Issue 119 – Wednesday 3 April 2024
HeadsUp
I trust everyone had a good break over Easter. I did. It came early this year so in a way it felt indulgent to be enjoying an extended run of days to soon into the year.
Post-Easter, it does feel like we are seriously into autumn and a change in administrative season too. Moving from work on the A/P and above salary review process, and before the promotions round, I would like to begin ADPRs. To that end my fellow Head (of Psychology) Niki Harre offered me a set of notes to adapt for use in our School. She is new in the role and newness can bring a crispness of looking for a focus in processes that those of us clocking up the years can lose some sight of. So, given that all academic readers of p-cubed will need to have an ADPR interview, I copy in the document below and ask that you all read it and prepare accordingly. Performance reviews are intrinsic to most employment contexts and often come with a degree more formality that we insist on in the School. So please don’t procrastinate and help make one of the largest HoS jobs for the year a little easier by preparing well and early.
Also this week we welcome our new GISc lecturer Hyseop Shin who comes to us from Glasgow.
May your time with us be enjoyable and rewarding!
It’s a short week. That’s my excuse for a short(er) Heads-up! Have a good one.
Robin
ADPR information sheet – School of Environment
Academic Development and Performance reviews are conducted through submitting a form on Career Tools and a conversation with the Head of School or a delegate (the ‘reviewer’). Here is the information provided by the university.
ADPRs are automatically available for all permanent and fixed-term staff on contracts above 0.2FTE. They can be requested for staff on 0.2FTE or below.
You will have received an email in January saying your ADPR form for the current year is available and due on November 30. Please note that schools/departments are expected to set internal due dates. The stated November date is only meaningful in that your ADPR will disappear from your Career Tools page if you do not submit it by then.
Below is a summary of the necessary steps. There are two versions. One for those being reviewed by the HoS and one for those being reviewed by a delegate.
Those the HoS reviews:
- Most lecturers, senior lecturers, associate professors and professors.
Those reviewed by delegates (Usually a Deputy Head of School – Tom or George)
- Postdoctoral and research fellows
- PTFs/senior tutors.
Any academic staff member is able to ask for their ADPR to be done by the HoS.
Steps for those being reviewed by the HoS
- Schedule a meeting with the HoS via Patricia in the appropriate time range for your role and situation below (you may be pre-emptively contacted by Patricia our GSC to book a time)
- Complete and submit your ADPR form. This should be done 24 – 48 hours in advance of your scheduled meeting.
- After the meeting, the HoS will finalise his comments and submit the form; you will get an email saying this step is done.
- Please review the HoS’s comments, make a comment of your own if you wish, sign and submit the form within one week of receipt.
Steps for those being reviewed by a delegate
- Schedule a meeting with the delegate in the appropriate time range for your role and situation below. (you may be pre-emptively contacted by Patricia our GSC to book a time)
- Complete and submit your ADPR form. This should be done several days in advance of your scheduled meeting.
- The HoS will add your delegate as a ‘co-planner’ to your ADPR form. This can only be done once you have submitted it (which is why it is advisable to allow several days).
- After the meeting, the delegate will finalise their comments and submit the ADPR at their end, you will get an email saying this is done. Please review the delegate’s comments, make a comment of your own if you wish, sign and submit the form within one week.
- The HoS will then review yours and the delegate’s comments, make a comment and do the final submission. You will get an email saying this is done. Please make sure to read the HoS comment but you do not need to take further action.
If any at point during the process you or your delegate has concerns or questions, please contact the HoS.
If as HoS I have concerns or questions after reading the review, I will be in touch.
Due dates
- Lecturers, senior lecturers, PTFs 1 – 3 who are seeking promotion
By 15 May. This is to help feed into preparation for the promotion round in August.
- Lecturers, senior lecturers, PTFs 1 – 3, senior tutors NOT seeking promotion
By 30 August
Associate professors, professors and PTF4s
By 15 November
The information provided will be used to inform your salary review, which usually takes place in March. Hence in 2025 we will move to more ADPRs in this category being undertaken in January and February as in other Schools.
For those being reviewed by a delegate it may be possible to work to slightly different time frames but it is essential these are negotiated between the HoS and the delegate, as the HoS must always do the final review and sign-off, with a hard deadline of December 7 (this may differ slightly from year to year).
Objectives: this can be commenting on progress on established objectives or the proposing of new ones. Making them realistic and measurable is helpful. The Reviewer may suggest making additions to your objectives.
Key information requested in the Summary of Achievements section
In the Summary of Achievements section please provide the following details, along with a commentary on what you’ve been up to and anything else relevant to giving a fairly detailed picture of your activities and ‘performance’ since your last ADPR.
Lists or small paragraphs with clear sub-headings are fine.
Teaching
- The courses you’ve taught in/coordinated, the number of lectures and other contributions you’ve made, your teaching SET evaluations and course SET evaluations (if you have been a major contributor to a course) and any innovations.
- The number of graduate students you have and your role in their supervision.
- Graduate student completions over the review period.
- Relevant professional development.
Research
Published research outputs, conference talks, grants applied for and obtained, collaborations, research that is underway etc.
Service and Leadership
- Roles and contributions to the school and university
- Roles and contributions to your discipline – peer reviews, editorial boards, etc.
- Contributions to the community – projects, consultation, talks, media etc.
The form allows for attachments. Please attach your current CV. This is essential for anyone applying for promotion. You may also wish to attach SET evaluations.
Outside professional activities
This section will often be blank but should be used for contracted work or professional advice etc similar.
Robin Kearns (with acknowledgements to Niki Harré)
28 March, 2024
Announcements
2025 CapEx Applications
Applications for the 2025 Capex are now officially open! This is a fantastic opportunity for us to invest in projects that will drive our success in the coming year.
The application window will be open until the end of the month: 30 April 2024. So, if you have any innovative ideas, replacements, upgrades or projects in mind that require funding, now is the time to submit your proposals.
To apply, please click on the following link: https://auckland.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_25hQ1V5faoV7dEq
If you have any questions or need assistance with the application process, don’t hesitate to reach out to Blair (b.sowman@auckland.ac.nz).
ENV-stories
I grew up in a very grand house on the lower slopes of the Grampians in urban Nelson. Ronaki is a large two-storey Edwardian Tudor style residence with big rooms, a central hallway (where our life-sized rocking horse lived), broad staircase, high stud, wood panelling, and beautiful stained-glass windows. And, when we lived there, a lack of sensible heating. An Aga kept the kitchen warm; an ancient night-store heater made the playroom tolerable, and provided you kept within four feet of the fireplace in the living room it was okay. Chilliness aside, it was a great place to be a child. There was a trampoline at the back, rope swings round the front, the grassy bank (for sliding) and plenty of places to play hide-and-seek. My parents threw amazing parties too when the house seemed to sparkle and shine.
At age 16, I researched the history of the property back to the first land-grant. I interviewed past owners and corresponded with descendants of others. I investigated style, design, and layout, drew decorative features, and identified elements indicating it needed staff or daily help (servants bells). I worked out how the house had changed since it was built and learnt that our Ronaki was version 2 (built 1907). The first Ronaki, a large wooden mansion, burnt down one night in dramatic fashion. I still have notes, letters, and various historic photographs from that project.
In the end, as happens, the house had to be sold. It is a small grief added to all the others accumulated in life, although the ‘new’ family has undertaken a restoration which is wonderful. Growing up at Ronaki, combined with my later experiences as a nanny in England and visits to the very big country houses of the extended family, sowed my interest in archaeology and historical geography. I’ve not made an academic career in buildings archaeology, having veered off into dendrochronology (which took me into some amazing buildings when I was training), but I still find many small joys in visiting and exploring such places.
Gretel
Whakawhanaungatanga – Communities
Faculty of Science Equity Seminar Series invitation
Please join us for the second of our continuing Equity seminar series: 9th April 2024 @ 11am
I wish we could all be Women of Colour!
The Co-chairs of the Women of Colour Staff Network talk about how the network started, what it has achieved in its first year of operation and the impact it has made to its members and the broader university community. What if we all had a safe space where we felt like we belonged?
For catering purposes, please RSVP Megan Waters megan.waters@auckland.ac.nz as soon as possible.
Sustainability Seminar – School of Environment
All ENV staff and students are invited to attend the Sustainability Seminar – School of Environment
Date/time: 11 April 2004, 9-30 a.m. -12:00
Room: 303-102- 38 Princes St – MLT2 Lecture Theatre
For catering purposes, an email invitation will come soon!
We hope to see you all there.
Luitgard Schwendenmann’s Inaugural Lecture
The Faculty of Science is pleased to invite you to Luitgard Schwendenmann’s Inaugural Lecture, on Thursday 11 April from 5:30pm to 7:30pm in PLT1 (303 G20).
Eventbrite URL for registrations: https://LuitgardSchwendenmann.eventbrite.co.nz
QGIS for Research Science
The Rangahau/Research Committee has organized a QGIS workshop.
Maike Gatzlaff and Jaxon Ingold will be delivering the course, which will run for 4 days, divided into two consecutive weeks:
1st week: Tuesday: 16 April and Wednesday: 17 April
2nd week: Monday: 22 April and Tuesday: 23 April
There are 4 sessions of two hours each (08:00 to 10:00 am).
It is open to postdoc, and also postgradute students (PhD). If you are interested, email me at joa.paredes.marino@auckland.ac.nz. Spots will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions.
28th AINSE Winter School: Expressions of Interest open (expressions of interest received until 15 May 2024) (flyer attached and available online)
The annual AINSE Winter School offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for senior undergraduate students to discover the potential for further research in nuclear science and related technologies. In the online week of the 2024 event, students can meet and engage with future research collaborators, gain deep insight into ANSTO’s landmark research facilities, and network with other like-minded students from all across Australia and New Zealand.
Online participants can apply for a further opportunity to explore two world-class ANSTO research facilities in person in September, after the online event concludes.
Expressions of Interest for the 28th AINSE Winter School, held online from 1-10 July 2024, are open to all senior undergraduate students interested in learning about the techniques of nuclear analysis. Such techniques have applications across a wide range of disciplines, including archaeology, biology, chemistry, engineering, geology, materials science, medicine, nanotechnology, and physics.
The AINSE Winter School provides an ideal opportunity for students in their final year of undergraduate STEM studies to meet potential collaborators and explore potential options for future research projects using ANSTO facilities in collaboration with ANSTO researchers. Throughout the week, students attend a mix of online lectures, social activities, and experiments relating to:
- Neutron Scattering (using neutron beamlines on the OPAL Multipurpose Reactor);
- X-Ray and IR Scattering (using beamlines on the Australian Synchrotron)
- Ion Beam Analysis (using ANSTO’s suite of linear accelerators);
- Environmental studies using natural radioactivity (including sedimentation rates and erosion, geomorphology, and climate change); and
- Nuclear techniques in materials science.
A virtual tour of other major ANSTO facilities is also included in the program, alongside an online Research Roundup networking event for students to discuss future research opportunities working alongside ANSTO researchers.
For more information, please visit the Winter School website or contact AINSE at forum@ainse.edu.au.
AINSE 2024 Postgraduate Research Awards (PGRA) and Residential Student Scholarships (RSS) – applications open (applications close 15 April 2024) (flyers attached and available online – PGRA flyer / RSS flyer)
AINSE Limited (the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering) are delighted to announce the opening of applications for the 2024 rounds of two postgraduate scholarships, the Postgraduate Research Awards (PGRA) and the Residential Student Scholarships (RSS).
Applications are now being sought from Ph.D. students undertaking research projects in the areas of Archaeology, Geosciences & Environmental Sciences, Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences, and Materials Science & Engineering.
- The PGRA provides a stipend of A$9,000 per annum, in addition to a generous travel and accommodation allowance, to enable Ph.D. students to undertake research at ANSTO facilities (for an average of 2 visitations totalling 4 weeks per year).
- The RSS provides a stipend of A$9,000 per annum, in addition to up to A$5,000 per annum travel and accommodation allowance (plus an additional accommodation allowance of up to A$5,200 for eligible students incurring costs in dual locations as a result of relocating to an ANSTO location from interstate or overseas), to enable Ph.D. students to spend a significant amount of time working at ANSTO facilities.
- The RSS differs from a Postgraduate Research Award (PGRA) in that a RSS student must be onsite at an ANSTO facility (at Lucas Heights or Clayton) for an average of six months per year or more, which can be as a single block of time or as separate visitations. RSS applicants must be working on research topics that closely align with ANSTO’s research programmes: The Environment, Human Health, Nuclear Technologies, Defence and Space Industries, and Fusion. In addition, opportunities may also exist for Ph.D. students interested in contracted research and industrial engagement projects in the defence industry area, and for Ph.D. students interested in fusion research that aligns with ANSTO and ITER activities.
Please note: Honours or Masters students should instead apply for the AINSE Pathway Scholarship (details below), which is open until March 15, 2024.
Applications for the PGRA and RSS round close 11:59 pm AEST 15th April 2024.
Students must complete the online application form through the new AINSE Grants Portal and supply two letters of reference, including one from their university supervisor, and a letter from their university research office confirming their enrolment details.
Each application is assessed by a specialist committee that oversees the specified area of research.
For more information, including a link to the online application form, Terms & Conditions, and an ANSTO Capabilities & Facilities Guide, please visit our website or contact AINSE on +61 2 9717 3376 / applications@ainse.edu.au.
Scholarship AINSE ANSTO French Embassies (SAAFE): applications open (applications close 1 July 2024) (flyer attached and available online)
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 Scholarship AINSE ANSTO French Embassies (SAAFE) Program are currently open, for international travel in the period 1st October 2024 – 31st December 2025.
Applications close 11.59 pm 1st July 2024 (Australian Eastern Standard Time).
The Scholarship AINSE ANSTO French Embassies (SAAFE) Program is an exciting international exchange opportunity open to Early Career Researchers at the Ph.D. and postdoctoral level. Each successful applicant is provided with costs towards a return flight and up to A$200 per week (up to a maximum of 26 weeks) to support 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 in nuclear science and engineering in the areas of Health, Environment and Nuclear Technologies, and to initiate sustainable research networks and linkages in order 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 project must be in collaboration with at least one researcher employed by ANSTO or another Australian AINSE-member institution (in the field of nuclear science and engineering and in the areas of Health, Environment or Nuclear Technologies), and at least one researcher employed by a French university or French research institution.
The research internship is required to take place over a period of 8–26 weeks between 1st October 2024 – 31st December 2025.
For more information, including the application form and terms & conditions, please visit our SAAFE website or contact AINSE on +61 2 9717 3376 / applications@ainse.edu.au.
Introductory R Workshop
An introductory R Workshop is being run on Thursday 11th and Friday 12th of April 2024. The course will be run by the Statistical Consulting Centre (SCC) in the Department of Statistics.
What’s covered in the workshop?
Introduction
Getting familiar with R
Using R Studio and loading projects/scripts
Basic functions using R
Reading in Data Files (.csv, .xls/.xlsx)
Introduction to R Objects. How R thinks (vectors, matrices, basic data formats)
Working with data(sets)
Cleaning and subsetting
Merging datasets and reformatting
Grouping variables and summarising
R graphics
Starting with plots in R (boxplots, histograms, bar graphs)
Graphics in R with ggplot2 (customising plots)
Data analysis
Introduction to performing t-tests, chi-square tests, ANOVA, and general linear models
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 – please contact Joei Mudaliar j.mudaliar@auckland.ac.nz for further instructions).
The payment authorisation 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 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 on how to do this in our pre-workshop information email.
Access to computers and the 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 11th and 12th April 2024, and we look forward to seeing you there.
Ngā mihi (Kind regards),
Joei Mudaliar | Kairuruku Ratonga ā-Rōpū (Group Services Coordinator)
Department of Statistics | Faculty of Science |The University of Auckland | Te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki Makaurau
The Scientia Trust Planet Earth Fund
The Scientia Trust Planet Earth Fund, proudly managed by Perpetual Guardian will be opening for funding applications from Wednesday 3rd January 2024 to Friday 29th April 2024.
This funding opportunity takes place once every 5 to 15 years.
We welcome applications from organisations and individuals for the purpose of:
- The study of earthquakes
- The study of bulk properties of the Earth
- The study of astronomical motions
- The study of the internal structure of the Earth
- The history of such studies.
Please feel welcome to share this opportunity with colleagues working in one or more of the above areas.
This funding round will be held on the Perpetual Guardian Funding Hub. You can find out more about this on our website here: https://www.perpetualguardian.co.nz/philanthropy/grant-seekers/grants-open-upcoming/
If you wish to be considered for funding you will need to register as a Perpetual Guardian Funding Hub user before you are able to submit an application.
You can register here: https://perpetualguardian.fluxx.io/user_sessions/new (look for the ‘Create an Account’ link).
Marian Cranwell Prize ($3,000)
The Prize will be awarded annually to the student who, in the opinion of the selection panel, completed the best thesis or dissertation focussing on the areas of environmental or ecological science, including the cultural history of environmental areas, in fulfilment of the requirements for a Masters or PhD degree. This is open to Students in School of Environment as well. If you have in mind any worthy nominees could you let me know as soon as convenient please and provide a note in support of your nomination.
Kind regards,
Barkha Bheda
Group Services Administrator
School of Biological Sciences: gsa.biologicalsciences@auckland.ac.nz
Exercise Sciences: gsa-exercise@auckland.ac.nz
FUNDS FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH HAPORI MAORI
School of Environment has a small budget for enabling engagement with Maori, particularly through koha or contributions that may be needed to initiate research relationships. In disbursing that putea, priority is given to academic staff working on behalf of groups of staff or students, pre/consultation activities for ethics approval and collaborations that are not readily funded through other mechanisms. As it is desirable to utilise the budget before the end of the academic year, however, all well-reasoned proposals will be considered. If interested, email a brief, one paragraph description of a proposed activity and a budget for how funds will be utilised to Brad (b.coombes@auckland.ac.nz). Although there are no prescribed maxima or minima for these grants, the limited scope of the overall budget will likely preclude grants in excess of $1000. Applicants should also be mindful of UoA guidelines or policies for gifting and koha.
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
These are currently on hold. Rangahau will reopen this fund for requests later in the year, please keep an eye on P-cubed for more details.
Rangahau – Research
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
Funding Calls
| Spencer Foundation – Research Grants on Education: Small | |
| This fund aims to support education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education. The research concept is “field-initiated” with the grant designed to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and opportunities in education. | |
| Value/Duration: | Deadline: |
| · Value: up to USD50,000 (circa NZD80,000).
· Duration: up to a maximum duration of 60 months |
· Internal Deadline for Full Stage: Internal Deadline: 5pm, Monday, 22 April 2024. |
| Further Information (funding call, guidelines, website):
If you are interested, please notify your FIRST (Kelly, Alex, or Sophie) of your intent to apply for this scheme to receive important information and updates in relation to this fund. |
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| RSNZ: Catalyst: Seeding (Round 1, January 2024) | |
| This fund aims to 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. | |
| Value/Duration: | Internal Deadline: |
| Up to NZ$80,000 (excl. GST) is available per proposal for projects lasting up to two years. | 12pm Tuesday 9 April 2024. |
| To get registered to the portal, 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. | |
| Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info):
· 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 |
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| RSNZ: Catalyst Leaders (Round 1, January 2024) | |
| This fund aims to supports incoming and outgoing targeted international fellowships for exceptional individuals that cannot be supported through other means. The following funding schemes are open in Round 1:
International Leader Fellowships (up to 3 awards): supports exceptional individuals from any country outside New Zealand to catalyse science and innovation capability and capacity development in New Zealand for a minimum of 4 weeks per year for up to 3 years. JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships (up to 4 awards): supports excellent post-doctoral researchers to do research in Japan for 12-24 months. Julius von Haast Fellowship Award (up to 1 award): supports an internationally recognised researcher from Germany to undertake research in New Zealand for a minimum of 4 weeks per year for up to 3 years. New Zealand – China Scientist Exchange Programme (up to 10 Awards): supports the development of research linkages with China by enabling New Zealand researchers to visit Chinese research organisations for 2-6 weeks. |
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| Value/Duration: | Internal Deadline: |
| International Leader Fellowships: up to $50,000 per annum.
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship: Flights, insurance and living allowance. Julius von Haast Fellowship Award: up to $50,000 per annum. New Zealand-China Scientist Exchange Programme: Flights, insurance and living allowance. |
12pm Tuesday 9 April 2024. |
| To get registered to the portal, 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. | |
| Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info):
· 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 |
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Aotearoa New Zealand Tāwhia te Mana Research Fellowships
The first details of the new Aotearoa New Zealand Tāwhia te Mana Research Fellowships, developed as part of the Te Ara Paerangi – Future Pathways reform have been released. These new schemes replace the Rutherford Discovery, Rutherford Foundation and James Cook Fellowships, which will no longer be offered from 2024.
These fellowships will support early, mid, and senior researchers. For further details, please see MBIE’s web page which details eligibility, duration and value.
Funding calls will be publicised via P-cubed once they become available so please keep an eye on this space.
Announcements
| Horizon Europe Training Webinars | ||||
| These new sessions will continue to focus on critical areas of the bid development process and key steps for identifying a funding call/collaborative opportunity in the Horizon Europe Programme.
· Improving Researcher Visibility Amongst International Partners:
· Best Practice in Collaborative Proposal Writing: This webinar will give an insight into the standard ways of planning the work in a Horizon Europe project.
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Health, Safety and Wellbeing
Tauranga wife uses CPR training to save husband having heart attack – NZ Herald
Let that article be enough justification to understand how important is to know the basics of first aid training.
Personal and Professional development UoA
Academic life is underpinned by other set of skills that need or it is good to have, amongst this OD offers
- First Aid, advanced and refresher
There are alternatives, for First Aid Certificate. to these by external sources that might fit your busy calendar, please seek advice on these options. Before booking double check that it covers these units
Level 1 – Basic
NZQA 6402 – Provide resuscitation level 2 – 1 Credit
NZQA 6401 – Provide first aid – 1 Credit
Level 2 – Advanced
NZQA 6400 – Manage First Aid in an Emergency Situation (Field Activity Leaders)
First Aid Refresher:
Must have valid first Aid certificate
Other Providers
- Red Cross
- Saint Johns
- Besafe
- Meditrain
- First Training (offers outdoors first aid course)
- A1 first Aid
At OD you can also get training in the following:
- Mental Health 101
- Fire safety at work
- Risk assessment
- Health and Safety for Line Managers and Academic Leaders
- Health and Safety Representative Training Sessions
If you want Saint John’s offers Online Mental Health Training
Remember near misses should also be reported in Damstra, not only injuries.
Publications | Articles
- Dowell, A., Baker, T. and Lewis, N. (2024) Silver lining to Amazon’s stalled NZ cloud plan. Newsroom. 8 March.
- Lewis, N. (2024) Stacking the odds at the consenting casino. Newsroom. 15 March.
- Liu, W., Tadaki, M., Allen., K., & Salmond, J.A., (2024) Managing emerging environmental risks when we do not know enough about them: anticipatory risk management approaches for environmental planning (Environmental Science and Policy, 155 (2024) 103715)
- Talbot, N., Patel., H., Costello, S.B., Davy, P., Salmond., J.A., Brook, M., Dirks, K., (2024) A mobile method for the screening of vehicle-induced airborne fibres from roads in high development residential areas (Atmospheric Pollution Research, 15, 2, February 2024, 102007).
- Xuying, M., Morawska, L., Zou, B., Deng, J., Gao, J., Longley, I., Xiao, S., Guo, B., Wu, Y., Xu, T., Xu, X., Yang, X., Salmond, J.A. (2024) The Development of Land Use Regression Approaches for Modeling Spatiotemporal Variations of Ambient Air Pollution in the Last Decade: A Systematic Review (Environment International 183 (2024) 108430)
- Kurniadi, A., Weller, E., Salmond, J.A., Aldrian, E., (2024) Future projections of extreme rainfall events in Indonesia (International Journal of Climatology,44, 160-18
Who: Beth is an ecosystem ecologist interested in wetland restoration, plant communities, and biogeochemistry. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Connecticut (USA), Department of Natural Resources & the Environment, and Center for Environmental Science & Engineering. Learn more about her research here: 
