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April 2008 |
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From the Office of Sponsored Research
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From the Office of Research Integrity
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From the Office of Research Mamagement
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From the Director of the Research Office
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Welcome to
the Research Office's first newsletter for April. There will
shortly be some staffing changes in the Office of Sponsored Research. Ann Goldwater is due to go on maternity leave
at the end of next week. Anne-Marie
Hicks-Desvignes will become Acting Director of the
Office of Sponsored Research from 14 April.
As a result, there are likely to be some changes in staff
responsibilities within OSR, and OSR will advise you of these. While
details of the RQF replacement, ERA, are still not known, the ANU is
continuing preparatory work including the finalisation of our Research Groups
and improving our publication information in ARIES. In addition, the ABS has released a new
Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification which replaces
the RFCD codes and which will be used for ERA. Details can be found at http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/1297.02008?OpenDocument. The ORMD has begun work on examining the
new classifications and developing a process for using the new classification
in ARIES. |
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From the Research Office
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Research
Office Lunchtime Seminar Series - April Topic:
LIEF Seminar Date: Tuesday, 8 April Time: 12.30pm – 13.30pm Venue: Ross Hohnen
Room, Chancelery (Bldg 10) Topic:
The Why of HERDC and Block Grants Date: Tuesday, 22 April Time: 12.30pm -13.30pm Venue: Ross Hohnen
Room, Chancelry (Bldg 10) April
Research Development Forum In this April forum, Anne-Marie Hicks-Desvignes
from the OSR will give a short presentation on ARC Linkage Project Round 1
for 2009, highlighting some changes in the 2009 Funding Rules and common
eligibility issues. Details of the forum are as follows: Date: Wednesday 16
April Time: 10.30am-12.00pm Venue: McDonald Room, Menzies Library |
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From the Office of Sponsored Research
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News & Notices Outcomes of
2008 MEC Funding Round This
year saw the implementation of a revised timetable and a new assessment
process for ANU major equipment funding.
The timetable was modified to clearly separate the application
processes for the ANU Major Equipment and ARC LIEF programs with the two now
operating back-to-back. This has the
advantage that the outcomes of one scheme are known before the second
commences thereby enabling unsuccessful applicants in one program to revise
their application for submission to the second. The new timetable and interview process
worked very well and the 15 minute interviews were adequate to extract
additional information and resolve outstanding issues. It was a bit tough on the committee members
but all thought it an efficient and effective way of conducting business. Of the 35 MEC applications requesting a combined sum of
$4,835,153.19 were funded. The total
financial commitment from 2008 MEC funds was $2,586,000, of which $1,102,000
was for equipment in the Health and Medical Sciences. Unsuccessful applications
were encouraged to apply to the forthcoming ARC LIEF scheme, particularly for
items costing more than $200,000. LIEF
seminar – Tuesday, April 8 from 12.30 to 13.30 at Ross Hohnen
Room (Bldg 10) The ARC Linkage Infrastructure,
Equipment and Facilities scheme provides funding for large-scale
cooperative initiatives so that expensive infrastructure, equipment and
facilities can be shared by researchers in partnered organisations. Researchers interested in applying for the forthcoming
round are invited to attend a seminar on how best to prepare their
applications. A panel led by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Lawrence
Cram and the Chair of the ANU Major Equipment Committee Professor Rob Elliman will share their views on what makes a successful
proposal under the LIEF scheme. ARC Update : Linkage
Projects for Funding Commencing in 2009 The ARC is currently exploring the opportunity to
implement changes to the Linkage Projects scheme to take effect in the
current round, including: 1. Permitting the
use of ARC funds for international travel for PIs; 2. Removing the
citizenship/residency requirements for APAI and APAI-IT students; and 3. Making provision
so preference may be given to award APDIs to
candidates who have the potential to enhance international collaboration. Consequently, the
ARC is expecting to release an
updated version of the Linkage Projects funding rules for funding commencing
in 2009 next week (which will incorporate relevant changes), along
with the Linkage Projects application form in GAMS and associated
documentation. As a result of these late changes to the funding rules, the
ARC expects that the closing time for submission of proposals in round 1 will
be extended until 5:00pm (AEST) 23 May 2008. We will send a network message
confirming when the documents are available. The changes will
take effect only for future funding rounds as provided for in the governing funding
rules for those rounds. Please Note:
CHANGE TO ANU OSR DEADLINE 2008 Deadline
for funding to commence in 2009 : Round 1 : OSR
deadline : 5:00pm Friday 16 May 2008 ( for submission to the ARC by 5:00pm Friday 23
May 2008 ) ; Round 2 by 5:00pm 14 November 2008 ( for submission to the ARC by 5:00pm Friday 21 November 2008 ). Applicants should consult their relevant College
Research Office for support, and administrators should direct queries through
their usual College Contact. Advice concerning the ANU submission procedure
will be sent to College Research Offices shortly after release of the new and
updated documentation from the ARC; the OSR Linkage Projects website http://www.anu.edu.au/ro/grants/LP.php will also be updated at that time. NHMRC
Project Grant ANU Submission - 2008 for 2009 The NHMRC
Project Grant deadline was 14 March and ANU submitted 50 applications. ANU
has requested a total of $25,247,982 from the NHMRC. Many thanks to everyone who
participated and was involved in this submission round. Congratulations to
all applicants for NHMRC Project Grant 09.
OTHER
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES The Cancer Council ACT for 2008/09 Research Grants The 2008 Fifth round of EU/Australia
Cooperation in Higher Education and VET projects |
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From the Office of Research Integrity
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The
Need for Ethics Approval It is timely to remind investigators
that where research procedures are of a kind requiring approval by the
University's Human Research Ethics Committee and possibly outside human
research ethics committees, or its Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee,
or its Recombinant DNA Monitoring Committee (Biosafety
Committee) research must not proceed without such approval. The Office of Research Integrity
continues to pursue methodology by which ethics application is facilitated
and review expedited where possible.
The intent is that ANU meets the requirements of good governance
without undue imposition on its researchers. In facilitating ethics processes
there is also the intent that minimisation of non-compliance occurs. Failure to obtain appropriate ethics
approval represents a breach of the Australian Code for the Responsible
Conduct of Research. If failure to obtain
ethics approval is intentional and there are adverse effects on research participants,
animals or the environment then failure to obtain ethics clearance amounts to
research misconduct. April Human Ethics Training Sessions for the
Use of ARIES
April
ORI Seminar Dates and Time at CMHS Presenter: Professor Mandy Thomas Topic: Human Research Ethics Venue: JCSMR Finkel
Lecture Theatre Time&Date: Friday 4th
April at 11.30am Presenter: Dr Simon Bain Topic: Animal Experimentation Ethics Venue: JCSMR Finkel
Lecture Theatre Time&Date: Friday 4th
April at 2pm All ANU personnel welcome to attend
both seminars. Back to Top
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From the Office of Research Management Data
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ARIES - Grants Module Please DO NOT enter information into [FUNDING AMOUNTS] 'Actual HERDC Income' or 'Amount Net @ ANU including CAF' fields in any of the budget years. The Research Office will maintain these fields, as information becomes available.
i.e. Explanation: CAF= Cost Adjustment Factor. This is the effect
of inflation on ARC grant funding. The Research Office inputs this
information HERDC = Higher Education Research Data
Collection. This is the actual income claimable for the HERDC return.
Collaboratively the Resarch Office and Finance
& Business Services collect and verify, each year the funding for the
previous year ie. In 2005 the HERDC figures for
2004 were calculated. ARIES
Training Dates and Modules Reporting
from the Grants module: 21 April, 9:30
- 12 noon, Coombs IT training lab Grants
basic data entry: 22 April, 9:30 - 12:30, Coombs IT training lab Registration
for both courses through HORUS. |
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