From the Vice-Chancellor
University
funding under the spotlight
While the Higher Education Endowment Fund has been taking centre
stage in the debates about the 2007 budget, there was also the
welcome and much-needed correction ... >>
News briefs
New
medical school campus for Young
A new ANU Medical School campus will add to health infrastructure
in the Southwest Slopes region, encouraging more medical students
to practice in the region once they complete their studies. >>
Parliament
briefed on emerging energy research at ANU
ANU expertise on emerging energy sources was on show when a
large and diverse group of ANU staff participated in two briefing
sessions at Parliament House recently. >>
Aboriginal
health suffering a century of neglect
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health suffers from “a
century of neglect” that will cost this generation $4
billion to rectify, even taking into account the recent Federal
Government intervention, according to Indigenous leader Tom
Calma. >>
Update
on Indonesia for 2007
The Indonesia Update, hosted by the College of Asia and the
Pacific, celebrated its 25th birthday this year. With 365 participants,
including around 215 for the final session on Saturday afternoon,
it was one of the best attended Updates in recent years. >>
New
staff welcomed to ANU
More than 45 new staff were welcomed to the University by Vice-Chancellor
Ian Chubb at the New Staff Welcome session on Friday 14 September. >>
CBE
looks to West Asia
The ANU College of Business and Economics has looked toward
West Asia this year, conducting several trips to the Arabian
Gulf and Middle East to build relationships with government
agencies, student recruitment agents and potential institutional
partners. >>
PhD
research shared across the Pacific
Four ANU PhD students from different disciplines recently took
part in the 8th Annual Association of Pacific Rim Universities
Doctoral Students Conference at Keio University in Japan. >>
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Awards
Royall Taylor, Visiting Fellow and former Head of the Japan
Centre, has been awarded the prestigious 2007 Japan Foundation
Award for his contribution to the understanding of Japanese
literature and culture in foreign countries through his long-term
research into and teaching of Japanese literature, including
translations of a collection of Noh plays and the Tale of
Genji. Previous winners include U.S. Senator Fullbright,
Harvard Professor Ezra Vogel and film director Akira Kurosawa.
Two staff from the Photobioenergetics group in the Research
School of Biological Sciences have been given major awards from
the International Society for Photosynthesis Research (ISPR).
Professor Jan Anderson won a lifetime achievement award and
Dr Warwick Hillier won the Robin Hill award for outstanding
investigations into the physical aspect of the photosynthetic
process (for a scientist under 40 years of age). Ben Long from
the Molecular Plant Physiology group also won a poster award.
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Staff info
Ride to Work Day
National Ride to Work Day on Wednesday 17 October is aimed at
encouraging new cyclists to ride to work, and providing encouragement
and recognition to those who already do. ANUgreen will be running
a Ride to Uni breakfast with prizes, competitions, information
packs and pancakes. New and existing riders can benefit themselves
and the environment by taking part. Details of the national
program are at http://www.bv.com.au/join-us/126/
Graduate Studies Information Evening
There's still time to think about attending the Graduate
Studies Information Evening on 18 October from 5pm at University
House, which will be hosted by the Student Recruitment Office.
The evening will allow prospective graduate students to find
out about ANU and the graduate coursework and research programs
on hand. For a schedule of presentations and to register your
interest, visit Study@ANU.
Being Your Attractive Self
The ANU Counselling Centre is presenting a seminar
on Being Your Attractive Self on Thursday 20 September 2007
12.30- 1.30pm at the Finkel Theatre, John Curtin School of Medical
Research. Our values, our culture and our personal histories
affect how we view ourselves and how we treat ourselves. This
seminar is a chance to reflect on how you evaluate and take
care of your own attractiveness. Presented by Anna Weatherly,
Acting Manager, University Counselling Centre. No need to book,
all staff and students welcome.
Staff Career Structures at ANU - Information Sessions
for All Staff
All staff are invited to attend one of four information
sessions presented by Professor John Richards to discuss possible
models for revised academic and general staffing structures
at ANU. During February 2007, the issue of developing a simplified
staff structure was discussed and to this end, a working party
of academic and general staff representatives was formed by
the Vice-Chancellor to explore alternative structures, which
would allow us to attract and retain the outstanding staff that
ANU needs to maintain our reputation for excellence. In particular,
we are seeking to develop a model that can effectively reward
staff that consistently contribute to a high level and standard.
These models are in early stage of development and we wish
to seek staff reaction and comment on the alternative approaches
that could be adopted. The sessions are geographical based and
each will cover the same information. Choose the most suitable
session to your location or availability.
- September 25 1-2 pm RSC Theatre 1 (Building 36 Daley Precinct)
- October 2 10-11 am Huxley Lecture Theatre (Building 56
Garran Precinct)
- October 4 1-2 pm Manning Clark Theatre 2 (Building 26A
Kingsley Precinct)
- October 10 1-2 pm Coombs Lecture Theatre (Building 8A Ellery
Precinct)
Changes to Outside
Studies Program (OSP) payment
After a review by the Division of Finance and Business
Services, the OSP guidelines and form have been revised. Prior
to the revision, the OSP guidelines provided for the payment
of an amount (pro rata) of up to $5,500 to be made through either
the ANU Payroll as an additional lump sum allowance (fully taxed)
or direct payment in 2 components – reimbursements of
qualifying airfares (untaxed) with the balance paid through
the ANU payroll (and taxed). In order to ensure compliance with
taxation requirements and to avoid overpayments the guidelines
have been amended to streamline the OSP allowance to one option,
namely through the ANU payroll (taxed).
If there are any queries about this change please contact either
Amanda Walker in Finance and Business Services (ext 58712) or
Linda Cooke in Human Resources (ext 55965). The new guidelines
and form are available at http://info.anu.edu.au/Policies/_DHR/Guidelines/Outside_Studies.asp
and
http://info.anu.edu.au/policies/_Documents/PDF/HR/hr-20.pdf
2008 Fulbright Senior Specialist Program
The Fulbright Senior Specialist program supports Australian
universities host two to six week visits by leading United States
faculty and professionals. The program aims to encourage collaboration
on curriculum, faculty and research development, while building
long term institutional linkages. The grant provides an international
airfare and $US 200 per day honourarium. The host is expected
to provide local transport, accommodation and meals in Australia.
Applications are now open and close 15 October 2007.
For more information and application forms visit www.fulbright.com.au
Research School of Humanities 2009 Visiting Fellowship
Program
The Research School of Humanities (RSH) and seeks to promote
innovative research in the Humanities. Its Visiting Fellowship
program is an enhancement of the program offered by the Humanities
Research Centre since the 1970s and provides funds to support
scholars to work in the Research School. Applications are particularly
welcome from scholars with interests in one or more
of the RSH’s research platforms and especially from those
whose current projects relate to the RSH 2009 Annual Theme of
‘Cosmopolitanisms’. Applications for fellowships
to the Freilich Foundation to work in the area of bigotry and
tolerance are also welcomed. Application are now open and guidelines,
application and referees forms can be downloaded the RSH website:
http://rsh.anu.edu.au/
AIATSIS Conference 2007
Have the presumed benefits of the 1967 Referendum been
realised and what are the challenges ahead in Australian Indigenous
affairs? The 2007 AIATSIS Conference is a major multi-disciplinary
event that will explore the changing face of Commonwealth policy
and its practical impacts on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
peoples. It will be held at the Manning Clark Centre, ANU from
5 – 8 November. Details of sessions and how to register
can be found at www.aiatsis.gov.au/research_program/events2/aiatsis_conf2007
ANU in the media
The ANU Media Office monitors all mentions of the university
in local, national and international news. See which staff and
stories are getting the most coverage with the new On Campus
feature:
Top Five Stories this Fortnight
- Frank Jotzo, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies,
on the APEC climate change deal
- Michael McKinley, Department of Political Science and International
Relations, commenting on national security and APEC
- Chunlai Chen, Crawford School of Economics and Government,
discussing China’s role after APEC
- The opening of the new Rural Clinical School campus in
Young
- Norman Abjorensen and John Wanna, Political Science Program,
commenting on Liberal party politics in the lead-up to the
federal election
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Movements
Professor Howard Morphy has been
appointed as Director of the Research School of Humanities.
Prior to joining the ANU in 1997, Professor Morphy held the
chair in Anthropology at University College London. He also
spent ten years as a curator at the Pitt Rivers Museum, University
of Oxford where he held many senior positions including Chair
of the Faculty of Anthropology and Geography, and Junior Proctor.
He has published widely in the anthropology of art, aesthetics,
performance, museum anthropology, Aboriginal social organisation,
the history of anthropology, visual anthropology and religion.
The ANU College of Law continues to grow its research and teaching
community with the announcement of eleven new appointments in
the annual academic appointment round for 2007. Mr Simon
Rice OAM will join the University as the College’s
inaugural Director of Law Reform and Social Justice and Ms
Wendy Kukulies-Smith, Mr Brad Jessup
and Ms Helen Saunders have been appointed as
Teaching Fellows as part of a scheme for early career academics.
Internally, Professor Peter Spender and Professor
Fiona Wheeler have been named as Chairs of the ANU
College of Law. Other teaching and research appointments include
Dr Samantha Hepburn, Ms Molly O’Brien,
Ms Kath Hall, Dr Sarah Heathcote and Ms Lauren
Honcope.
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Research
New
chance to create Aboriginal employment
New research shows that the Federal Government has a once-in-generation
opportunity to create Indigenous employment in natural resource
management and maintain the natural values of the largest and
most intact tropical savanna in the world. >>
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Education
VC’s
Research Supervision Award winner profile: Boots were made for
working
Anthropology is vital in building an appreciation of cultural
diversity and understanding global inequality – but be
ready to get your boots dirty. >>
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Books
Performance and Cosmopolitics: Cross-cultural Transactions
in Australasia, by Jacqueline Lo and Helen Gilbert, Palgrave
Macmillan
Federalism and Regionalism in Australia: New Approaches,
New Institutions?
Edited by A.J. Brown and J.A. Bellamy, ANU E-Press
^^
Debjani Ganguly tackles problem-solving with a Bollywood soundtrack. >>
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Q&A
ANU is home to experts on all manner of subjects. Why not put
your question out there? Or if you know the answer, tell the
campus. Email on.campus@anu.edu.au
with your queries and responses.
Q. Last week in Australia we saw a lunar eclipse and
a red moon. What is a blue moon and how often does it occur?
– Jane McIntyre, ANU College of Business and Economics
A. Blue moon is the name given to the second
full moon occurring in the one calendar month, or to an extra
full moon in a season (four instead of the usual three). It
is the infrequent but predictable result of the difference between
the lengths of the lunar month (28 days) and the calendar month
(28-31 days). – Nick Chapman, Department of International
Relations
Is it true that some of the 'ducks' on campus are actually
a species of Australian goose that happens to look like a duck?
– Anonymous
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