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News 5 FebruaryCongratulations to ACU Honorary Professor David Runia who was named a Member of the Order of Australia in this year’s Australia Day honours.
A message from Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise) Professor Abid Khan:
As the year draws to a close I reflect on the message I shared at the start of the year in February, our call to becoming an increasingly outward-facing, relevant and interconnected university.
As our academic community continues to conduct its exceptional research and education activities while driving innovation in our stakeholder communities, our capacity to attract external income is critical to empowering our activities in support of our mission.
In the last two months, ACU has secured over half a million dollars in government, industry and philanthropic funding for research on safety for older Australians, early years learning, online mathematics, speech therapy and child mental health.
Our new Enterprise Clinic also continues to grow commercial opportunity. Two identified projects are completing the CSIRO On Prime program, developing academic skills in research translation and commercialisation. I encourage you to contact our Enterprise Clinic about other seed ideas.
ACU’s reputation as an impactful research leader, for example in the care economy, is supported by our performance in global and national rankings. The recent Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects placed ACU in the top 50 universities in the world for both nursing and education for the third consecutive year.
This month The Australian’s 2024 Research Magazine also recognised ACU researchers as leaders in: early childhood education; educational psychology and counselling; and, educational administration.
A broad array of ACU researchers also continue to be recognised by very high citation-based discipline research-quality rankings.
Our overall drop from the top 300 to the 401-500 in the 2024 Times Higher Education World Rankings band ranking demonstrates the need to lift other research and education indicators to form a multi-pillar approach in line with the sector and ACU's Vision 2033. These include indicators for international students, industry income and the ratio of doctorate students.
In 2024, we officially launch the ACU Graduate Research School. The new Graduate Research School will drive the strategic direction and oversight of graduate research activities in support of all researchers and will form the connective tissue for industry and international partners.
Areas of immediate focus will include funding arrangements to support scholarships and internships with industry and government.
In line with ACU’s Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Framework, the Research Awards for Academic Staff following Parental Leave awards support our colleagues to re-establish their research profile following a period of approved parental leave.
Applications for funding in 2024 submitted via res.development@acu.edu.au will close on Monday 5 December.
Join the Research and Enterprise Updates Workplace group for the latest news from the portfolio and more funding opportunities.
Congratulations to ACU Honorary Professor David Runia who was named a Member of the Order of Australia in this year’s Australia Day honours.
During the first week of February every year we celebrate World Interfaith Harmony Week.
A message from the Executive Dean of Theology and Philosophy, Professor Richard Colledge: A new year provides opportunities to nurture what has been planted, and bring buds to bloom.
The library has expanded its support for affordable learning.
The Centre for Education and Innovation (CEI) is offering six one-hour professional development sessions to prepare academics for the start of Semester 1. Register for the webinars here.
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Council has been established to guide ACU’s adoption of AI in its teaching, research and engagement, and to influence good practice with university partners and stakeh...
ACU Co-Lab has proudly secured its inaugural NSW TechVoucher grant. This grant will support a cutting-edge study led by ACU researchers in partnership with Peak Medical Pty Ltd.
The Student Experience team invites all members of staff to welcome new students to their campus and into the ACU community at the start of semester one 2025.
We’d love to hear from you. Learn how to submit a Staff Bulletin story, as well as some changes to our Staff Communications Policy.
A message from Vice President Fr Anthony Casamento csma: January offers us a fresh start and the hope of a brighter future.
The Office of the Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Director, Campus Leadership, is seeking expressions of interest for male staff members, both professional and academic, to be on the staff panel fo...
Lock in your professional development for the 2025 year.
Changes to the Academic Regulations were approved by Academic Board and take effect in 2025.
A new Authority to Act Policy and Authority to Act Procedure were approved by Academic Board and take effect in 2025.
Congratulations to Professor Bryan Turner from ACU’s Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences who celebrates his 80th birthday this month.
ACU will move to the new EBSCOhost user interface on 4 February 2025. Find out what you need to do to prepare.
Please note the digests from Academic Board meetings 06/2024 held on 14 November 2024 and via circular resolution from 15-19 November 2024.
The 2025 Academic Timeline interactions and focus zones are now available to help prioritise the planning and delivery of learning and teaching. Sync the focus zones to your Outlook calendar now.
The 2024 Showcase of Teaching and Learning brought staff and students together to share innovations and collaborations from across the university. An online edition will be hosted in early 2025.
It has been a big year, and we understand that the festive season can be a different experience for each of us. Access a new resource from our employee assistance program, designed to help you prepare...
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