You'll never go to a workshop as honest or useful as this. Find out from a grant examiner just what they look for, and what they don't bother reading. It'll be frank and fearless, but you'll learn from the best and find out what makes a successful grant application.

After a sell out event in 2016, Professor Alan Cooper (Director of the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA) is back to reveal the secrets of writing a killer grant application to Australia's Early Career Researchers.

Presented by RiAus (the Royal Institution of Australia), as part of their ECR Network which offers workshops and networking events for Early Career Researchers, this event is now open for booking.

The event will also be livestreamed at Australia's Science Channel - australiascience.tv

What is Advanced Studies, and why you should be involved is an upcoming Flinders seminar. Do you want to help the future of Australian medical research? If so, then come and find out about Advanced Studies (AS) at Flinders. AS is a compulsory research and scholarship stream integrated across all four years of the Flinders Doctor of Medicine (MD) program as required by the Australian Medical Council for our students to graduate.

AS heavily depends on the Flinders research community to offer suitable research projects. As part of a team with a well-defined research question, our MD students have demonstrated the ability to substantially aid in the progress of many projects, including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research.

This presentation will be given by Dr Hakan Muyderman, Advanced Studies Topic Coordinator. All welcome.

Fred Rose - meteorologist, anthropologist, almost cattle farmer, stevedore on the Sydney wharves, to anthropology Professor in East Berlin, and dedicated communist for the majority of his adult life. Accused of spying but never really proven in Australia, he still tried to continue to work in his field but, in his own words, it was "a bit of a bugger living behind the iron curtain".

Where: Flinders University Victoria Square, Level 1, Room 1, 182 Victoria Square
When: Wednesday 21 June 2017
Time: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
RSVP: Register

This public lecture by Peter Monteath, as part of the Flinders Investigators series, reflects on the process of writing the biography of a man who had disappeared into almost total obscurity in Australia, and yet whose life conveyed so much about the history of the century in which he lived. It looks at the dilemmas posed by digging into the records of intelligence services on both sides of the Iron Curtain, and into the challenges of writing about a man whose actions were driven by an extraordinary combination of altruism, ideology, love, hate and paranoia.

In their book Red Professor: The Cold War Life of Fred Rose, Flinders historians Peter Monteath and Valerie Munt tell the extraordinary life story of Fred Rose, an anthropologist who spent much of his life studying and writing about the Indigenous people of northern Australia. As an anthropologist Rose courted a good deal of controversy, but it was his politics that got him into very deep water in Australia. A communist and alleged spy, he was implicated in the Petrov Affair and appeared twice before the Royal Commission into Espionage before departing Australia and building a career as Professor of Anthropology at the Humboldt University in East Berlin.

Where: Research Services Office - Room B2, Basement, Union Building
When: Tuesday 20 June 2017
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

The next Research Data and Reporting Team’s monthly drop-in session for interested academic and professional staff will be held on Tuesday 20 June 2017.

The aim of the session is to provide one-on-one assistance to staff who want either a refresh on the research data systems used at Flinders or to learn some new skills.

Research Data and Reporting staff will be available from 12 PM to 1 PM on Tuesday 20 June 2017. Participants are encouraged to register at ienrol if they are interested in attending.

Regardless if it is ARC or NHMRC, there are still the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in the comments from assessors that have to be dealt with.

Where: The Studio, Ground Level, Professional Services Building (behind Grind & Press Cafe)
When: Thursday 25 May 2017
Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
RSVP: via iEnrol

The Research Services Office (RSO) aims to help researchers in the ARC Rejoinder and NHMRC Rebuttal process by providing a upcoming comprehensive workshop, with plenty of opportunities for Q&A.

The workshop will be split into three sections.
Preparing your Rebuttal or Rejoinder will be presented by Eva Kemps, Professor, School of Psychology, and Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
ARC Rejoinders will be presented by Maya Roberts, Senior Grants Officer, RSO.
NHMRC Rebuttals will be presented by Gareth Rees, Senior Grants Officer, RSO.

Do you spend too long worrying about getting the budget right for your grant application? Not sure what help there is for you and how to construct the best budget for your application?

Where: Rm 152, Social Sciences South Building
When: Thursday 1 June 2017
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
RSVP: via iEnrol

The Research Services Office (RSO) invites you to attend a workshop on constructing a research grant budget as part of a applying to a research funding body. The workshop is intended to introduce the basics of budget construction, grant funding rules and Flinders budget requirements.

The nuts and bolts of research grant budgets will be presented by Gareth Rees, Senior Grants Officer, RSO
Constructing your budget – a worked example will be presented by Mary Lyons, Senior Grants Officer, RSO

There will be plenty of opportunity for Q & A.

Tickets are still available for the Australian Academy of Science's (AAS) annual flagship event - Science at the Shine Dome to be held in Canberra from 23 - 25 May 2017.

As part of this three day celebration of Australian science, scientific networking and professional development opportunity a symposium on the theme of Life on the Loose: species invasion and control will bring together a diverse set of players in the fight to understand, eradicate or control invasive species in Australia and what the world has to learn from the giant ecological experiment taking place on our shores in real-time.

The symposium will feature prominent speakers Professor David Richardson, Professor Rick Shine, Professor Emma Johnston and others who will take the audience on a journey of why or how species were introduced, the point they became invasive, impacts they are having and the management controls being implemented.

The three day program includes:

• An opportunity to hear inspiring research from 21 of our nation’s best scientists, inducted as New Fellows into the Academy, and 15 recipients of the prestigious Academy awards
• An early- to mid- career researcher professional development program
• A one-day symposium on invasive species, with talks from leading Australian scientists including Professor Emma Johnston, Associate Professor Kerrie Wilson and winner of the 2016 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science, Professor Rick Shine
• A gala dinner attended by senior policymakers, politicians, heads of scientific agencies, fellows and other luminaries of science (almost sold-out)

For more information or to register for the event, see the AAS event website.

Where: Research Services Office - Room B2, Basement, Union Building
When: Tuesday 9 May 2017 and Tuesday 23 May 2017
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

These twice monthly sessions are designed to allow staff to receive one-on-one assistance or advice on any aspect of the services provided by the Research Grants and Contracts team, including: assistance with research grant applications, searching for funding, grant budgets, establishing collaborative contracts and other research related contracts, terms and conditions of award, confidentiality and material transfer agreements etc.

Research Grants and Contract staff will be available from 12 PM to 1 PM on Tuesday 9 May 2017 and Tuesday 23 May 2017. Participants are encouraged to register at ienrol if they are interested in attending either of the sessions and are asked to please email research.grants@flinders.edu.au to give RSO staff advance notice of the nature of the assistance they require.

Where: Research Services Office - Room B2, Basement, Union Building
When: Tuesday 16 May 2017
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

The next Research Data and Reporting Team’s monthly drop-in session for interested academic and professional staff will be held on Tuesday 16 May 2017.

The aim of the session is to provide one-on-one assistance to staff who want either a refresh on the research data systems used at Flinders or to learn some new skills.

Research Data and Reporting staff will be available from 12 PM to 1 PM on Tuesday 16 May 2017. Participants are encouraged to register at ienrol if they are interested in attending.

Where: South Lecture Theatre 1
When: Thursday 20 April 2017
Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Can chemistry and biology work together to provide new cancer therapies?

Flinders Visiting International Research Fellow Dr Gonçalo Bernardo from the GBernardes Lab will be presenting on his group's recent work in this area. Gonçalo is visiting with Dr Justin Chalker, Lecturer in Synthetic Chemistry and ARC DECRA Fellow, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences for the next three weeks.

Gonçalo's presentation will focus on the most recent publications from his group which is based at both the University of Cambridge, UK, and the Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal. The four areas that will be touched upon are:

• Methods developed for site-selective chemical modification of proteins at cysteine, disulfide and lysine and their use to build stable and functional protein conjugates for in vivo applications;
• Bioorthogonal cleavage reactions for drug activation in cells;
• Construction of artificial metalloproteins for controlled and tissue specific carbon monoxide (CO) delivery and their use for CO-immunotherapy in cancer.
• Harnessing the power of natural product architectures in cancer chemical biology. By identifying on- and off-targets for anti-cancer entities and unveiling the underlying molecular mechanisms of target recognition, we explore the use of natural products as cancer modulators and ligands for the selective delivery of cytotoxic payloads

Gonçalo has published 68 papers and is an inventor on 5 patents. His publications have garnered more than nearly 3000 citations and he has an h-index of 29. He has been recognized with many national and international accolades during his research career. Most recently, these include the European Young Chemist Award (2014), the ChemSocRev Emerging Investigator Lectureship (2016), the RSC Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prize (2016), and the prestigious Starting Grant from the European Research Council (€1.5M). For his efforts in translational research, Gonçalo was also awarded a medal by the Portuguese Ministry of Health for his services to Public Health and Medicine.

Registrations are now opening for attending the 2017 ARMS conference: Funding Research - drawing on the power of collaboration.

This is the 18th Australasian Research Management Society Conference, and is returning to the shores of New Zealand for the first time since 2009. The conference theme of drawing on the power of collaboration will explore opportunities to bring together professionals in research organisations and funding bodies to create greater efficiencies in the wider management of research and its funding.

The conference will be held on 26 - 29 September at the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington. Flinders is a financial member of ARMS and all staff qualify for the member rate for attendance at the conference. The early bird rate for the full conference is $950 and single day attendance is $550. ARMS accreditation modules are available to attend prior to the conference for $395. The pre-conference workshop cost is $165. The early bird rates are only available until Monday 19 June 2017.

Registration is now open here.

The abstract closing date has been extended until Sunday 23 April 2017. Abstracts can still be submitted online in the overarching categories of oral presentation, poster presentation, or theme leader presentation. Subjects for abstracts should be on: grants support and development, contracts and intellectual property, research ethics and integrity, research intelligence and systems, connecting research with communities, research strategy and planning, research degree matters, or supporting the delivery of research with impact and translation.

For more information on the conference, please visit the website.

Where: 5.29 Conference room @ Tonsley
When: Wednesday 12 April 2017
Time: 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Digital Volume Correlation (DVC), the newly formed Zeiss Global Centre at the University of Portsmouth, UK, and how this relates to the Flinders Medical Device Research Institute will be the main topic at the upcoming presentation by Dr Gianluca Tozzi.

Gianluca, Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Portsmouth, is one of five Flinders Visiting International Research Fellows at Flinders this year. He has come to Flinders to help develop Flinders' expertise in DVC, and to create international collaborations with the Zeiss Global Centre. The Centre aims to undertake research into the structural competence of biological structures, biomaterials and bio-inspired engineering materials, through advanced X-ray microscopy, including the use of DVC.

Gianluca will be at Flinders for eight weeks.

All interested Flinders researchers are welcome to attend the half hour presentation. Please RSVP to debbie.cocks@flinders.edu.au

Where: Rm 109, Health Sciences Building
When: Tuesday 2 May 2017
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
RSVP: via iEnrol

Dr Peter Wigley, Manager, Research Ethics and Integrity - Research Service Office, will present to interested attendees on Research Integrity and Misconduct. Research integrity involves the responsible conduct of research, and the handling of research misconduct.

In this country, the prevailing guideline for research integrity is the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (‘the Code’), published in 2007 by the ARC, NHMRC and Universities Australia (the national Vice-Chancellor’s organisation).

In addition to the general requirement for all researchers to conduct and report their research responsibly, it is a condition of funding from the ARC and NHMRC that institutions comply with the Code. Therefore, the University must ensure that all researchers (staff and students), and relevant research support staff, understand their responsibilities under the Code.

This seminar will provide an overview of the Code and the relevant policies, procedures and support within Flinders University.

For enquiries please phone Peter, ext. 15466.

Where: Research Services Office - Room B2, Basement, Union Building
When: Tuesday 18 April 2017
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

The next Research Data and Reporting Team’s monthly drop-in session for interested academic and professional staff will be held on Tuesday 18 April 2017. The aim of the session is to provide one-on-one assistance to staff who want either a refresh on the research data systems used at Flinders or to learn some new skills.

Research Data and Reporting staff will be available from 12 PM to 1 PM on Tuesday 18 April 2017. Participants are encouraged to register at ienrol if they are interested in attending.

Where: Napier Building, Theatre G04,
North Terrace Campus, University of Adelaide (Map)
When: Monday 10 April 2017
Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

The High Commission of Canada invites all interested South Australian researchers to an information session on Research Opportunities in Canada at the University of Adelaide.

This presentation will provide information on Canadian research grants in all disciplines available to academic staff and postgraduate students.

RSVP: please RSVP by 5 April to: cnbra.academic@international.gc.ca

Where: Flinders at Tonsley, Lecture theatre 1, 1284 South Road, Clovelly Park
When: Thursday 30 March 2017
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
RSVP: Email debbie.cocks@flinders.edu.au by Thursday, 23 March 2017

A showcase of medtech funding and support programs

Are you keen to learn more about support available to medtech companies? Curious about grants available to help commercialise medtech products, achieve growth and increase competitiveness? Want to find out what's available and who to speak to for more information?

Join the Medical Device Partnering Program at this FREE event to hear directly from each of the organisations offering grants and support for medtech businesses and entrepreneurs.

The event will include speakers from:

• TechInSA
• MedDev SA
• MTPConnect
• CRC Association
• Department of State Development (SA Government)
• Entrepreneurs' Programme
• Accelerating Commercialisation
• Medical Device Partnering Program

Where: Flinders University Function Centre, Humanities Road
When: Thursday 9 March 2017
Time: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

South Australia’s Science Excellence Awards and the Tall Poppy Awards both work to increase public engagement and promote excellence in research. Getting your work recognised through these awards programs can help inform and influence policy and investment in scientific research and development. The Science Excellence Awards and Tall Poppy Awards are holding a series of joint sessions to ensure you have all the information you need to successfully participate in their programs. 

Sarah Treasure from the Department of State Development will tell you everything you need to know about recent changes to the Science Excellence Awards and Dr Sarah Bray from the Australian Institute of Policy and Science will help you learn more about how the Tall Poppy Awards are recognising young scientists.

To RSVP for this session, click here - Science Excellence Awards & Tall Poppy Awards Information Session - Flinders University

Where: Room 5, SILC Building
When: Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Time: 3:30 PM, with drinks and nibbles to follow
RSVP: to Kristy Johns at kristy.johns@flinders.edu.au or 8201 7577

How to build process-based groundwater sensitivity and vulnerability indices: some practical ways

Professor Alain Dassargues has always been interested in water; from wanting to build dams as a child to developing the first digital simulation model of the Hesbaye aquifer in 1987 with collegues.

His interest in water and modelling has continued to this day where, as a member of the Department Urban and Environmental Engineering - Hydrogeology & Environmental Geology, Université de Liège, Belgium, he continues this work. The unit studies the flow and the transport of contaminants in groundwaters.

His experience in modelling and groundwater is an excellent start to the Environment Matters! seminars sponsored by the School of Environment. These are a series of traditional research colloquia and innovative cross-fertilisation workshops which offer insights in contemporary research into environmental sustainability and security issues. Speakers and workshop facilitators are drawn from a wide range of science and social science disciplines, as well as industry and the policy making arena. Each year the School assembles experts from overseas, interstate and South Australia.

Want to see the Women in Science Symposium, but can’t get to the Australian National Maritime Museum this Friday? Flinders will be showing the livestream of the Young Scientists talks in the morning and afternoon on the big screen at the Plaza.

The event, run in conjunction by UNSW and Science 50:50 initiative is a program that aims to inspire Australian girls and young women to pursue degrees and careers in science and technology. Since half the population is female, why not half the scientists and technologists?

Details of the day’s event can be viewed here.

Where: Lecture Theatre 1.09, Health Science Building
When: Friday 17 February 2017
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM


Professor Claude Fischler

Eating meals together - the social, political, and cultural significance of it, will be explored in a seminar at Flinders by prominent French social scientist Professor Claude Fischler, CNRS, the French National Science Center, Paris.

Professor Claude Fischler is a French social scientist (sociology, anthropology), Senior Investigator with CNRS, the French National Science Center, and a former director of the Interdisciplinary Institute for Contemporary Anthropology in Paris.

His recent interests have focused on ‘commensality’ – eating together – its forms and functions, its role in culture and society, its politics as well as its possible impact on public health.

Over the past 40 years, Professor Fischler’s research and publications have informed and encouraged an international interest in food, especially the social and cultural significance of food patterns and eating practices.

Professor Fischler is currently Visiting International Research Fellow in the School of Health Sciences with Professor John Coveney.

The seminar is open to all interested attendees.