Being the change
News 15 MayA message from Executive Dean of Health Sciences Professor Suzanne Chambers: Every day at ACU we witness groups of thoughtful, committed individuals working to change the world.
10 April 2024
ShareSee the latest opportunities for funding, training and external engagement. This edition includes news about workshops, research technology training, funding and award opportunities and industry engagement events.
Foreign Interference
The research and enterprise portfolio recently gathered for an informal workshop on foreign interference and the actions we can all take to mitigate its risks.
ABC Top 5 Media Residency Program
The ABC TOP 5 program is tailored for early-career researchers. Program graduates are equipped with career-long skills, knowledge and confidence to communicate with media and their audiences about their field of expertise.
2024 Al & Val Rosenstrauss Fellowship
The Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation has announced the call for Al & Val Rosenstrauss Fellowship. Targeted at researchers who are 5-10 years post-doctoral, the fellowship provides a salary component of $120,000 per year and a research support package of $80,000 per year for a five-year term. Please note that applications are due to Research Office by 15 April.
Translate to Innovate Series
The Translate to Innovate Series is a year-long skill development program available to all ACU staff, including higher degree by research (HDR) students and early career researchers (ECR).
The 20-webinar series consists of one-hour live workshops that are customised to help university participants improve industry engagement and commercialisation. The aim is to prepare staff to access, and then capitalise on, additional sources of revenue for ACU. The cost of the Translate to Innovate Series is fully subsidised by ACU Co-Lab.
Engaged research series
Attend upcoming webinars offered by the International Association for Research on Service Learning and Community Engagement (IARSCLE) on topics including youth participatory action research, quantitative analysis of big data, and trends and gaps in community-engaged PhD research.
The Talloires Network of Engaged Universities is also hosting a series of online workshops with researchers from across the globe.
Research Technology Training Courses
PYTHON206: Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: Classification, 10/11 April
2024 NSW Commercialisation Showcase
The NSW Commercialisation Showcase 2024 is an event to celebrate innovative companies in this State and discuss the ways Government can support industry in the commercialisation and procurement of their technologies.
Young Tall Poppy Science Awards
The annual Young Tall Poppy science awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of Australian scientists. Nominations close 22nd April.
Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme
Applications now open for funding commencing 2025. The Australia–Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme is an initiative of Universities Australia and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) that supports exchanges for researchers from member universities to spend time at partner institutions in Germany, and for collaborating German researchers to spend time at Australian universities.
The new Metabolic Chamber will be opened at our Melbourne campus this week. Find out more about the Chamber in the video below.
A message from Executive Dean of Health Sciences Professor Suzanne Chambers: Every day at ACU we witness groups of thoughtful, committed individuals working to change the world.
Time is running out for academic and professional staff with relevant research experience to apply to join three community-engaged research projects via the SESU.
Next week’s National Volunteer Week 20-26 May, is an opportunity to highlight the important role that volunteers play in our community. Join us as we mark this year's theme 'Something for everyone'.
ACU has three compulsory student modules: Academic Integrity, Respectful Relationships, and Protecting our Children. Students must complete the modules on their Canvas dashboard to access their result...
Join HELTA’s inaugural workshop on Thursday 30 May, held across Melbourne, North Sydney, and Brisbane campuses, as we explore integrating generative AI (GenAI) in authentic assessment.
This workshop will provide activities to explore citation metrics you can use to support your claims of research excellence, significance and impact.
The Safeguarding and Student Safety team is currently in the process of recruiting new Safety Support Officers for the Safety Support Network.
You’re invited to attend local morning tea events hosted by the Ally Network, Student Life and our campus LGBTIQA+ societies.
The average person spends a third of their day at work. How can we turn this time into an opportunity for spiritual transformation?
Meta has advised that support for Workplace, ACU’s enterprise social network, will be phased out over the next two years.
A message from acting Executive Dean of Theology and Philosophy Associate Professor Richard Colledge: ‘Tis the season for research and collaborative partner engagements.
See the latest opportunities for funding, training and external engagement. This edition includes news about workshops, research technology training, funding and award opportunities and industry engag...
This week, 6-12 May, is Privacy Awareness Week and a great opportunity to pause and consider what you can do to ‘power up’ privacy, either for yourself or at ACU.
A summary of the Academic Board meeting held on 10 April 2024.
This month can prompt us to be generous with the time we give to accompany others, and to pray for mothers and the maternal figures in our lives.
Student Advocacy will be running online information sessions for staff providing an overview of the service, how staff can direct students to resources and referring students to the service.
Given that millions of research papers are published annually, promotion is as important as getting published. Learn techniques that can be employed throughout the research process to ensure that your...
The Higher Education Learning and Teaching Academy (HELTA) aims to foster teaching excellence and recognition, by practising future-focused education through the use of collaboration and partnership. ...
Access to research can pose a problem for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers at institutions with restricted budgets for subscription services. How can you ensure your research gets read? Re...
The Centre for Education and Innovation is hosting a virtual Q&A session with Assessment Panel Chair, Associate Professor Alison Owens to assist you in preparing your 2024 application.
Visit Service Central to access Corporate Services.