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From the Research Office
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From the Office of Sponsored Research
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From the Office of Research Excellence
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From the Research Management Policy and Training
Development Unit
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From the Research Office
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Date:
Tuesday 10 February, 2009 Time:
12.30-1.30pm Venue: Ross
Hohnen Room,
RSVP is essential. Please RSVP to research.office@anu.edu.au by 12 pm, Monday 9 February 2009
Date:
Wednesday 18 February, 2009 Time:
10.30am-12.00pm Venue: McDonald
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From the Office of Sponsored Research
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ARC Update Discovery Projects for 2010 The OSR will give a presentation on ARC DP10 next Tuesday (more
details please see above "Lunchtime Seminar Series"). This presentation is based on DP10 application, highlighting major
changes to this year's funding rules and eligibility issues. The seminar is suitable for DP10 applicants and administrators working
with DP10 applicants. All DP10 application resources and other information can be accessed
at http://www.anu.edu.au/ro/OSR/Funding/funding_ARC_DP.php Any questions regarding Discovery Projects for 2010, please contact
your OSR college contact http://www.anu.edu.au/ro/OSR/OSR_contacts.php OSR Deadline for DP10: 12noon, Thursday, 26 February 2009 OTHER
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Grants
Policy and Management training workshop Open to principal investigators,
business officials, budget coordinators, and others involved in grant
administration, the sessions will provide:
The workshop will be held at the Sydney Marriott Hotel from 24-26 February,
2009. Registration forms are available at http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/grants/int/workshop/default.htm
The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and
Local Government is currently calling for applications for the Indigenous
Road Safety Grant. One or more grants of up to $30,000 each for
projects to improve road safety for Indigenous Australians. Project proposals could include research studies,
demonstration projects or evaluations of new or existing initiatives aimed at
improving Indigenous road safety. The successful applicant would be expected to complete the project,
including delivery of a final report, within 18 months. The grant funds will
be available to the successful applicant on 1 July 2009. Applications close Friday 27
February 2009. For further information please see
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/safety/indigenous_road_safety/grants.aspx Road Safety Research Grants – Department of Infrastructure, Transport,
Regional Development and Local Government In 2009, several grants to a maximum individual value of $30,000 will
be available for original road safety research projects. Successful
applicants will be expected to commence their projects as soon as practicable
after 1 July 2009 and to deliver a final report within 12 months. Applications close: Friday 27
March 2009 For more information please visit http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/safety/research_grants_program/index.aspx#conditions
Alzheimer’s Australia Research (AAR) 2009 Dementia Grants Program New
Researcher Grants ·
4 ·
2 Hazel Hawke Research Grant in
Dementia Care of $20,000 Travel
Grants ·
Rosemary Foundation Travel Grant
of $15,000 Postdoctoral
Fellowships ·
3 Applications
are now open and will close 27 April 2009 for funding in 2010. Further
information can be found at http://www.alzheimers.org.au/content.cfm?infopageid=2553 The Menzies Foundation is
currently advertising a range of scholarships on their website in the areas
of Allied Health Sciences, Engineering
and Law. For more information please visit: www.menziesfoundation.org.au |
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From the Office of Research Excellence
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Excellence in Research for A new set of
documents for the ERA (Excellence in Research for The finalised
documents outline the ways in which indicators and metrics will be used to
evaluate research and the draft documents are guidelines for the first set of
submissions. The drafts include details of what will need to be submitted for
Cluster 1 (Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences) and Cluster 2 (Humanities
ad Creative Arts). They include detailed technical specifications as well as
the descriptive One of the documents contains the technical specifications
for the electronic data submission. These
documents are currently available on the ARC website at http://www.arc.gov.au/era/submission.htm. We will be
putting copies on the ANU website as soon as we can, together with any
additional material developed or discovered. Over the next
few weeks the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Lawrence Cram, and the Pro-Vice
Chancellor Mandy Thomas together with the ERA Project Leader Beverley Payne
will be consulting with areas which conduct research which falls under the
first two clusters. As with the
RQF, the ANU is dealing with an evolving process on a tight timetable so we
will inevitably be asking areas to do some things in very short timeframes.
The Project Team will be doing everything they can to minimise the
administrative burden on the Colleges so that they are able to concentrate on
the academic and strategic aspects of the process. ARIES updates Milestones and Contracts tabs for
DP09 - The Milestones tab has been
populated with Financial and Research Reporting requirements for successful
DP09s. For those who already entered milestone requirements for these grants
you will need to DELETE them as they will now be listed twice. The Contract
tab has also been populated with contract clause information; however, the
contract document itself has NOT been uploaded into the Documents tab. General Milestone Processes - CLARIFICATION: Milestone requirements should be entered as follows;
Initially just the Milestone Name, Milestone due date, and Milestones type
are required (with Format.. and Milestone Comments optional). DO NOT enter a
future milestone completion date. Once the Milestone has been completed THEN
enter the Milestone completion date AND set Milestone completed option to
Yes. Also upload the completed report into the Documents tab. Progress Steps - Please note that the way Progress Steps are completed has changed
since the last upgrade. Now you will need to activate a Progress
Step by clicking the edit button, set Is step active to Yes,
entering a start date and due date, and the name of the owner. Once the
progress step has been activated the colour of the Progress Step will change
to Blue. Only then are you able to mark the step as completed, once you have
clicked the tick button to complete the progress step it will change to
Green. The ability to add comments (or add history) remains the same with and
without activation of the Progress Step. Report Writer Training (Grants
Module) - the next session will be
held on Wednesday 18th February, 9.30am-12.30pm in the Chancelry 10A F&BS
Training Lab. Registrations can be made through the HORUS Training Catalogue (training code RO002).
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From the Research
Management Policy and Training Development Unit
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10 & 11
March, The National
Policy Officers’ Conference has been designed specifically for Policy
Officers, Analysts and people working in related policy management and
evaluation roles. The aim of this unique event is to provide participants
with practical advice and ideas on how they can become more effective and
successful in their roles. The ultimate outcome will be that participants
will be better equipped to meet their stakeholder’s needs. The Conference
will feature a series of case study presentations from experienced Policy
Officers as well as the Managers and Directors of policy divisions from
federal, state and local government as well as from the education sector.
Presenters will draw on their own experiences to provide participants with
practical advice on how they can become more effective in the various aspects
of their role from policy development to implementation, analysis, evaluation
and review - all facets of the policy making process will be explored. For
more information see http://www.liquidlearning.com.au/documents/POC0309/POC0309_I.pdf |
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Please
contact Research Office (ext 50099) for further information.
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