Issue 99 – Monday 8 May 2023

May 8, 2023 • igom365

HeadsUp

One of the perks of knowing someone in the corporate sector is learning of various quirky attempts to sharpen the delivery of service. Some seem cheesy but on occasions something resonates. Like that word ‘perk’ as an acronym. Once capitalised, PERK is apparently Purpose, Engagement, Resilience and Kindness. Helpful words to keep front of mind as we continue through challenging times.

What is our purpose as a School? As educators and/or researchers? What at one level might seem a banal question – like most of life’s questions – warrants reconsideration and revisiting from time to time. Perhaps a good discussion-starter for a School retreat!

Engagement demands we move out of the comfort zone of our own preoccupations and research expertise. Embracing the potentials of transdisciplinarity comes to mind. As does engaging with, rather than just lecturing to, students. Teaching at its best is surely engagement.

Resilience is a reminder we are in precarious times and need to act accordingly. We have, for example, ‘soft’ enrolments across many of our courses, and need in such times to be ready to act for the collective good rather than simply for personal gain. Course rationalisation, restoration of a suite of summer school offerings and developing responses to the CFT and School Review all demand we go the extra kilometre. As does agreeing to in-school service roles. To not do so weakens our collective as well as individual futures as a School.

And kindness. It’s too easily regarded as an extra, that dessert of workplace values. Something we all know is important and think we know how to practice. But unlike desserts, there’s never too much consideration, empathy, and mutual care.

So, perks of the workplace can be more that a sly bit of photocopying or piggybacking a family visit onto an international conference. Let’s keep PERKS – purpose, engagement, resilience and kindness – to the fore. And I’ll keep an open mind to what might be of value coming from a certain glass tower down the road.

Contracting

One insight in being responsible for approving contracts in the School is how many are set up by Patricia in any one week. I was saying to the other FoS Heads recently that the most frequent words I seem to write these days are ‘Happy to Approve’. One wit retorted that I could cut my effort by two thirds and just write ‘Approved’!

Seriously, though. Michael (School Manager) and I need to state some reminders.

No one should be asked, or agree, to start work before a contract is signed.
A casual contract is one where there is no regular set of hours or pattern of work
Allow 2 weeks for a casual contract and 4 weeks for a Fixed term contract.
If a contracted employee resigns, activate a termination of their contract immediately. Situations of overpayment are embarrassing, potentially expensive and time-consumptive to deal with.

If you have any uncertainties about any of the above points, contact Patricia or Michael.

Graduation

Thank you to those (few, unfortunately) other academic staff who attended graduation. It was somewhat embarrassing to see PhD graduands cross the stage with neither supervisor present. Let’s up our numbers for next time, please. It’s a fundamental act of kindness to students and supporters that we are present to acknowledge their achievements. If access to robes from your home (ie PhD-granting) university is an issue, we are happy to sign off purchasing them from your PD account.

HoS absence

I’ll be away 18 May – 2 June. George Perry will be Acting HoS in my absence. Please direct queries to him during that time as my access to email will be irregular.

Have a good week

Robin Kearns

General Announcements

Changes to Research Support

Sophie Yu has recently joined the team as an RPC as cover for Franca Peverelle while she is on parental leave. Sophie has previously been working as a GSA in the Business School, and will be located in 302 Level 6. We will be getting in touch with any PI’s impacted by this change, but if you passing by Level 6 do drop in and say hi. Franca’s last working day will be 9 June.

SBS Snr Technician Role

SBS are advertising for a Senior Technician – Ecology to fill ranks in the fieldwork technical team. This is a permanent position. Candidates with either terrestrial or marine backgrounds are welcome to apply.

Links to advertisement:

On UoA Jobs Page
On SEEK (NZ)

For any questions please contact me.

Regards,

Blair Sowman
Technical Manager | School of Environment

Whakawhanaungatanga – Communities

[INVITATION] MBIE Endeavour Kick-Off Session with Max Kennedy and Rebecca Adams – 7th June 9:30 – 12:00pm

We invite you to join us for the 2024 MBIE Endeavour Kick-off Session on the 7th of June 2023, from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm, with special guest speakers Max Kennedy (former director of MBIE contestable funding) and Rebecca Adams (Director of Government Relations, Auckland UniServices).

Following his five and a half years as the Manager for Contestable Investments at MBIE, Max is now available to help researchers build on their awareness about MBIE Endeavour and use that knowledge to take their proposals to the next level. Teaming up with Max this year, Rebecca Adams will focus on giving an overview and practical advice around areas of research that align with the current Government priorities for the MBIE Endeavour Fund.

This session is a strategic value-add for those already familiar with the contestable funding world in Aotearoa. The information provided in this session aims to help researchers gain a better understanding of how the Endeavour fund can be used to meet the grand challenges researchers face to make life better for New Zealanders, how research can be better positioned to issues at the centre of government policy and strategy, and will provide additional insight from Max’s vast experiences at the heart of NZ’s science investment strategy.

The session will be primarily presentation based and followed by a Q&A interview, guided by questions received from registrants in advance email toaul.researchdevelopment@uoa.auckland.ac.nz

Key Information

– Date: Wednesday the 7^th of June 2023

– Time: 9:30am – 12:00pm.

– Location: Sir Owen G Glenn Building – 260-051 (12 Grafton Road Auckland, Auckland 1010)

– Audience: Targeted to participants who already have a general understanding of the MBIE Endeavour and contestable funding environment in Aotearoa. Open to UoA researchers and research support staff (FIRST).

Registration Link:

https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/mbie-endeavour-2024-kick-off-session-tickets-606914285967 –

[INVITATION] MBIE MBIE Endeavour 2024 – Research Impact Webinar & Workshop with Dr Faith Welch

Research Impact Manager, Dr Faith Welch, will be hosting a webinar to give you practical advice on how to plan your MBIE Endeavour funding application to achieve maximum impact. She will cover how to articulate the benefits of your research, and how to develop an implementation plan to ensure those benefits can occur. The session will be an hour, questions are encouraged and there will be at least 15 minutes of Q&A at the end. Following the webinar, if you would like to have a discussion about the impact of your research, please contact Faith at researchimpact@auckland.ac.nz.

Key Information:

Date: Tuesday the 20^th of June 2023

Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am.

Location: Online via zoom link.

Audience: Targeted to UoA researchers and research support staff (FIRST)

Registration Link:

https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/mbie-endeavour-2024-research-impact-with-dr-faith-welch-tickets-624976671047

An introductory R Workshop is being run on Thursday 29^th and Friday 30^th of June 2023. 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 and payment can only be made at the Student Resource Centre on main campus).

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 29th and 30^th June 2023, and we look forward to seeing you there.

Ngā mihi (Kind regards),

Joei Mudaliar | Group Services Coordinator

Department of Statistics | Faculty of Science

The University of Auckland | Te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki Makaurau

Sign up and join the student association RTEA and the Compass programme

1/ Please do encourage your students to join our student association RTEA. The new roster of officers is planning exciting activities for this year and they welcome support and contribution from fellow students. To encourage students to join just use the QR codes for the Facebook page and a Google form to formally sign up: https://rtea.auckland.ac.nz/

2/ Do encourage your PG students to also join our Compass programme. Larissa and her team of captains have planned regular activities to foster students’ wellbeing throughout the year.

3/ The Student Experience Committee (SEC) offers a small budget to course coordinators who would like to order some kai to share with their class. Reach out to JC should you be interested.

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.

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.

Undergrad research experience

We are now recruiting undergrads who would like to gain a research experience with a post-grad student in our School (30-40 hours, they get paid $800). The aim is to promote research and increase enrolment in our research programmes. Feel free to make an announcement in your courses and collect nominations. We have 10 places. We are hoping to match students by the end of the month.

If you would like to nominate an undergrad student who could be part of this programme, please email their name and research interest to melanie.kah@auckland.ac.nz

ENV Masters research seminars 6 June 2023 (rm 302-140)

The seminars are an opportunity for students to present their research and for members of our school to give feedback. To help develop a school culture, staff and students are encouraged to attend. The sessions are grouped loosely by topic.

Phil Shane (DGA)

(6 June)	Chair Nick Richards
9.00	Ema	Nersezova
9.15	Kerensa	Jennings
9.30	Amy	Barclay
9.45	Shreya	Gounder

10.00	Fei	Guo
10.15	Niamh	Galligan
10.30	Kaiqi	Li
10.45	Sophie	Mansell

11.00	Saima	Sakik
11.15	Laurence Lorenza	Suarez
11.30	Georgia	Woodside
11.45	Samuel	Scott
	Chair: George Perry
1.00	Olivia	Avery
1.15	Hannah	Sussex
1.30	Charlotte	Ko
1.45	Grace	May

Funding

Catalyst: Leaders (Round 2)

Catalyst: Leaders supports incoming and outgoing targeted international fellowships for exceptional individuals that cannot be supported through other means. The following funding scheme is open in Round 2:

Julius von Haast Fellowship Award (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.

Value/Duration:

Internal Deadlines:

Duration: Up to 3 years

Value:

$20,000 stipend

$20,000 research and travel allowance

$10,000 host institution administration

10 July 2023, 5pm

Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info):

· Funding call

· Guidelines

· Website

Email your title, full name, email address, faculty/department and the funder/scheme to the Funds Advisor Team via submissions@auckland.ac.nz to receive the instructions on how to initiate the letter of intent and the application template for the letter of intent.

Please also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly).

Catalyst: Seeding (Round 2)
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 Deadlines:
Duration: 24 Months Value: $80,000	5pm, Monday 10 July 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): · Funding Call · Guidelines · 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. Please Also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly).

2023 MBIE Catalyst: Strategic – New Zealand-China Strategic Research Alliance
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is calling for proposals for joint research collaborations between New Zealand and China. MBIE will fund up to 4 joint New Zealand-China research projects to support the New Zealand-China Strategic Research Alliance, 2 each in the areas of food science and environmental science. Up to $300,000 over 3 years is available to each successful applicant, with successful projects expected to start in March 2024. New Zealand and China have agreed to support four projects through this funding round, two in each priority area of: • Food Science; and • Environmental Science
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
Duration: 3 years Value: $300,000	5pm, Monday 10 July 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): · Funding Call · Guidelines · Website Submission process: · Applications are submitted via the MBIE IMS Portal. · Returning applicants log in using your existing login details. · New applicants contact the Funds Advisor Team submissions@auckland.ac.nz to create your User Profile. Please Also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly).

Internet Society Foundation – Research Grant Program
This scheme supports global research collaborations that advance understanding of the Internet and its value for all. Statements of interest and subsequent proposals should address topics related to one of the following thematic areas: 1. Greening the internet: The Internet both affects and is affected by the environment and climate change. Having a critical awareness of this impact is key to the Internet’s resilience and ensures its sustainability for generations to come. 2. The Internet Economy 3. A Trustworthy Internet 4. Decolonizing the Internet: We acknowledge that the Internet’s development depended on industrial societies that, by their nature, used resources from lands dispossessed from Indigenous people and communities throughout the world. Research on Decolonizing the Internet should explore practices and other methods toward an Internet for everyone.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
Duration: 24 Months Value: Each individual project from the university may be capped at US$500,000(circa NZ$790,000).	5pm, Monday 22 May 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): · Funding Call · Guidelines · 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. Also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly).

James Cook Research Fellowships
The James Cook Research Fellowships are awarded to researchers who have achieved national and international recognition in their area of scientific research. The fellowships allow them to concentrate on their chosen research for two years without the additional burden of administrative and teaching duties.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
Grant Value: Up to $110,000 (plus GST) per year up to two years. The Fellowships consist of: − $100,000 (plus GST) contribution toward researcher’s salary; and − $10,000 (plus GST) contribution towards relevant expenses.	5pm Tuesday 9 May 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funding call Guidelines Website If interested, please also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly)

Ministry for the Environment – Plastics Innovation Fund Round 2 – Te Tahua Pūtea mō te Kirihou Auaha
The Plastics Innovation Fund supports projects that will minimise plastic waste and its harm on the environment. They are seeking to fund projects that find ways to use less plastic and make what we do use reusable or recyclable. It should be noted that applicants are required to secure at least 50% co-funding.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
The minimum grant available for feasibility or scoping studies will be $20,000. The minimum grant for other project types will be $50,000 Duration: Up to 4 years	· EOI deadline from 1 November 2022 to 30 June 2023 · The Funds Advisor team will accept EOIs at any time during this period for a QA check provided that you allow at least 7 working days before final submission to the funder.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register or make contact with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing

Health and Safety reminder

A wall mounted office book shelf partially collapsed last week in B301. Fortunately for the occupant, it happened out of hours. An investigation is underway and we are following up with property services. It is a good reminder that we should be mindful of heavy items stored at height. Reduce weight on the upper shelves and try not to overload wall mounted book shelves. Facilities can also provide floor standing bookshelves where there is space, speak to your facilities coordinator for more information.
A reminder not to bring your uncovered cup of hot drink with you during an evacuation. Spills in the staircase or evacuation route can lead to slips and trips.
Make sure you report concerns, incidents and hazards (no matter how minor) as soon as possible. Please bookmark the following link. It’s essential information for the University and helps keep everyone safe.

Let’s all work together to ensure that we maintain a safe and healthy work environment.

Publications

Thomas P.F. Dowling – Assessing landscape fire risk in Ukraine and Belarus (Polesia) temperate wetland conservation areas with remote sensing, with a paper titled: Landscape fires disproportionally affect high conservation value temperate peatlands, meadows, and deciduous forests, but only under low moisture conditions . https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723024701

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Issue 98 – Monday 24 April 2023

April 24, 2023 • igom365

HeadsUp

I trust everyone managed a bit of a ‘breather’ over the Easter break as well as perhaps catching up on fieldwork and teaching prep, marking etc. Somehow over the last two days I managed to write a book chapter and now am about to head for the hills for three days before the busy-ness begins again. Small victories and necessary get-aways. We can tire of the exhortations about wellbeing, but the need is real

The absence of students and the quietness of walkways across campus has certainly been very noticeable over the break. And its sobering to recall that next week it will be a year since our School’s May 1st back-into-our-buildings celebration. Time flies when you’re (mostly) having fun.

As we head into the second half of the semester, may there be neither interruptions that keep us from campus nor significant declines in student attendance in lectures.

Staff meeting

We were scheduled to have a staff meeting last week but with a range of absences due to fieldwork, annual leave/school holidays and a professional staff forum, we decided to reschedule this to the end of semester. In keeping with a collectively expressed wish as the last such meeting, this will include a catered lunch. The next meeting will therefore be in 302-140 on Wednesday, 07 Jun, 11am-1 pm.

The irregularity of our all-school meetings is all the more reason to ensure that Discipline Group meetings are well-attended and that this newsletter is read!.

Congratulations!

Big congratulations to Murray Ford, Mark Dickson, Emma Ryan and Megan Tuck on funding success for a quick-to-be formulated project titled “Mapping cyclone-driven erosion of North Island’s east coast beaches”. This was ‘kick-started’ with ENV’s Rangahau contributing some seed funding within days of Gabrielle’s devastating touch-down and led to MBIE encouraging further development as an extension of the National Science Challenge work. This is a great example of both being nimble with a project idea and the way internal funding can set the ball rolling so to speak.

Annual Leave

Please look at what leave you will have accumulated by year’s end and book leave for suitable times later this year. I know I sound like a proverbial squeaky wheel on this ..but at last look, a whole 27 of us have over 100 hours un-booked and a couple of people have significantly higher accumulations that have prompted messaging from HR to me.

Internships

Do you have a project in which a talented student could assist you as well as gain some experience at no cost to you? I’ve been contacted by Bob Alagh bob@internnzoz.com who’s organisation has two 4^th year students in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University who are seeking full time, unpaid work for a few months. Please email Bob directly if interested.

Graduation

Autumn graduation comes around again soon (on Thurs 4^th May). Congratulations are due in the first instance to completers of degrees and diplomas…but given the challenges of these times, in this forum I would like to congratulate all in our teaching teams who have shown such tenacity and adaptability over the duration of study for those graduating this year.

Robin Kearns, HoS

General Announcements

Ontology lab key

To the person who picked up the Ontology lab key 302-551 and log book from facilities 302 – level 6

Please return ASAP.

Thank you. Lynette Carter |Facilities Coordinator| Faculty of Science

Ethics Applications

The Ethics and Integrity Team invites researchers intending to submit an ethics application to training sessions ( held fortnightly) exploring the process for creating and submitting applications at the University of Auckland.

Training sessions 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 see the links below for information and to sign up to a session:

https://research-hub-preview.auckland.ac.nz/event/research-ethics-workshop

https://uoa.csod.com/ui/lms-learning-details/app/event/266d7c0e-2db1-4c98-a933-25423d26e847

Training_Sessions_timetable_2023.pdf (ctfassets.net)

Whakawhanaungatanga – Communities

Coastal and Marine Geoscience Seminar Series
Join us for our fortnightly seminars where we hear from researchers about their work in the Coastal and Marine Geosciences.
We will have a mix of students, staff, and visitors to the School of Environment speaking throughout the year.
When: 12 pm, fortnightly on Mondays (beginning on the 24th of April)
Where: Ontology Lab (302.551)

The School of Environment teamed up with DEVORA at the MOTAT STEM fair on Sunday 2 April. It was a busy day, with more than 1000 people through the gates! Thanks to all those who helped out!

The Equity Commitee is sponsoring a special morning tea for staff and PG students on Wednesday 26 April at 10.30am.

So, you are all invited to come along to eat some delicious cakes (gluten-free and vegan options catered for too). The Equity Committee will be to explain the purpose of the Quiet Room and their plans to improve its facilities. Plus, they will update everyone on their forthcoming Equity Committee-sponsored morning teas and other events. And if you don’t know what the Equity Committee does, then come along to find out and ask any questions you have.

The Quiet Room is now available for those PG students seeking a quiet place to study. There are rules for the Quiet Room designed to make it a peaceful place to work for students needing a low-sensory environment. You can find more information here.

Sponsored by the Outreach Committee, the School of Environment is partnering with the Community Engagement Team at Kaituitui Kaupapa Taiao (Auckland Council) to do some community tree planting (they need people to get trees in the ground, we all need oxygen and birds, urban greening, flood resilience, the list goes on!) 🙂

We already have a date and time booked – if you’re keen, get this in your calendars!

Date: Thursday 6th July

Timing: 9:15am – Bus departs UoA campus,

10am to 1pm – On site for a welcome, introduction to place, planting and kai

1:45pm – Arrive back at campus

Please email Emma on el.sharp@auckland.ac.nz if you’re interested in taking part in this (more-than) community building activity. All School participants welcome!

Sign up and join the student association RTEA and the Compass programme

1/ Please do encourage your students to join our student association RTEA. The new roster of officers is planning exciting activities for this year and they welcome support and contribution from fellow students. To encourage students to join just use the QR codes for the Facebook page and a Google form to formally sign up: https://rtea.auckland.ac.nz/

2/ Do encourage your PG students to also join our Compass programme. Larissa and her team of captains have planned regular activities to foster students’ wellbeing throughout the year.

3/ The Student Experience Committee (SEC) offers a small budget to course coordinators who would like to order some kai to share with their class. Reach out to JC should you be interested.

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.

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.

Undergrad research experience

We are now recruiting undergrads who would like to gain a research experience with a post-grad student in our School (30-40 hours, they get paid $800). The aim is to promote research and increase enrolment in our research programmes. Feel free to make an announcement in your courses and collect nominations. We have 10 places. We are hoping to match students by the end of the month.

If you would like to nominate an undergrad student who could be part of this programme, please email their name and research interest to melanie.kah@auckland.ac.nz

ENV Masters research seminars 6 June 2023 (rm 302-140)

The seminars are an opportunity for students to present their research and for members of our school to give feedback. To help develop a school culture, staff and students are encouraged to attend. The sessions are grouped loosely by topic.

Phil Shane (DGA)

(6 June)	Chair Nick Richards
9.00	Ema	Nersezova
9.15	Kerensa	Jennings
9.30	Amy	Barclay
9.45	Shreya	Gounder

10.00	Fei	Guo
10.15	Niamh	Galligan
10.30	Kaiqi	Li
10.45	Sophie	Mansell

11.00	Saima	Sakik
11.15	Laurence Lorenza	Suarez
11.30	Georgia	Woodside
11.45	Samuel	Scott
	Chair: George Perry
1.00	Olivia	Avery
1.15	Hannah	Sussex
1.30	Charlotte	Ko
1.45	Grace	May

Funding

HFSP – Postdoctoral Fellowships
The HFSP fellowship program supports proposals for frontier, potentially transformative research in the life sciences. Applications for high-risk projects are particularly encouraged. The projects should be interdisciplinary in nature and should challenge existing paradigms by using novel approaches and techniques. Scientifically, they should address an important problem or a barrier to progress in the field. HFSP postdoctoral fellowships encourage early career scientists to broaden their research skills by moving into new areas of study.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
Duration: 3 years Value: For NZ there is a Living Allowance of NZD90,564 for Y1, NZD92.064 for Y2, and NZD93,576 for Y3. There is a Research and Training Allowance to support the project of NZD10,932 per year.	For the Letter of Intent – 5pm Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): · Funding call · Guidelines · Website Email your title, full name, email address, faculty/department and the funder/scheme to the Funds Advisor Team via submissions@auckland.ac.nz to receive the instructions on how to initiate the letter of intent and the application template for the letter of intent. Please also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly).

Internet Society Foundation – Research Grant Program
This scheme supports global research collaborations that advance understanding of the Internet and its value for all. Statements of interest and subsequent proposals should address topics related to one of the following thematic areas: 1. Greening the internet: The Internet both affects and is affected by the environment and climate change. Having a critical awareness of this impact is key to the Internet’s resilience and ensures its sustainability for generations to come. 2. The Internet Economy 3. A Trustworthy Internet 4. Decolonizing the Internet: We acknowledge that the Internet’s development depended on industrial societies that, by their nature, used resources from lands dispossessed from Indigenous people and communities throughout the world. Research on Decolonizing the Internet should explore practices and other methods toward an Internet for everyone.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
Duration: 24 Months Value: Each individual project from the university may be capped at US$500,000(circa NZ$790,000).	5pm, Monday 22 May 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): · Funding Call · Guidelines · 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. Also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly).

James Cook Research Fellowships
The James Cook Research Fellowships are awarded to researchers who have achieved national and international recognition in their area of scientific research. The fellowships allow them to concentrate on their chosen research for two years without the additional burden of administrative and teaching duties.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
Grant Value: Up to $110,000 (plus GST) per year up to two years. The Fellowships consist of: − $100,000 (plus GST) contribution toward researcher’s salary; and − $10,000 (plus GST) contribution towards relevant expenses.	5pm Tuesday 9 May 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funding call Guidelines Website If interested, please also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly)

The Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust has a new award: Women in Science Award in Memory of Sylvia Tredwell of $2000.

“This award in memory of Sylvia Tredwell was made possible by a generous donation from her family, who wish to pay tribute to her determination in pursuing her career despite the barriers she faced, and to support other women to pursue the qualifications and career of their choice. The Award is intended to help support a woman studying towards an undergraduate or postgraduate science degree at a tertiary institute in the Auckland or Northland regions. The funding may be used for fees or living costs.”

Further details are at: https://www.academicdresshire.co.nz/Academic%20Awards/Discipline%20Specific%20and%20Other%20Awards?mv_pc=3238.

Ministry for the Environment – Plastics Innovation Fund Round 2 – Te Tahua Pūtea mō te Kirihou Auaha
The Plastics Innovation Fund supports projects that will minimise plastic waste and its harm on the environment. They are seeking to fund projects that find ways to use less plastic and make what we do use reusable or recyclable. It should be noted that applicants are required to secure at least 50% co-funding.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
The minimum grant available for feasibility or scoping studies will be $20,000. The minimum grant for other project types will be $50,000 Duration: Up to 4 years	· EOI deadline from 1 November 2022 to 30 June 2023 · The Funds Advisor team will accept EOIs at any time during this period for a QA check provided that you allow at least 7 working days before final submission to the funder.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register or make contact with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

Rangahau – Research

Python for Research Science

The Rangahau/Research Committee has organized “Python for Research Science course”.

Dr. Irene Wallis will be delivering the course, which will run for five consecutives Mondays and it will be divided in two parts:

Five lectures that include discussion and code-along components
Five tutorials.

The dates are the following:

1^st Monday: 27/March

2^nd Monday: 03/April

BREAK-Eastern April 10/April

3^rd Monday: 17/April

4^th Monday: 24/April

5^th Monday: 01/May

There are 5 sessions. Each session starts with a lecture/discussion/code-along (1.5 – 2 hrs) followed by a tutorial during which participants can work on their own data or specific issues they are having. The lecture can be hybrid (in person and with video conference for remote attendees). However, Tutorials will ideally be in-person only because it allows for a more fluid setting focused on the participants’ interest (unless our covid levels change).

The room is booked from 9:00 to 13:00 h. Not every session will take this long, but it allows for flexibility.

It is open to postdoc, staff, and also last-year PhD students.

If you are interested, send me an email and a short motivation letter at joa.paredes.marino@auckland.ac.nz. There are few spots left and they will assigned on a first-come, first-served basis

Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing

HSW committee meeting minutes

No major incidents and two minor incidents
Safety inductions, the faculty is going to roll out the use of Canvas for safety inductions following the model already used by the SoE.
University is considering deploying GPS tracking/dash cams to further reduce traffic incidents, they are also rolling out driver assessment following the current standard at the school. Victoria University is also adopting this measure.
Undergrad students can apply for access to research facilities/postgrad labs as long as there is a PI supporting their application, this will be subjected to supervision. Time delays for obtaining access must be considered.
People requiring vaccinations to undertake research could access PD, or RD accounts. PhD candidates could access PrESS accounts.
Get First Aid certified, it is a lifesaving skill.
Test and tag in labs will be undertaken in May/June

Publications

Cornwall, C., Carlot, J., Branson, O., Courtney, T., Harvey, B., Perry, C., Andersson, A., Diaz-Pulido, G., Johnson, M., Kennedy, E., Krieger, E., Mallela, J., McCoy, S., Nugues, M., Quinter, E., Ross, C., Ryan, E., Saderne, V. and Comeau, S. 2023 Crustose coralline algae can contribute more than corals to coral reef carbonate production, Communications Earth and Environment, 4:105. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00766-w

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Issue 97 – Monday 27 March 2023

March 27, 2023 • asim086

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Pink leafless belladonna lilies seem to be popping up everywhere. The nights are cool but, mercifully, the sea is still warm. Autumn is emphatically here.

With the imminent end of daylight saving, it feels like the gritty business of the semester is upon us. I enjoyed a block of undergraduate teaching and was heartened by the attendance.

But hold on tight, there’s always something new. Curved balls as they say in baseball. Like ChatGBT – thanks, Marie, Larry and Larissa for a great workshop unpicking some of its implications last week. It’s a brave new world. More questions than answers…

On a less perplexing note, we had Wiki 1 of the Te Akoranga Kairangi course run by Alison Jones and Vikki Demant. It is hugely encouraging that such a large cohort from Environment has committed to this enriching opportunity.

And speaking of opportunities, I’ve recently been to my first HoS training sessions. I guess that means my 23 months as a total amateur are up!

Looking ahead, a few dates and processes to note:

I’ve been asked to spread the ADPR and TUPU processes over more of the year so when Patricia makes contact please respond generously for an appointment.
With the promotions round coming up mid-year, please make contact for a conversation should you be planning on applying.
In the lead-up to the 2026 PBRF round, estimated scores have been prepared and are now with me for comment. They all seem pretty accurate to me and will be available to research-active staff soon. These indicative scores should serve as an incentive for maintaining or seeking to improve research performance. (while attributed to individuals, remember we collectively benefit from a strong school performance).
Graduation is coming up on 4^th May. Please plan on the attending the ceremony (phew, its not an evening one again!).

And, on the good news front:

First, very big congratulations to Environment PhD student Michaela Dobson who has been awarded a scholarship to intern with NASA in California.

And, second, congratulations too to the Geographers who have achieved 42= among global universities for their QS subject ranking!

I am sure there is more good news to keep us buoyed in these shortening days of autumn. Be sure to let me know.

Robin Kearns

General Announcements

Public Lecture by Prof Kannan: Pet dogs and cats as sentinels of human exposure to environmental chemicals

Date: Tuesday 28th March 2023

Time: 11 am to 12 pm

Venue: 423-340, Conference Centre Building 423, 22 Symonds Street

Speaker Bio: Dr. Kurunthachalam Kannan is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Kannan’s research interests are understanding sources, pathways and distribution of persistent organic pollutants in the environment. Recent research is focused on human biomonitoring and exposure assessment. Dr. Kannan is one of the top 5 most highly cited researchers (ISI) in Ecology/Environment in the world (h-index: >150).

Taiao Tutor Community of Practice – Ako Innovation Committee

The Taiao Tutor Community of Practice is underway for 2023! The next workshops in the series are:

Zoom Teaching Skills Workshop – Teaching online is a very different experience to teaching in-person. This session focuses upon the basic practical skills to use Zoom for teaching, and will also offer tips, tricks and troubleshooting suggestions. Please note, this is an interactive session so bring a device to access Zoom. Morning tea will be provided!

Presentation Skills Workshop – Public speaking and presentation skills may not come naturally however are an important part of your tutor skillset. In this session Ingrid Ukstins, will provide some practical tips and tricks to developing your presenting skills through interactive activities. Come along to join in the lunch to also celebrate making it to the mid semester break!

Internal Seminar Series

PhD proposal presentation by Dacey Zelman-Fahm – Modelling Local and Temporal Risk Exposure Using Fused Geographically Weighted Land Use Regression

Date: Thu 6th April 2023

Time: 2pm

To read more about the proposal and to access the Zoom link, click here DaceyZelmanFahm_Seminar Flyer_internal_phd_2023

Vision Mātauranga Hui

As part of the Vision Mātauranga support for researchers within Te Whare Pūtaiao Faculty of Science, the Māori advisors’ team will be running a two hour Vision Mātauranga Hui:

Date: Thursday 20 April 2023

Time: 9:00 – 11:00am

Venue: Building 119-G30

Link: Responsiveness to Maaori tool v1.3

We understand that the timing may not work for everyone and unfortunately, we will not be recording this session. This will be an in person session only.

So we have an idea of the numbers attending, could you please complete the registration form: https://auckland.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bDFImD8R8XeKrWe

In advance of the session, please find attached a document to help map out your proposal ideas and how they connect with Māori aspirations, build Māori capability and capacity, and look at how you can ensure your research is reaching Māori communities. Although we will not be focused on this document, it may help you as you look to see how your research can be responsive to Māori, and you are welcome to bring it with you to the session.

Kind Regards,

Dianne Sennoga, Research Programme Coordinator

Ethics Applications

The Ethics and Integrity Team invites researchers intending to submit an ethics application to training sessions ( held fortnightly) exploring the process for creating and submitting applications at the University of Auckland.

Training sessions 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 see the links below for information and to sign up to a session:

https://research-hub-preview.auckland.ac.nz/event/research-ethics-workshop

https://uoa.csod.com/ui/lms-learning-details/app/event/266d7c0e-2db1-4c98-a933-25423d26e847

Training_Sessions_timetable_2023.pdf (ctfassets.net)

Field trip student payments

Just a reminder that since the Student Centre closed a couple of years ago, student payment for field trips are made through the Science University Store page https://store.auckland.ac.nz/science-faculty/ (nb the webpage is currently being updated). You can upload the Field trip to the store via the UOA Store Product Upload Request FS-54 form.

Kia ora Everyone,

A few things:

1/ A reminder I have PhD Advisor office hours everyone Monday at 4pm. Either in my office 302-735 or on zoom https://auckland.zoom.us/j/91470429035?pwd=amkxWm51ZDJWWTc1anBGTFU3SWpYQT09. You are also very welcome to email or catch me at other times.

2/ The School of Environment has a morning tea every Wednesday at 10.30 am in the Level 6 tearoom. This is a great opportunity to mix and mingle so please make this part of your routine! I generally try to go so it is also a good chance to catch me (except when like tomorrow I’m at a first aid refresher etc).

3/ Particularly for the more Earth Science/Geology amoung you (but all welcome) Thursday 16^th March is Hector’s Day and time for our annual Geobake again! See attached. Come and share any geology inspired baked goods entries at 10.30 am Thursday in the 7^th floor tearoom!

4/ SGS send out the Doctoral News on Fridays (see below). Hopefully you get (and read) these as they are great to point out possible development opportunities. If you aren’t on the list for some reason and want to be please let me know.

5/ If it has been more than a year since you have done a annual report or continuation review please check in on Wahapu and catch up on your overdue continuation review milestones as having these done makes it easier to help if/when you need it re suspensions, extensions etc.

Regards,

Jennifer, School of Environment PhD Advisor

Doctoral Supervision Matters

PhD Applications are now administered through Student Services Online and you will need access to see the application and all its associated documents. The timelines around University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship rounds are tight so if you have never served in a service role that required this please request access in advance of needing it (i.e. now) at https://uoaprod.service-now.com/sp?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=f5046f59dbe710102bd110a01496191f&sysparm_category=4d08f12bdb59730029f117564a9619ef. The process will ask who you need access similar to – say Ludmila Adam.

Ever had a good PhD applicant where their previous institution ruined their GPE conversion or made a lot of work getting theses assessed? The list of equivalent institutions is being reviewed and changed to the top 500 on any of the Shanghai Ranking, Times Higher Education or QS lists. However this may still not include some discipline favourites (particularly for young universities) and will see some of the current UoA list drop off. Email j.eccles@auckland.ac.nz for a copy of the spreadsheet if you want to have your say about where else may need to be on the list!

SGS have had a huge amount of staff turnover recently and are trying their best to come up to speed and get on top of the back log. So that they don’t resign and we go back to scratch again please keep all comms polite and patient. If something is urgent please let PhD advisor Jennifer Eccles know so she can contact someone directly; emailing the hub every day expecting a quick result is just adding to the inbox backlog they are wading through.

Ngā mihi,

Jennifer

Meet Visiting Scientist Dr. Beth Lawrence

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: https://lawrencelabuconn.weebly.com/

What: Beth is a visiting scientist in the School of Environment hosted by Dr. Luitgard Schwendenmann

When: She’s visiting Aotearoa for six months and will be here until early July 2023

Where: She’ll be on campus a few days a week this semester. If you see her wandering the halls of 302 please stop and introduce yourself!

CapEx Requests for 2024

Applications are now open for 2024 CapEx requests. We have decided to give a longer time frame than usual, so more staff have the opportunity to submit. This link will remain active until April 15^th 2023.

If you have an item that isn’t on the list for this year (P2) then please submit a request so we know its still needed. Blair will email those staff directly.

Please direct any questions to Blair.

https://auckland.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bJXjoluewgiVizs

Whakawhanaungatanga – Communities

Sign up and join the student association RTEA and the Compass programme

1/ Please do encourage your students to join our student association RTEA. The new roster of officers is planning exciting activities for this year and they welcome support and contribution from fellow students. To encourage students to join just use the QR codes for the Facebook page and a Google form to formally sign up: https://rtea.auckland.ac.nz/

2/ Do encourage your PG students to also join our Compass programme. Larissa and her team of captains have planned regular activities to foster students’ wellbeing throughout the year.

3/ The Student Experience Committee (SEC) offers a small budget to course coordinators who would like to order some kai to share with their class (max. NZD100.00 per course per semester). Reach out to JC should you be interested.

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.

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.

Undergrad research experience

We are now recruiting undergrads who would like to gain a research experience with a post-grad student in our School (30-40 hours, they get paid $800). The aim is to promote research and increase enrolment in our research programmes. Feel free to make an announcement in your courses and collect nominations. We have 10 places. We are hoping to match students by the end of the month.

If you would like to nominate an undergrad student who could be part of this programme, please email their name and research interest to melanie.kah@auckland.ac.nz

ENV Masters research seminars 6 June 2023 (rm 302-140)

The seminars are an opportunity for students to present their research and for members of our school to give feedback. To help develop a school culture, staff and students are encouraged to attend. The sessions are grouped loosely by topic.

Phil Shane (DGA)

(6 June)	Chair Nick Richards
9.00	Ema	Nersezova
9.15	Kerensa	Jennings
9.30	Amy	Barclay
9.45	Shreya	Gounder

10.00	Fei	Guo
10.15	Niamh	Galligan
10.30	Kaiqi	Li
10.45	Sophie	Mansell

11.00	Saima	Sakik
11.15	Laurence Lorenza	Suarez
11.30	Georgia	Woodside
11.45	Samuel	Scott
	Chair: George Perry
1.00	Olivia	Avery
1.15	Hannah	Sussex
1.30	Charlotte	Ko
1.45	Grace	May

Fame and cash for sharing your best School of Environment mini vlog (videos)

The ENV Outreach Committee is looking for exciting, funny and engaging mini vlogs (i.e. video collage) to upload to the soon to launch School of Environment Instagram account. We would love to receive mini vlogs from studies of our environment and people, field work, lab experiments, data analysis or a mix of it all!

Videos from students, academic and technical staff are all welcome!

Think of the mini vlog as “A day in the life of …” related to school of environment research or careers. Of course you could record material over several days. Here is an example -of many- on how to make a mini vlog (you can also make them directly in the Instagram or TikTok apps).

Prizes (prezzy cards):

1st place: $200

2nd place: $100

3rd place: $75

4th -10th place: $ 30

Rules:

– The mini vlog has to be under 15 seconds.

– If filming others, make sure you don’t see their faces or you have their consent (model consent form). Avoid having under 18-year olds in the video.

– You don’t have to be in the mini vlog if you don’t want to, neither do you have to talk.

– Keep all mini vlogs G-rated as they may be made public. This includes no swearing or alcohol consumption, and also conforming with all University regulations.

– Some guidelines are found here, including the use of music.

Submissions may be uploaded (with credit) to the School of Environment Instagram account.

Please email env-comms@auckland.ac.nz that you have submitted. Submit the mini vlog by April 28th to this google drive link.

Shanice, Thomas and Mila

Are you actively researching in energy or decarbonisation?

The university if compiling a list of researchers working on energy and decarbonisation that they will share with government, industry and communities.

If you are interested to be listed please send Mila Adam a one line description or keywords of your research.

Funding

Rutherford Discovery Fellowships
Rutherford Discovery Fellowships (RDF) are to support the development of future research leaders, and to assist with the retention and repatriation of New Zealand’s talented early- to mid-career researchers. The scheme will support early- to mid-career researchers to develop a strong track record, allowing them to compete with the best researchers in New Zealand and the world for mainstream research funds.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
10 Fellowships, up to $160,000 p.a. each for 5 years in length will be awarded in 2023	5pm Monday 17 April 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Roadshow Funding call Guidelines Website If interested, please also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly)

The Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust has a new award: Women in Science Award in Memory of Sylvia Tredwell of $2000.

“This award in memory of Sylvia Tredwell was made possible by a generous donation from her family, who wish to pay tribute to her determination in pursuing her career despite the barriers she faced, and to support other women to pursue the qualifications and career of their choice. The Award is intended to help support a woman studying towards an undergraduate or postgraduate science degree at a tertiary institute in the Auckland or Northland regions. The funding may be used for fees or living costs.”

Further details are at: https://www.academicdresshire.co.nz/Academic%20Awards/Discipline%20Specific%20and%20Other%20Awards?mv_pc=3238

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Matakitenga Research Round
The NPM Matakitenga research fund supports impactful research that contributes to their vision of building the foundations for flourishing Māori Futures. This is a Request for Proposals for multi-institutional Māori led research that contributes to specific outcomes and the overall mission of the CoRE
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
•The funder expect to support up to 10-12 projects valued between NZ$10,000-60,000 (out of a total funding pool of NZ$600,000). Applicants must be prepared to spend their fully allocated budget by 31st December 2024 and complete all project objectives.	5pm, Wednesday, 22 March 2023.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): · Funding call · Guidelines · Website If interested, please also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly)

Climate Impacts Awards
The aim of the Climate Impacts Awards is to make the impacts of climate change visible across a wide range of physical and mental health outcomes in order to drive urgent climate policy and practice change at scale. This scheme will fund transdisciplinary teams to deliver short-term, high-impact projects, combining evidence generation with communications and/or public engagement.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
• Project duration is up to 3 years. • Funding level is up to GBP2.5M (circa NZD4.6M). • Indirects for the UOA will be limited to 15% of the direct research costs.	5pm Wednesday 5 April 2023.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funding call Guidelines Website If interested, please also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly)

RSNZ- Catalyst Fund Seeding
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 Deadlines:
A maximum of NZ$80,000 (excl. GST) is available per proposal for projects lasting up to two years.	5pm Wednesday 12 April 2023.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): · Guidelines · 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 or click the above button to get registered to the portal. Also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly)

RSNZ- Catalyst Leaders
Catalyst: Leaders 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. 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.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
International Leader Fellowship Up to $50,000 per annum for up to three years. New Zealand – China Scientist Exchange Programme NZ$3,000 travel grant JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships •Round trip air-ticket + approx. $6690 allowances	5pm Wednesday 12 April 2023.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): · Guidelines · 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 or click the above button to get registered to the portal. Also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly)

Ministry for the Environment – Plastics Innovation Fund Round 2 – Te Tahua Pūtea mō te Kirihou Auaha
The Plastics Innovation Fund supports projects that will minimise plastic waste and its harm on the environment. They are seeking to fund projects that find ways to use less plastic and make what we do use reusable or recyclable. It should be noted that applicants are required to secure at least 50% co-funding.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
The minimum grant available for feasibility or scoping studies will be $20,000. The minimum grant for other project types will be $50,000 Duration: Up to 4 years	· EOI deadline from 1 November 2022 to 30 June 2023 · The Funds Advisor team will accept EOIs at any time during this period for a QA check provided that you allow at least 7 working days before final submission to the funder.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register or make contact with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

Toka Tū Ake EQC University Research Programme (URP 2024-26)
Since the 1990s, Toka Tū Ake EQC has provided funding to tertiary institutions across New Zealand. This funding has helped to support research capability in natural disaster risk reduction. From 2020, Toka Tū Ake EQC funding introduced a three-year University Research Programme for tertiary institutions focused on: Research that is targeted to Toka Tū Ake EQC’s goals and priorities Contribution to better outcomes for New Zealanders Developing research capability that is aligned with programme delivery End user and/or stakeholder collaboration and partnerships A greater partnership approach with Toka Tū Ake EQC
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
· Projects can be up to a maximum duration of 36 months · The award is up to NZD150,000/annum	· EOI Deadline: 5pm Wednesday 2 November 2022. · Full Proposal Deadline: Wednesday 22 March 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

Rangahau – Research

Python for Research Science

The Rangahau/Research Committee has organized “Python for Research Science course”.

Dr. Irene Wallis will be delivering the course, which will run for five consecutives Mondays and it will be divided in two parts:

Five lectures that include discussion and code-along components
Five tutorials.

The dates are the following:

1^st Monday: 27/March

2^nd Monday: 03/April

BREAK-Eastern April 10/April

3^rd Monday: 17/April

4^th Monday: 24/April

5^th Monday: 01/May

There are 5 sessions. Each session starts with a lecture/discussion/code-along (1.5 – 2 hrs) followed by a tutorial during which participants can work on their own data or specific issues they are having. The lecture can be hybrid (in person and with video conference for remote attendees). However, Tutorials will ideally be in-person only because it allows for a more fluid setting focused on the participants’ interest (unless our covid levels change).

The room is booked from 9:00 to 13:00 h. Not every session will take this long, but it allows for flexibility.

It is open to postdoc, staff, and also last-year PhD students.

If you are interested, send me an email and a short motivation letter at joa.paredes.marino@auckland.ac.nz. There are few spots left and they will assigned on a first-come, first-served basis

Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing

February Health, Safety and Wellbeing E-Update

Find the latest Health, Safety and Wellbeing E-Update here

Publications

Bowen, M.M., Fernandez, D., Gordon, A.L. et al. Tides regulate the flow and density of Antarctic Bottom Water from the western Ross Sea. Sci Rep 13, 3873 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31008-w
Auckland landslides. Some recent commentary on legal and planning aspects of the recent landslides by Martin Brook in 2 further articles in The Conversation, as well as an appearance on “The Lentil Intervention” podcast discussing the same issues:

https://theconversation.com/landslides-and-law-cyclone-gabrielle-raises-serious-questions-about-where-weve-been-allowed-to-build-200250

https://theconversation.com/the-red-and-yellow-sticker-dilemma-how-do-we-balance-safety-with-the-desire-to-return-home-after-a-disaster-201283

https://www.thelentilintervention.org/podcast/episode/79b56584/associate-professor-martin-brook-climate-change-and-geological-hazards

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Issue 96 – Monday 13th March 2023

March 13, 2023 • igom365

HeadsUp

The semester is well and truly underway, with weather-related interruptions hopefully behind us. I for one have been enjoying brushing up my lectures and engaging with a refreshingly enthusiastic class of students. It’s been an enjoyable counterbalance to some of the more usual HoS preoccupations!

At a Faculty leadership retreat last week, a highlight was being led on a hikoi (walk) around parts of campus by Teariki Tuiono our Science Kaiarahi. It was a reminder that significant histories dwell within the ordinary landscapes of everyday life. There is always something to learn. To my shame, I hadn’t realised we had a symbol ion campus through which to remember the Christchurch mosque victims. Yet so many times I will have paced past nearby on a preoccupied A to B mission, unaware of Ngā Roimata o Ranginui, which was erected in solidarity with Muslim staff and students and paying tribute to lives lost. Mea culpa. Slow down and learn from others…

Relatedly, as we move deeper into the semester, it’s been heartening to witness 18 ENV staff signing up for the eight-week Te Akoranga Kairangi course which aims to help meet University of Auckland staff competency requirements for the university’s new strategic plan, Taumata Teitei. Important mahi but it will be fun and, especially so, undertaking the journey as a cohort.

Heartening too to see further staff engagement with the media. Well done to Jon Tunnicliffe for an appearance on RNZ’s Saturday Morning. Getting onto these wide- audience platforms can only be good for our profile and relevance, as well of course for individual careers.

As we seek to raise our profile and address our strategic goals as a school, let us all be vigilant to opportunities to deepen our learning and share our perspectives in the public domain.

Robin Kearns, HoS

General Announcements

Field trip student payments

Just a reminder that since the Student Centre closed a couple of years ago, student payment for field trips are made through the Science University Store page https://store.auckland.ac.nz/science-faculty/ (nb the webpage is currently being updated). You can upload the Field trip to the store via the UOA Store Product Upload Request FS-54 form.

Kia ora Everyone,

A few things:

1/ A reminder I have PhD Advisor office hours everyone Monday at 4pm. Either in my office 302-735 or on zoom https://auckland.zoom.us/j/91470429035?pwd=amkxWm51ZDJWWTc1anBGTFU3SWpYQT09. You are also very welcome to email or catch me at other times.

2/ The School of Environment has a morning tea every Wednesday at 10.30 am in the Level 6 tearoom. This is a great opportunity to mix and mingle so please make this part of your routine! I generally try to go so it is also a good chance to catch me (except when like tomorrow I’m at a first aid refresher etc).

3/ Particularly for the more Earth Science/Geology amoung you (but all welcome) Thursday 16^th March is Hector’s Day and time for our annual Geobake again! See attached. Come and share any geology inspired baked goods entries at 10.30 am Thursday in the 7^th floor tearoom!

4/ SGS send out the Doctoral News on Fridays (see below). Hopefully you get (and read) these as they are great to point out possible development opportunities. If you aren’t on the list for some reason and want to be please let me know.

5/ If it has been more than a year since you have done a annual report or continuation review please check in on Wahapu and catch up on your overdue continuation review milestones as having these done makes it easier to help if/when you need it re suspensions, extensions etc.

Regards,

Jennifer

School of Environment PhD Advisor

Doctoral Supervision Matters

PhD Applications are now administered through Student Services Online and you will need access to see the application and all its associated documents. The timelines around University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship rounds are tight so if you have never served in a service role that required this please request access in advance of needing it (i.e. now) at https://uoaprod.service-now.com/sp?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=f5046f59dbe710102bd110a01496191f&sysparm_category=4d08f12bdb59730029f117564a9619ef. The process will ask who you need access similar to – say Ludmila Adam.

Ever had a good PhD applicant where their previous institution ruined their GPE conversion or made a lot of work getting theses assessed? The list of equivalent institutions is being reviewed and changed to the top 500 on any of the Shanghai Ranking, Times Higher Education or QS lists. However this may still not include some discipline favourites (particularly for young universities) and will see some of the current UoA list drop off. Email j.eccles@auckland.ac.nz for a copy of the spreadsheet if you want to have your say about where else may need to be on the list!

SGS have had a huge amount of staff turnover recently and are trying their best to come up to speed and get on top of the back log. So that they don’t resign and we go back to scratch again please keep all comms polite and patient. If something is urgent please let PhD advisor Jennifer Eccles know so she can contact someone directly; emailing the hub every day expecting a quick result is just adding to the inbox backlog they are wading through.

Ngā mihi,

Jennifer

Meet Visiting Scientist Dr. Beth Lawrence

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: https://lawrencelabuconn.weebly.com/

What: Beth is a visiting scientist in the School of Environment hosted by Dr. Luitgard Schwendenmann

When: She’s visiting Aotearoa for six months and will be here until early July 2023

Where: She’ll be on campus a few days a week this semester. If you see her wandering the halls of 302 please stop and introduce yourself!

CapEx Requests for 2024

Applications are now open for 2024 CapEx requests. We have decided to give a longer time frame than usual, so more staff have the opportunity to submit. This link will remain active until April 15^th 2023.

If you have an item that isn’t on the list for this year (P2) then please submit a request so we know its still needed. Blair will email those staff directly.

Please direct any questions to Blair.

https://auckland.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bJXjoluewgiVizs

Whakawhanaungatanga – Communities

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.

Kia ora Social Science colleagues

The Politics, Economies and Place research group in the School of Environment, in conjunction with the Public Policy Institute, are organising an event around Paris Marx’s book Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong About the Future of Transportation @ 1-2pm Friday 17 March in 106-100.

See poster below and RSVP link here.

Journalist and urban commentor Simon Wilson will be a discussant for Paris’ talk, and I’ll likely moderate some questions/discussion.

Even if your research doesn’t align with transportation or urban issues, there’s a lot in the book for you (incl. the need to develop collective, community-embedded ways out of climate and social crises).

Feel free to spread the word to students/colleagues etc!

Hope to see you there.

Tom

Undergrad research experience

We are now recruiting undergrads who would like to gain a research experience with a post-grad student in our School (30-40 hours, they get paid $800). The aim is to promote research and increase enrolment in our research programmes. Feel free to make an announcement in your courses and collect nominations. We have 10 places. We are hoping to match students by the end of the month.

If you would like to nominate an undergrad student who could be part of this programme, please email their name and research interest to melanie.kah@auckland.ac.nz

ENV Masters research seminars 6 June 2023 (rm 302-140)

The seminars are an opportunity for students to present their research and for members of our school to give feedback. To help develop a school culture, staff and students are encouraged to attend. The sessions are grouped loosely by topic.

Phil Shane (DGA)

(6 June)	Chair Nick Richards
9.00	Ema	Nersezova
9.15	Kerensa	Jennings
9.30	Amy	Barclay
9.45	Shreya	Gounder

10.00	Fei	Guo
10.15	Niamh	Galligan
10.30	Kaiqi	Li
10.45	Sophie	Mansell

11.00	Saima	Sakik
11.15	Laurence Lorenza	Suarez
11.30	Georgia	Woodside
11.45	Samuel	Scott
	Chair: George Perry
1.00	Olivia	Avery
1.15	Hannah	Sussex
1.30	Charlotte	Ko
1.45	Grace	May

Fame and cash for sharing your best School of Environment mini vlog (videos)

The ENV Outreach Committee is looking for exciting, funny and engaging mini vlogs (i.e. video collage) to upload to the soon to launch School of Environment Instagram account. We would love to receive mini vlogs from studies of our environment and people, field work, lab experiments, data analysis or a mix of it all!

Videos from students, academic and technical staff are all welcome!

Think of the mini vlog as “A day in the life of …” related to school of environment research or careers. Of course you could record material over several days. Here is an example -of many- on how to make a mini vlog (you can also make them directly in the Instagram or TikTok apps).

Prizes (prezzy cards):

1st place: $200

2nd place: $100

3rd place: $75

4th -10th place: $ 30

Rules:

– The mini vlog has to be under 15 seconds.

– If filming others, make sure you don’t see their faces or you have their consent (model consent form). Avoid having under 18-year olds in the video.

– You don’t have to be in the mini vlog if you don’t want to, neither do you have to talk.

– Keep all mini vlogs G-rated as they may be made public. This includes no swearing or alcohol consumption, and also conforming with all University regulations.

– Some guidelines are found here, including the use of music.

Submissions may be uploaded (with credit) to the School of Environment Instagram account.

Please email env-comms@auckland.ac.nz that you have submitted. Submit the mini vlog by April 28th to this google drive link.

Shanice, Thomas and Mila

Are you actively researching in energy or decarbonisation?

The university if compiling a list of researchers working on energy and decarbonisation that they will share with government, industry and communities.

If you are interested to be listed please send Mila Adam a one line description or keywords of your research.

Funding

Rutherford Discovery Fellowships
Rutherford Discovery Fellowships (RDF) are to support the development of future research leaders, and to assist with the retention and repatriation of New Zealand’s talented early- to mid-career researchers. The scheme will support early- to mid-career researchers to develop a strong track record, allowing them to compete with the best researchers in New Zealand and the world for mainstream research funds.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
10 Fellowships, up to $160,000 p.a. each for 5 years in length will be awarded in 2023	5pm Monday 17 April 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Roadshow Funding call Guidelines Website If interested, please also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly)

The Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust has a new award: Women in Science Award in Memory of Sylvia Tredwell of $2000.

“This award in memory of Sylvia Tredwell was made possible by a generous donation from her family, who wish to pay tribute to her determination in pursuing her career despite the barriers she faced, and to support other women to pursue the qualifications and career of their choice. The Award is intended to help support a woman studying towards an undergraduate or postgraduate science degree at a tertiary institute in the Auckland or Northland regions. The funding may be used for fees or living costs.”

Further details are at: https://www.academicdresshire.co.nz/Academic%20Awards/Discipline%20Specific%20and%20Other%20Awards?mv_pc=3238

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Matakitenga Research Round
The NPM Matakitenga research fund supports impactful research that contributes to their vision of building the foundations for flourishing Māori Futures. This is a Request for Proposals for multi-institutional Māori led research that contributes to specific outcomes and the overall mission of the CoRE
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
•The funder expect to support up to 10-12 projects valued between NZ$10,000-60,000 (out of a total funding pool of NZ$600,000). Applicants must be prepared to spend their fully allocated budget by 31st December 2024 and complete all project objectives.	5pm, Wednesday, 22 March 2023.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): · Funding call · Guidelines · Website If interested, please also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly)

Climate Impacts Awards
The aim of the Climate Impacts Awards is to make the impacts of climate change visible across a wide range of physical and mental health outcomes in order to drive urgent climate policy and practice change at scale. This scheme will fund transdisciplinary teams to deliver short-term, high-impact projects, combining evidence generation with communications and/or public engagement.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
• Project duration is up to 3 years. • Funding level is up to GBP2.5M (circa NZD4.6M). • Indirects for the UOA will be limited to 15% of the direct research costs.	5pm Wednesday 5 April 2023.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funding call Guidelines Website If interested, please also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly)

RSNZ- Catalyst Fund Seeding
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 Deadlines:
A maximum of NZ$80,000 (excl. GST) is available per proposal for projects lasting up to two years.	5pm Wednesday 12 April 2023.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): · Guidelines · 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 or click the above button to get registered to the portal. Also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly)

RSNZ- Catalyst Leaders
Catalyst: Leaders 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. 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.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
International Leader Fellowship Up to $50,000 per annum for up to three years. New Zealand – China Scientist Exchange Programme NZ$3,000 travel grant JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships •Round trip air-ticket + approx. $6690 allowances	5pm Wednesday 12 April 2023.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): · Guidelines · 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 or click the above button to get registered to the portal. Also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly)

Ministry for the Environment – Plastics Innovation Fund Round 2 – Te Tahua Pūtea mō te Kirihou Auaha
The Plastics Innovation Fund supports projects that will minimise plastic waste and its harm on the environment. They are seeking to fund projects that find ways to use less plastic and make what we do use reusable or recyclable. It should be noted that applicants are required to secure at least 50% co-funding.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
The minimum grant available for feasibility or scoping studies will be $20,000. The minimum grant for other project types will be $50,000 Duration: Up to 4 years	· EOI deadline from 1 November 2022 to 30 June 2023 · The Funds Advisor team will accept EOIs at any time during this period for a QA check provided that you allow at least 7 working days before final submission to the funder.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register or make contact with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

Toka Tū Ake EQC University Research Programme (URP 2024-26)
Since the 1990s, Toka Tū Ake EQC has provided funding to tertiary institutions across New Zealand. This funding has helped to support research capability in natural disaster risk reduction. From 2020, Toka Tū Ake EQC funding introduced a three-year University Research Programme for tertiary institutions focused on: Research that is targeted to Toka Tū Ake EQC’s goals and priorities Contribution to better outcomes for New Zealanders Developing research capability that is aligned with programme delivery End user and/or stakeholder collaboration and partnerships A greater partnership approach with Toka Tū Ake EQC
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
· Projects can be up to a maximum duration of 36 months · The award is up to NZD150,000/annum	· EOI Deadline: 5pm Wednesday 2 November 2022. · Full Proposal Deadline: Wednesday 22 March 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

Rangahau – Research

Python for Research Science

The Rangahau/Research Committee has organized “Python for Research Science course”.

Dr. Irene Wallis will be delivering the course, which will run for five consecutives Mondays and it will be divided in two parts:

Five lectures that include discussion and code-along components
Five tutorials.

The dates are the following:

1^st Monday: 27/March

2^nd Monday: 03/April

BREAK-Eastern April 10/April

3^rd Monday: 17/April

4^th Monday: 24/April

5^th Monday: 01/May

There are 5 sessions. Each session starts with a lecture/discussion/code-along (1.5 – 2 hrs) followed by a tutorial during which participants can work on their own data or specific issues they are having. The lecture can be hybrid (in person and with video conference for remote attendees). However, Tutorials will ideally be in-person only because it allows for a more fluid setting focused on the participants’ interest (unless our covid levels change).

The room is booked from 9:00 to 13:00 h. Not every session will take this long, but it allows for flexibility.

It is open to postdoc, staff, and also last-year PhD students.

If you are interested, send me an email and a short motivation letter at joa.paredes.marino@auckland.ac.nz. There are few spots left and they will assigned on a first-come, first-served basis

Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing

February Health, Safety and Wellbeing E-Update

Find the latest Health, Safety and Wellbeing E-Update here

Publications

Bowen, M.M., Fernandez, D., Gordon, A.L. et al. Tides regulate the flow and density of Antarctic Bottom Water from the western Ross Sea. Sci Rep 13, 3873 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31008-w
Auckland landslides. Some recent commentary on legal and planning aspects of the recent landslides by Martin Brook in 2 further articles in The Conversation, as well as an appearance on “The Lentil Intervention” podcast discussing the same issues:

https://theconversation.com/landslides-and-law-cyclone-gabrielle-raises-serious-questions-about-where-weve-been-allowed-to-build-200250

https://theconversation.com/the-red-and-yellow-sticker-dilemma-how-do-we-balance-safety-with-the-desire-to-return-home-after-a-disaster-201283

https://www.thelentilintervention.org/podcast/episode/79b56584/associate-professor-martin-brook-climate-change-and-geological-hazards

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Issue 95 – Monday 27th February 2023

February 27, 2023 • igom365

HeadsUp

Well, it’s been a bumpy start with rain, wind and power outages, but we’re underway. Semester 1 is upon us. Expect the unexpected should, perhaps, be our motto.

This last week brought three moments in which I caught myself feeling unexpectedly buoyed by occasions we hosted in the School.

First, the staff meeting. “The people had spoken” as they say, and we are serially retreating no more. Instead, we have scheduled two staff meetings per semester. And what a turnout at the first! The issuing of a Teams link had me concerned whether people would come in person. Yet we filled the large room and the buzz of conversation was palpable. There is clearly a pent up will to engage in person and that has to be good. Interestingly in the group discussion on what might enhance a sense of community, the resounding message was food. I doubt it’s because academics go hungry or need a School lunch programme! But clearly there’s a recognition that kai and korero have a strong synergy. Rest assured we’ll do what we can to support this wish, the first instance of which is Monday’s back to semester staff lunch. Let’s see if we fill the Ontology Lab!

Second, we had the Bartrum Lecture at which Julio Friedmann spoke on carbon removal. A buzz of palpable excitement as an accessible talk dived into a pressingly relevant topic for these times. Attendees from all over. Retired academics, people from consultancies, postgrad students, academics from across the campus. This is environment in action.

Third, we had orientation events for Postgrads and Undergrads on consecutive days. Impressive to see such a strong turnout of staff and senior students speaking to their portfolios, enthusiastically proclaiming our virtues as a collective learning environment. Its banal, I know, but as Head of School, it can feel moving just to see a host of colleagues stepping up and speaking in their roles. And speaking to eager-looking incoming students. Our future as they step into their future as students.

My request – if you see new students around (or returning ones for that matter), greet them, speak with them, help them feel welcome. And connected.

Two reminders:

If you’re a P, AP or PTF 4, please return your spread sheet to me asap. I can’t offer an informed recommendation in the salary review process in the absence of knowledge of your achievements.
A reminder. If someone helps you with a task, you are likely to thank them. If they have drawn on their professional expertise, all the more so. So, if a member the Technical Services team significantly assists you in your research, please acknowledge them in your published papers. Its courtesy and good professional practice.

Till next time, enjoy your teaching and the buzz of engaging in the workplace in person.

Robin Kearns

General Announcements

Laboratory Survey for Staff

The Technical Services team would like to undertake a small survey to understand the expectations around school laboratories and support.

This link will remain active until March 1^st 2023.

Please direct any questions to Blair.

https://auckland.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8qPEWuhBB0BxR1s

CapEx Requests for 2024

Applications are now open for 2024 CapEx requests. We have decided to give a longer time frame than usual, so more staff have the opportunity to submit. This link will remain active until April 15^th 2023.

If you have an item that isn’t on the list for this year (P2) then please submit a request so we know its still needed. Blair will email those staff directly.

Please direct any questions to Blair.

https://auckland.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bJXjoluewgiVizs

Whakawhanaungatanga – Communities

Anonymisation Of Movement Data: Privacy Over Utility?
Maike Gatzlaff (PhD Proposal)

Movement data are often either not shared or shared in unregulated and unscrutinised ways. While geomasking methods have successfully been established for location data, no suitable anonymisation method for movement data has been established yet. In addition, the complex nature of movement data is challenging and results in high re-identification risks after anonymisation. To contribute to the advancement in trajectory anonymisation methods, this project aims to answer the need for context-dependent anonymisation algorithms that maintain the utility of trajectory data. Based on an evaluation of existing anonymisation methods, a new anonymisation algorithm will be developed – focusing on significant locations and critically assessing the role of synthetic data in preserving privacy around the most sensitive information. By reliably anonymising movement data and minimising the trade-off between privacy preservation and data utility, more human movement data will be releasable for the public good.

Monday, 6 March 2023 · 10am · Ontology Lab
https://auckland.zoom.us/j/91715569231?pwd=L3NVa204MG1sZEFHYnp2NjFFaElxdz09

Fame and cash for sharing your best School of Environment mini vlog (videos)

The ENV Outreach Committee is looking for exciting, funny and engaging mini vlogs (i.e. video collage) to upload to the soon to launch School of Environment Instagram account. We would love to receive mini vlogs from studies of our environment and people, field work, lab experiments, data analysis or a mix of it all!

Videos from students, academic and technical staff are all welcome!

Think of the mini vlog as “A day in the life of …” related to school of environment research or careers. Of course you could record material over several days. Here is an example -of many- on how to make a mini vlog (you can also make them directly in the Instagram or TikTok apps).

Prizes (prezzy cards):

1st place: $200

2nd place: $100

3rd place: $75

4th -10th place: $ 30

Rules:

– The mini vlog has to be under 15 seconds.

– If filming others, make sure you don’t see their faces or you have their consent (model consent form). Avoid having under 18-year olds in the video.

– You don’t have to be in the mini vlog if you don’t want to, neither do you have to talk.

– Keep all mini vlogs G-rated as they may be made public. This includes no swearing or alcohol consumption, and also conforming with all University regulations.

– Some guidelines are found here, including the use of music.

Submissions may be uploaded (with credit) to the School of Environment Instagram account.

Please email env-comms@auckland.ac.nz that you have submitted. Submit the mini vlog by April 28th to this google drive link.

Shanice, Thomas and Mila

Are you actively researching in energy or decarbonisation?

The university if compiling a list of researchers working on energy and decarbonisation that they will share with government, industry and communities.

If you are interested to be listed please send Mila Adam a one line description or keywords of your research.

Horizon Europe Roadshow – Virtual Event – 2 March at 10 am

In light of New Zealand’s recent successful negotiations to become an Associate member of Horizon Europe (the European Union’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation) MBIE and EURAXESS are conducting a roadshow to provide more information about the opportunities and prepare the New Zealand research community to engage with the programme.

Horizon Europe Pillar II

Pillar II of Horizon Europe focuses on science and technologies that addresses major global challenges, such as climate change, energy and health, and addressing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. It has funding of €53.5 billion (approximately NZD$90 billion) over the 2021–2027 period. Pillar II funds are distributed across six themes (‘clusters’), with a number of topic areas (‘destinations’) within each cluster. Work programmes for each cluster for the 2023–2024 period are available from the European Commission website..

Proposals under Pillar II of Horizon Europe must be made by multinational consortia (typically at least three partners) from EU Member States or Associated countries. Researchers are encouraged explore the work programmes and reach out to European collaborators as early as possible.

Register here

Funding

The Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust has a new award: Women in Science Award in Memory of Sylvia Tredwell of $2000.

“This award in memory of Sylvia Tredwell was made possible by a generous donation from her family, who wish to pay tribute to her determination in pursuing her career despite the barriers she faced, and to support other women to pursue the qualifications and career of their choice. The Award is intended to help support a woman studying towards an undergraduate or postgraduate science degree at a tertiary institute in the Auckland or Northland regions. The funding may be used for fees or living costs.”

Further details are at: https://www.academicdresshire.co.nz/Academic%20Awards/Discipline%20Specific%20and%20Other%20Awards?mv_pc=3238

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Matakitenga Research Round
The NPM Matakitenga research fund supports impactful research that contributes to their vision of building the foundations for flourishing Māori Futures. This is a Request for Proposals for multi-institutional Māori led research that contributes to specific outcomes and the overall mission of the CoRE
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
•The funder expect to support up to 10-12 projects valued between NZ$10,000-60,000 (out of a total funding pool of NZ$600,000). Applicants must be prepared to spend their fully allocated budget by 31st December 2024 and complete all project objectives.	5pm, Wednesday, 22 March 2023.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): · Funding call · Guidelines · Website If interested, please also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly)

L’Oréal Australia – Women in Science Fellowship
The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Australia & New Zealand Fellowships are designed to provide support for women to continue their research and rise to leadership positions in their field of expertise. There is one Fellowship available for a New Zealand citizen/permanent resident researcher. Funds are provided to enable them to undertake research in their chosen field(s). •Applicants must have been awarded a PhD within the last 5 years (or FTE). PhD conferred date must be before close of applications.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
NZD$25,000 – funding is intended to help finance the Fellow’s scientific research. The Fellowship lasts for 12 months	1pm, Wednesday, 1 March 2023.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): · Funding call · Website If interested, please also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly)

Climate Impacts Awards
The aim of the Climate Impacts Awards is to make the impacts of climate change visible across a wide range of physical and mental health outcomes in order to drive urgent climate policy and practice change at scale. This scheme will fund transdisciplinary teams to deliver short-term, high-impact projects, combining evidence generation with communications and/or public engagement.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
• Project duration is up to 3 years. • Funding level is up to GBP2.5M (circa NZD4.6M). • Indirects for the UOA will be limited to 15% of the direct research costs.	5pm Wednesday 5 April 2023.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funding call Guidelines Website If interested, please also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly)

Ngā Ara Whetū 2023 Doctoral Scholarships

Ngā Ara Whetū is delighted to announce that we have three UoA doctoral stipends to award in 2023. The purpose is to support the mission of our centre, particularly fostering transdisciplinary research. Therefore, the supervisors must be affiliated to Ngā Ara Whetū and come from at least two different Faculties/large scale research institutes. It’s easy to become an affiliate, UoA academics just need to email ngaarawhetu@auckland.ac.nz and you will be added to our list. We invite students to apply for the scholarships by 1 March 2023.

More information, including the application form, can be found on the University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarships page in the Faculty/LSRI/USC Doctoral Scholarship Strategies and Opportunities section:

https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/scholarships-and-awards/scholarship-types/postgraduate-scholarships/doctoral-scholarships.html

If you have any questions, please email ngaarawhetu@auckland.ac.nz.

RSNZ- Catalyst Fund Seeding
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 Deadlines:
A maximum of NZ$80,000 (excl. GST) is available per proposal for projects lasting up to two years.	5pm Wednesday 12 April 2023.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): · Guidelines · 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 or click the above button to get registered to the portal. Also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly)

RSNZ- Catalyst Leaders
Catalyst: Leaders 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. 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.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
International Leader Fellowship Up to $50,000 per annum for up to three years. New Zealand – China Scientist Exchange Programme NZ$3,000 travel grant JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships •Round trip air-ticket + approx. $6690 allowances	5pm Wednesday 12 April 2023.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): · Guidelines · 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 or click the above button to get registered to the portal. Also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly)

Ministry for the Environment – Plastics Innovation Fund Round 2 – Te Tahua Pūtea mō te Kirihou Auaha
The Plastics Innovation Fund supports projects that will minimise plastic waste and its harm on the environment. They are seeking to fund projects that find ways to use less plastic and make what we do use reusable or recyclable. It should be noted that applicants are required to secure at least 50% co-funding.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
The minimum grant available for feasibility or scoping studies will be $20,000. The minimum grant for other project types will be $50,000 Duration: Up to 4 years	· EOI deadline from 1 November 2022 to 30 June 2023 · The Funds Advisor team will accept EOIs at any time during this period for a QA check provided that you allow at least 7 working days before final submission to the funder.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register or make contact with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

2023 MBIE Endeavour Fund – Research Programmes
The Endeavour Fund supports excellent research with the potential to positively transform New Zealand’s economy, environment and society Research Programmes are intended 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
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
· Value: $0.5 million or more per year · Duration: 3, 4 or 5 years	· Registration: 12 noon, Friday 25 November 2022 · Full proposal: 12 noon, Monday 20 February 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

Toka Tū Ake EQC University Research Programme (URP 2024-26)
Since the 1990s, Toka Tū Ake EQC has provided funding to tertiary institutions across New Zealand. This funding has helped to support research capability in natural disaster risk reduction. From 2020, Toka Tū Ake EQC funding introduced a three-year University Research Programme for tertiary institutions focused on: Research that is targeted to Toka Tū Ake EQC’s goals and priorities Contribution to better outcomes for New Zealanders Developing research capability that is aligned with programme delivery End user and/or stakeholder collaboration and partnerships A greater partnership approach with Toka Tū Ake EQC
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
· Projects can be up to a maximum duration of 36 months · The award is up to NZD150,000/annum	· EOI Deadline: 5pm Wednesday 2 November 2022. · Full Proposal Deadline: Wednesday 22 March 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

Rangahau – Research

Visitors

We would like to introduce our recent visitors to the School of Environment.

Professor Rachael James – host by JR Rowland – visiting ends mid-July 2023

Rachael James is Professor of Geochemistry and until recently Deputy Head of School (Research and Enterprise) in the School of Ocean and Earth Science at the University of Southampton, UK. She obtained a BSc (Hons) degree in Oceanography and Chemistry from the University of Southampton and a PhD from the University of Cambridge (Earth Science). After 8 years at the Open University as Lecturer then Senior Lecturer in Oceanography, she returned to Southampton in 2008 as Principal Geochemist at the National Oceanography Centre before joining the University in 2013.

Rachael’s expertise lies in the development and application of novel chemical and isotopic techniques to improve understanding of ocean and Earth (and extra-terrestrial) processes and to address critical environmental and societal challenges. A key current focus is on the development of methodologies for removing carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere. Rachael is conducting field trials on CO₂ removal by enhanced rock weathering and mineral carbonation, and she is developing methodologies for monitoring and verification of potential leakage from sub-seafloor CO₂ storage sites. Rachael is also using novel isotopic tracers, including iron, chromium and lithium, to locate new sources of metals and elements that are critical for supporting the transition to green technologies.

Rachael is an Associate Editor for Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and sits of the scientific advisory councils of the Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) Potsdam, the UK CLASS programme and the German CDRMare Program. She was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize in 2006, EAG Distinguished Lecturer in 2014 and gave the annual Marie Tharp Lecture at GEOMAR in Germany in 2022.

Professor Damon Teagle – host by JR Rowland – visiting ends mid-July 2023

Damon Teagle is Director of the University of Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute (SMMI) and Professor of Geochemistry in the School of Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton. He is an Earth scientist principally interested in fluid-rock interactions in a variety of tectonic settings including mountain belts and mid-ocean ridges and their impact on global chemical cycles and held a Royal Society Wolfson Merit Award from 2014-2018. Much of his work involves scientific ocean drilling and he has served as Co-Chief Scientist on 4 expeditions (ODP Leg 206, IODP 309/312, 335, 390/393) including the recent South Atlantic Transect (Apl-Aug, 2021) to study the aging of slow spreading ocean crust. Other recent research investigates serpentinization in the Troodos and Semail ophiolite (as part of the Oman Drilling Project of which he was Co-PI), and atmospheric CO2 reduction through the enhanced weathering of mine tailings. His New Zealand geological research includes the initial structural studies of the Hyde-Macraes shear-zone, the sourcing of gold in metamorphic deposits, and fluid and heat budgets along the Alpine Fault.

The SMMI is a pan-University of Southampton inter-disciplinary institute that pulls together the University of Southampton’s distinctive strengths in ocean-facing research, education and knowledge exchange including marine science, oceanography and climate change, naval architecture, maritime, offshore and coastal engineering, materials and energy systems, archaeology, maritime law, politics and business, medicine and human health, as well as the arts, humanities and music. Major research themes include the decarbonisation and optimisation of maritime trade, ports and logistic networks, autonomous and robotic observations and monitoring of the natural and built environments and associated data analytics, air pollution, coastal societies, the responsible use of future oceans and the just transition to a decarbonised, zero-pollution world.

Damon is keen to engage with groups across the University of Auckland to share common interests and experiences, and potentially generate future research opportunities, The University of Southampton is a founding member of the Worldwide University Network and already has a number of productive links with the University of Auckland.

Python for Research Science

The Rangahau/Research Committee has organized “Python for Research Science course”.

Dr. Irene Wallis will be delivering the course, which will run for five consecutives Mondays and it will be divided in two parts:

Five lectures that include discussion and code-along components
Five tutorials.

The dates are the following:

1^st Monday: 27/March

2^nd Monday: 03/April

BREAK-Eastern April 10/April

3^rd Monday: 17/April

4^th Monday: 24/April

5^th Monday: 01/May

There are 5 sessions. Each session starts with a lecture/discussion/code-along (1.5 – 2 hrs) followed by a tutorial during which participants can work on their own data or specific issues they are having. The lecture can be hybrid (in person and with video conference for remote attendees). However, Tutorials will ideally be in-person only because it allows for a more fluid setting focused on the participants’ interest (unless our covid levels change).

The room is booked from 9:00 to 13:00 h. Not every session will take this long, but it allows for flexibility.

It is open to postdoc, staff, and also last-year PhD students.

If you are interested, send me an email and a short motivation letter at joa.paredes.marino@auckland.ac.nz. There are few spots left and they will assigned on a first-come, first-served basis

Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions.

Talofa lava, Mālō e lelei, Kia orana, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Talofa ni, Ni sa bula, Fakafeiloaki, Fakatalofa atu, Halo, Gude, Greetings, Tēnā koutou katoa

This is to inform you that the first round of the ENV Māori Postgraduate Research Awards and the Moana Postgraduate Research Awards is now open.

This award is intended to help you to be able to do postgraduate research – maybe covering transport costs or something like that.

There is an application form to fill out if you are keen – I am really happy to answer any questions you may have about it, just let me know, Sonia, s.fonua@auckland.ac.nz

Can you please email me your application by 5pm Monday 20^th March?

There are five $500 awards for each category available so make sure you give it a go.

Hauraki Gulf Scholarship

The Hauraki Gulf Scholarship for MSc and Phd students is open for application from today. The award is provided by Newmarket Rotary Club for research with the potential to improve the natural environment of the Hauraki Gulf, its islands and environs. The award is $10,000. If this covers your area of research then you are encouraged to apply.

More details are here:- https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/scholarships-and-awards/find-a-scholarship/rotary-club-newmarket-hauraki-gulf-environment-pg-award-1125-sci.html

If you have any enquiries about the award you can contact the Scholarships Office or myself.

Best wishes

Professor Andrew Jeffs

Institute of Marine Science, & School of Biological Sciences

University of Auckland

Auckland, New Zeland

Ph +64-21-256-3303

R N Brothers Memorial Award – The University of Auckland

An Award of up to $5,000 to assist a postgraduate research student to undertake field-based geological research in New Zealand or the South West Pacific.

About the scholarship

Application status: Apply now
Applicable study: Postgraduate degree in Earth Sciences
Opening date: 17 January 2023
Closing date: 28 February 2023
Tenure: One year
For: Assistance with field-based Research
Number on offer: One
Offer rate: Annually
Value: Up to $5,000

Health, Safety and Wellbeing

Publications

Horrocks, M., Bickler, S., Gumbley, W., & Jones, B. (2023). Plant microfossil and 14C analysis of archaeological features at Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand: Evidence for regional Māori use of introduced and indigenous plants. Journal of Pacific Archaeology. https://pacificarchaeology.org/index.php/journal/article/view/345

Dowell, A., Lewis, N., & Jones, R. (2023). Experimentation as infrastructure: Enacting transitions differently through diverse economy‐environment assemblages in Aotearoa New Zealand. Geographical Research. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-5871.12590

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Issue 94 – Monday 13th February 2023

February 13, 2023 • igom365

HeadsUp

I jotted the last Heads-up in the wake of the floods. Two weeks later, I’m doing so on a laptop with a fading battery as the house shakes in Gabrielle’s grip. I am grateful for a cup of tea brewed on my tramping stove, the power and wifi having been out all morning. What times. No option but to be adaptable, patient and learn from experience…

As the tempest howls, it’s hard to focus on the usual cycle of events. But as Marsden applications await my attention and signoff (when the internet returns!) I want to congratulate all those who have prepared preliminary bids and contributed to such a fascinating range of topics and questions. Such an indication of the breadth of our School’s scholarship! Best wishes to all.

Reflecting on the last fortnight, I have been pondering to what extent we as Taiao/Environment people grab the moment and add our voice to interpreting events in our world? Perhaps doing so could be a new academic year’s resolution for us all. I was especially inspired by Martin Brook’s engagement with the print and spoken media on the topic of landslides after the events of a fortnight ago. And Shane Cronin’s engagement with the media on the anniversary of the Tongan eruption. Are we often too shy of be asked questions outside our expertise? I know I have been. But surely one indirect but potent way of keeping our School relevant and being seen as a destination for enrolments and inquiry is putting ourselves out there as commentators on current issues relating to the environments of everyday life.

Next week – Tuesday 21^st – we have our first staff meeting of the year. This will be a chance, weather and all other obstacles permitting, to meet in person and reflect on the year ahead. As I mentioned in the last Heads-up, these gatherings are intentionally few in number through the year (n=4). Attendance is expected to assist us working as a fully functional team.

And to end with a plea. I have had a few requests for travel reimbursement through Concur lately. Please be reminded that university policy requires all travel and hotel accommodation to be booked through Orbit. I am breaching policy approving any claim that departs from that rule.

All for now before my laptop battery dies!

Robin

General Announcements

Supervisors of new Masters students

Supervisors of new Masters students starting a 90 or 120 point research project in S1 of 2023 should direct the student to the following link to submit an Expression of Interest. The student will need a support message from you as supervisor to upload at this site. The information gathered allows me and the science faculty keep track of student-supervisor pairing. This is important when there are issues relating to extensions, reporting and examination.

https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/science/our-research/finding-your-supervisor.html

Phil Shane (DGA)

Laboratory Survey for Staff

The Technical Services team would like to undertake a small survey to understand the expectations around school laboratories and support.

This link will remain active until March 1^st 2023.

Please direct any questions to Blair.

https://auckland.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8qPEWuhBB0BxR1s

CapEx Requests for 2024

Applications are now open for 2024 CapEx requests. We have decided to give a longer time frame than usual, so more staff have the opportunity to submit. This link will remain active until April 15^th 2023.

If you have an item that isn’t on the list for this year (P2) then please submit a request so we know its still needed. Blair will email those staff directly.

Please direct any questions to Blair.

https://auckland.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bJXjoluewgiVizs

Whakawhanaungatanga – Communities

20th February Bartrum lecture titled ‘The State of Carbon Removal’ by Dr Julio Friedmann – 3-4pm, Conference Centre (across street from ENV), 423.342, with refreshments following.

Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) has gained recognition as a necessary addition to greenhouse gas reductions by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Reforestation and afforestation can contribute substantially to this goal but are insufficient. As such, innovations ranging from direct air capture to carbon mineralization to biomass internment will be needed to reach these targets. Questions about the quality of CDR have prompted accusations of greenwashing and fraud. Navigating the next few years will create immense opportunities for people seeking to position themselves as the vanguards of this critical climate and environmental service.

27th February Green Hydrogen lecture on ‘The Status of Hydrogen Technology and Key RD&D Drivers for Innovation by Dr Julio Friedmann, 303.G016

Over 30 nations have developed hydrogen strategies, and a combination of climate commitments, geopolitical threats, and technology advances have produced skyrocketing investments around the world. Although some key innovations have been relatively straightforward, such as renewable power cost reductions, the opportunity for dramatic improvements in cost, performance, and applications across technology options is immense. Global competition around hydrogen production, conversion, transportation, and use will remain central to rapid decarbonization, expanded trade, and maximizing advantage of key natural resource.

If anyone would like to meet with Dr Julio Friedmann of Carbon Direct please contact Kathy Campbell for info – ka.campbell@auckland.ac.nz

Funding

Climate Impacts Awards
The aim of the Climate Impacts Awards is to make the impacts of climate change visible across a wide range of physical and mental health outcomes in order to drive urgent climate policy and practice change at scale. This scheme will fund transdisciplinary teams to deliver short-term, high-impact projects, combining evidence generation with communications and/or public engagement.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
• Project duration is up to 3 years. • Funding level is up to GBP2.5M (circa NZD4.6M). • Indirects for the UOA will be limited to 15% of the direct research costs.	5pm Wednesday 5 April 2023.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funding call Guidelines Website If interested, please also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly)

Ngā Ara Whetū 2023 Doctoral Scholarships

Ngā Ara Whetū is delighted to announce that we have three UoA doctoral stipends to award in 2023. The purpose is to support the mission of our centre, particularly fostering transdisciplinary research. Therefore, the supervisors must be affiliated to Ngā Ara Whetū and come from at least two different Faculties/large scale research institutes. It’s easy to become an affiliate, UoA academics just need to email ngaarawhetu@auckland.ac.nz and you will be added to our list. We invite students to apply for the scholarships by 1 March 2023.

More information, including the application form, can be found on the University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarships page in the Faculty/LSRI/USC Doctoral Scholarship Strategies and Opportunities section:

https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/scholarships-and-awards/scholarship-types/postgraduate-scholarships/doctoral-scholarships.html

If you have any questions, please email ngaarawhetu@auckland.ac.nz.

Climate Change AI – Innovation Grants
The CCAI Innovation Grants aim to encourage research activity that addresses these challenges. The second cycle allocates grants for research projects that apply AI to help study, mitigate, or adapt to climate change. Projects that address AI governance in the context of climate change or that assess the climate impacts of AI and its applications are also eligible for funding.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
•In this cycle, up to USD150,000 (circa NZD228,000) will be allocated per proposal. •The duration of the project can be up to 12 months. Project start date to be August 15, 2023.	5pm, Monday 20 February 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): · Website · UoA Funding Call Please inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly) if you are interested in applying.

Te Tahua Taiao Ngā Taonga – Lottery Environment and Heritage grants – Round Two
Lottery Environment and Heritage grants are available for projects that will help protect, conserve or care for our natural, cultural and physical heritage, or allow us to better understand and access these resources.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
•Small projects, where the grant requested is for less than $250,000. •Large projects, where the grant requested is for $250,000 or more.	5pm, Monday 20 February 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): · Website · UoA Funding Call Please inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly) if you are interested in applying.

RSNZ- Catalyst Fund Seeding
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 Deadlines:
A maximum of NZ$80,000 (excl. GST) is available per proposal for projects lasting up to two years.	5pm Wednesday 12 April 2023.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): · Guidelines · 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 or click the above button to get registered to the portal. Also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly)

RSNZ- Catalyst Leaders
Catalyst: Leaders 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. 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.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
International Leader Fellowship Up to $50,000 per annum for up to three years. New Zealand – China Scientist Exchange Programme NZ$3,000 travel grant JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships •Round trip air-ticket + approx. $6690 allowances	5pm Wednesday 12 April 2023.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): · Guidelines · 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 or click the above button to get registered to the portal. Also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly)

Ministry for the Environment – Plastics Innovation Fund Round 2 – Te Tahua Pūtea mō te Kirihou Auaha
The Plastics Innovation Fund supports projects that will minimise plastic waste and its harm on the environment. They are seeking to fund projects that find ways to use less plastic and make what we do use reusable or recyclable. It should be noted that applicants are required to secure at least 50% co-funding.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
The minimum grant available for feasibility or scoping studies will be $20,000. The minimum grant for other project types will be $50,000 Duration: Up to 4 years	· EOI deadline from 1 November 2022 to 30 June 2023 · The Funds Advisor team will accept EOIs at any time during this period for a QA check provided that you allow at least 7 working days before final submission to the funder.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register or make contact with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

2023 MBIE Endeavour Fund – Research Programmes
The Endeavour Fund supports excellent research with the potential to positively transform New Zealand’s economy, environment and society Research Programmes are intended 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
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
· Value: $0.5 million or more per year · Duration: 3, 4 or 5 years	· Registration: 12 noon, Friday 25 November 2022 · Full proposal: 12 noon, Monday 20 February 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

Toka Tū Ake EQC University Research Programme (URP 2024-26)
Since the 1990s, Toka Tū Ake EQC has provided funding to tertiary institutions across New Zealand. This funding has helped to support research capability in natural disaster risk reduction. From 2020, Toka Tū Ake EQC funding introduced a three-year University Research Programme for tertiary institutions focused on: Research that is targeted to Toka Tū Ake EQC’s goals and priorities Contribution to better outcomes for New Zealanders Developing research capability that is aligned with programme delivery End user and/or stakeholder collaboration and partnerships A greater partnership approach with Toka Tū Ake EQC
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
· Projects can be up to a maximum duration of 36 months · The award is up to NZD150,000/annum	· EOI Deadline: 5pm Wednesday 2 November 2022. · Full Proposal Deadline: Wednesday 22 March 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

Rangahau – Research

Student Research Experience

Are you a post-grad student researcher at the School of Environment (Hons/MS/PhD)? Would you like to get some support for your research from an undergrad student sometime this year? We are talking about 30 hours as a guide, either used as a block or distributed in the year. We have flexibility. In addition to gaining support for your research, this is a great opportunity for you to gain experience in mentoring an undergrad student and share your passion for the research you conduct.

If you are interested, please complete this form by 26^th February: https://forms.gle/Ro5wbh6qskSdF2Mw8

Please email Melanie Kah melanie.kah@auckland.ac.nz if you have questions.

Talofa lava, Mālō e lelei, Kia orana, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Talofa ni, Ni sa bula, Fakafeiloaki, Fakatalofa atu, Halo, Gude, Greetings, Tēnā koutou katoa

This is to inform you that the first round of the ENV Māori Postgraduate Research Awards and the Moana Postgraduate Research Awards is now open.

This award is intended to help you to be able to do postgraduate research – maybe covering transport costs or something like that.

There is an application form to fill out if you are keen – I am really happy to answer any questions you may have about it, just let me know, Sonia, s.fonua@auckland.ac.nz

Can you please email me your application by 5pm Monday 20^th March?

There are five $500 awards for each category available so make sure you give it a go.

Hauraki Gulf Scholarship

The Hauraki Gulf Scholarship for MSc and Phd students is open for application from today. The award is provided by Newmarket Rotary Club for research with the potential to improve the natural environment of the Hauraki Gulf, its islands and environs. The award is $10,000. If this covers your area of research then you are encouraged to apply.

More details are here:- https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/scholarships-and-awards/find-a-scholarship/rotary-club-newmarket-hauraki-gulf-environment-pg-award-1125-sci.html

If you have any enquiries about the award you can contact the Scholarships Office or myself.

Best wishes

Professor Andrew Jeffs

Institute of Marine Science, & School of Biological Sciences

University of Auckland

Auckland, New Zeland

Ph +64-21-256-3303

R N Brothers Memorial Award – The University of Auckland

An Award of up to $5,000 to assist a postgraduate research student to undertake field-based geological research in New Zealand or the South West Pacific.

About the scholarship

Application status: Apply now
Applicable study: Postgraduate degree in Earth Sciences
Opening date: 17 January 2023
Closing date: 28 February 2023
Tenure: One year
For: Assistance with field-based Research
Number on offer: One
Offer rate: Annually
Value: Up to $5,000

DRDF Call for proposals

We are opening the call for DRDF proposals (former PBRF) early this year to allow as many people to apply as possible.

The guidelines are available here and the application form, here.

In addition to the usual activities, we are keen to see applications from groups with shared research interests and who would like to support engagement activities within our school, throughout the year and involving PG research students (seminar series, reading/writing groups, retreat, workshops etc.)

Please email the form (or your questions) to melanie.kah@auckland.ac.nz by 15^th February 2023.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing

Changes to first aid certificate revalidation

As of 1 February 2023, participants can attend a revalidation course if their certificate is no older than two years and three months from the date of issue. i.e. the time between attending courses can NOT be longer than two years three months.

As of 1 May 2023,participants can attend a revalidation course if their certificate is no older than two years from the date of issue. i.e. the time between attending courses can NOT be longer than two years. (three month ‘grace period’ no longer exists)

Publications

Kench, P.S., Liang, C., Ford, M.R., Owen, S.D., Aslam, M., Ryan, E.J., Turner, T., Beetham, E., Dickson, M.E., Stephenson, W., Vila-Concejo, A. and McLean, R.F. 2023 Reef islands have continually adjusted to environmental change over the past two millennia, Nature Communications, 14, 508.

Nikolai Siimes. (2023). Routledge Handbook of Wine and Culture [Book review]. Social & Cultural Geography. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2023.2172859

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Issue 93 – Tuesday 31th January 2023

January 31, 2023 • igom365

HeadsUp

This was going to be the “welcome back, hope you had a great summer break” commentary. Well, there were some days that were glorious and quintessentially summer. And in due course I look forward to hearing how you spent them. But for now, here we are, working from home again. Heartbreakingly for some of us, there is also cleaning up flood debris or even reassessing what and where home is.

I won’t repeat in any detail the content of the VC’s email to everyone. Nor will I repeat my own sent yesterday, other than to remind you that an order from the Secretary of Education, endorsed by the VC, extended my urging we work from home for the time being. We are asked to work from home until Feb 7^th. Some of you may have the extra challenge of parenting, given schools are closed. As I said yesterday, be kind to yourselves and if you need to take time to deal with the immediacy of home life please do so. We cannot effectively work if we are seriously preoccupied.

Mercifully, perhaps, we only have one Summer School offering underway and I am grateful to Nick Richards for his flexibility in sorting out a solution to no field trips being possible this week.

The other adjustment we need to accommodate is use of Labs. The Technical Services team is not on site this week. Please bear in mind the VC’s exhortation: “Staff who do not have a pressing need to be on campus should work from home”. If you feel you must enter one of our labs, you must also contact Blair. He will either direct you to who needs to be present or arrange for he, or one of his team, to come onto campus to oversee your visit/lab work. This is a requirement not a request.

Please be aware that students you are supervising may have encountered flood related challenges and directly ask them how they are doing. If they are affected remind them that the student emergency fund is still operating. For longer-term disruption for PG students, suspensions are possible via the standard routes.

On a brighter note, I am happy to welcome four new staff: Tom Dowling (Lecturer in GISci) and Anthony Gampell (PTF) as well as Rachael Boswell and Joel Rindelaub (Postdocs working with me and Jenny Salmond, respectively). Please be on standby for a first-week-of semester call-out for drinks and nibbles, at which we can welcome these colleagues.

Looking ahead, I have considered what I discern to be a certain fatigue with three School retreats each year in which we ‘retreat’ no further than another room on campus. To try something new this year, as well as respond to popular requests, we will go ‘back to the future’ and return to the staff meeting model (with at least one mid-year retreat day that will be well and truly off campus). You will have received Outlook invitations. The first of only 4 staff meetings of the year will be Tuesday 21^st February 10-11am. Attendance is expected, but zoom and/or recording will be attempted for those eg ill or on RSL.

Having just four meetings and a strategy retreat does mean we continue to rely on emailed School communications. I therefore ask that you make a priority of regularly reading p-Cubed.

I also that you help Technical Services with their survey (discussed elsewhere in p-cubed this week) and ensure you complete Field Activity Plans are submitted in a timely manner.

I also ask that in lodging Concur claims you consolidate requests for seeking reimbursement to once a month. Multiple claims for smallish sums becomes a time-consumptive make-work project for he who needs to sign them off!

Finally…Covid (sorry, amid flood concerns, this may seem very last year). However, thanks to some investigations prompted by Jen Eccles’ forthcoming field course to Te Waipounamu (the South Island), we have established that our duty of care must extend to accommodating participants if they acquire Covid while away and need to isolate. This applies to any field trip that is a flight rather than drive away. So, if you are planning such a trip, please contact Michael Groom for details and the School will cover the premiums.

That’s it for this rain-disrupted week. Hang in everyone and do be in touch if you need assistance.

Robin Kearns

General Announcements

Laboratory Survey for Staff

The Technical Services team would like to undertake a small survey to understand the expectations around school laboratories and support.

This link will remain active until March 1^st 2023.

Please direct any questions to Blair.

https://auckland.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8qPEWuhBB0BxR1s

CapEx Requests for 2024

Applications are now open for 2024 CapEx requests. We have decided to give a longer time frame than usual, so more staff have the opportunity to submit. This link will remain active until April 15^th 2023.

If you have an item that isn’t on the list for this year (P2) then please submit a request so we know its still needed. Blair will email those staff directly.

Please direct any questions to Blair.

https://auckland.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bJXjoluewgiVizs

Funding

Ngā Ara Whetū 2023 Doctoral Scholarships

Ngā Ara Whetū is delighted to announce that we have three UoA doctoral stipends to award in 2023. The purpose is to support the mission of our centre, particularly fostering transdisciplinary research. Therefore, the supervisors must be affiliated to Ngā Ara Whetū and come from at least two different Faculties/large scale research institutes. It’s easy to become an affiliate, UoA academics just need to email ngaarawhetu@auckland.ac.nz and you will be added to our list. We invite students to apply for the scholarships by 1 March 2023.

More information, including the application form, can be found on the University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarships page in the Faculty/LSRI/USC Doctoral Scholarship Strategies and Opportunities section:

https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/scholarships-and-awards/scholarship-types/postgraduate-scholarships/doctoral-scholarships.html

If you have any questions, please email ngaarawhetu@auckland.ac.nz.

Climate Change AI – Innovation Grants
The CCAI Innovation Grants aim to encourage research activity that addresses these challenges. The second cycle allocates grants for research projects that apply AI to help study, mitigate, or adapt to climate change. Projects that address AI governance in the context of climate change or that assess the climate impacts of AI and its applications are also eligible for funding.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
•In this cycle, up to USD150,000 (circa NZD228,000) will be allocated per proposal. •The duration of the project can be up to 12 months. Project start date to be August 15, 2023.	5pm, Monday 20 February 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): · Website · UoA Funding Call Please inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly) if you are interested in applying.

Te Tahua Taiao Ngā Taonga – Lottery Environment and Heritage grants – Round Two
Lottery Environment and Heritage grants are available for projects that will help protect, conserve or care for our natural, cultural and physical heritage, or allow us to better understand and access these resources.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
•Small projects, where the grant requested is for less than $250,000. •Large projects, where the grant requested is for $250,000 or more.	5pm, Monday 20 February 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): · Website · UoA Funding Call Please inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly) if you are interested in applying.

RSNZ- Catalyst Fund Seeding
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 Deadlines:
A maximum of NZ$80,000 (excl. GST) is available per proposal for projects lasting up to two years.	5pm Wednesday 12 April 2023.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): · Guidelines · 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 or click the above button to get registered to the portal. Also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly)

RSNZ- Catalyst Leaders
Catalyst: Leaders 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. 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.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
International Leader Fellowship Up to $50,000 per annum for up to three years. New Zealand – China Scientist Exchange Programme NZ$3,000 travel grant JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships •Round trip air-ticket + approx. $6690 allowances	5pm Wednesday 12 April 2023.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): · Guidelines · 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 or click the above button to get registered to the portal. Also inform your FIRST team (Franca, Dianne or Kelly)

Royal Society New Zealand – Marsden Fund

The Marsden Fund invests in excellent, investigator-led research aimed at generating new knowledge, with long-term benefit to New Zealand.

Three types of awards are offered:

• Fast-Start: for emerging researchers – to give an impetus to their careers by promoting them as sole Principal Investigators (PI) in their own research programme

• Standard: for established and emerging researchers

• Council Award: for projects that are interdisciplinary in nature, with larger teams

Value/Duration:

Internal Deadlines:

All grants are for a maximum of three years and are GST exclusive.

Fast-Start: up to $120K p.a.
Standard: up to $220-$320K p.a. (varies by panel)
Council Award: up to $1M p.a.

Due to Funds Advisor Team by 12 noon, Tuesday 7 February 2023.

Fast-Start and Standard Expressions of Interest (EOIs)
Marsden Fund Council Award FULL proposals

Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info):

If you are interested in applying, please follow instructions in the UoA funding call to register your interest and inform FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, or Franca).

Ministry for the Environment – Plastics Innovation Fund Round 2 – Te Tahua Pūtea mō te Kirihou Auaha
The Plastics Innovation Fund supports projects that will minimise plastic waste and its harm on the environment. They are seeking to fund projects that find ways to use less plastic and make what we do use reusable or recyclable. It should be noted that applicants are required to secure at least 50% co-funding.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
The minimum grant available for feasibility or scoping studies will be $20,000. The minimum grant for other project types will be $50,000 Duration: Up to 4 years	· EOI deadline from 1 November 2022 to 30 June 2023 · The Funds Advisor team will accept EOIs at any time during this period for a QA check provided that you allow at least 7 working days before final submission to the funder.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register or make contact with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

2023 MBIE Endeavour Fund – Research Programmes
The Endeavour Fund supports excellent research with the potential to positively transform New Zealand’s economy, environment and society Research Programmes are intended 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
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
· Value: $0.5 million or more per year · Duration: 3, 4 or 5 years	· Registration: 12 noon, Friday 25 November 2022 · Full proposal: 12 noon, Monday 20 February 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

Toka Tū Ake EQC University Research Programme (URP 2024-26)
Since the 1990s, Toka Tū Ake EQC has provided funding to tertiary institutions across New Zealand. This funding has helped to support research capability in natural disaster risk reduction. From 2020, Toka Tū Ake EQC funding introduced a three-year University Research Programme for tertiary institutions focused on: Research that is targeted to Toka Tū Ake EQC’s goals and priorities Contribution to better outcomes for New Zealanders Developing research capability that is aligned with programme delivery End user and/or stakeholder collaboration and partnerships A greater partnership approach with Toka Tū Ake EQC
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
· Projects can be up to a maximum duration of 36 months · The award is up to NZD150,000/annum	· EOI Deadline: 5pm Wednesday 2 November 2022. · Full Proposal Deadline: Wednesday 22 March 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

Rangahau – Research

Hauraki Gulf Scholarship

The Hauraki Gulf Scholarship for MSc and Phd students is open for application from today. The award is provided by Newmarket Rotary Club for research with the potential to improve the natural environment of the Hauraki Gulf, its islands and environs. The award is $10,000. If this covers your area of research then you are encouraged to apply.

More details are here:- https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/scholarships-and-awards/find-a-scholarship/rotary-club-newmarket-hauraki-gulf-environment-pg-award-1125-sci.html

If you have any enquiries about the award you can contact the Scholarships Office or myself.

Best wishes

Professor Andrew Jeffs

Institute of Marine Science, & School of Biological Sciences

University of Auckland

Auckland, New Zeland

Ph +64-21-256-3303

R N Brothers Memorial Award – The University of Auckland

An Award of up to $5,000 to assist a postgraduate research student to undertake field-based geological research in New Zealand or the South West Pacific.

About the scholarship

Application status: Apply now
Applicable study: Postgraduate degree in Earth Sciences
Opening date: 17 January 2023
Closing date: 28 February 2023
Tenure: One year
For: Assistance with field-based Research
Number on offer: One
Offer rate: Annually
Value: Up to $5,000

DRDF Call for proposals

We are opening the call for DRDF proposals (former PBRF) early this year to allow as many people to apply as possible.

The guidelines are available here and the application form, here.

In addition to the usual activities, we are keen to see applications from groups with shared research interests and who would like to support engagement activities within our school, throughout the year and involving PG research students (seminar series, reading/writing groups, retreat, workshops etc.)

Please email the form (or your questions) to melanie.kah@auckland.ac.nz by 15^th February 2023.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing

New Field Activity Plans are ready to be rolled out, Watch this space in the coming days.

Publications

Cook M, Brook M, Cave M, Wolter A, Rosser B. (2022). November 2021 rainfall-triggered landslides in Gisborne/Tairāwhiti: field reconnaissance and insights from InSAR monitoring. New Zealand Geomechanics Mapping and monitoring landslides in New Zealand using Sentinel-1 InSAR data: A case study from Gisborne – New Zealand Geotechnical Society (nzgs.org)

Hamilton AR, Brook MS, Patel JP, Talbot N. (2022). Analysis and occurrence of fibrous erionite minerals in New Zealand: soke technical notes. New Zealand Geomechanics https://hdl.handle.net/2292/62599

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Issue 92 – Monday 19th December 2022

December 19, 2022 • igom365

HeadsUp

As I write the last Heads-up for this year, I have just cancelled two routine meetings whose participants are already on annual leave. Last week seemed a sequence of saying “if I don’t see you before Christmas, have a good one”. With business all but done for the year, I am turning attention to rather a lot of long-languishing emails in the inbox as well as finding reviewers for submissions to the journal I edit. And some planning for 2023. For the latter, signing a book contract brings a strong resolve to quarantine a day a week next year for writing. This Head of School job is 0.60FTE on paper but I seem to fail to bring it down below 0.90. There are clearly New Year’s resolutions ahead…

For now, I feel gratitude for so much in the year that’s all but over. First and foremost, there is gratitude for the ecology of support that has surrounded me, especially: Michael, Patricia, Iliane and Anna in Group Services; Tom and George in their DHoS roles; Steering Group members and especially discipline heads and platform leads; Kelly and team in Research Services; and Blair, Dave, Andres and team in Technical Services; Louise, Ganga and colleagues in Finance. There will be others I’ve missed mentioning. This job would not be doable without people who daily step up, take initiative and undertake tasks without reminders or receiving regular expressions of gratitude.

We’ve come a long way this year, emerging from the cave of covid restrictions. Gathering in person again for the first time in months, back on May 1^st , feels like a good long while ago. There’s been a fair bit of water under the bridge as we have moved from exclusively online to more in-person engagement again. Here’s to looking ahead to a less disrupted 2023. But, also, let’s look ahead to a livelier more engaged School ‘culture’, something I am sure will be easier to contemplate on the far side of a good solid break.

Whatever you get up to for the holiday period, I hope it is restorative and you keep safe. If you do happen to come to Waiheke, be in touch. I’d love to meet up for a wine on the beach and a non-work yarn. Kassie my Labrador is always up for that, though summer hours mean it now needs to be within certain hours for her. Restricted Lab access 😊

All best for the festive season.

Robin Kearns

Whakawhanaungatanga – Communities

Fame and cash for sharing your best School of Environment mini vlog (videos)

The ENV Outreach Committee is looking for exciting, funny and engaging mini vlogs (i.e. video collage) to upload to the soon to launch School of Environment Instagram account.

With Summer soon to arrive, we would love to receive mini vlogs from studies of our environment and people, field work, lab experiments, data analysis or a mix of it all!

Videos from students, academic and technical staff are all welcome!

Think of the mini vlog as “A day in the life of …” related to school of environment research or careers. Of course you could record material over several days. Here is an example -of many- on how to make a mini vlog (you can also make them directly in the Instagram or TikTok apps).

Prizes (prezzy cards):

1st place: $200

2nd place: $100

3rd place: $75

4th -10th place: $ 30

Rules:

– The mini vlog has to be under 15 seconds.

– If filming others, make sure you don’t see their faces or you have their consent (model consent form attached). Avoid having under 18-year olds in the video.

– You don’t have to be in the mini vlog if you don’t want to, neither do you have to talk.

– Keep all mini vlogs G-rated as they may be made public. This includes no swearing or alcohol consumption, and also conforming with all University regulations.

– Some guidelines are found here, including the use of music.

Submissions may be uploaded (with credit) to the School of Environment Instagram account.

Please email env-comms@auckland.ac.nz that you have submitted and the model consent form (if needed). Submit the mini vlog by Feb 15th to this google drive link.

Enjoy vlogging, happy holidays and have a great Summer break!

Shanice, Thomas and Mila

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For those unfamiliar with the social media slang:

Funding

DRDF Call for proposals

We are opening the call for DRDF proposals (former PBRF) early this year to allow as many people to apply as possible.

The guidelines are available here and the application form, here.

In addition to the usual activities, we are keen to see applications from groups with shared research interests and who would like to support engagement activities within our school, throughout the year and involving PG research students (seminar series, reading/writing groups, retreat, workshops etc.)

Please email the form (or your questions) to melanie.kah@auckland.ac.nz by 15^th February 2023.

Vision Mātauranga WORK den:

One-one WORK den to discuss any upcoming grant applications (such as the 2023 Marsden round) with the Vision Mātauranga advisors. The purpose of the WORK den is to provide a ‘think tank’ opportunity for researchers to seek guidance, understanding and advice from the Faculty Māori advisors on Vision Mātauranga/Responsiveness to Māori. Please view this as a time to express where your research will be a feature. An opportunity to discuss your idea(s) with Vision Mātauranga advisors and work together to identify ways in how Vision Mātauranga can be embedded.

Date: Thursday 2^nd February 2023. The session will be via zoom, you are welcome to bring other members of your team to your session (including your local research support team) and a recording of the session will be made available for you.
To ensure the time is useful for all involved, please complete the registration form You will be asked to provide a short video explaining where you see opportunities to embed Vision Mātauranga into your research. Please complete the registration form by Friday 27th January 2023.

Any questions, email to vmresponsiveness.science@auckland.ac.nz

Ngā Ara Whetū 2023 Doctoral Scholarships

Ngā Ara Whetū is delighted to announce that we have three UoA doctoral stipends to award in 2023. The purpose is to support the mission of our centre, particularly fostering transdisciplinary research. Therefore, the supervisors must be affiliated to Ngā Ara Whetū and come from at least two different Faculties/large scale research institutes. It’s easy to become an affiliate, UoA academics just need to email ngaarawhetu@auckland.ac.nz and you will be added to our list. We invite students to apply for the scholarships by 1 March 2023.

More information, including the application form, can be found on the University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarships page in the Faculty/LSRI/USC Doctoral Scholarship Strategies and Opportunities section:

https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/scholarships-and-awards/scholarship-types/postgraduate-scholarships/doctoral-scholarships.html

If you have any questions, please email ngaarawhetu@auckland.ac.nz.

Royal Society New Zealand – Marsden Fund

The Marsden Fund invests in excellent, investigator-led research aimed at generating new knowledge, with long-term benefit to New Zealand.

Three types of awards are offered:

• Fast-Start: for emerging researchers – to give an impetus to their careers by promoting them as sole Principal Investigators (PI) in their own research programme

• Standard: for established and emerging researchers

• Council Award: for projects that are interdisciplinary in nature, with larger teams

Value/Duration:

Internal Deadlines:

All grants are for a maximum of three years and are GST exclusive.

Fast-Start: up to $120K p.a.
Standard: up to $220-$320K p.a. (varies by panel)
Council Award: up to $1M p.a.

Due to Funds Advisor Team by 12 noon, Tuesday 7 February 2023.

Fast-Start and Standard Expressions of Interest (EOIs)
Marsden Fund Council Award FULL proposals

Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info):

If you are interested in applying, please follow instructions in the UoA funding call to register your interest and inform FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, or Franca).

Ministry for the Environment – Plastics Innovation Fund Round 2 – Te Tahua Pūtea mō te Kirihou Auaha
The Plastics Innovation Fund supports projects that will minimise plastic waste and its harm on the environment. They are seeking to fund projects that find ways to use less plastic and make what we do use reusable or recyclable. It should be noted that applicants are required to secure at least 50% co-funding.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
The minimum grant available for feasibility or scoping studies will be $20,000. The minimum grant for other project types will be $50,000 Duration: Up to 4 years	· EOI deadline from 1 November 2022 to 30 June 2023 · The Funds Advisor team will accept EOIs at any time during this period for a QA check provided that you allow at least 7 working days before final submission to the funder.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register or make contact with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

2023 MBIE Endeavour Fund – Research Programmes
The Endeavour Fund supports excellent research with the potential to positively transform New Zealand’s economy, environment and society Research Programmes are intended 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
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
· Value: $0.5 million or more per year · Duration: 3, 4 or 5 years	· Registration: 12 noon, Friday 25 November 2022 · Full proposal: 12 noon, Monday 20 February 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

Toka Tū Ake EQC University Research Programme (URP 2024-26)
Since the 1990s, Toka Tū Ake EQC has provided funding to tertiary institutions across New Zealand. This funding has helped to support research capability in natural disaster risk reduction. From 2020, Toka Tū Ake EQC funding introduced a three-year University Research Programme for tertiary institutions focused on: Research that is targeted to Toka Tū Ake EQC’s goals and priorities Contribution to better outcomes for New Zealanders Developing research capability that is aligned with programme delivery End user and/or stakeholder collaboration and partnerships A greater partnership approach with Toka Tū Ake EQC
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
· Projects can be up to a maximum duration of 36 months · The award is up to NZD150,000/annum	· EOI Deadline: 5pm Wednesday 2 November 2022. · Full Proposal Deadline: Wednesday 22 March 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

Rangahau – Research

FoS Vision Mātauranga Hui

As part of the Vision Mātauranga support for researchers within Te Whare Pūtaiao Faculty of Science, the Māori advisors’ team will be running a two hour Vision Mātauranga Hui on Tuesday 24 January 2023 from 2:00 – 4:00pm (Building 119-130).

So we have an idea of the numbers attending, could you please complete the registration form.

In advance of the session, please see the Rresponsiveness to Māori tool to map out your proposal ideas and how they connect with Māori aspirations, build Māori capability and capacity, and look at how you can ensure your research is reaching Māori communities. Although we will not be focused on this document, it may help you as you look to see how your research can be responsive to Māori, and you are welcome to bring it with you to the session

Health, Safety and Wellbeing

Health & Safety Tip

Publications

Ribó M, Watson SJ, Macdonald H and Strachan LJ (2022), Evolution of marine gravel dunes on the open shelf under multi-directional currents conditions. Front. Earth Sci. 10:1045716.doi: 10.3389/feart.2022.1045716.

Ana Markic, James H. Bridson, Peta Morton, Lucy Hersey, Andrea Budiša, Thomas Maes, Melissa Bowen, Microplastic pollution in the intertidal and subtidal sediments of Vava’u, Tonga, 2023, Marine Pollution Bulletin, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114451.

Schloffel-Armstrong, S. (2022) Find an island: Can British journalist Owen Hatherley’s ‘adventure’ in this dominion teach us anything about Auckland’s built environment? Metro Magazine. Summer Edition.

R Kearns (2022) Reflections on Human Geography’s Methodological ‘Turns’

In The Routledge Handbook of Methodologies in Human Geography (Eds Coen, S, Lovell, S & Rosenberg, M. ) pp 61-69. Taylor & Francis

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Issue 91 – Monday 5th December 2022

December 5, 2022 • igom365

HeadsUp

‘When it rains, it pours’ is a saying with metaphorical as much as meteorological resonance around the School over the last couple of weeks. Unlike the gloomy weather, the metaphorical downpour of staff and student accolades and achievements is entirely welcome toward the end of a long year.

Lorna Strachan won the prestigious Geoscience Society of NZ Hochstetter Lecturer Award for 2023, which involves a national public speaking tour of the NZ branches of the society. The talk will be entitled: ‘Kaikōura Earthquake – Tales from the seafloor”. A wonderful platform for showcasing Lorna’s recent work.

Andres Arcila-Rivera received a 2022 Professional Staff Excellence award for Sustained Contribution to the Faculty. Well deserved indeed.

Emma Sharp was recently awarded the Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence. If there was an award for academic service, Emma could have gotten the Academic Standards Trifecta, having just received the UoA Early Career Research Excellence Award.

Joe Fagan and Monica welcomed their second early-career geographer into the world, with the birth of Luca Forest Fagan on 23 November. The name was met with hearty support from arboreal experts and enthusiasts across the School.

As one arrives, another leaves: we wished Georgia Piggot farewell last Thursday, as she returns to the US. She’ll be missed.

November and December is NZ conference season it seems. I hear the ecologists and geologists have been conferring, and there was a great turn-out of Auckland geographers at the recent NZGS conference in Ōtautahi (see photo). The postgrads stole the show, as usual.

That’s all from me, as I channel my inner Robin during a stint as Acting HoS.

– Tom

General Announcements

Congrats to Andres for receiving a 2022 Professional Staff Excellence award for Sustained Contribution to the Faculty.

The School of Environment has been well represented at the recent New Zealand Coastal Society Conference on Waiheke Island with PhD students Lovleen Acharya-Chowdhury and Charline Dalinghaus the winner and runner-up respectively for ‘Best Student Presentation’, Ben Jones winning the NZCS Student Research Scholarship, and former PhD student Dr. Laura Robichaux winning ‘Best Overall Presentation’. Mark Dickson and Paul Kench gave keynote addresses at the start and end of the conference respectively and several of us managed to pick up covid to round off an otherwise excellent conference.

X-Ray Technologist – Hiring now!

We are seeking an experienced and organised Technologist to operate and maintain the School of Environment X-ray analytical Research Laboratories in our Microcharacterisation Facility.
In this role, you will providing expert input to research project planning, working with academic stakeholders to codevelop experimental designs to best apply the facility’s capability to the research question; Identify opportunities to develop entirely new approaches or bespoke methods to address academic stakeholders research questions, and work independently to develop and test these; provide operational and analytical support for primarily X-ray based equipment and facilities managed by the School of Environment.

https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/TheUniversityOfAuckland/743999866940396-technologist-x-ray-faculty-of-science?trid=463ac537-35c8-4256-8fe4-47ea285de0a6

Chemistry Technician – new role, hiring now.

https://www.seek.co.nz/job/59398016?type=standout#sol=d33b4740e79ed213da1e5d09aec88e8a4ec18689

This role is responsible for providing technical support for the activities, equipment and infrastructure of chemistry research laboratories housed within the School of Environment. Ensuring the efficient operation and day to day functionality of these spaces, as well as equitable technical support to a wide range of academic staff and postgraduate students primarily from the School of Environment, but also the wider University.

The appointed candidate will be primarily responsible for Provide technical support for activities conducted in this lab which would typically utilise the following equipment: Elemental CNS analyser, MP-AES, TOC/N, UV/VIS Spectrophotometer, Flow Injection Analyser, Ion Chromatograph.

Any questions can also be directed to me.

Regards,

Blair Sowman
Technical Manager | School of Environment

Whakawhanaungatanga – Communities

Final School of Environment Morning Tea and Awarding of the 2022 Equity Awards

We are hosting one final School of Environment morning tea for the year, and there we’ll be celebrating the inaugural School of Environment Equity Awards (thank you everyone for your generous nominations!).

Please join us Wednesday 7^th Dec, at 10:30am, in the 6th floor common space to thank our awardees for their energy and time in prioritising equity for people in our School, and wider University community.

Ngā mihi,

Emma (on behalf of the Equity Committee)

Funding

Marsden Insights Q&A panel

This will be an informal ‘question and answer’ session. It is open to anyone interested in submitting a Marsden application in 2023 and is a chance to get advice, answers, and clarification on proposal development and submission, and to hear some recent awardees’ and experts’ experience of the application process.

The panellists are:

Mohi Rua
Alex Mowday
Justin Fernandez
Chris Larsen
Steve Matthewman

Date: Tuesday 13^th December. 11am – 12noon.

Location: The session will be entirely remote. https://auckland.zoom.us/j/91567500036?pwd=V3A0TDdRaFppL1VVU0hXcmo0enFBQT09 -Passcode: 209428

Marsden-specific Vision Mātauranga advice

This session is to clarify some of the instructions, expectations, and best-practice for approaching Vision Mātauranga specifically for Marsden Fund applications. This is open to applicants and FIRST.

Time: Dec 12, 2022 03:00 PM Auckland, Wellington

Join Zoom Meeting

https://auckland.zoom.us/j/99192655909?pwd=dW1IU3UwQ0ZaSVFBamNPVnpta0RqZz09

Marsden 2023 Writing Support

In advance of the funding call for Marsden EOI’s being released, UniServices are asking for requests for writing support.

The following info will be required:

Standard/Fast Start/Council
Project Title or Description (this is to provide the writer with an understanding of what the proposal will be about)
Level of support required
- Tier A – Bid development, proposal ideation
- Tier B – Editorial review, including restructuring and reworking for clarity and alignment to funder guidelines
- Tier C – General proof reading for typographical, formatting and grammatical errors

Deadline for writing support requests: Thursday, 8^th December 2022.

Contact FIRST support to make your request (Dianne, Kelly, Franca)

Ngā Ara Whetū 2023 Doctoral Scholarships

Ngā Ara Whetū is delighted to announce that we have three UoA doctoral stipends to award in 2023. The purpose is to support the mission of our centre, particularly fostering transdisciplinary research. Therefore, the supervisors must be affiliated to Ngā Ara Whetū and come from at least two different Faculties/large scale research institutes. It’s easy to become an affiliate, UoA academics just need to email ngaarawhetu@auckland.ac.nz and you will be added to our list. We invite students to apply for the scholarships by 1 March 2023.

More information, including the application form, can be found on the University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarships page in the Faculty/LSRI/USC Doctoral Scholarship Strategies and Opportunities section:

https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/scholarships-and-awards/scholarship-types/postgraduate-scholarships/doctoral-scholarships.html

If you have any questions, please email ngaarawhetu@auckland.ac.nz.

Royal Society New Zealand – Marsden Fund

The Marsden Fund invests in excellent, investigator-led research aimed at generating new knowledge, with long-term benefit to New Zealand.

Three types of awards are offered:

• Fast-Start: for emerging researchers – to give an impetus to their careers by promoting them as sole Principal Investigators (PI) in their own research programme

• Standard: for established and emerging researchers

• Council Award: for projects that are interdisciplinary in nature, with larger teams

Value/Duration:

Internal Deadlines:

All grants are for a maximum of three years and are GST exclusive.

Fast-Start: up to $120K p.a.
Standard: up to $220-$320K p.a. (varies by panel)
Council Award: up to $1M p.a.

Due to Funds Advisor Team by 12 noon, Tuesday 7 February 2023.

Fast-Start and Standard Expressions of Interest (EOIs)
Marsden Fund Council Award FULL proposals

Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info):

If you are interested in applying, please follow instructions in the UoA funding call to register your interest and inform FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, or Franca).

Ministry for the Environment – Plastics Innovation Fund Round 2 – Te Tahua Pūtea mō te Kirihou Auaha
The Plastics Innovation Fund supports projects that will minimise plastic waste and its harm on the environment. They are seeking to fund projects that find ways to use less plastic and make what we do use reusable or recyclable. It should be noted that applicants are required to secure at least 50% co-funding.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
The minimum grant available for feasibility or scoping studies will be $20,000. The minimum grant for other project types will be $50,000 Duration: Up to 4 years	· EOI deadline from 1 November 2022 to 30 June 2023 · The Funds Advisor team will accept EOIs at any time during this period for a QA check provided that you allow at least 7 working days before final submission to the funder.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register or make contact with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

Lloyds Register Foundation – World Risk Poll 2021: A Resilient World? Understanding vulnerability in a changing climate

Lloyd’s Register Foundation (LRF) is inviting proposals for impactful research and interventions that will increase the utility and influence of data generated by the 2021 World Risk Poll, focusing on global perceptions and experiences of disaster preparedness. Possible outcomes for projects may practically apply the Poll findings through the development of new interventions or by strengthening existing ones.

Two-stage submission process:

1. Compulsory registration EOI

2. Full Application

Value/Duration:

Internal Deadlines:

· up to a maximum of GBP250,000 (circa NZD 490,000) are available

· Duration: 12- 18 months

· Registration: EOI – no internal deadline is set, but we recommend applicants complete the brief content requested as early as possible to gain access to the full proposal online, as it can take up to 2 weeks for the funder to grant access.

• Full Application – 5PM, Friday 16 December 2022

Further Important Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info ):

Please register or make contact with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

2023 MBIE Endeavour Fund – Research Programmes
The Endeavour Fund supports excellent research with the potential to positively transform New Zealand’s economy, environment and society Research Programmes are intended 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
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
· Value: $0.5 million or more per year · Duration: 3, 4 or 5 years	· Registration: 12 noon, Friday 25 November 2022 · Full proposal: 12 noon, Monday 20 February 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

Toka Tū Ake EQC University Research Programme (URP 2024-26)
Since the 1990s, Toka Tū Ake EQC has provided funding to tertiary institutions across New Zealand. This funding has helped to support research capability in natural disaster risk reduction. From 2020, Toka Tū Ake EQC funding introduced a three-year University Research Programme for tertiary institutions focused on: Research that is targeted to Toka Tū Ake EQC’s goals and priorities Contribution to better outcomes for New Zealanders Developing research capability that is aligned with programme delivery End user and/or stakeholder collaboration and partnerships A greater partnership approach with Toka Tū Ake EQC
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
· Projects can be up to a maximum duration of 36 months · The award is up to NZD150,000/annum	· EOI Deadline: 5pm Wednesday 2 November 2022. · Full Proposal Deadline: Wednesday 22 March 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

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FoS Vision Mātauranga Hui

As part of the Vision Mātauranga support for researchers within Te Whare Pūtaiao Faculty of Science, the Māori advisors’ team will be running a two hour Vision Mātauranga Hui on Tuesday 24 January 2023 from 2:00 – 4:00pm (Building 119-130).

So we have an idea of the numbers attending, could you please complete the registration form.

In advance of the session, please see the Rresponsiveness to Māori tool to map out your proposal ideas and how they connect with Māori aspirations, build Māori capability and capacity, and look at how you can ensure your research is reaching Māori communities. Although we will not be focused on this document, it may help you as you look to see how your research can be responsive to Māori, and you are welcome to bring it with you to the session

DRDF Call for proposals

We are opening the call for DRDF proposals (former PBRF) early this year to allow as many people to apply as possible.

The guidelines are available here and the application form, here.

In addition to the usual activities, we are keen to see applications from groups with shared research interests and who would like to support engagement activities within our school, throughout the year and involving PG research students (seminar series, reading/writing groups, retreat, workshops etc.)

Please email the form (or your questions) to melanie.kah@auckland.ac.nz by 15^th February 2023.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing

Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee

You can find the agenda for the 7th of December meeting here. Also find the latest E-Update here

Health & Safety Tip

Publications

Janki Patel, Martin Brook, Melanie Kah and Ayrton Hamilton. Global geological occurrence and character of the carcinogenic zeolite mineral, erionite: A review. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2022.1066565

McGuirk, P., Sisson, A., Baker, T., Dowling, R. and Maalsen, S. (2022) Beyond roads, rates and rubbish: innovating city governance around the world. The Policymaker.

Fernandez, D., Bowen, M., & Sutton, P. (2022). South Pacific Ocean dynamics redistribute ocean heat content and modulate heat exchange with the atmosphere. Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2022GL100965. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL100965

Bruce Hayward’s latest book “Mountains, volcanoes, caves and karst – origins of Aotearoa New Zealand’s natural wonders has just been released by Auckland University Press, just in time for Christmas.

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Issue 90 – Monday 21st November 2022

November 21, 2022 • igom365

HeadsUp

The time of heads-down marking exams is coming to an end. As your heads come up and you look ahead to the summer, please take the time to go into PeopleSoft HR, break into your nest-egg of annual leave and book some weeks off over summer. As I said at the School’s retreat day, there are three reasons this is important:

You need time off. Time for yourself, kids, spouse, dog, garden, activities that feed the soul more that exercise the mind…Book in those days and weeks
To not book leave is contrary to the expectations of employment and a liability to us a School. Anyone unexpectedly resigning (as people do) with significant leave owing is a risk to us looking ahead to when a budget may well be more constrained.
If you are a chronic non-leave taker, you can be required to take leave. I have undertaken to HR that I will vigorously insist on leave balances declining. If some balances remain high you may well be formally approached to take leave at a time that neither suits you or the School.

As the old Gershwin/Heyward song goes, summer time’s when ‘the livin’s easy’. It’s also easier to be on annual leave in January than other times of the year given the few competing commitments. So, just book that leave and take it. And, at least for a while over the summer, in the words Jackson Browne, ‘take it easy’. We’ll all be better for it.

Another reason to keep out heads up is both pride in what we do and alertness as to how we can promote all we do well to prospective students and supporters. I hope my brief overview of the budget situation at the school retreat emphasised strongly enough our critical need to increase enrolments. Please do all you can to encourage students to return into our courses in 2023 or consider PG supervision. Also, in terms of research, consider also to whom, or how, your project work might be appealing to financial sponsors. This is a form of support I’d not given much thought to but a korero with Kate Thompson our new (ish) Faculty Development Manager recently was a good alert to possibilities. Please make contact with Kate (kate.thomspon@auckland.ac.nz) if your project potentially ‘speaks’ to a wider non-academic audience. Kate may well be able to assist in fine -tuning the message and getting it in the hands of those who seek to financially support science that, in turn, supports society.

Have a great week and …keep your heads up (and only down when needs be). Shoegaze music is OK but not shoegaze academics 😊

Robin Kearns

General Announcements

Academic visitor looking for a furnished 2-3 bedroom

Dr Beth Lawrence (University of Connecticut) will be at the School as a visiting scientist (6 January to 30 June 2023) and is looking for a furnished 2-3 bedroom within commuting distance to UoA. Anyone who is going on sabbatical, etc. and whose home would be available during that time, please contact Beth (beth.lawrence@uconn.edu)

Whakawhanaungatanga – Communities

Virtual farewell morning tea of Michael Martin – Tuesday, 22 November

Dear colleagues you are invited to a virtual farewell morning tea of Michael Martin. Please join us at 8:30 am on Tuesday, 22^nd November to bid him farewell and to wish him all the best for all his future endeavours.

Zoom link: https://auckland.zoom.us/j/8698433089

What else is on in Oct and Nov?

25 Nov | Publishing your research

Shut up and write! online

Struggling with procrastination? Having trouble getting started with writing your thesis or publication? Join us every Wednesday from 1-3 pm for Shut up and write!

Coastal and Marine Geoscience Seminar

Kia ora tātou,
The next (and last for 2022!) ENV Coastal and Marine Geosciences Seminar is on 28 November. Hope to see as many of you there as possible. We will be hearing from Eduardo Gomez de la Pena and Charline Dalinghaus about their Ph.D. research. Topics are shown in the attached advert.

28 November | 12 –1pm | 302-551
Enquiries: e.ryan@auckland.ac.nz

Funding

Marsden 2023 Writing Support

In advance of the funding call for Marsden EOI’s being released, UniServices are asking for requests for writing support.

The following info will be required:

Standard/Fast Start/Council
Project Title or Description (this is to provide the writer with an understanding of what the proposal will be about)
Level of support required
- Tier A – Bid development, proposal ideation
- Tier B – Editorial review, including restructuring and reworking for clarity and alignment to funder guidelines
- Tier C – General proof reading for typographical, formatting and grammatical errors

Deadline for writing support requests: Thursday, 8^th December 2022.

Contact FIRST support to make your request (Dianne, Kelly, Franca)

Ngā Ara Whetū 2023 Doctoral Scholarships

Ngā Ara Whetū is delighted to announce that we have three UoA doctoral stipends to award in 2023. The purpose is to support the mission of our centre, particularly fostering transdisciplinary research. Therefore, the supervisors must be affiliated to Ngā Ara Whetū and come from at least two different Faculties/large scale research institutes. It’s easy to become an affiliate, UoA academics just need to email ngaarawhetu@auckland.ac.nz and you will be added to our list. We invite students to apply for the scholarships by 1 March 2023.

More information, including the application form, can be found on the University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarships page in the Faculty/LSRI/USC Doctoral Scholarship Strategies and Opportunities section:

https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/scholarships-and-awards/scholarship-types/postgraduate-scholarships/doctoral-scholarships.html

If you have any questions, please email ngaarawhetu@auckland.ac.nz.

Ministry for the Environment – Plastics Innovation Fund Round 2 – Te Tahua Pūtea mō te Kirihou Auaha
The Plastics Innovation Fund supports projects that will minimise plastic waste and its harm on the environment. They are seeking to fund projects that find ways to use less plastic and make what we do use reusable or recyclable. It should be noted that applicants are required to secure at least 50% co-funding.
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
The minimum grant available for feasibility or scoping studies will be $20,000. The minimum grant for other project types will be $50,000 Duration: Up to 4 years	· EOI deadline from 1 November 2022 to 30 June 2023 · The Funds Advisor team will accept EOIs at any time during this period for a QA check provided that you allow at least 7 working days before final submission to the funder.
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register or make contact with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

Lloyds Register Foundation – World Risk Poll 2021: A Resilient World? Understanding vulnerability in a changing climate

Lloyd’s Register Foundation (LRF) is inviting proposals for impactful research and interventions that will increase the utility and influence of data generated by the 2021 World Risk Poll, focusing on global perceptions and experiences of disaster preparedness. Possible outcomes for projects may practically apply the Poll findings through the development of new interventions or by strengthening existing ones.

Two-stage submission process:

1. Compulsory registration EOI

2. Full Application

Value/Duration:

Internal Deadlines:

· up to a maximum of GBP250,000 (circa NZD 490,000) are available

· Duration: 12- 18 months

· Registration: EOI – no internal deadline is set, but we recommend applicants complete the brief content requested as early as possible to gain access to the full proposal online, as it can take up to 2 weeks for the funder to grant access.

• Full Application – 5PM, Friday 16 December 2022

Further Important Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info ):

Please register or make contact with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

2023 MBIE Endeavour Fund – Research Programmes
The Endeavour Fund supports excellent research with the potential to positively transform New Zealand’s economy, environment and society Research Programmes are intended 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
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
· Value: $0.5 million or more per year · Duration: 3, 4 or 5 years	· Registration: 12 noon, Friday 25 November 2022 · Full proposal: 12 noon, Monday 20 February 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

Toka Tū Ake EQC University Research Programme (URP 2024-26)
Since the 1990s, Toka Tū Ake EQC has provided funding to tertiary institutions across New Zealand. This funding has helped to support research capability in natural disaster risk reduction. From 2020, Toka Tū Ake EQC funding introduced a three-year University Research Programme for tertiary institutions focused on: Research that is targeted to Toka Tū Ake EQC’s goals and priorities Contribution to better outcomes for New Zealanders Developing research capability that is aligned with programme delivery End user and/or stakeholder collaboration and partnerships A greater partnership approach with Toka Tū Ake EQC
Value/Duration:	Internal Deadlines:
· Projects can be up to a maximum duration of 36 months · The award is up to NZD150,000/annum	· EOI Deadline: 5pm Wednesday 2 November 2022. · Full Proposal Deadline: Wednesday 22 March 2023
Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info): Funders website UoA funding call Please register with FIRST (Kelly, Dianne, Franca) if you wish to make a submission.

ANSTO FutureNow and FutureNow [Plus] scholarships – applications are open (applications close 27 November 2022)

With the support of NSW Government, ANSTO offers FutureNow and FutureNow Plus scholarships to graduates or early career researchers working on industry-focused research projects that support developments in health, defence, aerospace engineering and nuclear technologies.

The FutureNow Scholarships are made possible through the generous support of the NSW government funding scheme as part of our ANSTO Innovation Precinct development. These scholarships are for graduate students or early career researchers working on industry-focused research projects aligned with ANSTO’s strategic objectives. The scholarships are open to Australian and New Zealand students.

Scholarship recipients will have access to the expertise and technology needed to facilitate cutting edge discoveries in advanced manufacturing, health, environment and the nuclear fuel cycle.

FutureNow [Plus] scholarships offer a stipend of up to $35,000 and more. FutureNow scholarships offer a $10,000 top-up stipend and more.

For further information, please visit:

FutureNow Scholarships | ANSTO

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).

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

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.

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