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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.
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 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.
Research Essentials
ACU Library’s Research Engagement team is running their Research Essentials skills sessions. The next session for the Researchers’ Publications stream: Open Access Publishing.
There are still spaces available for the following Microsoft Teams sessions:
Cooperative Research Centre Projects webinar
Learn how to apply for a CRC-P grant, what makes a competitive application and hear from CRC-P participants in an online information session on Wednesday 8 May 2pm - 3.30pm, presented by Cooperative Research Australia in partnership with the Department of Industry, Science, and Resources.
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).
Together with more than 150 university researchers from Australia and New Zealand, 18 ACU staff attended the most recent workshop from Co-Lab’s Translate to Innovate Series - LinkedIn for Professionals and Researchers. The next workshop’s focus will be ‘Identifying and building the commercial potential of your research’ on 16 May.
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.
Heart Foundation – Postdoctoral Fellowship
The fellowship allows a recent PhD graduate with strong track record during their PhD to boost their research career and enhance their ability to attract and secure future funding. The applicant must be involved in Cardiovascular Research (including stroke research), and have completed their PhD within three years of the application closing date.
Heart Foundation – Vanguard Grant
Vanguard Grant supports research in biomedical, clinical, public health and/or health services. Projects are expected to produce tangible outcomes with the potential to further advance preclinical research technology or improve cardiovascular health.
Arts and Humanities Research Council UK – Curiosity Award
AHRC funds outstanding original research across the whole range of the arts and humanities. The Curiosity Award aims to fund fundamental research that leads to new research agendas, networking activity and idea generation, which enables the development of further research opportunities and new research agendas. Only a UK research organisation is eligible to lead the application and ACU researchers can be part of the application as project co-leads.
Arts and Humanities Research Council UK – Catalyst Award
AHRC funds outstanding original research across the whole range of the arts and humanities. The Catalyst Award aims to support researchers without prior experience of leading a significant research project to accelerate their trajectory as independent researchers, to unlock their potential, build leadership and convenor experience.
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship 2024
As part of the EU's R&I Framework Programme, Horizon Europe, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships provide two-year postdocs in Europe to develop your research career.
2025 National Library of Australia Scholarships and Asia Study Grants
Researchers, academics and PhD candidates are encouraged to apply for nine philanthropically funded scholarships and five grants. More information on eligibility, information on previous projects and online application forms are available on the National Library’s website.
ACT Road Safety Fund Grant
The road safety program aims to support road safety programs and rehabilitation services, road safety education and public awareness campaigns, research, road safety audits and feasibility studies into road design and construction.
The $5 million state-of-the-art human metabolic chamber at our ACU Melbourne campus is officially opened. Located within ACU’s Health precinct, the new facility is the only one of its kind in the southern hemisphere.
Browse our new Research and Enterprise webpage and visit Research and Enterprise Updates on Workplace to explore other current opportunities.
We welcome all staff to share any research or industry focused opportunities to our Workplace group.
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.
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