Inspiring Research
April 2013
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NEWS FROM THE RSOFLINDERS RESEARCHER MENTORING SCHEME LAUNCH
The 2013 Researcher Mentoring Scheme was launched on 15 March, following the success of the inaugural 2012 scheme. Dr John Costi, a mentee from 2012, spoke of his positive experiences and his successes stemming from being a participant.
HERDC PUBLICATION COLLECTION CLOSING DATE REMINDER
All researchers are reminded that research publications to be included in the University’s Higher Education Research Data Collection report are due to be entered by 30 April 2013.
RESEARCH NEWS AND SUCCESSES
SPELLING OUT THE CHALLENGES TO THE NOTION OF EQUALITY AMONGST AUSTRALIA
Associate Professor Gerry Redmond, Director of the Flinders Institute of Public Policy & Management delivered an informative presentation Fair Go: Inequality among children in Australia at the first of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences Professionals Lecture Series for 2013.
COLLABORATIVE CARE MODEL USING PRACTICE NURSES
Collaborative care managed by practice nurses has been found to be effective, acceptable and safe in routine general practice and could lead to improved outcomes for patients with depression and other chronic diseases.
MEDICAL DEVICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE: COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES
The Medical Device Research Institute (MDRI) at Flinders University is a multi-disciplinary collection of academics and clinicians, whose collaborative approach allows for the development and delivery of innovative solutions and services to the medical and allied health sectors.
OPTIMAL WATER RESOURCES MIX FOR METROPOLITAN ADELAIDE
Flinders University, in partnership with the University of South Australia, University of Adelaide, CSIRO and SA Water, have been working on the Goyder Institute’s Optimal Water Resources Mix project (OWRM) since September 2012.
GENDER AND SEXUALITY SYMPOSIUM
On 19 February 2013, a symposium titled Global Sexualities was held at Flinders Victoria Square campus. The idea for the symposium was prompted by the presence of two visiting scholars in the School of Social and Policy Studies, Associate Professor David Murray (York University, Toronto) and Dr Donna McCormack (University of Glasgow).
BUILDING RESEARCH LEADERS AT FLINDERS
In 2010 the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor David Day initiated a program to help young successful researchers move along the path to becoming research leaders. The program, Building Research Leaders, was so successful that it has been run every year since then and has been adopted by several other Australian universities.
NEW OPPORTUNITIES
SCOPUS YOUNG RESEARCHER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Australasian researchers are well known internationally for their achievements and dedicated contributions to various fields of research.
VISIT TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH IN THE USA FOR A JUNIOR SCIENTIST
The Australian Academy of Science invites Expressions of Interest from junior scientists who are no more than 30 years of age, to visit the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States of America between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2014.
THEO MURPHY HIGH FLYERS THINK TANK
Nominations are open for the 2013 Theo Murphy High Flyers Think Tank - Inspiring smarter brain research in Australia, to be held on 24-26 July 2013 in Melbourne.
SEMINARS, CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
HDR ETHICS TRAINING WORKSHOP
A human ethics training workshop for Higher Degree Research (HDR) students will be held at the University of Adelaide, in collaboration with Flinders University and UniSA, on 25 and 26 June 2013.
ARC WORKSHOP – WRITING A REJOINDER
The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences will be running an ARC rejoinder workshop on Friday 10 May, 10:00 AM – 12:00 noon and would like to invite all interested to attend. With rejoinder and rebuttals largely occurring next month this will have you well prepared.
MANAGING YOUR TIME WORKSHOP
This workshop is offered as part of the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) Highly Effective Researcher Program. In this workshop you will use tools to reflect on your own time management techniques and develop an action plan for taking more control of your time.
PROFESSIONAL LECTURE SERIES
Professor Phyllis Tharenou will host a series of Professional Lectures throughout 2013. The Lectures will be delivered by academics and guest speakers who are leaders in their field.
TURBOCHARGE YOUR WRITING WORKSHOP
This workshop is offered as part of the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) Highly Effective Researcher Program. Would you like to know the secret to high output, low stress scholarly writing? In academia it is often assumed that writing comes naturally.
Share your research successes and/or information regarding upcoming research related events in your area. Contact Nikki Johnson for article submissions or further information.
