2017 AGM Program

October 6, 2017 Written by Jo Elliott

The 2017 ACDS AGM was held at the Mercure Hotel Broadway, Sydney on October 23 and 24. It included a tour of the University of Sydney’s NanoScience Hub on the afternoon of the 23rd, followed by dinner at Darling Harbour at the Adria Bar Restaurant.

The AGM opening address was given by David Learmonth, Deputy Secretary, Higher Education, Research and International Cluster, DET, speaking on, among other things, research impact and industry engagement. It was then followed by a high profile panel, that included Australia’s Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel, discussing building effective industry connections.

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Higher ed budget cuts – ACDS responds

August 25, 2017 Written by Jo Elliott

On Wednesday 23 August, Universities Australia released an analysis showing that science would bear a larger proportion of the impact of proposed cuts to the higher education budget.

Yesterday the ACDS released our response to this analysis, supporting Universities Australia’s call on Parliament and the Senate to rethink the proposed cuts.

We believe that the proposed cuts would seriously undermine Australia’s efforts to prepare its young people and its economy for the future.

The full statement is available here.

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National Research Forum – September 2017

July 12, 2017 Written by Jo Elliott

25 – 26 September 2017 – Novotel Sydney Central

As agreed in the ACDS Strategic Plan, the Australian Council of Deans of Science is convening a national network of research organisational leaders in Australia’s science faculties and schools. It is open to Deans, Associate Deans Research, Research Training, and allied leadership roles such as those involved in business development and industry engagement.

The September 25-26 Forum is the network inaugural event.

The Forum will include presentations from the acting CEO of the ARC, members of the ACOLA Review into postgraduate training, and prominent industry leaders. Key topics are industry engagement, research impact and the changing nature of the PhD. There will be panel discussions with industry leaders and a showcase of examples of systematic university science-industry engagement.

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2016 AGM presentations

November 3, 2016 Written by Liz Johnson

ACDS Annual General Meeting 2016

The ACDS AGM was held at the Australian Synchrotron in Melbourne on October 17 and 18. The program drew out discussion on research impact, postgraduate education, work-integrated learning, standards and excellence in learning and teaching and the equity program, ATHENA SWAN. Participants toured the Australian Synchrotron which is looking forward to expansion with its core funding recently secured by the Australian Government.

Program

Keynote presentations:

Impact and Industry Engagement, Dr Kevin Cullen, CEO UNSW Innovations

Impact of the ACOLA review on Science PhDs, Prof Robyn Owens, DVCR UWA

ACDS WIL Project, Prof Liz Johnson, ACDS TL Centre

Building industry into the curriculum, Prof Tina Overton, Monash

Introduction to the Australian Synchrotron, Prof Andrew Peele, Director Australian Synchrotron

Evidence-based practice in teaching, Prof Tina Overton, Monash

Standards and Criteria for Excellence in Teaching, Prof Denise Chalmers, OLT National Senior Fellow

Athena SWAN SAGE planning for Gender Equity, Prof Susan Pond AM

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