equipment Grants scheme is going ahead as planned, with applications opening in mid October and closing on 1 December. A workshop on Major Equipment Grants will be organized in September - details will follow shortly. OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Australian Leadership Awards Fellowships The Australian Leadership Awards - Fellowships are a component of a regional program that aims to develop leadership and build partnerships and linkages with the Asia-Pacific. They are intended for those who are already leaders or have the potential to assume leadership roles that can influence social and economic policy reform and development outcomes, both in their own countries and in the Asia-Pacific region. The Australian Leadership Awards program comprises of Scholarships and Fellowships. Applications for Round 4 will open on Thursday 24 July 2008 and close at 5 pm on Wednesday 27 August 2008. Round 5 is scheduled to open in December 2008 and close in early February 2009. Please see the Ausaid website for further information http://www.ausaid.gov.au/scholar/alafellow.cfm Applications are Invited for Cancer Institute NSW Research Grants Cancer Institute NSW Research Grants will open from the 4^th of August to the 10^th of October 2008. Although research must be undertaken within NSW applications are encouraged from interstate and international researchers as well as those currently working in NSW. Research grants are in the following categories: Career Development and Support Fellowships - Future Research Leaders (up to $250,000 p.a. for 5 years) Career Development and Support Fellowships provide funding opportunities for interstate and international researchers wishing to locate to NSW to undertake a substantial program of research.  Research Equipment Grants (for between $50,000 - $300,000) Research Equipment Grants support research equipment for which there is a clearly demonstrated need, that is widely accessible and fully utilised by cancer researchers through innovative sharing arrangements. Research Innovation Grants (up to $50,000 for 1 year) Research Innovation Grants provide project startup funds/proof of concept costs to leverage funding from other agencies (eg NHMRC, ARC, Philanthropic etc). Guidelines and application forms will be available from 4th August 2008 http://www.cancerinstitute.org.au/ For further information please contact Debbie Docherty, Manager Research Grants & Development. Tel: +61 2 8374 3561 Email: research.secretariat@cancerinstitute.org.au Back to Top
From the Office of Research Integrity
Guidelines to promote the wellbeing of animals used for scientific purposes These guidelines, recently released by NH&MRC may be viewed at: Guidelines to promote the wellbeing of animals used for scientific purposes: The assessment and alleviation of pain and distress in research animals – The hard copy guidelines are published in A4 loose-leaf format, will be updated as required and should be read in conjunction with the 2004 NHMRC 'Australian code of practice for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes'. The guidelines were prepared by a group consisting of AEC members, researchers, and animal welfare authorities and release of the publication followed extensive public consultation. Part 1 provides background material to assist understanding and awareness of animal wellbeing and how it relates to scientific activities. Part 11 provides basic strategies for planning research protocols to identify the risk of animal pain and distress, conducting research to manage the risk of animal pain and distress and reviewing research protocols to minimise animal pain and distress in future research. Part III provides factsheets on issues to consider for specific research protocols. They have been developed with the aim of providing guidance to investigators, rather than being prescriptive. Back to Top
From the Office of Research Management Data
ARIES Grants Module Training - Basic Data Entry Date: 11th August 2008 Time: 9.30am - 12 noon Venue: Coombs Computer Lab You can register for this session through the HORUS Training Catalogue https://anubis.anu.edu.au/login.asp, search by Training Code RO001 (first 2 are alpha, last 3 numeric).
Please contact Research Office (ext 50099) for further information.