Issue 82 – Monday 1st August 2022
Contents
HeadsUp
I doubt if many undergraduate students know what ‘softening EFTS’ are. Nor ‘onboarding’, ‘edge courses’ or any of the jargon that is used as we navigate through these uncertain times. All they want, I suspect, is clarity around what is expected and an engaging learning experience.
But like it or not, recruiting and retaining students is our best route to securing our future as a thriving School. And how we conduct ourselves in teaching and learning settings is a vital ingredient. This is especially the case around enticing undergraduates to return into our Honours or Masters programmes. Now we at least have in-person teaching on our side. Zoom-based teaching may help reduce our carbon footprint, but it is a poor substitute for the opportunities encountered at live full-embodied personhood teaching.
I was reminded of this last week. I’d been feeling a little grumpy in advance of a day when delivering a 50-minute lecture was my only in-person commitment. It was going to take me 4.5 hours of travel and ‘dead’ time in between ferries etc to front up to that class. But, when the time came, I felt a great ‘buzz’ to offer a lively delivery on a topic that’s been central to recent research efforts. In addition to a handful of appreciative students who shyly offered thanks at the end as they left, one engaged me in conversation on the comparative situation in her country of origin. An email followed. I sent on an extra paper to read. Who knows? Maybe that day’s after-lecture conversation could be a new Honours enrolment next year. Take home message? Unless it’s necessary, don’t rush away from a lecture too quickly. Allow those after-conversations to happen. They might just be the makings of a future PG supervision and aid our softening EFTS….!
On another matter, in a large School like ours there will always be comings and goings. But the goings invariably occur with a touch of sadness as people leave, who have been enthusiastic contributors and have become part of the team when they announce they need to move on. In addition to Ingo’s departure, we have another. Michael Martin has decided to end his time with us at the end of 2022. His recent decision came close to his departure to Canada on RSL and fell within the teaching break so unfortunately there wasn’t an opportunity for an in-person farewell. However, Michael has offered to join an on-zoom farewell virtual drinks later in the year so we can thank him and offer some appreciative thoughts that way. Michael’s stellar efforts and gentle good-humoured manner have been central in developing new GISc courses and his absence will be greatly felt…..
Robin Kearns.
General Announcements
A new Environment online access and key request.
All Environment staff, student, visitor, can now use the an online access and keys process.
We are trialling a new online access request process with the School of Environment to assess its suitability and performance.
Students and staff can now apply online Environment Access Request Form (office.com) using Microsoft Edge.
Fill in your details, choose the access you require, hit submit. You will receive a confirmation email of your request.
If you are the supervisor of the person requesting access, you will receive an email to approve or reject the request.
When lab access is also requested, the lab manager will receive an email to approve or reject. When your facilities coordinator has all the approvals, we can send the request to Access Control.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact facilities coordinator
Lynette l.carter@auckland.ac.nz or Indigo indigo.rhrer@auckand.ac.nz
Transitional Facility -School of Environment
The Transitional Facility in the Environmental Chemistry Laboratory (302-730), will be closed from Monday 1st of August. If you need to import samples from outside NZ you use the Transitional Facilities at SBS or Anthropology.
For more information please contact Blair Sowman (b.sowman@auckland.ac.nz)
Field Friendly Software Trial
As some of you may be aware: over the last couple of years we have been working towards finding alternatives to our current form based fieldwork management system. Due to various obstacles along the line this process has been delayed severely multiple times, however, we are delighted to finally announce that we are starting a trial of the Field Friendly software in September 2022. This software offers an online database approach to managing field work and promises to significantly simplify and streamline our existing processes.
The setup phase of the trial has already begun and we are currently working with the developer to set up the software to our needs and requirements. Peter Schlegel (SBS) is leading the trial in collaboration with Blair Sowman and Andres Arcila-Rivera.
Some info on the scope and intentions of the trial:
- The aim of this trial is to test the Field Friendly software and find out whether it would be a suitable alternative to replace our current fieldwork management system. We will be asking for and collecting feedback throughout this process, which will be used to refine the software itself during the trial as well as to create a report at the end.
- Our aim is to run a variety of field trips through the software in order to capture as many scenarios as possible, e.g. teaching field trips (single-day and multi-day), research field trips (urban, remote, single-day, multi-day, …). We have selected several teaching field trips in ENV and SBS in Semester 2 which we would like to use for this purpose.
- The trial will run over 4 months, 2 for set up and 2 for the actual trial. The setup phase has begun already, and the actual trial will start mid-September and conclude mid-November 2022.
- We will get 15 trial user accounts and 45 field trips (which will be split between SBS and SoE), which we can utilise to test the software and gather feedback.
- The trial will focus on field trips in the terrestrial realm. In order to streamline the trial and get the most out of it we have decided to not include boating or diving trips. While the software is more than capable to support these activities (UTas/IMAS in Tasmania use it exclusively to manage their dive operations, for instance), both boating and diving come with a slew of rules, regulations, and certifications, which would disproportionately increase the workload required to get the trial underway.
Call for volunteers to participate in the trial
We are looking for trial participants. If you have upcoming field work, are keen to test out this software, and are willing to provide feedback on your experiences with and thoughts about the software I would like to invite you to contact me!
We will organise user training sessions for participants with the developer and will guide you throughout the trial. Please be aware that we have only a limited amount of accounts and trips for this trial, so you may not get chosen to participate. However, you are still welcome to provide feedback on the software output even if you will not receive a trial user account, so please let me know if you are keen on this. All feedback helps and will be greatly appreciated!
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, suggestions, or ideas.
Regards,
Blair Sowman
Technical Manager | School of Environment
Health and Safety Responsibilities
All staff and students have a responsibility in supporting health, safety and wellbeing. For academic supervisors, this means:
- Being aware of what work their students are doing and supporting them to do this until they are competent
- Directing students under their supervision to follow protocols, inductions and procedures for the work they are undertaking.
- Respecting laboratory rules which are in place in the interests of everyone’s safety, including that of technical staff and other students who may be working in the same spaces.
- Where lab and/or field work requires risk assessments, ensuring that these are carried out to the necessary standard and approved in advance of work commencing.
- Regularly reviewing or updating risk assessments while work is underway. It is the supervisor’s responsibility to ensure this is completed and that updated copies are shared with affected people.
- Ensure that identified control measures, included PPE, are implemented and are effective.
- Raise any issues of non-compliance through their line management structure.
- Ensure that where the need for health surveillance is identified in a risk assessment, staff within their remit are referred to the occupational health provider and, where required, attend appointments.
- Reporting all incidents, injuries and unsafe observations on behalf of students. Damstra.
- For more information refer to the UOA HSW Policy.
Positions Vacant
- Petrology Technician – VUW
There is currently a vacancy for a Petrology Technician in the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences at Te Herenga Waka (Victoria University of Wellington) .
If you are interested in applying or know of anyone that might be interested, please click on the below link, locate the Technician – Petrology vacancy and apply!! The EOI process closes on 7 August.
https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/about/working-here/current-vacancies-broadbean
You would be part of a small but dedicated team of 8 technical staff that look after the needs and requirements of their students and staff.
If you have any questions or would like to further discuss the role, please do not hesitate to contact Kosta (Kosta.tashkoff@vuw.ac.nz)
School IT budget requests for 2023
The ENV IT Committee is seeking expressions of interest for software or data purchases in 2023. If you are planning to request any new or major software that may potentially be covered by this budget, please let us know using this form by the end of August. Please note, these expressions of interest are for planning only and does not mean the purchase will be funded. Any questions please contact Blair Sowman.
ENV Lab User Survey 2022
The School Technical Team is currently running our annual survey of experiences working within the ENV laboratories.
Invitations will be sent today (Monday 1 August) to postgraduate students. Please check your email for further instructions.
If you did not receive an email, you can complete the survey at this link: https://auckland.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6GaLmnlH5zveaBE
R Workshop
An introductory R Workshop is being run on Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd of September. This will be led by Daniel Walsh and Jessica McLay, from the Statistical Consulting Centre, in the Department of Statistics.
As per our previous introductory R workshops, the cost is $300 for UoA students and staff. You can pay using your PRESS account, research grant, or other UoA account. You can also opt to use a debit/credit card (however we will have to also add GST for this type of payment and payment can only be made at the Student Resource Centre on main campus).
The payment authorisation form form for UoA participants paying from a UoA account is attached. The cost for non-UoA attendees is $500 + GST. Please contact Joei Mudaliar (j.mudaliar@auckland.ac.nz) for payment instructions.
We will be sending out a pre-workshop information email the week prior to the course, however here are some of the details:
- Location
We will be in room 302.190. Building 302 is on the corner of Symonds St and Wellesley St. The room we will be using is on level 1, room 190.
- Time and schedule
The approximate schedule for both days is attached (since this is the schedule from our previous course, it may yet be altered very slightly). We will start at 9am and finish at 5pm. Morning and afternoon tea will be provided and there are cafes handy nearby for lunch.
- Computers
We will be using a Faculty of Science computer lab. You are also welcome to use your own laptop, however please make sure that you have downloaded R and RStudio onto your machine before the workshop (they are free to download). We will also include some instructions re how to do this in our pre-workshop information email.
- Access to computers and internet
We will arrange access to the lab computers for all non-UoA participants. We will also have a guest wireless password for non-UoA participants who are bringing their own laptops. UoA staff and students will be able to access the FoS computers using their normal UoA upi and password.
I hope you can make it on the 1st and 2nd September, and we look forward to seeing you there.
Kind regards,
Joei Mudaliar | Group Services Coordinator
Department of Statistics | Faculty of Science
The University of Auckland | Te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki Makaurau
July Update from ORSI
| Topic/Project | Details you can use to share with your teams | Timing | More details available |
| Research Ethics training
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Training opportunities to refresh your ethics knowledge.
An open invitation from The Ethics and Integrity Team to researchers intending to submit an ethics application to register for the training workshops that will explore the process for creating and submitting applications at the University of Auckland. The workshop will discuss core ethical concepts and policies which should be considered during an application’s creation, as well as provide an in-depth review of the online Infonetica Ethics RM platform used during submission.
Please contact Hannah.neale@auckland.ac.nz for further information. |
Session every 2 weeks, first spaces available on 28 July | For more information see Research involving human participants | ResearchHub (auckland.ac.nz)
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| Open Access updates
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New policy and publishing agreement to support Research open access.
Waipapa Taumata Rau has a new Open Access Policy. You can read more about open access and find a link to the policy here. The Open Access Policy replaces the Open Access Guidelines. Complementing the new policy, several ‘Read and Publish’ open access publishing agreements have been signed with nine major academic publishers, covering over 4,500 journal titles. These agreements allow researchers to publish their work openly without incurring any article processing charges (APCs) as the University covers this cost directly via the agreements.
Find out which publishers and journal titles are included in the agreements in the ResearchHub.
Please contact Rachel Chidlow r.chidlow@auckland.ac.nz for further information |
As soon as possible | For more information on Open Access see Open Access | ResearchHub (auckland.ac.nz) |
| R&I Portfolio short and near-term activities
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Updated map available for 2022 Quarter 3 and Quarter 4.
The maps of the RI activities underway have been updated to reflect progress made since May and new initiatives started.
You can access the document here.
Please contact Alex Thomas or Nick Kearns for any questions.
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As soon as practical | For more information on the RI portfolio work and progress see Research & innovation strategic portfolio initiatives | ResearchHub (auckland.ac.nz) |
Whakawhanaungatanga – Communities
Coastal and Marine Geoscience Group Meeting/Seminar
The next Coastal-Marine Geoscience Group seminar will be held on Monday August 1st at 12:00 to 1:00 pm in the Ontology Lab (302-551).
News will be shared and a talk given from visiting researcher Valentina Spanu:
“Seagrass: curse or blessing? Management in the European context”
All welcome to attend – please email Emma Ryan at e.ryan@auckland.ac.nz if you wish to attend and don’t have the calendar invite already.
Science doctoral social night
The Faculty of Science will have a doctoral social night and would like to invite all our science doctoral candidates for a fun night of connecting and networking with fellow doctoral candidates through some fun games. Free drinks and nibbles will be provided, with some awesome science-branded merchandise and prizes up for grabs 🥂🌟
Date & Time: Thursday 11 August 5 pm to 7 pm
Location: Science Foyer 302 G60 (Ground Level, Building 302, 23 Symonds St)
Please use the RSVP link below to secure your spot. Registration closes on Tuesday 9 August at 5 pm. The maximum number of attendees is 100. We encourage everyone to register as early as possible, as you will be put on the waiting list once we reach the capacity limit. We look forward to seeing you on 11 August!
RSVP for the Doctoral Social Night
Science Doctoral Social Night
NZGS Auckland August newsletter
You can read the New Zealand Geographical Society August Newsletter here, where you will be able to find the poster for their next Dialogues with Martin Brook.
Academic Consulting Winter Webinar Series
The Academic Consulting 2022 Winter Webinar series is open to all interested researchers – there is no charge to attend the sessions.
Can’t make the date and time? Register anyway, and you’ll be sent a copy of the recording. Register at: https://www.academic-consulting.co.nz/winterwebinars.
- Organising Research Ideas and Information
Date: Tuesday 9 August 2022, 11am–12noon NZST
Dealing with the ever-increasing volume of information we deal with as researchers can be overwhelming. This webinar will cover some tips and tricks for dealing with information overload and introduces some of our favourite tools for managing tasks, ideas and information. We’ll demonstrate Trello for task-management, Evernote for information management, XMind for managing ideas and Zotero for reference management.
- Making the Most of NVivo
Date: Wednesday 24 August, 11am–12noon NZST
Unsure if you’re making the most of NVivo for your qualitative data analysis? This webinar will discuss some strategies for project set-up and coding which will ensure you maximise your use of the software. We’ll also cover the NVivo functionality that will help you avoid using the software as merely a tool for coding and retrieving. While this webinar is aimed at those with some experience of NVivo, those who are new to the software are welcome to attend.
To register for any of the above webinars visit: https://www.academic-consulting.co.nz/winterwebinars
Enquiries about the webinars can be directed to:
Academic Consulting
info@academic-consulting.co.nz
http://www.academic-consulting.co.nz
MBIE Writing Workshops
| Date & Time: | August (1st, 8th & 22nd) | |
| Run Time: | 1 hour per session | |
| Location: | Online | |
| Link of session (if online): | https://auckland.zoom.us/j/99229703314?pwd=RElyeHVTZ0I1SDFSWm85aFh2aVZBQT09 | |
| https://auckland.zoom.us/j/99364977466?pwd=ZVlJUHlmWjQvdGhlMEFBT2x4Q29ndz09 | ||
| https://auckland.zoom.us/j/98903279547?pwd=QlBydDlmSXZUaERWcEF4a1M1bExoQT09 | ||
| EventBrite Link: | https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/mbie-writing-workshops-registration-308438898047 | |
| Recorded: | No | |
| Speakers: | Write Ltd | |
| Confirmation of speaker: | Yes | |
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| Audience: | AUDIENCE: Open to UoA research staff only | |
| Brief Overview Decription: | ||
| Session description: | General Description: Write Limited is a plain language consultancy. Their writing and editing services connect you with your audience and get your messages across clearly. They work with a wide variety of material from across the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors.In these workshops, Write Limited will share tips and techniques to help you to make your writing more effective and engaging for your readers. They’ll deliver short, focused sessions to the group, mostly focussing on clarity of messaging and quality writing but there will be additional funder specific sessions and advice to enhance your proposal development. Feel free to register for all 3 or just the 1 or 2 topics of your choice. Participation is limited so don’t delay- secure your spot! |
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| Notes: | Potentially split into three sessions | |
| Will need 3 tickets as there will be 3 webinars and they can sign up to each one | ||
| We will limit the tickets to 25 and put a waiting list. | ||
| Writing Webinar #1: Monday August 1, 3pm-4pm | ||
| Top five things you can do to improve your writing | ||
| Description: Based on insights we’ve gained from working on academic papers and proposals. • Start with your reader • Be clear about your purpose • Write informative, compelling titles and headings where possible • Create short, straightforward sentences • Choose precise words and explain technical terms |
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| Writing Webinar #2: Monday August 8, 3pm-4pm | ||
| Engaging your readers, explaining the science | ||
| You’re all subject matter experts, but your readers might not be. How do you explain complex science information in a meaningful and engaging way? • Shape your opening to hook the reader • Bring the science alive • Prefer active voice • Create a compelling story by bringing it all together |
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| Writing Webinar #3: Monday August 22, 3pm-4pm | ||
| 8 tips on emphasising the impact of your research | ||
| It’s easy to focus so much on the science that the impact is lost. We give you 8 quick tips for making sure you emphasise the impact your research will have. | ||
Honours Research Projects and sub-90 points Masters dissertations
Dear colleagues,
Thank you to everyone who supervised and/or examined Honours Research projects and sub-90-point Masters projects/dissertations in 2021. Your time and effort in supervising students and/or examining projects in what was a disrupted year, protracted by deadline extensions, is greatly appreciated. The 2021 cohort should now be all finished and moving onto new things.
In 2022, we have students completing Honours and MENVSCI 30-point research projects, and Bachelor of Advanced Science 60-point dissertations, with submissions in Semester 1 (Monday 27 June) and Semester 2 (Monday 14 November).
For your diary:
S2 Honours, MENVSCI and BAdvSci Oral Presentations – Wednesday 26 October. Time and venue to be confirmed.
These are on the same day as Masters presentations and every effort will be made to avoid clashes.
Finally, if you are supervising Honours/MENVSCI/BAdvSci students this year, please ensure their project is achievable within the one- or two-semester timeframe and that it can be completed under pandemic conditions. Please encourage your student(s) to meet the end-of-semester submission date too, even if Covid-19 extensions are again offered by the Faculty; it is helpful to the students, for getting grades back in time to go on to further study or work, and to those involved in the examination process if we can all stick to the schedule.
Kind regards
Gretel Boswijk, (Honours coordinator)
Funding
MPI Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research Fund 2022
The Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research Fund supports the reporting of emissions from agriculture, forestry, and other land use by funding continuous research. This informs policy decisions and helps the agriculture and forestry sectors manage their greenhouse gas emissions.
Eligibility: Applications must align with one of the key priorities as outlined. They may either be original projects or one of the suggested projects from the list.
Submission process: . To receive an application template, register your intent to apply with the submissions@auckland.ac.nz
Contact your local support (FIRST) team and create a record in the Research Funding Module (RFM) uploading all application documents and submit for faculty sign off by the 5pm, Wednesday 3rd August 2022.
Submit your application to submissions@auckland.ac.nz no later than 5pm, Wednesday 3rd August 2022 to allow sufficient time for the Funds Advisor team to submit your application to MPI by the external deadline.
Guidelines: View the GHGIR 2022 Priorities paper here
View website here.
Chinese Scholarship Council PhD Projects Supervisors are invited to send a description of available PhD projects to Sharon Chen (phdscience@auckland.ac.nz) by August 8th for inclusion in the material for the recruitment fair later in the year.
Project descriptions should include:
- the name of the researcher or researchers associated with the project, their email addresses, and Department/School
- a name for the project and a short paragraph about the project
Post-doctoral Research Award Opportunity
Applications are now open, closing date: 19 August 2022
The Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust offers Post Doctoral Research Awards (Dame Joan Metge & Emeritus Professor Dame Charmian J O’Connor Post-Doctoral Research Awards) of $16,000 each to assist women who have qualified to graduate with a doctoral degree within the last two years to carry out research on a specified, independent project at an approved Institute in the Auckland area.
Eligibility Criteria: NZ Citizens or Permanent Residents for a specified, independent, limited term research project.
The successful awardee should not undertake more than 20 hours per week paid employment during tenure of the award.
For further details see: www.academicdresshire.co.nz /Academic Awards. Any enquiries, please email awards@kateedgertrust.org.nz
2022 Contestable Research Development Fund Main Round
Deadline: 5pm, 7 September 2022
There are three award types offered in the 2022 contestable round in the Faculty of Science
| Award type | Duration | Minimum and maximum funding available per application |
| Research Fellowship Award | Up to 3 years | $100,000 – $200,000 |
| Staff Research Award | Up to 2 years | $10,000 – $40,000 |
| Aronui Pūtaiao Award | Up to 2 years | $10,000 – $40,000 |
Do let your school/department Research Programme Coordinator know if you intend applying for any of these awards.
Full details including guidelines and the application form are available on the research page of the staff intranet.
For general queries please contact your Research Programme Coordinator (RPC), or Dee Nolan Fos-researchadmin@auckland.ac.nz.
Queries about the Aronui Pūtaiao Award can be directed to Te Taura Here Pūtaiao, and/or the Associate Dean Māori, Jade Le Grice j.legrice@auckland.ac.nz.
2022 Scholarship AINSE ANSTO French Embassies (SAAFE): applications now open (applications close 30 September 2022)
AINSE, in partnership with ANSTO, the Embassy of France in Australia and the Embassy of France in New Zealand, are delighted to announce that applications for the next round of the 2022 SAAFE Program are now open, for international travel in the period 1st January 2023 – 31st December 2023.
The Scholarship AINSE ANSTO French Embassies (SAAFE) Program is an exciting international exchange opportunity open to Early Career Researchers at the PhD and postdoctoral level. Up to $7,500 AUD is provided to each successful applicant towards supporting travel and/or accommodation expenses associated with a visit from:
- Australia/New Zealand to France, or
- France to Australia.
The SAAFE Program supports Early Career Researchers to expand research and innovation activities with Human Health, Environment and the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, and to initiate sustainable research networks and linkages to support Australia, New Zealand and France in research and innovation.
Eligible applicants must be a PhD student in, or hold a postdoctoral appointment at, a French university or AINSE-member university.
The research internship is required to take place between 1st January 2023 and 31st December 2023.
Applications close 30th September 2022.
For more information, including the application form and terms & conditions, please visit the SAAFE website or contact AINSE on +61 2 9717 3376 / enquiries@ainse.edu.au.
AINSE Scholar Gold Medals (nominations received until 31 August 2022).
The AINSE Scholar Gold Medal is awarded for impact and excellence in research on the basis of publications that acknowledge AINSE support. At the presentation of the medals, the newly-awarded Gold Medallists are invited to deliver an address on their research.
To nominate an early career researcher or postgraduate student for a Scholar Gold Medal, please complete the Scholar Gold Medal Nomination form 2022 (available online as well at this link) and return via email to enquiries@ainse.edu.au prior to the close of nominations at 11:59 pm AEST Wednesday 31st August 2022.
For more information please visit the AINSE Scholar Gold Medal page or contact AINSE.
Funding for class meet and greets
The Student Experience Committee has limited funding available for class related activities. If you want to run a class event, online or otherwise (challenging given the current restrictions), and would benefit from some funds, please contact Joe (j.fagan@auckland.ac.nz). The Committee would prefer to fund several small events rather than one big one (but we are open to suggestions).
Scholarships for students to undertake research at the SoE
The Rangahau Committee coordinates the distribution of three new scholarships to support students in undertaking research in our School. If you know potential applicants or if you are a potential applicant, make sure you contact the people below. There is no strict deadline at this stage, but the earlier we hear from you, the better. Note that these scholarships are also advertised via other channels.
- Moana PG Research Scholarship: NZ$500-1000 (5-10 awards available) to support Pacific students to do research at the SoE at the post-grad level (Master or Hons). Contact Sonia Fonua s.fonua@auckland.ac.nz
- Māori PG Research Scholarship: NZ$500-1000 (5-10 awards available) to support Māori students to do research at the SoE at the post-grad level (Master or Hons). Contact Kimoro Taiepa kimoro.taiepa@auckland.ac.nz
- Undergrad Research Experience: NZ$800 (up to 10 awards available) for undergraduate students to shadow a researcher (Master/PhD student, research fellow etc.) for a period equivalent to 2 weeks (as a block or spread over a longer period that suits the research). Contact Melanie Kah melanie.kah@auckland.ac.nz
The Research Committee Funding available
This is for activities to benefit Postdocs and RFs and allow them to connect. To all those who fall into the following categories, we invite you to contact the new RF rep in the Rangahau/Research committee Joa Paredes-Mariño (for RFs/postdocs) joa.paredes.marino@auckland.ac.nz, for further information.
- Postdocs/Research Fellows
- People conducting research on non-permanent contracts at the post-doctoral level
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
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The George Mason Centre for Natural Environment Call for Proposals 2022
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| Purpose | The GMCNE is a multi-disciplinary research centre in the Faculty of Science at the University of Auckland with a focus on environmental restoration, conservation and sustainability.
This Call for Proposals is looking to support projects that enhance the aims of the George Mason Centre and focus on environmental solutions.
The Expert Advisory Panel will be looking to foster connections between projects that lead to thematic research and to expanded funding opportunities for research and application. This is an opportunity to extend and link your research. The GMCNE is looking to foster capacity and capability in finding solutions to environmental problems.
The underlying theme for all proposals should align with supporting a diverse range of research projects to address questions within and across different natural ecosystems that demonstrate a direct impact on issues of environmental restoration, conservation and/or sustainability
Please find more in-depth information in the 2022 guidelines attached.
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| Grant Value and Duration | A total of $750,000 is available in this round, with that sum in total spread over up to 3 years.
Successful projects will be funded from 1 January 2023 at the earliest and run for the appropriate time period from your chosen start date.
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| Information/Q&A Session | We will be holding an Information/Q&A Session via Zoom on 23 August 11.00 – 12.00. The format of this session will be a 15 minute presentation from the Director, Simon Thrush followed by questions and answers.
https://auckland.zoom.us/j/95072246463
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| Submission Deadline | 12 Noon, Monday 5 September 2022
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| Submission Process | The completed application form is submitted to gmcne@auckland.ac.nz. Please put the PI name in the email subject. You will receive a confirmation email upon submission. | ||||||||||
2023 MBIE Endeavour Support Sessions
If you are thinking of applying for either a MBIE Smart Idea or Research Program this year, please get in touch with your RPC (Franca, Dianne or Kelly) to register your interest. The round will open in October, however there are a number of support initiatives underway across the Faculty and University, and we can talk you through these.
Details on the central support for MBIE Endeavour Fund 2023 is available on the Research Hub (including recordings of past events). The upcoming workshops (registration is required to get a ZOOM link):
Government Engagement – general overview – 17 August 2022, 13:00 – 14:30
Rebecca Adams, Director Government Relations, Auckland UniServices, will be hosting a webinar to give you a general overview and practical advice on how to plan for successful Government engagement in an MBIE Endeavour funding context and focussing on other funding opportunities in Government that might also be relevant. She will cover how to engage with Government, with tips on framing of opportunities, how to stand out in a crowded landscape and latest information on what MBIE people really want.
Registration link
MBIE Endeavour 2023 Registration (October, date TBC)
Thinking of applying to the MBIE Endeavour fund this year? Not sure if your application should be a Smart Idea or a Programme application? Not clear on what is required in the Registration (due 22 October for Smart Ideas and 30 November for Programmes). Wonder how the Registration affects what you write in your application? And what to do once you have registered to get your Concept (for Smart Ideas) or Application (for Programmes) moving forward? This webinar will give you a steer and help answer your questions.
MBIE Endeavour 2023 Smart Ideas Concepts (October, date TBC)
You’ve submitted your Smart Idea registration document and have just over a month to write your Concept. What is required in all those sections of the document? Where do you start and how do you make it all hang together? This webinar will talk through the sections of the Smart Idea Concept, explain how they relate to one another and identify some of the critical points for writing a good Concept document.
EURAXESS ROADSHOW – Wed, 17 August 2022
The EURAXESS Co-ordinator for NZ and Australia, Nishant Shandilya will present on Horizon Europe funding opportunities. This will be a good opportunity for researchers to meet and talk to the EURAXESS Co-ordinator and establish initial understanding of and relations with the Horizon Europe funding opportunities.
The roadshow will run as a hybrid event, accessible both online and in person in 505-511 Lecture Theatre 1, AMRF Auditorium, Grafton which can hold up to 300 people. The session will be recorded, except for the Q&A section (as requested by EURAXESS).
Audience: Early and Mid-Career Researchers and Senior Researchers from any research discipline and research support professionals.
Registration link
TE PŪNAHA HIHIKO VISION MATAURANGA CAPABILITY FUND (VMCF) 2023 – Scoping and Support on offer
UniServices and ORSI are planning a support programme for the upcoming MBIE 2023 Te Pūnaha Hihiko: Vision Mātauranga Capability Fund (VMCF). Applications will open mid- September and close mid-November (exact dates TBC by MBIE).
This fund invests in activities that strengthen capability, capacity, skills and networks between Māori organisations and the science and innovation system, to deliver benefit to Aotearoa.
For researchers who have previously been unsuccessful, or have well-formed relationships with Māori organisations, there is a more targeted package that takes a researcher-centric approach focused on providing support that researchers identify. This more targeted package is in addition to the webinars and application templates, and provides panel reviews of proposal, writing support, business development support, and funding for a facilitator or catering for Hui with established partners.
UniServices would like to identify potential interest – if this applies to you please get in touch with Kelly Kilpin asap.
Rangahau Committee Funding
The Rangahau Committee has a small amount of funds set aside ($5,000 total) 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.
Health, Safety and Wellbeing
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Publications
Collins, N., Rowe, M. C., Kilgour, G., Nichols, A. R., Schipper, C. I., Tari, D., & Garaebiti, E. (2022). A petrologic insight into transitioning eruption styles from the Devil’s Rock region, Ambae, Vanuatu. Journal of Petrology, 63(7), egac050. https://academic.oup.com/petrology/article/63/7/egac050/6607491?login=true
Woodhouse, A., Barnes, P.B., Shorrock, A., Strachan, L.J., Crundwell, M., Bostock, H.C., Hopkins, J., Kutterolf, S., Pank, K., Behrens, E., Greve, A., Bell, R., Cook, A., Petronotis, K., LeVay, L., Jamieson, R.A., Aze, T., Wallace, L., Saffer, D. & Pecher, I. (2022) Trench floor depositional response to glacio-eustatic changes over the last 45 ka, northern Hikurangi subduction margin, New Zealand, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2022.2099432.
2022 COLLINS, F.L. and FRIESEN, W. Excess aspirations: migration and urban futures in post-earthquake Christchurch. Urban Studies. doi: 10.1177/00420980221105982.
Vila-Concejo, A., Splinter, K.D., Harley, M.D., Lowe, R., Fellowes, T.E., McCarroll, R.J. and Coco, G., 2022. Creating communities and communicating science during COVID-19: From Coast2Coast to Coast2Cast. Continental Shelf Research, p.104794. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278434322001479
Montgomery, J.M., Bryan, K.R. and Coco, G., 2022. The role of mangroves in coastal flood protection: The importance of channelization. Continental Shelf Research, p.104762. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278434322001169
Zhou, Z., Wu, Y., Fan, D., Wu, G., Luo, F., Yao, P., Gong, Z. and Coco, G., 2022. Sediment sorting and bedding dynamics of tidal flat wetlands: Modeling the signature of storms. Journal of Hydrology, p.127913. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022169422004887
Ruju, A., Buosi, C., Coco, G., Porta, M., Trogu, D., Ibba, A. and De Muro, S., 2022. Ecosystem services of reed and seagrass debris on a urban Mediterranean beach (Poetto, Italy). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, p.107862. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272771422001214