Retirement - Prof John Howard (PRL)

Congratulations to our graduating PhD students

Performance and Development Supervisor Modules

The University is offering four performance and development modules in the coming months.

With the exception of the ‘Coaching for Excellence Masterclass’ all courses can be booked via HORUS and they will also appear on the University’s ‘perform and develop’ webpage. 

Course summaries as below (refer weblinks for full document):

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Meet Corporate Australia's 20 female free zones

From the RSPE equity and Access committee 

Last week, when the Australian Institute of Company Directors released its quarterly gender diversity report, the headlines were mostly about how women have made up 43 per cent of new board appointments this year, up from just 5 per cent in 2009. Finally we are winning the war for greater diversity in corporate Australia. Whether the pace is fast enough to meet the institute's target for 30 per cent female representation on boards by 2018 remains an open question.

But evidently not everyone has been enlightened on the benefits of gender diversity on boards, not least of all better financial performance. There remain 20 board rooms out of Australia's ASX200 firms where high heels do not feature under the table (more if you include the sensible women who have joined the "flats" movement).

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Funding Opportunities

Introducing and demonstrating earthquake engineering research in schools 2016 international competition

British Council, GB

This recognises teams who can construct small-scale models of buildings that will withstand the simulated earthquakes generated by a shaking table at the annual competition and conference in Taiwan. All participants and observers will receive five nights of accommodation, local transportation, and participants will have the opportunity to visit the 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan.

Maximum award: Not known
Closing date: 20 Jul 16 (recurring) Round closing soon

Sir Robert Menzies memorial scholarship in engineering
Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Foundation, AU

This supports Australians in undertaking a postgraduate course in engineering at a university overseas. The award will be tenable for either one, two or three academic years and provides emoluments of up to AU$75,000 per year to meet compulsory university fees and charges and contributes substantially towards the cost of books, equipment, personal living allowance and travel.

Maximum award: $225,000
Closing date: 31 Jul 16 (recurring)

Women in mathematics special interest group Cheryl E Praeger travel awards
Australian Mathematical Society, AU

These support Australian female mathematicians in attending conferences or to visit collaborators. The awards are worth up to AU$1,000 for a domestic trip and up to AU$3,000 for an international trip.

Maximum award: $3,000
Closing date: 1 Oct 16 (recurring)

Development and validation of alternative methodologies for predicting bioaccumulation of surfactants
European Chemical Industry Council, BE

This aims to generate new datasets and coefficients to improve environmental risk assessment of surfactants in inter-industry context. The budget is €400,000 over three years.

Maximum award: Not known
Closing date: 31 Aug 16

Physics Project Market Day

Tuesday 16 August 2016, 11:30 - 2pm 
Melville Hall - The Australian National University

1. Upload available student projects by 22 July
2. RSVP for Market Day (market.day.rspe@anu.edu.au) by 1 August
3.  By August 10th - Print poster 
4. Join us at the Physics Project Market Day,Melville Hall - 16 August