The NHMRC has provided an update on their ongoing development of their new grants management solution, Sapphire.

Recent testing has identified some additional complexities that require resolution. As a result, the NHMRC has decided to defer the planned October pilots to avoid any potential for disruption to applicants.

NHMRC’s cautious approach also reflects advice received from the research sector to minimise potential distractions from the implementation of the new grant program.

All new and existing grant schemes will be managed through RGMS until further notice. This includes CREs, Development Grants, TCRs and Investigator Grants.

Your researcher CV and Profile will continue to be managed through RGMS until further notice and all potential applicants are recommended to ensure that their CV and Profile are up-to-date.

For more information about Sapphire, please visit NHMRC’s website.

Research Development and Support (RDS) and the Deputy Vice- Chancellor (Research), Professor Robert Saint, hosted a morning tea at Alere on 25 September 2018 to celebrate Research Administrators Day.

This international day acknowledges research management professionals and their contribution to supporting the research enterprise. To mark the occasion Flinders' research management community came together to hear how their everyday efforts make a difference to Flinders' research and researchers.

The day celebrated how research management supports the research enterprise and this event was an opportunity for the research community to hear how their everyday efforts make a difference to research and researchers at Flinders.

Professor Robert Saint, Mr Tom Symonds (Acting Director, RDS), Professor Peter Monteath (Acting Dean (Research), CHASS), Professor Ross McKinnon (Dean (Research), CMPH), and Professor Claire Lenehan (Acting Dean (People and Resources) CSE) all spoke on the benefits and impact that research support and advice provides.

Research Administrators Day is championed by the Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS). Mrs Maria Zollo, ARMS' Chief Operating Officer, described how research management professionals serve an important role in supporting the research endeavour, and introduced the new ARMS Strategic Plan, Towards 2025.

The ARMS Executive Office is hosted by Flinders. All staff are members of ARMS, covered by Flinders' organisation membership, enabling access to member benefits, programs and events. For information on ARMS and the upcoming 2019 ARMS Conference to be held in Adelaide, visit the ARMS website.

Governments and funding bodies are increasingly looking to measure and weigh engagement and impact. In September, a new researcher development initiative, Flinders Focus on Research Engagement and Impact (FFREI) brought our research community together with industry, government and media representatives to discuss and impart good-practice around how to engage with research-users and design research that makes a difference.

The FFREI researcher development intensive program consisted of eleven sessions – a combination of workshops, presentations and peer-learning opportunities - delivered by Research Development and Support (RDS) in partnership with Flinders Library and the Office of Communication, Marketing and Engagement (OCME).

Flinders Pro Vice Chancellor of Research Impact, Professor John Spoehr, lead sessions in which senior researchers shared their insights and experience, discussing best practice examples of industry engagement and their impactful research. Industry and government research-users and funders shared their perspective on how to engage with their sector, discussing how to initiate and maintain relationships and develop successful working partnerships. During the week researchers were also able to connect with journalists and Flinders’ communications experts to discuss how to best engage with the media to broaden the reach of research publications and raise their media profile.

Themes covered throughout the week of 24 September included: Why Flinders is involved in Engagement and Impact (E&I) and most importantly, why now; what E&I means at Flinders; best practice examples of E&I; communications skills – tools for building relationships; accessing support to plan impactful research and build relationships; formalising research partnerships; using your digital presence to maximise E&I; broadening the reach of your research publications, and; publishing with impact.

Click here to access our Past Training and Development page to access and watch the Flinders Focus on Research Engagement and Impact sessions, and please contact Kirsty de Ruyter if you would like any further information.

This inaugural initiative was one of the first in any Australian University and provided a unique opportunity to investigate a timely theme in Australia’s research environment, on the back of the Australian Research Council’s Engagement and Impact Assessment.

The ARC Engagement and Impact assessment framework is a key measure under the National Innovation Science Agenda (NISA). EI 2018 was undertaken as a companion to ERA2018 and focused on assessing the engagement of researchers with end-users and showcases how universities are translating their research into economic, social , environmental and other impacts (ref: www.arc.gov.au/engagement-and-impact-assessment).

The EI2018 national report and impact case studies will be publicly available on the ARC website in early 2019. The Flinders EI2018 showcases the significant impact that Flinders’ research is delivering to industry and government as well as how our research is Making a Difference in the wider community.

The Flinders submission was a result of significant commitment and effort by a wide range of Flinders researchers and professional staff. A fan and password is required for access the Flinders University submission here.

Research Development and Support (RDS) have released the latest ARC and NHMRC grant calendars, with the relevant RDS internal deadlines.

Both calendars are included on the respective scheme pages on the Flinders website. The ARC schemes page can be found here. The NHMRC schemes page can be found here.

The ARC calendar will be updated once the ARC releases the calendar dates for Linkage Projects LP19 and Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities LE20.

Please feel free to contact the relevant Senior Research Grants Officer below to discuss your application:

• NHMRC applications: Gareth Rees at gareth.rees@flinders.edu.au or 8201 2199
• ARC applications: Maya Roberts at maya.roberts@flinders.edu.au or 8201 7698

A new approach to support research staff with research activities has recently been delivered. Service One, an online service request management tool accessible through Okta, aims to provide a range of service requests related to research.

As Service One is accessed through Okta, profile information (name, email address, phone number) is automatically carried across into each service request to save the Requestor time and effort.

A small number of drop-down and multiple-choice fields collect the right information at the right time to reduce the need for multiple emails and phone calls with the Service Provider. Once submitted, the service request is instantly sent to the right person.

The research services currently available include:

• I need help with a research contract
• I need help employing a Research Assistant
• I need help with a research funds transfer
• I need help with a research project invoice request
• I need help confirming insurance and indemnity for my research project
• I need help notifying the achievement of a project milestone

Connection with the Service Provider is easy. 'My Requests' - a feature of Service One designed for the Requestor - shows the real-time status of the service request (e.g., In Progress or Fulfilled), the name of the Service Specialist and their contact details.

With these features, Service One aims to deliver a consistent approach for research staff to request a service in one place, find the right service request within one minute, and complete one streamlined request for each service.

We encourage you to try Service One. If there is a research service that you would like to see on Service One please compete the "new idea" or "feedback" form on the Service One Homepage.

Flinders Focus on Research Engagement and Impact has been created to provide insight for the researcher as an individual, research groups and the University community. Join us to gain a perspective on what E&I is, how to best engage with research end-users, and identify how your research is, or can be designed to be, impactful.

As this inaugural initiative is one of the first in any Australian University, come along to this unique opportunity that will link the Flinders research community with industry and government representatives in a peer learning intensive that is focussed on the most timely of themes in our current research environment.

Pro Vice Chancellor of Research Impact, Professor John Spoehr, will lead sessions where senior Flinders researchers will share their approaches. Additionally, industry and government research-users and funders will be present to share their perspectives, demystify how to engage with their sector and discuss the benefits and outcomes of working in partnership with Universities.

Flinders Focus on Research Engagement and Impact

Research Engagement and Impact (E&I) at Flinders - An Overview

What is E&I? Why is there a focus now? How will Flinders showcase our E&I endeavors? Hear from John Spoehr, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research Impact) about what E&I means at Flinders. An interactive discussion panel of Flinders researchers will share how their research is impactful, making a difference to policy, the community and industry.

Monday 24 September, 9:30-11:00, Bedford Park

Speakers and panel members will be Professor John Spoehr, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research Impact); Ben Jacobs, Research Analytics Team Leader, Research Development and Support; Sarah Walsh, Director of Marketing, Office of Communication, Marketing and Engagement; Professor David Lewis, College of Science and Engineering; Professor Jen Tieman, College of Nursing and Health Sciences;  Associate Professor Bibi Sangha, College of Business, Government and Law; Professor Michael Tsianikas, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences; Professor Tracey Wade, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work; and Professor Fran Baum, College of Medicine and Public Health.

Research Engagement-good practice collaboration (HASS, BGL & EPSW)

A panel of Flinders researchers and their government/industry partners will share: their experience identifying potential partners; establishing contact; building and sustaining trusted relationships; why partners value the relationship and how have they benefited. As an interactive Q&A session, participants will have ample opportunity to question, explore and join the discussion.

Monday 24 September, 11:30-1:00, Bedford Park

Speakers and panel members will be Professor John Spoehr, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research Impact); Kathryn Anderson, Deputy Director Enterprise, New Venture Institute; Ann-Louise Hordacre, Senior Research Fellow, College of Business, Government and Law; Robert Esvelt, South Australian Government; Tim Windsor, Senior Lecturer, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work; and Tully Barnett, Lecturer in English, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Using your digital presence to maximise engagement and impact for HASS, BGL and EPSW

Your digital presence can support your E&I. This hand-on workshop will help you get started, build content and enhance your digital presence using freely available tools.

Presenters are Mary Filsell and Shannon Brown, College and Research Services Librarians from the Library.

Tuesday 25 September, 11:30-1:00, Bedford Park

Research Engagement - good practice collaboration (focus for SE, MPH & NHS)

A panel of Flinders researchers and their government/industry partners will share: their experience identifying potential partners; establishing contact; building and sustaining trusted relationships; why partners value the relationship and how have they benefited. As an interactive Q&A session, participants will have ample opportunity to question, explore and join the discussion.

Wednesday 26 September, 9:30-11:00, Tonsley

Speakers and panel members include Professor John Spoehr, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research Impact); Kathryn Anderson, Deputy Director Enterprise, New Venture Institute; Professor Mark Taylor, Strategic Professor, College of Science and Engineering; Associate Professor Rebecca Golley, College of Nursing and Health Sciences; Lucinda Hancock, CEO of Nutrition Australia (VIC); Associate Professor Jill Carr, College of Medicine and Public Health; Ian Overton, Water Research Australia; and Sarah Thomas, State Department of Industry and Skill.

Support for building relationships and planning impactful research

Find out what support is available to facilitate research engagement and impact. Flinders Partnership Directors will give an overview of the support they offer and their perspective on relationships building. College based support and funding opportunities will be detailed.

Wednesday 26 September, 11:30-1:00, Tonsley

Speakers and panel members include JProfessor John Spoehr, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research Impact); Carmela Sergi, Strategic Partnership Director, Research Development and Support; Ann-Louise Hordacre, Research Partnership Support; Tom Symonds, Manager, Strategic Research Services, Research Development and Support; Marina Delpin, Program Manager, Researcher Professional Development, Research Development and Support; Allisa Zhao Manager, International Engagement; and Matt Salier, Director, New Venture Institute.

Formalising a research partnership

What do you need to consider when formalising a research partnership? Learn about contractual arrangements, the reasons why this process is important and the support available.

Wednesday 26 September, 2:00-3:30, Tonsley

Presenters will be Daniela Tyson. Senior Research Contract Officer, Research Development and Support; and Sinead O'Connell, Senior Commercial Manager, Research Development and Support.

Using your digital presence to maximise engagement and impact for HASS, BGL and EPSW

Your digital presence can support your E&I. This hand-on workshop will help you get started, build content and enhance your digital presence using freely available tools.

Thursday 27 September, 11:30-1:00, Bedford Park

Presenters are Leila Mohammadi and Josephine Mcgill, College and Research Services Librarians, Library.

Communication Skills - tools for building relationships

Karen Ashford, Director Flinders’ Media and Communications, will lead learning in initiating and maintaining a dialogue with industry partners. Learn key presentation skills, how to: pitch your research; communicate with influence and create a personal brand.

Friday 28 September, 9:30-11:00, Bedford Park

Presented by Karen Ashford, Director of Media, and Communications, Office of Communication, Marketing and Engagement.

Broadening the reach of your research

A panel of researchers, Flinders Media and Communications, Flinders Library and an editor from The Conversation will lead discussion about how to build and generate awareness of your research. This interactive session will highlight how to write for different audiences and the benefits of engaging with a wider audience.

Friday 28 September, 11:30-1:00, Bedford Park

Panel members will be Karen Ashford, Director of Media, and Communications, Office of Communication, Marketing and Engagement; Liz Hall, Associate Librarian, Collections, College and Research Services, Library; Sarah Keenihan, The Conversation; and David Sly, Journalist and lecturer.

Publishing with impact - a checklist

Join this hands on workshop to focus on how to get the most out of your research outputs. Learn how to: publish with impact; workshop a checklist of considerations; discover free online tools; discuss how to work with the Flinders media team; learn how to record your E&I through effective collection and collation. Bring your laptop or tablet.

Friday 28 September, 2:00-3:30, Bedford Park

Presenters will be Karen Ashford, Director of Media, and Communications, Office of Communication, Marketing and Engagement; and Liz Hall, Associate Librarian, Collections, College and Research Services, Library.

Interested researchers for an expected MRFF Frontier Health and Medical Research Program call are invited to complete a Flinders University Expression of Interest (EOI). As past calls from the MRFF have been on short notice and for a short duration, this will enable Research Development and Support to coordinate internal support and to notify interested researchers as soon as the calls are announced.

To complete the EOI please select the Expressions of Interest line in Reportal, accessible via OKTA, by selecting Expressions of Interest under Tasks and Actions. Once a 'New Expression of Interest' has been added, MRFF needs to be selected as the funding organisation. Please complete the EOI by 8 October 2018.

Note this EOI is not intended to be a selection process.

The MRFF has provided $240 million over five years to support researchers’ ‘out of the box’ ideas and discoveries to deliver new technologies and treatments to improve health and open new markets.  The MRFF will allocate the funds in two stages:

1. by an open competitive call for proposals where successful applicants will be provided 1 year and $1 million to advance their idea; and
2. selection of the best successful applicants from stage one to receive up to five years of funding between $10 and 20 million.

The MRFF Frontier Health and Medical Research Program was announced in the 2018/19 Federal Budget. Details on the Frontier Health and Medical Program can be found at https://beta.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/frontier-health-and-medical-research.

On 25 May 2018, the European Union (EU) introduced the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which increases privacy rights for residents of the EU. Research activities at Flinders University may be within scope of the GDPR if they involve personal information about EU residents.

Information and Digital Services (IDS) and Legal Services have developed a GDPR compliance resource. They are now requesting researchers to review this resource to ensure their collection, use and disclosure of personal information is authorised.

The University’s Privacy Policy will be updated, following consultation, to ensure all activities are authorised, and additional resources will be developed in due course. Advice should be sought for research projects involving data from EU residents.

If you have any further queries, or wold like some further guidance on how to proceed, please contact Legal Services at legal@flinders.edu.au.

The Flinders University submission report for the ARC Engagement and Impact (EI) is now available.  

The ARC Engagement and Impact assessment framework is a key measure under the National Innovation Science Agenda (NISA). EI 2018 was undertaken as a companion to ERA2018 and focused on assessing the engagement of researchers with end-users and showcases how universities are translating their research into economic, social , environmental and other impacts (ref: www.arc.gov.au/engagement-and-impact-assessment).

The EI2018 national report and impact case studies will be publicly available on the ARC website in early 2019. The Flinders EI2018 showcases the significant impact that Flinders’ research is delivering to industry and government as well as how our research is Making a Difference in the wider community.

The Flinders submission was a result of significant commitment and effort by a wide range of Flinders researchers and professional staff. The DVCR, Professor Rob Saint , PVC (research Impact), Professor John Spoehr and Director, Research Development and Support, Jodieann Dawe would like to extend their thanks and gratitude to all involved in the EI2018 submission.

A fan and password is required for access the Flinders University submission here.

With governments and funding bodies now looking to measure and weigh impact and engagement, now is the time to get ahead on E&I. The changing face of research reporting will be explored, discussed and experiences shared at Flinders Focus on Research Engagement and Impact in the week of 24 September 2018.

Why Flinders is involved in Engagement and Impact and most importantly, why now, are questions that will be answered in the presentations, workshops and peer-learning sessions. Come along to hear from your peers, Flinders staff, and industry members on what is good practice, communication skills specific for E&I and many more other skills and knowledge sharing.

Open to the entire research community, we welcome ECRs, MCRs, established researchers, research leaders and research support staff to participate. Rural and remote colleagues will be able to access and participate in sessions – please email the Researcher Professional Development team for further details.

Enrolments are now open - please book through ienrol Research and direct any queries to researcherpd.rds@flinders.edu.au.

Flinders Focus on Research Engagement and Impact full session details

Researchers intending to submit an application through Flinders University to the upcoming ARC or NHMRC grant rounds are requested to complete a brief Expression of Interest (EOI) online by 24 September 2018 (9 AM).

The EOI portal can be accessed here.

The timely completion of this EOI enables the College Deans (Research) and Research Development and Support (RDS) to be aware of the application intentions of researchers, and so initiate the appropriate advice and support that researchers may need before substantial work ensues with the grant application.

With the new landscape for NHMRC grants this year, this is particularly important. It also then helps to scope the subsequent grant application and review requirements over the coming months.

Information on the timing of all NHMRC and ARC rounds will be released together with RDS internal deadlines once the funding bodies provide dates for all schemes. Note however a number of NHMRC deadline dates are available here.

Please note that there will be a separate EOI process for the ARC Linkage Infrastructure Equipment and Facilities scheme – Round LE20.

RDS Senior Research Grants Officers would welcome the opportunity to meet with ARC and NHMRC applicants. Please feel free to contact the relevant officer below to discuss your application:

• NHMRC applications: Gareth Rees at nhmrc@flinders.edu.au or 8201 2199
• ARC applications: Maya Roberts at arc@flinders.edu.au or 8201 7698

Flinders' September Research Training and Development Intensive is now open for enrolments. Flinders Focus on Research Engagement and Impact will be run in the week of 24 September 2018. This initiative will bring Flinders research community together to discuss, explore and share knowledge on what engagement and impact means at our University.

Join us at presentations, workshops and peer-learning sessions to explore good practice examples of impactful research and how to build sustainable research partnerships.

Open to the entire research community, we welcome ECRs, MCRs, established researchers, research leaders and research support staff to participate. Rural and remote colleagues will be able to access and participate in sessions – please email the Researcher Professional Development team for further details.

Enrolments are now open - please book through ienrol Research and direct any queries to researcherpd.rds@flinders.edu.au.

Flinders Focus on Research Engagement and Impact session details

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Robert Saint is pleased to announce a new program of support schemes for ARC and NHMRC (category one) grant applications.

These programs can viewed on the new Research Development and Support webpage Flinders Grant Application Support.

Professor Saint says "A critical strategic aim of the University is to increase our research grant income. This new program of schemes through our Research Development & Support (RDS) team, aims to help support the development of high quality, competitive grant applications, as well as potentially contribute funding to support the implementation of successful grants awarded".

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has implemented a substantial restructure of its grant program for applications late 2018-early 2019, for funding commencing in 2020.

The changes were summarised in a presentation at Flinders University on the 24 July 2018 given by Dr Tony Willis, Executive Director, Research Strategy and Implementation Taskforce. The video recording of the presentation is available on the past presentations and workshop page, under the NHMRC section.

The new program will comprise four funding streams for which the NHMRC has now published the guidelines. They are:

1. Investigator Grants, which will provide the highest-performing researchers at all career stages with funding for their salary (if required) and a significant research support package
2. Synergy Grants, which will provide $5 million per grant for outstanding multidisciplinary research teams to work together to answer complex questions
3. Ideas Grants, which will support innovative and creative research projects, and be available to researchers with bright ideas at all career stages
4. Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies opportunity is to support high-quality clinical trials and cohort studies that address important gaps in knowledge, leading to relevant and implementable findings for the benefit of human health.

For more information, including information on timelines, guidelines and transition to the new schemes, please see the Research Development and Support website.

The Australian Research Council (ARC) Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) and Engagement and Impact (E&I) has been submitted and signed off. The ARC has indicated that results will be available early next year.

Research Development and Support thanks all staff who have engaged and worked tirelessly on the Flinders submission. We are very grateful for all the time and effort that went into these submissions.

The case studies from E&I will be re-purposed by the Office of Communication, Media and Engagement in the web transformation project to highlight Flinders excellence in research impact.

ERA is Australia’s national research evaluation framework. ERA identifies and promotes excellence across the full spectrum of research activity in Australia’s higher education institutions.

E&I is a measure under the National Innovation and Science Agenda, which was launched by the Australian Government in 2015. E&I will assess the engagement of researchers with end-users, and show how universities are translating their research into economic, social, environmental and other impacts.

A new initiative in researcher professional development, Flinders’ Research Activate brought together the Flinders’ research community with the aim to inform, inspire and share strategies for research success.

The Research Activate Program ran throughout June with Research Development and Support (RDS) and Flinders Library delivering workshops that value added to knowledge and good practice in research. More than 600 participants immersed themselves in these learning opportunities.

Running between 25 and 29 June, the Research Activate Intensive saw ten workshops delivered by RDS and covered themes such as: the current and emerging research environment; finding and applying for funding; reporting research activity and track record; writing successful grant applications and fellowships; as well as how to construct a research grant budget with a focus on best practice examples from within Flinders University.

Participants came together from across Flinders’ six Colleges and included HDR students, ECRs, MCRs, senior researchers and Strategic Professors and staff who support and underpin the research process. The workshops, held at Bedford Park campus, were livestreamed to rural and remote participants throughout NT and SA, and included one Flinders’ researcher linking in from Canada. Livestreaming participants were able to send questions during the session and receive answers in real time enhancing their ability to be involved and heard in the workshops.

"Our research community has embraced this opportunity. It was great to see such a high level of engagement by our research community," said Dr Marina Delpin, Manager, Researcher Professional Development.

On the back of Research Activate, another researcher professional development intensive will run in the week of 24 September, Flinders Focus on Research Engagement and Impact. Further details, including enrolling, will be available in August 2018.

Click here to watch any of the Research Activate Intensive workshops and contact Kirsty de Ruyter if you would like any further information.

All research related professional development opportunities are listed on ienrol – Research.

Professor Robert Saint, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) is inviting nominations for the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Early Career Researchers.

The Awards recognise the outstanding contributions to the University of individual Early Career Researchers, embarking on their research career. These awards will recognise, reward and encourage excellence in research across all Colleges.

Up to ten awards can be made each year. Each award is valued at $2,500, and should fund opportunities to broaden the recipient's networks and enhance their standing and recognition as a staff member of Flinders University.

Details together with the nomination form are available at the Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Early Career Researchers webpage.

Nominations should be forwarded to dvc-research@flinders.edu.au or to marie.reitano@flinders.edu.au by the close of business Friday, 31 August 2018. The nomination form must bear the signature of the nominator, one supporter and the nominee's supervisor.

The Flinders Social and Behavioural Human Research Ethics Committee (SBREC) have brought in two changes that will take effect from 1 July 2018.

To minimise the number of forms that applicants need to submit, the Low / Negligible Risk Assessment Form has been merged with the Application Form. All applicants are now required to complete the risk assessment at the front of the new application form. This section has undergone minimisation from the original Low / Negligible Risk Assessment Form.

The second change is to the Response to Conditional Approval and Deferral forms. For student led projects all conditional approval responses and deferral responses now must be signed by the student and student’s supervisor. If the principal researcher is a staff member, then the forms do not need to be signed before submission.

The new forms are now available for download at the Guidelines, Forms and Templates webpage on the Human Ethics section, Research Development and Support.

If you have any queries or require assistance in relation to these new forms, please do not hesitate to contact Andrea Mather or Rae Tyler on human.researchethics@flinders.edu.au.

The Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research, 2018 (the 2018 Code) and the Guide to Managing and Investigating Potential Breaches of the Code, 2018 (the Investigation Guide) have now been released.

The clearly articulated principles and responsibilities in the 2018 Code will promote greater consistency across the research sector and build upon the foundation laid by the 2007 Code to ensure that research conducted in Australia is of the highest quality and meets the utmost standards of integrity.

The changes within the 2018 Code and the Investigation Guide are currently being reviewed by Flinders Research Management. The Research Integrity and Misconduct section of the Flinders website will be updated shortly. The majority of the information on the pages relate to the 2007 Code, but the links to the 2018 Code and the Investigation Guide have been included.

The 2018 Code and Investigation Guide are the result of an extensive review and consultation process. The 2018 Code presents eight clear principles of responsible research and 29 key responsibilities for researchers and institutions. The Investigation Guide describes, in detail, processes for managing and investigating potential breaches of the 2018 Code that can be applied to the range of research contexts in Australia—from small medical research institutions to large universities and across all research disciplines. It aims to ensure procedural fairness to all parties.

The 2018 Code and Investigation Guide are only one part of the framework for ensuring research is conducted with integrity and the new Code will be complemented by revisions to NHMRC’s and ARC’s research integrity and misconduct policies, funding agreements and the Australian Research Integrity Committee Framework.

In addition to the Investigation Guide, the 2018 Code will be supported by a number of other supplementary guidance documents. The documents will support implementation of the principles and responsibilities in the 2018 Code and – when published – will establish a robust and coherent framework for research integrity and quality in Australia.

All courses, workshops and information sessions that build research capacity and capabilities are now grouped under their own category in ienrol - Research.

This feature enables direct access and understanding of researcher training and development opportunities - offered by Research Development and Support, Flinders Library, and others - their scheduling and enrolment.

Ienrol is the central course booking system used at Flinders University. Enrolment in courses is logged enabling each individual to track what courses they have attended over time, building a holistic perspective of their overall development.

Training listed in the “Research” category focusses on developing skills core to the research process and doing research at Flinders University and is offered by multiple training providers. Some are listed below:

Research Development and Support - Researcher Professional Development Team

The Researcher Professional Development Team is part of the Research Development and Support Division, within the Portfolio of the DVC(R). The team coordinates training and development that builds key skills core to the research process and doing research at Flinders University. Their aim is to facilitate the ongoing development of all researchers.

Programs aim to impart the knowledge, key traits and attributes of effective, highly successful researchers. Presentations and workshops are detailed in ienrol, where Flinders researchers can enrol to attend.

Flagship programs at Flinders University that build researcher capacity and capabilities include: the Researcher Mentoring Scheme, for early-career researchers; Building Research Leaders Program, for mid-career researchers, and; Research Activate, for all researchers.

Please contact Dr Marina Delpin, Program Manager: Researcher Professional Development if you have any queries or requests for research related training.

Flinders Library - College and Research Services Librarians

The College and Research Services Librarians are a new multidisciplinary team providing library and research skills development for all researchers. They present workshops throughout the year and are available for one-on-one bookable consultations.

June workshops are now open for enrolment and include:

7 June: Preparing to do a review in the Health Sciences: what review should you do?

14 June: Identifying journals: where to publish your research

18 June: A systematic approach to literature searching

20 June: Research data management

They can also tailor a workshop or information session for your research group or HDR students based on your needs, please contact them to discuss your requirements.

Services aim to add value to your research, systematic reviews, literature reviews, and offer guidance on sharpening your searching skills with traditional, advanced and grey literature searching.

Please contact the team at researchlibrarians@flinders.edu.au

Flinders Library – Statistical Consultation

Pawel Skuza, the Flinders University Statistical Consultant, provides training and support to researchers and HDR students in a variety of areas relating to statistics.

Pawel provides statistical one-to-one consultations and assistance in areas of research that requires the use of statistical methods. He also conducts statistically orientated workshops and helps researchers and students to apply for restricted access data from Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Department of Social Services (DSS) and Eurostat. Additionally, he provides technical support for the IBM SPSS and NVivo licences, as well as looking after a stand-alone PC with Specialised Statistical Software.

For more information on all the above, researchers and HDR students are invited to email pawel.skuza@flinders.edu.au.

GrantConnect is the Australian Government’s whole-of-government grant information system. It is a centralised web-based facility that provides a free, simple and effective service for all potential grant applicants to find and access Commonwealth grant opportunities and documentation.

The ARC—as a non-corporate Commonwealth entity—must now publish on GrantConnect to meet their requirements under the Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines (CGRGs).

GrantConnect is the authoritative source of information in relation to all new Commonwealth Grant Opportunities and Grant Opportunity Guidelines—this includes Grant Guidelines (formerly known as Funding Rules) for all schemes under the ARC’s National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP)—and entities may no longer publish Grant Opportunities and Grant Opportunity Guidelines documentation on their own websites.

In order to access all available grant information, new users of GrantConnect are required to set up an account with a username and password. Once an account is set up, users can receive notification of all new Commonwealth Australian grant opportunities, relevant to their interests, as they are published or updated.

Links to GrantConnect will be available on relevant pages of the ARC website and a GrantConnect login will be required to access the new guidelines. If you urgently need a specific grant application document only available at GrantConnect, but do not have a log-in, Research Development and Support can download the documentation for you. Please email your request to research.grants@flinders.edu.au.

Commencing with the ARC Centre of Excellence 2020 Grant Guidelines, all new ARC Grant Guidelines will only be published on GrantConnect.

Applications for Expressions of Interest for ARC Centres of Excellence 2020 are now open in the ARC’s Research Management System and will close on 4 July 2018. Submission documentation for this scheme is now available on GrantConnect. For application advice and assistance, please contact Maya Roberts, Research Development and Support.

The ARC’s Research Management System (RMS) will continue to be used to prepare and submit research proposals, assessments and rejoinders for the NCGP. Grant award data will also remain available in RMS in order to retain the end-to-end grant process, as well as provide longitudinal data.