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Congratulations to all the RSES students who graduated in the mid-year round, especially to Andrew Palm who was awarded one of two University Medals. University Medals are reserved for truely exceptional students and RSES is proud to have one of its students receive rare distinction.
Ian
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Graduates - Congratulations Xiaoyu Chem
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Graduates - Congratulations Sarah Tynan
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Graduates - Congratulations Aly Weirman
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Graduates - Congratulations Rachel Kirby and Andrew Palm
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Graduates - Congratulations Eleanor Mare
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Discovery of oldest biological colours
Our PNAS paper that came out on Monday got way more publicity than expected, the AltMetric score is heading towards 500, and it was reported in hundreds of newspapers. I gave about a dozen radio life interviews on Tuesday, plus more recorded interviews and a 5 minutes life interview for ABC TV with Joe O’Brien. >>>here
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Parliamentary Joint Committee
Rachel Wood and Stewart Fallon gave witness testimony Monday July 9th to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement’s inquiry into the trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn regarding determining the date of death for seized ivory and rhino horn for wildlife forensics. Also presenting information was Professor Rebecca Johnson (Director of the Australian Museum Research Institute) and Cameron Slatyer (manager Live and Geo Sciences collections, Australian Museum). |
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Did you know almost 10% of postgraduate students at ANU were homeless or facing homelessness at the start of 2018?
PARSA (Postgraduate and Research Student Association) knows that ANU postgraduate students are struggling to find safe and secure accommodation in Canberra, which is why we’ve been running the Home Away from Home campaign to encourage the university to take action on this issue.
So far, the university has stalled on enacting any real change for postgraduate students so, in solidarity we’re spending a night sleeping outside Chancelry to show the university the seriousness of the issue. With almost 10% of postgraduate students homeless or at risk of homelessness at the start of this year, urgent action is needed.
If you want to stand in solidarity with ANU postgraduate students sleeping in Chifley, on friends’ couches, in their offices, in expensive temporary accommodation and in homes inadequately prepared for the Canberra winter, join us on Friday, 27th of July on the lawn outside the Chancelry building.
If you’re ready to take the next step, or if you’ve just got questions about participating in the 'Student Sleepout', send Tess an email on parsa.advocacy@anu.edu.au.
If you are a student currently struggling with accommodation, please get in contact with our Student Assistance Team who can help with temporary accommodation and support. Contact the team on parsa.assistance@anu.edu.au. |
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Collaboratively answering Australia's Geoscience Questions
AuScope is excited to have Associate Professor Meghan Miller leading our Earth Imaging program from 1 July 2018 as Professor Malcolm Sambridge transitions to managing our Seismometers In Schools national outreach program. Congratulations to you both!
Here, Meghan shares her story, from growing up in North America to studying in the US and Australia, with field studies in Morocco, Indonesia and Timor-Leste in between. We discover her passion for plate tectonics and deep Earth, swag of academic achievements, and ambitions for research innovation in Australia. |
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Anzic Bulletin
The ANZIC bulletin is now available at
https://mailchi.mp/8b469714f69f/anzic-bulletin-21-june-2018
If you would like to be added to our mailing list please email Cath at iodp.administrator@anu.edu.au
This bulletin includes a late call for participation in IODP Expedition 383-Dynamics of the Pacific Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Please feel free to circulate this call to any friends or colleagues who may be interested.
Special Call for Applications.
Micropalaeontology – Radiolarian Specialist (preferred) or Diatom Specialist (alternative preference).
Plio-Pleistocene Dynamics of the Pacific Antarctic Circumpolar Current
Expedition 383
Dates: 20 May to 20 July 2019.
Expedition information can be found at: http://iodp.tamu.edu/scienceops/expeditions/dynamics_of_pacific_ACC.html
Applications from the ANZIC community must be forwarded to Leanne Armand (Anzic.programscientist@anu.edu.au) and ANZIC Science Committee Chair, Mike Coffin (mike.coffin@utas.edu.au) using the Application to sail submission form located at: https://iodp.org.au/for-scientists/application-to-sail/
Due Date for Special Call: 27th July 2018. |
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Students meet Industry
The AusIMM Canberra Student Chapter are holding the annual Students Meet Industry (SMI) Night on the Wednesday the 1st of August between 5pm – 7pm in the Common Room at University House. This is a free event and all are welcome to come to talk to both senior and graduate representatives from a wide range of companies, including AngloGold Ashanti, Chinova Resources, Gold Fields, Geoscience Australia, Frogtech Geoscience, Heron Resources, Northparkes and more!
This year we are also running a Networking Dinner which will take place after the SMI, from 7pm – 9pm in the Drawing Room at University House. This dinner is $25 for students and $50 for academics. Spots are limited so don't delay!
Tickets can be bought here: https://ausimm.eventsair.com/27801-canberra-student-chapter-2018/sminetworking/Site/Register
We hope to see you there,
The AusIMM Canberra Student Chapter
Jack Muston
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Negative Emissions Conference |
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Calling for abstract and registration to the Negative Emissions conference sponsored by RSES.
Where: The Shine Dome, Canberra
When: 30-31 October 2018
More information can be found here: and here: |
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School Morning Tea - July 24th |
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Retirement announcements |
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Publications
Bayon, G, Delvigne, C, Ponzevera, E, Borges. AV, Darchambeau, F, De Deckker, P, Lambert, T, Morin, L, Toucanne, S, Andre, L., 2018, 'The silicon isotopic composition of fine-grained river sediments and its relation to climate and lithology', Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 229, 147-161.
Rosenthal, A., Yaxley G.M, Crichton, W.A., Kovacs, I.J., Spandler, C., Hermann, J., Sandorne, J.K., Rose-Koga, E. and Pelleter, A. 2018. Phase relations and melting of nominally ‘dry’ residual eclogites with variable CaO/Na2O from 3 to 5 GPa and 1250 to 1500 °C; implications for refertilisation of upwelling heterogeneous mantle. Lithos, 314-315: 506-519.
Jaques, A.L. and Foley, S.F., 2018. Insights into the petrogenesis of the West Kimberley lamproites from trace elements in olivine. Mineralogy and Petrology ( ), 1-19 DOI 10.1007/s00710-018-0612-9
Brocks, J. J., 2018. The transition from a cyanobacterial to algal world and the emergence of animals. Emerging Topics in Life Sciences. DOI: 10.1042/etls20180039
http://www.emergtoplifesci.org/content/ppetls/early/2018/06/28/ETLS20180039.full.pdf
Gueneli, N., McKenna, A. M., Ohkouchi, N., Boreham, C. J., Beghin, J., Javaux, E. J., and Brocks, J. J., 2018. 1.1-billion-year-old porphyrins establish a marine ecosystem dominated by bacterial primary producers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1803866115
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/07/03/1803866115 |
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Congratulations:
Timothy Jones
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Training
An important service of the Human Resource Division is the provision of a range of relevant and contemporary training and development opportunities for university staff.
To improve current staff training and development opportunities, we have undertaken the two major actions:
- Conducted an informal training needs analysis to identify delivery gaps in staff training needs which has resulted in the introduction of new and additional training workshops that will be offered across the course of the 2018 year.
- Refreshed the ANU Staff Training & Development website to streamline and update information on the range of face-to-face training and online training opportunities – the refreshed site is available at: https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources/training-development
These service improvements are part of our broader goal to strengthen support for individual professional and career development, and the advancement of the university’s strategic priorities and vision. |
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ANU offers a range of counselling services for enrolled students (undergraduate or postgraduate) who might be experiencing a range of difficulties around mental health, stress, motivation, social anxiety and so on.
web-site is http://www.anu.edu.au/students/health-wellbeing/counselling
In addition to the group programs and workshops they also offer confidential counselling services for individuals. If you have concerns about the welfare of any of your students, please consider directing them towards this service, |
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AGCC conference
Big Issues and Ideas in Geoscience will highlight the fundamental role that Geoscience has as a major field of science throughout the Asia Pacific Region. The Convention (AGCC 2018) will be the largest Geoscience event to be held in Australasia since 2012.
AGCC 2018 is supported by all eight Member Organisations of the Australian Geoscience Council, and is proudly sponsored by Geoscience Australia, as Patron Sponsor, and Santos Ltd as Major Sponsor.
THIRD CIRCULAR RELEASED
The AGCC 2018 Third Circular has been released with all the information you were waiting for to assist you in planning your participation in the Convention.
Updated program with additional sessions New initiatives for young geoscientists The announcement of confirmed Plenary and Keynote speakers More details on the Big Issues and Ideas in Geoscience Day An expanded list of field trips and professional workshops, with information on costs and deadlines.
Formal notification of acceptance of abstracts will be by Saturday 28 July; presenters of accepted abstracts must pay for their full delegate registration by Saturday 18 August.
Click here for further information on abstracts submission and presentations.
REGISTRATION OFFER FOR YOUNG GEOSCIENTISTS
If you are an Early Career Geoscientist, you may be able to take up AGCC 2018 special offer and pay $765 for a full delegate registration, saving up to $235 on the current full member rate. Be quick, the offer closes on Thursday 30 August!
To see if you fit the criteria for Early Career Geoscientist, please read page 6 of AGCC 2018 Third Circular here. |
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Winter Intensive Tutoring Program
Starts O Week Monday 16 July
Are you interested in gaining new skills to improve your effectiveness as a tutor/demonstrator? Principles of Tutoring and Demonstrating (PTD) is an intensive 10 module program, designed to help you develop teaching strategies, apply effective lesson planning principles, offer practical help with marking and examples of how to give feedback to your students.
This program is offered during O Week to PhD students who have some tutoring experience. Another PTD program is scheduled for semester 2 and is more practical for those participants new to tutoring. Dates for the ‘new to tutoring’ program released in mid-June.
Winter Intensive Program
Modules T1 & T2 – Monday 16 July
Modules T3 & T4 – Tuesday 17 July
Modules T5 & T7 – Thursday 19 July
Module T8 – Friday 20 July
Module T9 – Monday 23 July ( fully online)
Module T6 – Monday 30 July (Peer Observation with online reflection, participants to organise)
Module T10 – Tuesday 31 July
Registrations essential at https://services.anu.edu.au/training/principles-of-tutoring-and-demonstrating (On the webpage click top right – Register Now button).
If you have completed a tutor training program in your College you can gain credit in PTD for the modules you have completed (please indicate in your registration what modules you have completed – you will need to provide a certificate or evidence of the completion of these modules).
All modules, except Peer Observation (T6) & Evaluation and Reflective Practice (T9), will be held in the CHELT Seminar Room, Chancelry 10T1. |
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Elizabeth & Frederick White Conference 2018
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