StaffNews No 279
Friday 19 October 2007
News of interest to staff of the University of Melbourne
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CONTENTS
1. Inter-Faculty and Cross-Disciplinary Steering Committees applications for funds
2. Australian Corporate Games - University of Melbourne Team
3. Red Cross Blood Service on campus
4. 2007 Vice-Chancellor’s Colloquium on Teaching and Learning
5. Growing Esteem implementation update
6. Healthy individuals and healthy patients with type 2 diabetes needed
7. First Aid Training
8. Meet your EHS Adviser at a lunch to celebrate WorkSafe Safety Week
9. Bullwinkle’s art and stationery store moving to Union House
10. Latest episode of Visions
11. Academic Women in Leadership Program 2007-2008 - Invitation to Apply
12. Healthy older adults with normal vision needed for study
13. Catholic mass
14. Soft contact lens wearers needed
15. Explore a new career in Urban Planning or Landscape Architecture
16. The University of Melbourne 2008 Calendar- Creation Tracks and Trade Winds
17. EOWA Employer of Choice for Women
18. Supervisor workshop – PhD examination process
19. SECURECon 2007 - Open for registration
20. Themis Self Service Training – Wednesday 7 November and Friday 9 November
21. SuperSearch Survey 2007
22. Travel Advice from Environment Health and Safety
23. Staff Development Opportunities
24. What’s On highlights
25. Newsmakers
26. Career Opportunities
27. Contributing to StaffNews
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1. Inter-Faculty and Cross-Disciplinary Steering Committees applications for funds
A reminder that applications to establish Inter-Faculty and Cross-Disciplinary Steering Committees in 2008 are due by Friday 2 November. Staff should submit proposals to the Office of the Provost. Six grants of up to $40,000 each are available.
Further information and guidelines are at: www.unimelb.edu.au/dvc-academic/.
[Source: Rosa Brezac, Office of the Provost]
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2. Australian Corporate Games - University of Melbourne Team
Staff are invited to participate in the Australian Corporate Games, to be held in Melbourne 23-25 November, as part of the University of Melbourne team.
The Australian Corporate Games feature 10,000 participants from 300 organisations with team size ranging from 1-400 members and are open to all. Family, friends and clients of staff are welcome to joint the University of Melbourne Team, there are individual and team events and there are individual medals and corporate awards.
There are many sports in which staff can participate – AFL football, badminton, basketball, beach volleyball, cricket eights, golf, indoor karting, netball, outrigger, poker, running, soccer, soccer sixes, softball, squash, swimming, table tennis, tennis, tenpin bowling, touch football and volleyball.
Anyone interested in participating in any of these individual or team sports as part of the University of Melbourne Team should contact either Lisa Ng (Information Services EHS Coordinator & MUSA Secretary) or Rod Warnecke (Sports Development Manager, MU Sport).
Entries are due by 25 October.
More information: www.corporategames.net.au
[Source: Lisa Ng, Information Services]
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3. Red Cross Blood Service on campus
Eligible staff and students are invited to make an appointment to give blood when the Red Cross Blood Service visits the University’s Parkville campus on Wednesday 7-Friday 9 November from 9:30am - 3:30pm. A mobile donating facility will be established in the Grand Buffet Room of the Union Building.
The Blood Service is currently low on O-negative and B-negative type blood.
Contact: Kate Eichhorn, Red Cross (9259 3521 / keichhorn@arcbs.redcross.org.au).
More information and eligibility criteria: www.donateblood.com.au
[Source: Katherine Smith, Marketing and Communications]
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4. 2007 Vice-Chancellor’s Colloquium on Teaching and Learning
The Vice-Chancellor’s Colloquium will symbolically mark the transition to the Melbourne Model in 2008 on Tuesday 4 December at 8.45am – 3pm in the Melbourne Law School, with a forum on ‘Melbourne 2007 to 2008: Celebrating Inspirational Teaching’.
The Colloquium will be an opportunity for the University community to acknowledge the achievements made during 2007 and to celebrate inspirational teachers and teaching.
All University of Melbourne staff are warmly invited to attend. The Colloquium features a keynote address, a showcase of this year’s University of Melbourne Teaching Award Recipients, recognition of the University’s recipients of national Carrick Awards for Australian University Teaching, parallel sessions featuring development and innovation projects funded through the Learning and Teaching Performance Fund, and the launch of a new DVD ‘Every Voice’, which explores English language issues in higher education.
Program details and registrations are at:
www.cshe.unimelb.edu.au/academic_dev/vccolloquium2007.html
Enquiries: Leanne Howard, Centre for the Study of Higher Education (l.howard@unimelb.edu.au / 8344 6306).
Marcia Devlin, Centre for the Study of Higher Education (mdevlin@unimelb.edu.au / 8344 8436).
[Source: Michelle Segal, CSHE]
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5. Growing Esteem implementation update
The latest version of the Growing Esteem implementation update for staff is available with webmail login at: staff.growingesteem.unimelb.edu.au/updates/index.html
This month's update contains information on:
* ARC grants successes and support for linkage applications
* The RQF
* The Melbourne Student Services Model, including update on student adviser training
* Information service priorities and the Student System Project
* Knowledge Transfer Awards and Symposium
* The Future Melbourne project
* Results from the latest staff survey.
Staff wishing to receive updates by email please advise Sarah Boyd (boydsj@unimelb.edu.au).
[Source: Alicia Coram, Growing Esteem Strategy Office]
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6. Healthy individuals and healthy patients with type 2 diabetes needed
Dr Glenn McConell and Sophie Yeo at the Department of Physiology are conducting a study to determine if a single bout of exercise activates skeletal muscle mitochondrial biogenesis and GLUT4 expression normally in people with type 2 diabetes.
Both healthy individuals, and healthy patients with type 2 diabetes aged 35 to 60 who do not currently partake in endurance exercise training are needed to participate in the study.
The study involves pre-participation screening, cycling exercise on a stationary ergometer, blood tests, and muscle and fat sampling by needle biopsy.
HDAC Approved study No: 050658.
[Source: Sophie Yeo, Physiology]
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7. First Aid Training
Classes are only half full for forthcoming First Aid Certificate, and CPR skills training in the level 7 Conference room, Physics Buildings.
Level 1, Level 2 and CPR Refresher training:
* Thursday 29 November (level 1 and Day 1 for Level 2) and Friday 30 November (Day 2 for Level 2 only).
* Tuesday 4 December (level 1 and Day 1 for Level 2) and Tuesday 11 December (Day 2 for Level 2 only)
Bookings: Call Anne at First Aid Management and Training (9894 1013).
Staff must ensure they have approval from their Department to attend. Departments will be billed directly through First Aid Management and Training.
[Source: Julie Warden, School of Physics]
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8. Meet your EHS Adviser at a lunch to celebrate WorkSafe Safety Week
Next week, 22-26 October, is official WorkSafe Safety Week, and the Environment, Health and Safety Unit is celebrating with a lunch on Wednesday 24 October at 1pm in the Gryphon Gallery, 1888 Building.
All staff are welcome, and RSVP is not required.
This is a great opportunity to meet and mingle with key EHS contacts from across the University. EHS Advisers from the EHS Unit will be in attendance, as will newly appointed Faculty EHS Managers for Engineering, Veterinary Science and Property and Campus Services.
More information and a poster for display are available at: www.pb.unimelb.edu.au/ehs/ehs/compliance_news/
[Source: Belinda Rule, Environment, Health & Safety Unit]
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9. Bullwinkle’s art and stationery store moving to Union House
Bullwinkle's art and stationery store wishes to notify all staff that they will be relocating to Union House, near North Court. Access will be off North Court on the east (theatre) wing.
The store will also be known in future as the Workshop Art and Stationery Store. The redevelopment of the Frank Tate Building as part of the new Eastern Precinct Learning Hub has made our move necessary.
[Source: John Watkins, Rocky & Bullwinkle's]
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10. Latest episode of Visions
Visions is speeding rapidly towards the finish line of its first season, and so turns its attention to the hard working group of Engineering students who make up the Formula SAE racing team at the University.
The final competition may not be until December, but the 30-man team is hard at work testing and re-testing the car before pitting it against university race teams across the world. The second story looks at a University program helping young people living with mental illness find jobs.
For all previous Visions, head to visions.unimelb.edu.au
[Source: Davis Scott, Marketing and Communications]
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11. Academic Women in Leadership Program 2007-2008 - Invitation to Apply
The Academic Women in Leadership Program (AWiL) commenced in 1997-98 and since that time 65 women have participated in the program. The program has been well received by all past participants as significantly contributing to their knowledge and skills in leadership, and leading to greater career and personal development opportunities. Each year the program is reviewed and refined based on feedback from participants.
Human Resources will offer the Academic Women in Leadership Program again in 2007-2008 with the greater part of the time commitment in early to mid 2008.
The program is open to all level C and D academic women.
More information:
www.hr.unimelb.edu.au/strategic/equity-diversity/women/leadership
Enquiries: Helen Hayes, Acting Manager, Equity and Diversity, Human Resources (hhayes@unimelb.edu.au).
[Source: Helen Hayes: Human Resources]
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12. Healthy older adults with normal vision needed for study
People aged between 58 and 75 years who have normal vision (either with or without glasses) and have no health problems known to affect vision are required as a control group for a research project assessing vision loss due to glaucoma. Participants will complete computerized vision tests that require watching a computer screen and pressing a button to indicate what they can see. Volunteers will be asked to attend the Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, University of Melbourne, for up to 2 test visits of 1-2 hours in duration.
Enquiries: Dr Allison McKendrick (9349 7479 / allisonm@unimelb.edu.au).
NVRI/DOVS/VCO Human Research Ethics Committee approved study No. HO5002
[Source: Dr Josephine Battista, Optometry and Vision Sciences}
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13. Catholic Mass
Catholic Mass on Campus will be held at 1.15pm in Conference Room 3 of the Old Physics Building (Ground Floor, Room G19) on Tuesday 23 October and Thursday 25 October.
[Source: Michael McKenna, Catholic Chaplain to the University]
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14. Soft contact lens wearers needed
Clinical Vision Research Australia (CVRA) at the Victorian College of Optometry is conducting a research project to evaluate the clinical performance of an antimicrobial contact lens.
Anyone who is a current soft contact lens wearer, aged 18-45 years, and is interested in participating in this study is invited to telephone 9349 7410 and ask for information regarding the SALSA 2 study or email: cvra@optometry.unimelb.edu.au.
Researchers will need participants’ permission to consult with their current eyecare practitioner.
NVRI/DOVS/VCO Human Research Ethics Committee approval No: H07-003
[Source: Stephen Vincent, Optometry]
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15. Explore a new career in Urban Planning or Landscape Architecture
Staff are advised that graduate level study in Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture may be an excellent change of career option.
The Master of Urban Planning & the Master of Landscape Architecture is open to students who have completed ANY degree. From 2008 Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) will be offered in these two programs, and students from a wide range of backgrounds and previous degree studies are being sought. These Graduate Professional Masters Programs are highly career-focused and lead to accreditation.
Anyone completing degree studies this year, or who is considering a change in direction or looking for further career options, is invited to attend the Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture Graduate Information Session on Wednesday 24 October at 5–7pm in the Prince Philip Theatre, Architecture and Planning Building.
Registration is required, at: www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/graduate-school
[Source: Luke Sheehy, Architecture, Building and Planning]
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16. The University of Melbourne 2008 Calendar- Creation Tracks and Trade Winds
The Ian Potter Museum of Art announces that the University of Melbourne 2008 calendar, Creation Tracks and Trade Winds, has arrived at the Potter and they are now taking orders.
The 2008 calendar celebrates the success of the Creation tracks and trade winds exhibition and is a further opportunity to increase national and international audiences’ awareness of the cultural and historical importance of these striking works of art.
Copies of the calendar can be purchased for $22 at the Potter Information Desk or by mail for an additional $5 postage & handling.
Enquiries: Natasha Frisch (nfrisch@unimelb.edu.au).
[Source: Natasha Frisch, Ian Potter Museum of Art]
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17. EOWA Employer of Choice for Women
The annual EOWA Employer of Choice for Women citation publicly acknowledges organisations for their efforts in the area of equal opportunity for women in the workplace.
The University has been a recipient of this prestigious award since 2002 and the Equal Opportunity Unit is currently preparing an application for renewal of the award in 2008.
[Source: Hang Nguyen, Human Resources]
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18. Supervisor workshop – PhD examination process
All supervisors of research higher degree students are invited to register for the final School of Graduate Research supervisor workshop for 2007, to be held on Tuesday 23 October, from 12noon – 2pm in the Gryphon Gallery of the Graduate Centre.
The session focuses in detail on all aspects of the PhD examination process, from the selection and appointment of examiners to examination reports, amendments, resubmission and extension processes. Feedback received from examiners about pitfalls in thesis presentation will also be covered.
Associate Professor Gerry Mullins, author of ‘It's a PhD not a Nobel Prize’ will deliver the workshop with Diana Reed from the Examinations Office at SGR.
Lunch will be provided so registrations are essential at:
www.gradstudies.unimelb.edu.au/unistaff/supervisorworkshop/
Enquiries: Angela Woods (amwoods@unimelb.edu.au / 8344 8659).
[Source: Angela Woods, School of Graduate Research]
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19. SECURECon 2007 - Open for registration
SECURECon 2007 will run from 7-9 November, and this year's theme is ‘Securing Open Environments’.
Open environments can include open access networks, public web applications and other network services not confined within a corporate LAN.
There will technical and non-technical IT Security talks, and workshops on security auditing using open source security tools and Security Enhanced Linux.
SECURECon aims to provide a forum for high quality presentations and workshops on emerging issues and technologies in IT Security. Aimed at IT professionals across all industries, SECURECon provides an opportunity for IT Professionals to network and exchange ideas and information.
More information and registration is at: securecon.unimelb.edu.au
[Source: George Ng, IT Security Services]
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20. Themis Self Service Training – Wednesday 7 November and Friday 9 November
The EA Documentation and Training Services team offers introductory training for Themis Self Service. Two sessions will be offered on Wednesday 7 November and repeated on Friday 9 November will be held in the ITC Labs, Level 1, 780 Elizabeth Street.
The first session provides an introduction to Themis, focussing on the functionality available in Staff Self Service. This is suitable for new staff who have had limited or no exposure to Themis. Scheduled: 10:30am 7 and 9 November.
The second session provides an overview of the Themis Research module, and is suitable for academic staff and research administrators who are not yet familiar with Themis Research. Scheduled: 11:30am 7 and 9 November.
Registration: ea-training-doco@unimelb.edu.au
[Source: Justine Boyd, Human Resources]
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21. SuperSearch Survey 2007
From Friday 19 October – Friday 9 November an Information Services SuperSearch Survey will be available at:
Staff feedback is valuable and will help build understanding of how SuperSearch can be developed to best meet staff needs. Staff and students of the University of Melbourne who complete this survey will go into a prize draw for a 4GB iPod nano.
[Source: Genevieve Fox, Service Management Office]
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22. Travel Advice from Environment Health and Safety
Environment Health and Safety advises staff that DFAT has changed its information on traveling to: Indonesia, Burma, Tonga, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Cuba, Angola and Afghanistan.
View recent DFAT advice at:
www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/
More information on the University's Overseas Travel Policy:
www.pb.unimelb.edu.au/ehs/travel/index.php3
[Source: Belinda Rule, Environment Health and Safety Unit]
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23. Staff Development Opportunities
For information on staff development programs, please enrol via Themis Self Service-Training and Development.
Information on how to apply is available at: www.hr.unimelb.edu.au/development/apply
[Source: Amy Bujega, Human Resources]
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24. What’s On highlights
events.unimelb.edu.au/
PERCY GRAINGER EXHIBITION: ‘Facing Percy Grainger’, an exhibition originally presented at the National Library of Australia and co-curated by Cultural Collections’ Brian Allison and Dr David Pear, will be on show at the Ian Potter Museum of Art from 25 October 2007 - 3 February 2008. More information: www.art-museum.unimelb.edu.au
LAW CONFERENCE PAPER: Dr Caron Beaton-Wells, Director of Studies for Competition Law in the Melbourne Law School will deliver a paper on ‘Criminalising Cartels: A Slow Conversion?’ at the 5th annual UNISA Trade Practices workshop on 19 October. The paper publishes findings on the levels of support for cartel criminalisation in Australia. Enquiries: c.beaton-wells@unimelb.edu.au.
CLONAL SELECTION THEORY ANNIVERSARY PUBLIC FORUM: Nobel laureate Professor Peter Doherty; Australian of the Year, Professor Ian Frazer; Sir Gustav Nossal and Dr Barry Jones, hosted by journalist and commentator, Philip Adams will speak at a forum on ‘The Power of One Idea: The Golden Anniversary of Burnet’s Clonal Selection Theory’ on Monday 22 October 2007 at 6.30 pm in the Carillo Gantner Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre. Enquiries: enquiries-burnet2007@wehi.edu.au. More information: www.wehi.edu.au
MENZIES ORATION ON HIGHER EDUCATION: Professor Arthur K C Li, Former Secretary for Education and Manpower, Hong Kong SAR Government, former member of the University of Melbourne Council and now Council Fellow, will present this year's Sir Robert Menzies Oration on Higher Education on ‘Education: Vision and Reality on Tuesday 23 October at 5-6:30pm in Melba Hall, Faculty of Music Conservatorium Building. The lecture forms part of a small conferring of higher degrees ceremony. More: events.unimelb.edu.au/eventid_4304.html
MUSIC VOICE RECITAL: Recitals in the Tallis Wing of the Faculty of Music on Tuesday 23 October at 5pm and Wednesday 24 October at 1pm feature Stephen Grant (bass baritone) performing works by Monteverdi, Schubert, Ravel and Poulenc, and Rosamund Illing (soprano) performing works by Mozart, Duparc, Puccini and Schubert, with Associate Artists Dean Sky-Lucas (piano) and Paul Champion (clarinet). Free general admission. Enquiries: 8344 7830
BOTANY LECTURE: The School of Botany’s Professor Barbara Howlett will give a lecture on ‘Fungi: The good, the bad and the ugly’ on Wednesday 24 October at 6.30pm in Theatre A, Elisabeth Murdoch Building. She will discuss the blackleg fungus, which causes major losses to the yield of canola in all countries where this oilseed crop is grown. More: www.science.unimelb.edu.au/events.php
ENGINEERING DEAN'S LECTURE: Speakers from Engineers Without Borders and Sinclair Knight Merz, with the Dean of Engineering, will discuss the social contribution that engineering makes in developing countries in 'More than Bridges: Engineering Global Citizens' on 23 October at 6.30pm in the Brown Theatre, Level 1, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Building. Free and open to the public. RSVP online at www.eng.unimelb.edu.au/events.
SEMINAR ON ‘GEN Y’: Anastasia Powell, doctoral student in Criminology will give a seminar on ‘Generation Y: Re-Writing the Rules on Sex, Love and Consent’ on Thursday 25 October at 1-2pm in the Staff Common Room, Level 4, 234 Queensberry Street. This seminar provides a window into the changing world of young people’s love/sex encounters. More information: www.criminology.unimelb.edu.au/events/
CERC SEMINAR: Dr John Andersen, Director of International Affairs at the University of Copenhagen is currently visiting Melbourne and will give a talk on 'The Bologna Process: Current Developments in European Higher Education' on Thursday 25 October at 4.15–5.15pm in Room 212, 2nd floor, 234 Queensberry Street. With the implementation of the Melbourne Model, insights into the Bologna implementation process should be of particular interest to staff of the University of Melbourne. Enquiries: cerc@cerc.unimelb.edu.au
HISTORY MINI CONFERENCE: The School of Historical Studies Mini-Conference will showcase the diversity of research that scholars have been working on throughout the year, and will be held on Friday 26 October, 5th Floor Common Room, John Medley Building. Enquiries: Caroline Hamilton (hamc@unimelb.edu.au / 8344 7235). Program: www.historical-studies.unimelb.edu.au/events/mini-conference.html
[Events taking place in the week following each edition are prioritised. Other events will be included where there is sufficient space].
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25. Newsmakers
Selected University of Melbourne staff in the news:
Rajkumar Buyya (Computer Science and Software Engineering) has discussed his work on the development of Grid Simulation (GridSim) Technology. International Science Grid This Week, 17 October.
Chris Whitton (Veterinary Clinic and Hospital) has been quoted in an article on cannon bones in horses. MX, 17 October.
Mike Nicholls (Psychology) has commented on a study into research into left and right handedness. ABC 774 (Melbourne), 16 October.
Peter Danaher (Melbourne Business School) has spoken on the relative power of email versus direct mail as an effective communications tool. Super Funds, October edition.
Pam McIntrye, Education, has reviewed a book on teenage reading. The Age, 13 October.
[Newsmakers is a small, representative selection of University staff comment reported in the news media. Daily media monitoring reports may be obtained from the Media Unit by emailing: news@media.unimelb.edu.au]
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26. Career Opportunities
www.hr.unimelb.edu.au/careers/
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