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News 2 OctoberA summary of the Academic Board meeting 05/2024 held on 18 September 2024 is detailed below.
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 summary of the Academic Board meeting 05/2024 held on 18 September 2024 is detailed below.
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month and a timely reminder to learn a few simple ways you can protect yourself online from cyber threats.
Congratulations to poet and author Christine Paice who has won $10,000 in the ACU Prize for Poetry for a poem about the death of her mother.
Submit your abstract for the 2024 CEI Showcase of Teaching and Learning by 7 October and celebrate the transformative stories that shape the educational experience.
As we approach one year since ACU gained the prestigious Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement (CE), it is important to reflect on ACU’s growing commitment to CE in our core business and th...
Include an additional survey item in the Student Evaluation of Learning and Teaching (SELT) survey for units that are offered in Professional Term 7 (202470).
CourseTrack, ACU's new tool for monitoring student course progress, is now live to staff and students in selected courses.
Every October, individuals and organisations are encouraged to prioritise work health and safety (WHS) by taking preventative action to reduce the number of work-related injuries, illnesses and fatali...
Normalising menstruation and pastoral care are behind a breakthrough partnership between ACU and Libra that will provide free period care products to students.
In line with ACU’s Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Framework, the Research Awards for Academic Staff following Parental Leave support academic staff members to re-establish their research pro...
Student Communications (MER) compiles, edits and sends a monthly Student News and Events bulletin. This bulletin is sent to all students, nationally, and includes a broad cross-section of news, announ...
A message from Acting Chief Operating Officer Russell Parker: As part of our ongoing commitment to fostering healthy, safe, and welcoming campuses, I would like to remind you that all ACU campuses are...
Join us to hear from students about GenAI, how they’re using it and their concerns for their future careers. Promising valuable insights as we navigate GenAI’s impact on higher education.
A delegate of 80 ACU students will attend the upcoming Ignite Conference, the largest Catholic youth conference in Australia. As a platinum sponsor of the conference, ACU will showcase our mission in...
Register for the Australian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) webinar on placement poverty and hear directly about its impact on student mental and physical health, academic performance and skill...
ACU's free co-working space and business incubator, Co-Lab, has been named the Innovation and Collaboration Space of the Year at the Triple E's Asia-Pacific Awards.
Abstract submissions are open for the 2024 Centre for Education and Innovation (CEI) Showcase of Teaching and Learning, celebrating the transformative stories we share and their powerful impact on the...
Listen to staff panels at these on-campus events, as we discuss ideas, concerns and ways to use GenAI. Your contribution is valuable as we navigate its impact and application in higher education.
Include an additional survey item in the Student Evaluation of Learning and Teaching (SELT) survey for units that are offered in Semester 2 (202460).
ACU staff are required to ensure their passwords meet complexity and security requirements. IT is rolling out mandatory passwords updates to staff who have not yet changed their password.
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