Issue 108 – Monday 11 September 2023
Contents
HeadsUp
My career in high school Latin was brief, but long enough to remember the origins of the word education. It is ‘educare’: to bring out what is within. Few colleagues I know are as skilled at achieving that goal as Melanie Wall. Hence it was my absolute delight to learn that Mel has been awarded a Te Whatu Kairangi Award for innovation in learning, teaching and curriculum.
These awards (formally known as National Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards) and are the teaching equivalent of what, for research in New Zealand, is Fellowship of The Royal Society Te Apārangi. In other words, this is a huge accolade and one which casts a spotlight on Mel’s excellence as an educator. By association and affiliation, the School at large gets some reflected mana.
I have had the pleasure of knowing Mel for a very long time, stretching from MA supervision in the mid-90s to the many recent years of co-teaching undergraduate human geography courses. Mel’s teaching is inspirational, brave and, at times, confronting for its engagement with some of the more challenging geographies of everyday life in contemporary Aotearoa.
Her personal and professional qualities merge in commitments to fairness, constructive critique, clarity of vision, a co-equal valuing of theory and evidence, and an honouring of difference and equity. Mel’s embrace of difficult and controversial issues in the interests of ‘educare’, that bringing to light others’ self-knowledge, is resolute.
And, perhaps not so known to adjudicators of these awards, Mel is also a loyal, deeply insightful, highly organised and good-humoured colleague who is now making a difference in the Faculty and University-at-large.
As we re-engage with the teaching semester this week, I am mindful that Mel is not the only excellent teacher in our School. Far from it. I feel we are more endowed than many Schools and Departments with truly fine educators; colleagues who are deeply committed to drawing out of students the potential and insights that dwell within them. But for now, it is Mel we salute as recipient of this prestigious accolade.
And thanks for getting ENV out there
Lorna Strachan has been taking her Hochstetter lecture on tour to various locations and Karen Fisher and Kathy Campbell recently took their research perspectives to Raise the Bar events. Big thanks for getting what we do out there with panache.
And next week (Tues19th) is Science Graduation. I look forward to having the company of a number of you on stage as well as at the Faculty reception at the Cloud prior. We all may feel busy but it’s worth casting out minds back to the significance of our own graduations in our lives and to our families at the time. Us being there on stage in numbers will speaks to our commitment to affirming our students and our own hand in what they have achieved.
Robin Kearns, Head of School
General Announcements
Report Writing in English – upcoming workshops for students in Science
Te Tumu Herenga | Libraries & Learning Services has upcoming sessions of the Report Writing in English workshop, designed with the needs of science students in mind. Sign up to learn how to structure and write a research report. They would be well suited for International students.
Tuesday 12 September, 2-3:30pm, Zoom
Learn more and register here.
Ngā mihi nui | Kind regards,
Suzanne (she/her)
Suzanne Acharya | Academic Engagement Advisor, Science and Engineering
Te Tumu Herenga | Libraries and Learning Services | www.library.auckland.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 923 7537 | Ext: 88043 | Email: suzanne.acharya@auckland.ac.nz
Whakawhanaungatanga – Communities
Join us for Kai and Korero @ the Library
A postgraduate reception hosted by Te Tumu Herenga | Libraries and Learning Services
Date: Monday, September 25, 2023
Time: 12:30-1:30pm
Location: General Library, Building 109, Room G07, next to the Student Hubs help desk
RSVP: Register via Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/kai-and-korero-at-the-library-tickets-715795622977?aff=oddtdtcreator
Dear postgraduate students,
At Te Tumu Herenga | Libraries and Learning Services, we believe in fostering a supportive and engaging community for our postgraduate students.
That’s why we’re excited to invite you to our special event, ‘Kai and Korero @ the Library’.
What to expect:
- Great food: Enjoy a delightful spread of refreshments and light bites.
- Unstructured conversation: Engage in relaxed, open dialogue with fellow postgraduates.
- Share your experiences: Bring your thoughts about your student journey so far and share your valuable experiences.
- Help us help you: Share your insights on how we can better support you in your academic career.
- Connect and network: Build connections with peers who share your academic journey.
This is a wonderful opportunity to unwind, connect with your fellow students, and contribute to shaping the future of support and resources available to you.
To ensure that we have an accurate headcount for catering purposes, we request you to kindly register your attendance by using the Eventbrite registration link provided above.
Please get in touch with Sonia for more information.
On behalf of the Rangahau/Research committee, you’re all invited to the next ENV Research Seminar. We will hear from Gretel, JC and Shane about their current research projects. A light lunch will be provided.
You are invited to an on-campus astronaut visit and documentary screening on Thursday 14 September, arrive 6pm for a 6:30 start.
NASA astronaut Heidemarie Stefanshyn-Piper will give a short talk, answer questions and then there will be a screening of the documentary film, “Woman in Motion” featuring Nichelle Nichols (1932-2022 – Lieutenant Uhura from the original Star Trek television series) and her quest to diversity NASA’s astronaut corps.
The event is free but you will need to be quick to sign up as seats will fill fast. Here is the link to sign up to attend: https://Woman-In-Motion.eventbrite.com
(NB: the documentary is suitable for late teens and older.)
Any questions – contact Kathy Campbell ka.campbell@auckland.ac.nz
CAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR DOCTORAL CANDIDATES
Wondering what happens once you’ve finished your doctorate? Join a tailored programme of six 50-minute workshops to support all doctoral candidates in career management, hosted by CDES. The focus of the series is understanding and developing your unique career identity, and then honing and practising employability skills so you can confidently articulate your value. Workshops 1-5 will be offered twice each week, over the lunch break (either 12.00-1.00pm or 1.00-2.00pm). Attend the whole series or ‘pick and mix’ depending on what you need. Please register using the links below.
School of Environment tour for Pukekohe Christian High School
Thanks to the help of wonderful volunteering staff and students we provided a great tour for Y10 students from Pukekohe Christian School. After a brisk tour to our labs they learned about their place with a lego set, swam to safety from a rip (VR) and learned how to identify one. They created 3D digital models of their friends and took a VR tour over Mt Taranaki as well as learned where our geothermal energy comes from and how we monitor volcanoes. It is possible such tours will be a way to share current research and cool topics from our school with highschools, but for that we will need our whole school to engage in outreach. Thank you very much to Giovanni, Anthony, Laura, Jaxon, Maike, Sila, Annahlise and Alisha for ENV for your time to be part of this!
Mila Adam
CO2 in control? Freshwater ecosystem dynamics in the Anthropocene
Join Ngā Ara Whetū: Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society for a guest speaker seminar from Assoc Prof Adam Hartland on rethinking freshwater ecosystem dynamics in the Anthropocene. Leading on from his Rutherford Discovery Fellowship (2017 – 2022), his work addresses climate impacts in modern aquatic systems, drawing on first principles, and quantitative historical and palaeo evidence. RSVP required for catering purposes.
Chinese Scholarship Council opportunities booklet.
Would you like to recruit a funded PhD student from China? Please send the projects to sciencephd@auckland.ac.nz by 15 September.
Please include the following information:
- Name (as they would like it to appear in the document)
- Contact email or website, such as a link to their UoA profile
- Blurb on projects or areas where they have capacity
- Keywords/fields of research
If supervisors/groups have a project with capacity, please include the following information:
- Name of project
- Blurb
- Contact details/website
- Keywords related to the project
Ngā mihi,
Jennifer
GSNZ: Auckland Hochstetter Lecture 6.30 pm Tuesday 26th September 2023 Auckland Museum Auditorium – Lorna Strachan
Kia ora koutou,
Auckland’s own Lorna Strachan is this years Hochstetter Lecturer giving a talk entitled “Kaikōura Earthquake – Tales from the seafloor”.
She will giving the talk at 6.30 pm on Tuesday 26th September 2023 at the Auckland Museum Auditorium (use the Newmarket/underground carpark side entrance).
Please register at https://myaccount.aucklandmuseum.com/160942?premove=Y&promo=GEOSCIENCE23 but (anticipating the odd potential bit of IT grief) I’m told people without tickets won’t actually be turned away from this free event. Please circulate the attached flyer to anyone interested.
I look forward to seeing some of you there! Ngā mihi,
Jennifer
The following Australian Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) may be of interest to some ENV staff and postgraduate students:
AINSE Specialist Committee members needed (expressions of interest close 15 October 2023).
AINSE is seeking expressions of interest from Ph.D. and Masters-qualified researchers with extensive experience in conducting research at ANSTO’s Australian Synchrotron, AND extensive experience in the fields of either:
- Biomedical Science and Biotechnology, or
- Archaeology, Geosciences and Environmental Sciences.
The AINSE Specialist Committees undertake scholarship application reviews approximately 4-5 times per year to provide expert advice and recommendations to the AINSE Board and Member Representatives. Members are committed to full meeting attendance. Membership is voluntary. Meetings are ordinarily held online.
To be considered for committee membership please send a short CV (no more than one page) outlining research expertise directly to the Managing Director of AINSE, Michelle Durant, executive@ainse.edu.au by Sunday 15th October 2023.
7th AINSE Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship (WISE) School – Expressions of Interest now received
(applications close 30 September 2023). (flyer available online)
AINSE is now accepting Expressions of Interest directly from students for the 7th AINSE Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship (WISE) School, to be held Monday 4th to Friday 8th December 2023.
Expressions of Interest close Saturday 30th September 2023.
This school is targeted at female-identifying students in STEM degrees who are about to complete their first year of full-time undergraduate study (or part-time equivalent).
A key component of the WISE School is an ongoing mentorship program in which students are allocated mentors from across site at ANSTO. AINSE will be coordinating mentor and student meetings throughout 2024 to provide additional networking and educational opportunities for the students.
The 2023 WISE School will run as a 5 day online event, with a select number of students being invited to ANSTO’s Lucas Heights campus for the final 2 days of the program (Thursday 3rd – Friday 4th December).
Interested students should submit a short Expression of Interest Form directly to applications@ainse.edu.au, and a brief letter to their AINSE Member Representative per the details in the form.
For more information, please see our WISE website.
AINSE Postgraduate Orientation Week – Expressions of Interest now received from future scholarship applicants (applications close 30 September 2023)
Coinciding with the international celebrations of Nuclear Science Week in the third week of October, the annual AINSE Postgraduate Orientation Week welcomes new postgraduate scholars in the AINSE PGRA and RSS programs, and provides all postgraduate students with the opportunity to establish enduring networks with like-minded colleagues across Australia and New Zealand. This year’s O’Week event will run from 16th – 18th October 2023 as an online event via Zoom.
Alongside our new scholarship recipients, AINSE are now accepting Expressions of Interest directly from interested Honours and postgraduate students from AINSE-member institutions who are looking to apply for an AINSE postgraduate award in 2024.
These interested students can learn about the broad range of research supported by ANSTO’s landmark facilities, engage in a virtual tour of ANSTO, and participate in social activities as part of the worldwide Nuclear Science Week celebrations. On the morning of Wednesday 18th, the program will be differentiated and these interested students will attend a specialised workshop focused on the application process for 2024 AINSE scholarships.
Expressions of Interest close Saturday 30th September.
Interested students should submit a short Expression of Interest Form directly to applications@ainse.edu.au, outlining their intent to apply for a 2024 AINSE scholarship.
For more information, please see our Postgraduate O’Week website.
ANSTO Australian Synchrotron Stephen Wilkins Thesis Medal (nominations received until 15 September 2023).
This medal is awarded annually to the PhD student at an Australian or New Zealand University who is judged to have completed the most outstanding thesis of the past two years whose work was undertaken at and acknowledges the Australian Synchrotron, or the Australian National Beamline Facility (ANBF), or whose work acknowledges and was undertaken under the auspices of the International Synchrotron Access Program (ISAP) or the Australian Synchrotron Research Program (ASRP).
Nominations are invited for the 2023 ANSTO Australian Synchrotron Stephen Wilkins Medal, which will be awarded to the candidate producing the most outstanding thesis and whose degree was awarded, but not necessarily conferred, after the 30th June 2021. The awardee will receive a monetary prize of $3,000 funded by a bequest from the Wilkins family and by ANSTO to support career development.
For more information, including eligibility criteria and how to apply, please visit the ANSTO Australian Synchrotron Stephen Wilkins Thesis Medal website.
Applications open for the 2024 Doctoral Entrepreneurial Leadership Programme – Applications close 30th September
The Doctoral Entrepreneurial Leadership Programme is a free year-long programme for University of Auckland doctoral candidates from all disciplines. It is designed to develop your multidisciplinary thinking and skills and boost your professional network and future opportunities.
Entrepreneurial careers occur within and beyond the world of start-ups and entrepreneurial skills are relevant in numerous contexts, including academia, social enterprises, community and government organisations, and corporate settings. This programme will equip you with the tools and frameworks to develop ideas, opportunities and solutions and realise impact and value from them in a myriad of contexts.
The programme has relevance to doctoral candidates from all disciplines. Past participants have come from fields as diverse as Statistics, Dance and Opthalmology.
Applications are open to all current confirmed doctoral candidates at the University of Auckland.
Benefits
· Free programme (valued at $5k)
· Create a network of peers from all faculties
· Exposure to a network of innovative and entrepreneurial leaders
· Knowledge of entrepreneurial ecosystems such as professional service firms, impact, social and commercial investors, incubators and accelerators, government organisations, social and commercial start-ups, community and social organisations and corporates
Participation in the Doctoral Entrepreneurial Leadership programme is designed to support students to freely share and explore ideas. To enable this, all participants will sign a non-disclosure agreement.
Reviews from past participants
“With DELP’s guidance, I now better recognize the powerful potential that lies within the intersection of our research skills and entrepreneurial spirit inherent in PhD candidates.”
“This course is beautifully run and unlike any other I have participated in at the University.”
“It was something I greatly looked forward to each month.”
Timing and commitment
Participation in the Doctoral Entrepreneurial Leadership programme involves a year-long commitment with mandatory participation in monthly afternoon workshops, a residential overnight workshop at Waitakere Resort and additional work and reflection required in participants’ own time.
For more information and application details
Post Graduate Wellbeing ….. where to go
If you are currently coordinating a PG course, could you please post the inforgraphic slide to your Canvas course page so students will know the resources that are available throughout the University.
3k writing grant available for students
Funds are available to support students writing up their thesis as publication(s). Each grant is worth $3000 (120 hours at 25$ all included). There is no deadline to apply. Applications are evaluated as they come by members of Rangahau (2 weeks turn over max.), until we use all the funds available.
Do you have a good candidate in mind? Please complete this form and submit to melanie.kah@auckland.ac.nz.
Rangahau – Research
New Research Group
Kia ora e te whānau
Are you interested in research in the natural resources space with a big focus on helping transform society to a low pollution and sustainable future? I’d like to help build a proactive group of students and staff in this space who come together to discuss research and contribute as critic and conscience of society. I’m imagining a group in which we may differ in our approach to the problem but where we are committed to doing our bit as geoscientists and social scientists for a liveable future.
If you’d like to participate in this group and help make it meaningful, please get in touch with JR (j.rowland@auckland.ac.nz) or Eduardo (eduardo.fritis.perez@auckland.ac.nz) – all students and staff from any field in the geosciences and social sciences welcome.
If you’ve already got something happening in this space and we aren’t involved, let us know so we can be 😉
Thanks JR
Funding for Research Retreats
The Rangahau Committee has a small amount of funding set aside to sponsor Research retreats (e.g grant writing workshops, paper writing). This can be up to 2k per team, with a minimum 2 SoE participants.
If you have an idea that you would like considered, please submit a short paragraph explaining the intention and benefits of the retreat to katarzyna.sila-nowicka@auckland.ac.nz.
Proposal development support
The Rangahau Committee has a small fund set aside to help with proposal development (e.g. writing support, support to scope proposals etc). If you have an idea that fits within this scope please get in touch with Kelly Kilpin to discuss further.
Funding
Announcements
| MBIE Endeavour Support Sessions 2024 |
| Support for the 2024 MBIE Endeavour round is currently underway. UniServices have organised a number of events to support your application, please refer to the Research Hub for further details and register at the links below:
· Registration Webinar with Alison Slade, Former Principal Investment Manager at MBIE and former Endeavour Fund lead, scheduled on 11th September August at 10:00am to 12:00pm. https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/695680768907?aff=oddtdtcreator Please reach out if you have any questions: aul.researchdevelopment@uoa.auckland.ac.nz |
| Horizon Europe Bid Registration – University of Auckland as a Partner/Collaborator |
| New Zealand researchers can now apply to Pillar 2 of the Horizon Europe funding programme. Following an increased level of interest and bidding activity, and to ensure a smooth funding application process when the University of Auckland is invited to join a project as a collaborator.
Please refer to the below attachments for further details and register bid via registration link provided. · Horizon Europe Bid Registration Process · Horizon Europe – Cluster Information Days *Please notify FIRST at the earliest possible opportunity if they intend to partner on a Horizon Europe bid (Pillar 2) |
| Building your Knowledge Capability in Responsiveness to Māori within your Research |
| The workshops will be primarily presentation based with Q&A. These sessions will provide a general overview of the Treaty of Waitangi as it relates to research. The content focuses on why it was written, what it says, what went wrong, where are we today, and how it applies to research. |
| Before the Workshops
Those without any experiences in the study of the Treaty of Waitangi should consult these resources before attending: https://teara.govt.nz/en/te-tiriti-o-waitangi-the-treaty-of-waitangi · Workshop1: Making Sense of the Treaty in a Research Context (Part 1/2): 25th September 2023 at 1-4pm via zoom. This session will provide a brief overview of the Treaty of Waitangi as it relates to research. Please register bid via registration link provided. · Workshop2: Putting the Treaty into Practice in a Research Context (Part 2/2): 2nd October 2023 at 1-4pm via zoom. Christine explores application of the main Treaty concepts to the major stages of research. Please register bid via registration link provided. |
Funding Calls
| MBIE 2024 Endeavour Fund (Smart Ideas) | |
| This fund aims to catalyse and rapidly tests promising, innovative research ideas with high potential for benefit to New Zealand, to refresh and enable diversity in the science portfolio.
For the 2024 investment round, the Science Board will aim to fund at least 49 Smart Ideas proposals. |
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| Value/Duration: | Internal Deadline: |
| · Total funding pool: $18 million
· Value: $0.4 – $1 million over the term of the contract · Duration: 2 or 3 years |
· Registration: 12noon, Tuesday, 24 October 2023
· Concept Proposal: 12noon, Monday, 13 November 2023 · Full Proposal: TBD (selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal) |
| Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info, templates):
· Website * The funder will be holding virtual endeavour fund roadshows on 2nd ,10th, and 11th of October. It is highly recommended to attend to at least one of the sessions and you can do it by following this link. If you are interested, please notify your FIRST (research support) of your intent to apply for this scheme to receive important information and updates in relation to this fund |
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| MBIE 2024 Endeavour Fund (Research Programmes) | |
| This fund aims to support ambitious, excellent and well-defined research ideas which have credible and high potential to positively transform New Zealand’s future in areas of future value, growth, or critical need.
For the 2024 investment round, the Science Board will aim to fund at least 19 Research Programmes proposals. |
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| Value/Duration: | Internal Deadline |
| · Total funding pool: $39 million
· Value: $0.5 million or more per year · Duration: 3, 4 or 5 years |
· Registration: 12noon, Monday, 27 November 2023
· Full Proposal: 12 noon, Monday, 26 February 2024 |
| Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info, templates):
· Website * The funder will be holding virtual endeavour fund roadshows on 2nd,10th, and 11th of October. It is highly recommended to attend to at least one of the sessions and you can do it by following this link. If you are interested, please notify your FIRST (research support) of your intent to apply for this scheme to receive important information and updates in relation to this fund |
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| Ngā Puanga Pūtaiao Fellowships for Māori and Pacific STEM researchers | ||||||||||||||||||
| The objective of the Fellowship (0.8 FTE) is to invest in Māori and Pacific Peoples to establish careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) research and to grow the network of Māori and Pacific Peoples in the research, science and innovation (RSI) system. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Internal Deadline: 2:00pm, Thursday 19 October 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Further Information:
· Website If you are interested, please notify your FIRST (research support) of your intent to apply for this scheme to receive important information and updates in relation to this fund |
| (MBIE) Te Pūnaha Hihiko: Vision Mātauranga Capability Fund 2024 | |
| This fund invests in activities that strengthen capability, capacity, skills and networks between Māori and the science and innovation system.
Funding is available through two schemes, each in support of the Fund’s aims: · Connect Scheme: Build new connections between Māori organisations and the science and innovation system. · Placement Scheme: Enhance the development of an individual(s) through placement in a Partner organisation. |
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| Value/Duration: | Internal Deadline |
| The work programme term for both Connect and Placement schemes is up to 2 years.
· $150,000 (ex GST) – max funding per proposal for projects up to 1 year in length · $250,000 (ex GST) – max funding per proposal between 1-2 years in length |
12 noon, Monday, 2 October 2023 |
| Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info):
· Website MBIE will also host a 1-hour webinar to talk through the application process and answer any questions at 10 am on 12 September 2023. If interested, please register for the webinar here. If you are interested, please also get in touch with FIRST team. |
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| Open Access Support Fund | |
| This fund aims to support the payment of Open Access fees for researchers publishing high-impact research. This fund is intended to support the following priority cohorts to be published openly and immediately in high-impact journals:
· Postgraduates · PhD candidates · Early career researchers (ECRs) · Indigenous researchers · Transdisciplinary researchers |
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| Value/Duration: | Deadlines: |
| The Faculty of Science Research Committee has $125K to distribute in 2023 as part of this fund | This funding is available Q3-Q4 2023 |
| · Details on eligibility criteria can be found on the Research Hub and the Faculty of Science. Research intranet.
· To apply please complete the following open access fund Application Form. Please contact the FIRST team (Kelly or Alex or Sophie) for more information on how to apply for this funding. |
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| Catalyst: Seeding (Round3) | |
| Catalyst seeding facilitates new small and medium pre-research strategic partnerships that cannot be supported through other means, and with a view to developing full collaborations that could be supported through Catalyst: Strategic over time. Funding is for research exchanges, research activities, and expenses related to hosting workshops for new strategic research partnerships with international collaborators | |
| Value/Duration: | Internal Deadline |
| · Seeding General: up to $80,000 (excl. GST) in total for up to two years
· NZ – Japan Joint Research Projects: up to $30,000 (excl. GST) per annum for up to two years |
5pm, Tuesday 10 October 2023 |
| Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info):
· Website To register to apply, please email the following information to the Funds Advisor Team via submissions@auckland.ac.nz: title (e.g. Dr, A/P, Professor), full name, email address, faculty and department. If you are interested, please also get in touch with your research programme coordinator. |
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| Catalyst: Leaders (Round3) | |
| HOPE Meetings are held for excellent graduate students and young researchers selected from countries/areas around the Asia-Pacific and Africa region. These meetings give an opportunity for the participants to engage in interdisciplinary discussions with Nobel Laureates and other distinguished scientists pioneering the frontiers of knowledge. | |
| Value/Duration: | Internal Deadline |
| Supports excellent PhD students and/or young researchers to attend the HOPE meetings with Nobel Laureates for 5 days including flights, accommodation, and meeting registration. | 5pm, Tuesday 10 October 2023 |
| Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info):
· Website To register to apply, please email the following information to the Funds Advisor Team via submissions@auckland.ac.nz: title (e.g. Dr, A/P, Professor), full name, email address, faculty and department. If you are interested, please also get in touch with your research programme coordinator. |
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| The Transdisciplinary Ideation Fund (TIF) | |
| The Waipapa Taumata Rau (TIF) is a fund that encourages research staff from across the University to develop cross-faculty research partnerships, aspiring toward high-quality Transdisciplinary research outputs, research learning initiatives, and successful applications to external research funders. | |
| Value/Duration: | Internal Deadline |
| Grants up to $60,000
· Small Grants ($10,000–$20,000) · Large Grants ($20,000–$60,000) |
5pm, Monday 30 October 2023 |
| To apply for this funding round, please:
· Complete the revised application form found here (Transdisciplinary Ideation Fund) and email a copy to ORSI via internalawards@auckland.ac.nz by the internal deadline. · For the purpose of creating a record in the Research Funding Module (RFM), please nominate one PI to arrange for the application to be uploaded and submitted for faculty/LSRI sign-off by by the internal deadline. Application Form, Guidelines and FAQs can be accessed at the link below: Transdisciplinary Ideation Fund If you are interested, please also get in touch with your research programme coordinator. |
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Health, Safety and Wellbeing
Field Activity Plans: From today, please submit your field activity plans to: fieldwork@team.auckland.ac.nz
Use of Chemicals: There is a new Chemical Risk Management Protocol, that applies to all staff members and students who use chemicals, in labs or workshops. It contains standards, guidelines and Safe Methods of Use (SMOUs)
The Chemical Risk Management Protocol is available on the Health, Safety and Wellbeing website:
Mental Health 101 (MH101)
Duration: 7 hours, 30 minutes
Details: Giving people the confidence to recognise, relate and respond to people experiencing mental health challenges. Reducing stigma and discrimination toward people with mental health challenges.
Please contact od@auckland.ac.nz. Next session is Sep 28th
Reminder
Al Staff members have access to EAP for:
- Counselling
- Career guidance
- Financial guidance
- Legal guidance
Publications | Articles
Chen, Z., Li, G., Bowen, M., & Coco, G. (2023). Retention of buoyant plastic in a well-mixed estuary due to tides, river discharge and winds. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 194, 115395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115395
Martin Brook. The Conversation 29 August https://theconversation.com/natural-hazards-a-warmingclimate-and-new-resource-laws-why-nz-needs-geoscientists-more-than-ever-212008
Martin Brook. TVNZ “Sunday” 27 August https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00kC7AwzWiM&list=PL25DpcVTe-bRXKpAmsv0em2tTi55W6Stz&index=2&ab_channel=1News