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From the Director of the RO |
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From the Office of
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From the Director of the ROANU’s preparation for the
Research Quality Framework (RQF) is now well under way. Last week the DVC sent the following email
to all academic staff: Over the
next eight months, the ANU will prepare its submissions to the Research
Quality Framework (RQF). The Research Quality Framework will be used by DEST
to determine research funding currently provided through DEST's Research
Block Grants (the Institutional Grants Scheme and part of the Research
Training Scheme). Besides
any funding that will be driven by the process, the RQF is important to the
reputation of the ANU. It is therefore, imperative that the ANU presents
itself in the best possible light; you can be certain that every University will
be trying to do the same. While the
process will be as unobtrusive as possible, all staff eligible for assessment
in the RQF process will be asked to assist by: ensuring that the ANU has
accurate records of their research publications and grants; by identifying
the RFCD codes that best describe their research; by identifying their best
research publications; by contributing to the descriptive material provided
to DEST and by identifying areas of impact. Many staff will also assist by
being members of the ANU panels which will identify the groups to be put
forward by assessment and develop the context statements for each group.
There is more RQF information at The
Research Quality Framework at the ANU As an
early step in this process, ANU researchers who are formally eligible for
inclusion in the RQF will receive an email within the next few weeks,
inviting them to verify the ANU's current records regarding their research
fields, publications and grants. The email will include instructions on how
to view the records, how to update them, and how to seek assistance. Some ANU
staff members who are technically eligible for inclusion in the RQF may
desire not to be included; for example, because their contribution to the
university is not made through their research activities. Such staff members
are invited to record their desire to be excluded by sending an email to RQF@anu.edu.au. Your
indication will be respected, but regarded as provisional at this stage and
subject to negotiation as the RQF proceeds. Given the
importance of the RQF to the ANU, both to our reputation and to our funding,
I request your assistance in presenting the ANU in the best possible light
and demonstrating our position as a world-class research university. The |
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From the
Research Office
Notice New location for the Office of Commercialisation The Office of Commercialisation
has now moved to its new and final office location. You will find the office
in the Research
Development Forum September RDF Cancelled The scheduled September Research Development Forum
has been cancelled. Please amend your calendars. The next RDF is scheduled
for 17 October 2007 and will focus on feedback from the annual ARMS
conference - FUSION (Collaboration with Impact) to be held in Next Lunchtime
Seminar How to Start Preparing – ARC The next Lunchtime Seminar is ‘How to Start
Preparing - ARC’ presented by the Office of Sponsored Research. Tuesday, 18 September
at 12:30 – 1:30. Ross Hohnen Room. 2007
Research Portfolio Planning Day The DVC is holding the annual ANU Research
Planning Day in October this year. Date: Tuesday, 9 October 2007 8.45am -
5.00pm Venue: Old Parliament House The Planning
Day aims to improve coordination of research support at ANU, and will include
presentations
and discussions in the following areas:
We would
encourage all research support staff, including academic staff with
significant research management responsibility, to attend. Next ARIES
Training Session for Basic Data Entry Date: Tuesday, 25th September 2007 Time: 9.30am
till 12.30pm (morning tea included) Venue:
Chancelry 10A Lower Ground Floor, Finance & Business Training Lab |
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From the Office of Sponsored Research
Grants Outcomes ANU 2007 Linkage Pilot Project Scheme The Workshop ANU Major Equipment Workshop - Please note
the changes in issues to be discussed 14 Sept at 2-4pm, McDonald Room, Menzies
Library The The closing date for applications with the Major
Equipment Grants and NHMRC Equipment grants is 30 November. Outcomes will be known at the end of
March. For further information
about the Workshop or to RSVP please contact the Secretary, MEC, Laura Dan,
on x 52015, or Laura Dan Reminder - 14 September –
Research Office Deadline for NHMRC Development Grants Application
Funding
Opportunities
ARC Linkage Projects
Round 2, 2007 (for funding commencing July 2008) **
NB: College
Requests must be submitted on the
ARC Eligibility Exemption/Ruling Request Form along with the required
documentation. The form can be downloaded from http://www.arc.gov.au/rtf/LP08_EligibilityRuling.rtf. Completed
forms should be submitted to the Fieldwork Funding Supplements The Vice-Chancellor has
allocated a budget of $200K for 2007 to assist with the cost of fieldwork for
graduate research students. Detailed advice has been sent to colleges via
deans and executive officers. Colleges should determine their own processes
for accepting proposals, and send the final rankings to the Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF) -Indo-Australian Science and Technology
Fund and the Indo-Australian Biotechnology Fund The fund opened on Monday 6 August 2007
and closes at 5pm (AEST) on Friday 28 September 2007. The AISRF
provides funding support for Australian researchers to participate in
strategically focused, leading edge, scientific research and technology
collaborations with Indian counterparts. Applications will be assessed on a
competitive basis against specific criteria. Applicants should refer to
the AISRF Guidelines – August 2007.
For further information, please visit Australia-India Strategic Research Fund or
contact the International Science Branch at DEST via email: AISRF or
by phone: (02) 6240 9387 Research Centres/Consortia Fund – The
National Centre for Vocational Education Research invites research services
on vocational education and training topics. The National Centre for Vocational Education Research
(NCVER) is seeking the services of research centres or consortia to provide a
three year program of research aligned with one or more of the five national
research priority areas governing the Australian vocational education and
training (VET) sector. This is a nationally competitive grants
scheme. For further information, please visit NCVER Application Deadline: 19 October, 2007 Flagship Collaboration Fund – postgraduate scholarships 2008 The National Research Flagships
program is an initiative of CSIRO, designed to bring together large
multidisciplinary teams to focus on Fellowship
Opportunities 2008 ARC Federation Fellowships Scheme The ARC has released Funding Rules and Instructions to Applicants for the 2008 round of Federation Fellowship applications. These documents are available at ARC Federation Fellowship Scheme. The draft University policy on ARC Federation Fellowships was distributed to Deans/Directors and College General Managers yesterday. Whilst this policy has yet to be officially ratified, it should be used to guide areas in negotiation with potential applicants for the 2008 round of Federation Fellowships - the funding rules for which have recently been released by the ARC. A detailed information pack pertaining to the next round of Fed Fellow applications will be distributed to College Research Offices (for College distribution) tomorrow. The
information pack will comprise:
Application Closing Dates: ** NB:
College ARC Closing Date: Friday, 19 October 2007
ANU Federation Fellowship Information Session: WHEN: 9:15am - 10:15am, Wednesday, 12 September 2007 WHERE: Ross
Hohnen Room, Ground Fl, PRESENTERS: Professor Lawrence Cram, DVC and Karen Burke, Office of Sponsored Research WHO: Prospective Federation Fellowship nominators, applicants, administrators and mentors are warmly invited to attend. RSVP: by Monday, 10 September 2007 to karen.burke@anu.edu.au Group of Eight 2008 European
Fellowships The Fellowships are open to eligible early career researchers
from Applications from The Australian Prime Ministers Centre Fellowship A number of
Fellowships are available for established researchers to undertake research
into The Applications for 2008-9 senior
fellowships from the Jennings Randolph Fellowship Program of the United
States Institute of Peace, which promotes the prevention, management, and
peaceful resolution of international conflicts. The fellowships will support research
projects on the sources and nature of international conflicts. Priority will be given to projects that
focus on problems in the Muslim world, post-war reconstruction and peace,
responses to terrorism and political violence, or stability operation in Iraq
and elsewhere. For further
information, please go to United
States Institute of Peace Application Deadline: 17
September, 2007 The Applications Deadline: 28 September, 2007 Grants
Opportunities Project Grants – Historic
Preservation Tourism Cares’ Worldwide Grant
Program distributes grants to tourism-related non-profit organisations
worldwide for capital improvements or programs. The program supports projects designed to
conserve, protect, and restore sites of exceptional cultural, historic, or
natural significance, and to promote public awareness of and participation in
those conservation activities. For
further information on the grant, please go to Tourism Cares Grant Application Deadline: 1 October, 2007 Travel Grants - The Council
of the Near Eastern Archaeology Foundation invites applications for 4 travel
grants for 2008. ·
The Catherine Southwell-Keely Travel Grant is to assist a recent graduate of an Australian or ·
The Leone Crawford Travel Grant is for researchers to undertake overseas archaeological site research
in the geographical areas in which the Foundation from time to time conducts research.
Value: $5000 ·
The Sam Eames Grant-in-Aid is to assist recent graduates of an Australian or ·
General Grants-in-Aid is to assist recent graduates of an Australian or Further information, please
go to Grants for 2008. Application Deadline: 30 September 2007 Prizes - computer and Video Games Prizes
on Health Care Topics Ashoka and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation are inviting entries for
the competition ‘Why Games Matter: a Prescription for Improving Health and
Health Care.’ Winners will receive $5,000 for creating computer and video
games that aim to improve health and health care. For further information, please
go to: Changemakers |
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From the Office of Research Integrity
ARIES Human
Research Ethics System Launch 10 September ANU’s intended
introduction of a new human research ethics on-line application form in the
ANU Research Enterprise System (ARIES) was outlined in the first edition of
the The three levels of
ethical review occur via the following: a.
Low-risk protocols (Level E1) will be reviewed and
approved by the Chair of the ANU Human Research Ethics Committee. A low-risk protocol will normally entail no
request for amendment. If no amendment
is requested, a low-risk protocol normally will be approved within 5 working
days of submission. b.
Low-risk protocols (Level E2) will be considered and
approved by a Delegated Ethics Review Committee (DERC) c.
High-risk protocols (Full review) will be considered
and approved by the ANU Human Research Ethics Committee. There will be two Delegated Ethics Review
Committees. One DERC will review
research in the humanities and social sciences (i.e. researchers within CASS,
CAP, CBE and ACoL) and the other will review research in science, medicine,
and engineering (i.e. researchers within |
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From the Office of Research Data and
Analysis
From the Business Solutions Group Next ARIES Training Session for Grants Basic Data Entry,
9:30AM-12:30PM, Tuesday 25 September, Chancelry 10A Lower Ground Floor, Finance &
Business Training Lab This
course is for administrative staff in College, Faculty, To register: go to http://training.anu.edu.au/staffcoursecatalogue.asp Go to the "FILTER BY PROVIDER box,
select RESEARCH OFFICE and click on the GO button. On the next screen click on ARIES GRANTS
BASIC DATA ENTRY At the bottom of the page click on "Proceed HERE to
register for this course." What to do when the funds provider does not exist
in Aries - Aries Grants Module Tip (1) In the
SCHEMES tab search for “Provider not in Aries”, select, then add the “Grant”
scheme. (2) Add the
amounts requested for each year as you normally would (3) go to the
NOTES tab and add the following information:
The researcher
is often the best source of information on the appropriate contact name, phone
and email All the
above info is displayed within the Grant record in the SCHEMES tab when you
click on the 'magnifying glass' image https://aries.anu.edu.au/content/ASP/buildPageContractSchemes.asp So,
researcher, local business offices, college administrators can all look it up
quickly for snail mail, sending reports, phone calls etc.. |
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PLEASE CONTACT JENNY TAYLOR IN THE
OFFICE OF SPONSORED RESEARCH |
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