Office for Research

2008 VUECR Seminars Tuesday 5:30-7:30 pm
May 6	VU Research Development Grants Scheme - by Dr Gayle Morris, Office for Research
Jun 3	Collaboration, by Prof Richard Mitchell, Monash University
Sep 2	Points Galore for VU Academics: the RAI, TWM, ERA, and Other 3-Letter Acronyms - by Dr Neale Yates, Office for Research at Conference Room 1, Level 6, Bldg K, Footscray Park
Oct 7	Supervision - by Professor Helen Borland, Office for Postgraduate Research. Conference Room 1, Building K, Level 6, Footscray Park. 5.30 -7.00 pm
Nov 4	TBA
Dec 2	TBA
Previous seminar presentations

Victoria University Early Career Researchers (VUECR)

The Victoria University Early Career Researchers (VUECR), has been recently established by several VU early career researchers, with the full support of the Office for Research. The VUECR would now like to advise and invite all interested and relevant researchers to participate in this initiative. Please contact the committee for more information.

Objectives:

To educate and inform members and associates on available grant schemes, conferences and publications;
To learn and understand the methodology necessary to write successful grant applications;
To learn and understand the methodology necessary to write book proposals;
To provide peer review and peer mentoring;
To promote inter-disciplinary peer review, joint research and diversity;
To understand the workings of the RQF framework;

VUECR Committee 2008:

Dr Karina Smith, School of Culture Communication & Languages
Dr Angelika Papadopoulos, School of Social Sciences
Dr Brian Zammit, Office of the Dean - Arts
Dr Liz Short, School of Psychology
Ms Vicky Totikidis, Centre for International Corporate Governance Research(CICGR)
Dr Tom Clark, Secretary, School of Culture Communication & Languages

Reference Book for ECR
Making the Right Moves : A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty, Burroughs Wellcome Fund and Howard Hughes Medical Research Institute, 2nd ed.

Membership:

It is envisaged that further VUECR membership will be derived from other VU Level A or Level B academics that are research active and/or enrolled in a higher degree by research. There may also be a facility for others of equivalent status ('associates') to join or participate in VUECR activities.

VUECR Seminar Presentations 2007 (VU access only)

27 Feb	Learning From Successful Research Grant Applications by Dr Gayle Morris, Office for Research
27 Mar	Applying for ARC and other GRANTS - hints for Early Career Researchers by Professor John Zeleznikow, School of Information Systems
26 Apr	Finding a Mentor VUECR Mentoring Presentation - City University London guidelines by Dr Michele Grossman, School of Communication, Culture and Languages
29 May	Troubleshooting VURDGS by Dr Gayle Morris, Office for Research
31 July	All about those Points - RAIs and Workloads by Dr Neale Yates, Office for Research


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