Staff Notices: 2 - 6 March 2009

Table of Contents

• Uni in the News
• General Information for Staff
• Events
• Training and Development Opportunities
• Information for Researchers

Uni in the News

Google to power Adelaide Uni

The University of Adelaide has selected Google as its default email and collaboration platform for over 16,000 students. The University will deploy Gmail, Google Talk for instant messaging and calendar services to students from 16 March. Students will be offered the opportunity to switch over from their University of Adelaide email account to a new account powered by Google (Gmail) - at no charge. With Gmail, student mailboxes will increase from 250MB to 7GB. The University has an IT team working with Google on the implementation process. The move towards Google Apps is just one of a raft of improvements to student IT support.

Source: Australian IT, News.com.au (23 February 2009)
Uni full story: Adelaide joins with Google to provide better student email

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General Information for Staff

Arch Expo for one day only!

Date: Monday 2 March, 12:00noon & 3:00pm
Venue: Display Room, Level 4, Architecture Building (entrance NE corner of Hughes Plaza)
School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design.

The School of Architecture from the College of Fine Arts at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) would like to invite students and staff of the University of Adelaide to visit an architectural installation which will also be constructed at the Fringe in the Garage International Theatre. This is the first year the UNLV architecture department is accompanying their theatre, dance, music, and art groups to the Fringe Festival.

Feel free to explore the installation throughout the day, and join us for a brief presentation with a question and answer session.

Download: Arch Expo flyer

Prime Minister's Prizes for Science 2009 - Call for nominations

The Prime Minister's Prizes for Science are a national tribute to excellent and dedicated work in Australian science, and run by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.

Nominate by Friday 8 May 2009, 4:30pm - SA time!
Award categories include: The $300,000 Prime Minister's Prize for Science; The $50,000 Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year & The $50,000 Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year.
Refer to 2009 Nomination Guidelines (pdf).

Further information is available from the Secretariat, phone (02) 6276 1264 or email: pmprize@innovation.gov.au.
Science Prizes website: www.innovation.gov.au/scienceprizes

NHMRC Fellowships & Scholarships announced

Four University of Adelaide staff were recently awarded NHMRC Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowships: Dr Michael J Stark, Dr Sarah Linke, Steve Paltoglou and Jason M Armfield.

The Fellowships aim to provide opportunities for Australian researchers to undertake research that is both of major importance in its field and of benefit to Australian health.

Two people have been awarded NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships: Lisa K Akison and Dr Rishi Puri.

Congratulations to our researchers who were successful in the current round, and for which funding will commence in 2009.
Outcomes of funding rounds at: www.nhmrc.gov.au/fellows/funded/outcomes/

Council News - 16 February meeting

Council news from the 16 February 2009 meeting is available at:
www.adelaide.edu.au/governance/council/meetings/2009/

Special Studies Program (SSP)

Special Studies commencing January - December 2010
Applications are now invited for programs of Special Studies for the period January 2010 - December 2010.

Application forms can be downloaded from the HR webpage at: www.adelaide.edu.au/hr/forms/dev/ and must be returned through the Head of School/Area, to your Special Studies Program Coordinator (as below) no later than 31 March 2009.

Your entitlement for Special Studies can be found on your payslip. For further information regarding SSP, please see the online SSP information at: www.adelaide.edu.au/hr/career/ssp/ or contact Julie Raeck on ext 31111, Human Resources.

Adelaide onLION

Staff are invited to join Adelaide onLION, the University's exclusive online community - it's fun, it's free, and it's a fantastic opportunity to engage with the wider alumni community! Visit: www.alumni.adelaide.edu.au/adelaideonlion

Vacant Positions

www.adelaide.edu.au/jobs/

Events

Research Tuesday with Professor Mary Lydon

Secure Your Seat Now!

"The wrecks are talking: Why road crashes happen and what can be done about it"
Date/Time: Tuesday 10 March 2009, 5:30pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre G04, Napier Building
FREE public seminar. All welcome.

There are many different factors that contribute to a vehicle accident and its impact on victims. What are those factors and how can we learn from them?

For over 30 years, the University of Adelaide's Centre for Automotive Safety Research (CASR) has conducted extensive investigations into more than 2,000 crashes on South Australian roads. It's vital work, with communities everywhere understandably calling for improved road safety to reduce unacceptable human and financial costs. Happily, progress is being made.

Through expert analysis of human factors, conditions, vehicles involved, forensics and medical data, consistent causes are emerging and preventative measures are being identified. In this powerful presentation, CASR Director Professor Mary Lydon will reveal exactly what they are.

Bookings: research.tuesdays@adelaide.edu.au or phone 8303 3692.
Further details at: www.adelaide.edu.au/researchtuesdays/.

Emeritus Professor Michael Detmold - Lectures and Dinner

In February 2008, Professor Michael Detmold retired from the University of Adelaide.

To mark Professor Detmold's long and distinguished career in law, members of the University community are invited to attend a series of lectures presented by Emeritus Professor Detmold on:

The Law of Love
Dates/Time: Tuesday 24 March; Wednesday 25 March; Tuesday 31 March; Wednesday 1 April 2009, 6:00pm includes light refreshments;
Dinner in Professor Detmold's honour follows the last lecture on 1 April.
Venue: Moot Court Room, Law School (Ligertwood Building)
FREE Public Lectures.

Details of the dinner and tickets are available from the Law School. RSVP for lecture to Fotina Agalidis, phone 8303 5557.

Ethics Centre of SA - Central Seminar Series

Some ethical issues in the confrontation of Israel and the Palestinians
Presented by: Emeritus Professor Robert Crotty, Director of ECSA

Date/Time: Tuesday 10 March 2009, 3:00pm-4:00pm
Venue: Scots Centre (next to Scots Church), cnr North Tce and Pulteney St.
FREE public seminar. All welcome.

This paper will consider some of the issues at stake in the present turmoil that engulfs Israel and the Palestinians in the Middle East.

Emeritus Professor Robert Crotty has been involved in the teaching of Religion Studies at the tertiary level for the past forty years. He has been a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies at Oxford and is presently involved in a research project studying religious toleration among the Abrahamic religions.

Download: ECSA flyer
The content expressed does not necessarily represent the views of the University of Adelaide.

RSVP to the Centre Coordinator, Vicki Hattam.

Training & Development Opportunities

Understanding and Analysing Financial Information - 26/27 March - Executive Education Unit

If you are a middle to senior level manager or professional, this program will support your decision making, by providing an increased understanding when analysing and interpreting accounting and financial information.

Understanding and Analysing Financial Information introduces you to basic accounting methods and concepts and shows you how and when to apply them to a range of business situations.

Discount: 10% discount for University staff.

For further information: Amanda Bramwell, Executive Education Unit, phone 8303 3268.

WPDN Book Club

The Women's Professional Development Network Book Club 2009 schedule has been announced!

The first Book Club will be held -
Date/Time: Thursday 12 March 2009, 1:00pm-2:00pm
Venue: Room 13.01, Level 13 Business School, 10 Pulteney St, Adelaide.
All welcome.

Guest Author: Rosanne Hawke
Hosted by Convenor: Allayne Webster

Children's Author Rosanne Hawke started writing whilst living in Pakistan and working as an Acting School Principal of a girls boarding college. Rosanne has since published many books for children and teenagers - her latest offering being 'The Last Virgin in Year 10': a candid and funny novel about finding the courage to be yourself.

Further details at: www.adelaide.edu.au/wpdn/bookclub2009homepage.html.

Peer Review of Teaching for Promotion Purposes

This ALTC-funded project of the University of Adelaide, Griffith University, University of Wollongong and University of New South Wales is holding a Dissemination workshop.

Date: Friday 13 March 2009
Venue: Equinox Room, Level 4, Union House

Session 1: Internal Peer Review of Teaching

Presentation, 9:00am-9:45am
Workshop, 9:45am-12:30pm

This session will present protocols and tools for summative peer review of classroom teaching, and give participants the opportunity to try them in a workshop setting.

Session 2: External Peer Review of Teaching

Presentation, 1:30pm-2:15pm
Workshop, 2:15pm-5:00pm

This session will present the protocols and tools developed for summative peer review of written applications for promotion, and give participants the opportunity to try them in a workshop environment.

Download workshop flyer.

RSVP via email to Kerrie Le Lievre or phone 8303 6923 by 4 March 2009.

HDR Supervisor Induction Workshop

If you wish to be registered as an HDR supervisor at the University of Adelaide, in either principal or co-supervisor capacity, you MUST attend an HDR Supervisor Induction Workshop. The induction workshop provides an essential introduction to the policy, practice and strategic context of HDR supervision at the University.

An induction workshop is held at the beginning of each semester.
SEMESTER 1: Wednesday 11 March, 1:00pm-3:30pm, Equinox Room, Union House, followed by the Cocktails & Connections session.

Register online at: www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/rep/staff/enrolment/

More about the program at: www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/rep/staff/hsw/

Further enquiries: Dr Ian Green on 8303 6035, Dr Cally Guerin on 8303 3043, or email: researchereducation@adelaide.edu.au.

Cocktails & Connections

Want to meet some new fellow researchers? Want to get some new ideas for research collaborations? Want to hear from some of the University's research leaders? Then this session is for you. Come along and get connected.

SEMESTER 1: Wednesday 11 March, 4:00pm-6:00pm, Equinox Room, Union House.

This is a relatively informal event, with a series of activities designed to get like-minded researchers talking to each other. It is aimed at researchers new to the university as well as established researchers looking to reinvigorate their networks. All researchers welcome!

Register online at: www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/rep/staff/enrolment/

More about the program at: www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/rep/staff/cc.html

Further enquiries: Dr Ian Green on 8303 6035, Dr Cally Guerin on 8303 3043, or email: researchereducation@adelaide.edu.au.

This session also functions as the orientation workshop for the Future Research Leaders Program, but is open to all members of the university's research community - enrolment in the FRLP is not necessary.

Future Research Leaders Program

The Go8 Future Research Leaders Program is delivered in full each semester for the benefit of the research community of the University of Adelaide. The program is aimed at current and aspiring research leaders, and seeks to build a range of skills and knowledge critical to successful research leadership and management.

There are eight modules in the program, together with a researcher orientation module. Modules are undertaken by a combination of online study, independent research and a face-to-face workshop. Do just one module, or do as many as you like. It's FREE!

Research Strategy & Planning
Module 1: Wednesday 18 March, 12:30pm-4:30pm, AGC Seminar Room, Level 6, 115 Grenfell Street.

More about the program at: www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/rep/staff/frlp/

Register for workshops at: www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/rep/staff/enrolment/

Further enquiries: Dr Ian Green on 8303 6035, Dr Cally Guerin on 8303 3043, or email: researchereducation@adelaide.edu.au.

Exploring Supervision Program

The Exploring Supervision Program provides professional development for HDR supervisors. Each semester we present a series of three interactive workshops, together with a range of tools, techniques and resources, covering key topics in HDR supervision. In addition, completion of the full module of the program leads to registration as a principal HDR supervisor.

Exploring Supervision Program #1
Working from the same page: Wednesday 25 March, 1:00pm-4:30pm, AGC Seminar Room, Level 6, 115 Grenfell Street.

More about our workshops: www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/rep/staff/esp/

More about the full module of the program at: www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/rep/staff/fullmodule.html

Register for workshops at: www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/rep/staff/enrolment/

Further enquiries: Dr Ian Green on 8303 6035, Dr Cally Guerin on 8303 3043, or email: researchereducation@adelaide.edu.au.

Professional & Continuing Education

Language Courses

Open to all adult learners, the University of Adelaide's Centre for Professional and Continuing Education (PCE) offers a wide range of language courses catering for beginners to the more advanced. Full year courses commence in late March and run for 30 weeks, one evening a week.

Languages offered:
Arabic
Italian
Chinese (Mandarin)
French
German
Indonesian
Japanese
Russian
Spanish

Discount: 5% discount for University of Adelaide staff and students.

For further information or to enrol please email Rupert Irudayaraj or phone 8303 4777, or visit our website at: www.adelaide.edu.au/pce to view our extensive program offering.

Upcoming Professional Development Courses

Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
Thursday 5 March

Publishing Newsletters and eNewsletters
Tuesday 10 March

Essentials of NLP at Work
Wednesday 11 March

Contract management
Tuesday 17 March

Discount: 5% discount for University of Adelaide staff.

For further information or to enrol please email Jo Carrick or phone 8303 4777, or visit our website at: www.adelaide.edu.au/pce to view our extensive program offering.

Information for Researchers

Fresh Science 2009 - Call for nominations

Nominations are now open.

Now in its 12th year, Fresh Science is supported by the Federal and Victorian Governments, New Scientist and Museum Victoria.

A total of 16 early-career researchers will be selected to go to Melbourne where they will receive media training and then present their work to the media, schools and the public.

If you fit the criteria of:

• early-career researchers with an upper limit of five years post-doc and no lower limit
• a peer-reviewed result which has had no media coverage
• some ability to present ideas in plain English

... Nominate by Thursday 19 March 2009!

This national event brings together scientists, the media and the public to:

• enhance reporting of Australian science
• highlight and encourage debate on the role of science in Australian society
• provide role models for the next generation of Australian scientists

This year Fresh Science will take place in May/June. Researchers may also have the opportunity to present in their home state during National Science Week, 18-24 August.

Enquiries to Tim Thwaites on (03) 9383 4600 or Niall Byrne on (03) 9398 1416.

Adelaide Research & Innovation

The latest commUNIcate RESEARCH news is available online.

Research Branch

See the Research Branch Bulletin for the latest news on major grant rounds & information sessions, a selection of competitive grants, prizes & funding opportunities now open.