The Strategic Policy Grants Program (SPGP) from the Defence Strategic Policy and Intelligence Group, Department of Defence, has now opened.

The SPGP aims to deliver outcomes that support Defence policy objectives to increase the strategic policy workforce’s capability to deliver high quality policy advice to Defence and the Australian Government.

Specifically, these outcomes are intended to increase the amount and quality of discourse, debate and research on Defence strategic policy issues, as well as to deliver more professional development opportunities to Defence’s strategic policy workforce.

Preference will be given to applications proposing activities that support the topics of priority interest below.

• Plausible futures regarding the shifting dynamics between small, middle and great powers in the Indo-Pacific, and options for Australia to influence and shape them.
• Deterrence and counter-coercion across domains in the Indio-Pacific region. 
• Challenges and opportunities posed by disruptive and converging technologies to the structure and operations of the current and future Australian Defence Force.
  
• The future of major powers: strategic implications of the future of United States’ power; China’s strategic interests and priorities; India’s and Japan’s positions; and Australia’s opportunity for strengthening the Alliance and regional partnerships.
  
• The nature and implications of increased competition in the Pacific, Indian and/or Southern Oceans and Antarctica.
  
• Climate change impacts on national security and their implications for defence planning in Australia and in the Indo-Pacific region.
  
• Whole-of-government coordination, national and military mobilisation and Defence’s role in building whole-of-nation resilience.
  
• Opportunities and activities for professional development of Defence’s strategic policy workforce to support acquisition of knowledge and skills for shaping strategic thinking, development of policy and strategy, and communicating with influence.
  

The closing date for the SPGP is 17 August 2018. The internal Flinders closing date is 3 August 2018. For application advice and assistance, please contact Mary Lyons, Senior Research Grants Officer (IGII) or Tony Kyriacou, Defence Partnerships Director.

More information, including the guidelines and application form are available at the Department of Defence website.

The Central Library is holding a workshop on A systematic approach to literature searching - Health, Medicine and Psychology domains on Monday 30 July from 10 AM. The workshop will be held in Rm 163, Computer Lab 3, Central Library.

The systematic search is the foundation of a good review. The methodology of systematic searching can be used by researchers in any discipline to minimise bias in  their literature searching.

At the heart of this methodology is a comprehensive, sensitive search to uncover as much of the existing body of research on a topic as possible. This workshop will present a reliable and reproducible method for planning, conducting, and documenting a systematic search.

Academics, researchers and HDR students conducting systematic reviews, projects or dissertation literature searching are encouraged to attend. To enrol in the workshop, please visit ienrol.

The Global Research Perspectives Program (GRPP) is CPA Australia's annual research grant program. Its aim is to encourage and support research worldwide that is relevant and of interest to their membership, the profession, the global business community, governments, regulators, and international accounting and finance peak bodies.

GRPP Stage One Expression of Interest (EOI) applications close on 31 July each year.

Research grants are available for individual researchers, as well as institutions and consultancies. CPA Australia is particularly interested in projects which involve collaboration between academic researchers and individuals or organisations outside the higher education research sector.

Proposals which seek to address these topics will be given priority consideration. The topics are:

• Accounting and Finance Education
• Reporting
• Audit and Assurance
• Environmental, Social and Governance Criteria
• Ethics and Professional Standards
• Business Issues
• Taxation
• Financial Planning and Wealth Management
  

For more details on how to apply and the topic areas, visit the CPA Australia website.

AINSE Limited is offering top-up Residential Postgraduate Scholarships to high quality students who are enrolled in a PhD at an AINSE Member University.

The annual package is a $7,500 stipend per annum, and up to $5,000 travel and accommodation allowance per annum. Expressions of interest close 5 PM (AEST) Tuesday 31 July 2018.

Who should submit an expression of interest?

First year PhD students holding a RTP or equivalent peer reviewed scholarship AND Students whose PhD project topic closely aligns with any of the strategic focus areas for ANSTO’s research programmes:

• The Environment
• Human Health
• Nuclear Fuel Cycle

In addition, opportunities exist for postgraduate students interested in contracted research and industrial engagement projects in the defence industry area.

Opportunities may also exist for postgraduate students interested in fusion research that aligns with ANSTO and ITER activities following the signing of the cooperation agreement. Students who are available to spend a significant period of time at an ANSTO facility (at Lucas heights, Camperdown and/or Clayton) for six months or more per year (can be a block or time or separate visitation) are also encouraged to apply.

Please read the RSS Conditions and ANSTO Research Capabilities & Facilities Guide (available on the AINSE website) for detailed information before submitting your expression of interest. Please Note: Current AINSE PGRA students awarded this scholarship would relinquish the AINSE PGRA.

Please visit the AINSE website for more information.

To apply, email ainse@ainse.edu.au with the email title: RSS Verification. The contents of the email should contain a one page (A4) only abstract outlining:

• the details of the research, and
• the ANSTO staff member involved

Successful students will be invited to submit a more detailed online application.

Applications are open for early career investigators for the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Career Catalyst Research (CCR) Grants in Conquering Metastatic Breast Cancer.

Letter of Intent are due on 1 August, 2018, by 1 PM, Eastern Standard Time. The Flinders internal closing date is 18 July 2018. For application advice and information, please contact Gareth Rees, Senior Research Grants Officer (NHMRC and Health).

The goal of this focus area is to support outstanding translational research into the understanding, detection, and treatment of metastatic breast cancer which will lead to a reduction in breast cancer deaths by 2026. Applications that fit the focus area as detailed in the LOI Announcement and include studies that address metastatic breast cancer disparities or leverage data science to better understand and treat metastatic breast cancer are highly encouraged.

Funding is available for up to US$150,000 per year for up to 3 years. These Grants provide unique opportunities for scientists or clinician scientists who have held faculty positions for no more than five years by the full application due date (17 October, 2018)

Applicants/PIs must propose a mentor committee whose purpose is to provide the research, scientific, clinical, management, and leadership guidance necessary to foster the Applicant/PI’s career advancement. At least one mentor, designated as the Lead Mentor, must be at the same institution as the PI and serve as the onsite representative for the entire mentor committee.

Full details on the Funding Mechanism is available at www.komen.org/RFA

"How to tell their friends they saw her" - The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci being photographed in the Louvre through a crowd. Photo copyright - Image Perception.

The Australian Research Council (ARC) recently announced that Professor Julian Meyrick, Professor Robert Phiddian, Professor Richard Maltby, and Dr Tully Barnett, from Flinders’ College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, have been awarded a Linkage Project grant for a Laboratory Adelaide project investigating the public value of culture.

This follows on from Laboratory Adelaide’s preceding Linkage success in 2014 on the same research theme, building important momentum.

The 2018 – 2021 project aims to transform the way artists and cultural organisations communicate the value of what they do to governments, and how governments understand the value of culture.

"Value and how to demonstrate it lies at the heart of every major challenge facing arts and culture in Australia today," says Robert.

"In the age of big data, the trend towards reducing culture to metrics puts the cultural sector in a position where its activities are easy to misrepresent, misunderstand or dismiss. This project brings together Flinders researchers, arts industry professionals and a government arts agency to develop more effective ways of communicating culture’s value where it counts: in the annual reporting, grant application and grant acquittal documents that pass between cultural practitioners, governments and funding agencies."

The Laboratory Adelaide team were awarded $180,437 for their project Meaningfully Communicating the Value of Arts and Culture Through Innovative Reporting Frameworks that will apply humanities-based, trans-disciplinary research methods, drawing on the skills and industry connections of Flinders creative arts researchers.

In particular, it will investigate two innovative, socially responsible corporate reporting frameworks – Sustainability Reporting and Integrated Reporting – and create a dedicated framework for culture. These principles-based frameworks provide a new model for how the cultural sector can report its value honestly, holistically and effectively. They embed metrics in a more meaningful style of communication. This will lead to simpler reporting that provides room to talk about what really matters, making South Australia an exemplar nationally for the proper evaluation of arts and culture.

The partner organisations are Arts South Australia, the government’s main cultural agency, and Festivals Adelaide, the peak body for the ten major festivals that contribute so much to the state’s economy, vibrancy and civic society.

"The project is the fruition of four-years of relationship building and will contribute to further collaboration between Flinders-based creative arts researchers and South Australian cultural policy-makers," says Julian.

"It’s a shift away from rules-based assessment processes, which don’t work well for culture, to principles-based evaluation that is dynamic, stakeholder-aware and socially engaged. Over the last four years, Laboratory Adelaide has generated a significant number of new concepts that can be used to reform reporting. Given its multi-dimensional nature, the evaluation of culture has to be structured around informed dialogue between government, funding agencies and artists. This project seeks to equip, enhance and focus that dialogue."

The World Health Organization (WHO) can take you to a holiday destination, but rather than relaxation, be prepared for intense, valuable work experience. Such global opportunities have been a relatively hidden gem for current and recently graduated researchers, until now.

Flinders researcher and Doctorate of Public Health candidate, Elissa Mortimer, College of Medicine and Public Health, has used her peer networks to access a WHO Internship in tropical Fiji. For 6 weeks earlier this year, Elissa volunteered as an intern with the South Pacific WHO Representative Office in Suva, Fiji. 

The WHO internship program is open to recent or current students with an interest in global health. Elissa undertook two projects alongside of the Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Technical Officer. 

“The experience was of immense value to me because of the opportunity to undertake and deliver on projects prioritised by both the WHO office and its external stakeholders, as well as apply and practise my skills in a global health setting,” said Elissa.

The first project related to development of an Implementation Plan for Front of Pack Labelling for processed and packaged foods manufactured in Fiji. Front of Pack Labelling systems such as the Health Star Rating system used in Australia, are being implemented more broadly owing to the increased accessibility of commercial food markets in low-middle income countries and the growing burden of NCDs. Front of Pack Labelling systems provide an easy to use, quick reference guide to assist consumers to make healthier choices at the supermarket.

The second project involved an analysis of data collected for the Health Promoting Schools program, being undertaken with around 200 schools throughout the main island of Fiji. Elissa conducted an analysis to determine if any relationship existed between variables measuring anthropometry (BMI-for-age) and anaemia status (haemoglobin) with survey responses measuring Diet and Physical Activity Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice.

Both of Elissa’s projects were related to NCDs, which are taking centre stage globally as the largest cause of morbidity and mortality. They are of particular relevance to Fiji, where around 80% of deaths are caused by NCDs. The bulk of funding to United Nations agencies, such as WHO, is now related to NCDs.

On Tuesday 21 August 2018, Southgate Institute for Health, Society, and Equity will be hosting a seminar by Elissa for her to share her experience on Global public health work with a UN agency. The seminar will be held from 1 PM in Rooms 1.23, 1.27 and 1.28 of the Health Sciences building.

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.

Ienrol research lists all training and development opportunities related to developing skills core to the research process and doing research at Flinders University. You can book to attend workshops, information sessions, and/or seminars that aim to facilitate the ongoing development of all researchers.

This regular posting in Inspiring Research will update you as to what’s on offer in the coming month, listing current opportunities that you can participate in and book into now. Click on the links below to view the course details.

Research Governance and Organisation

University Intellectual Property Basics, , Wednesday, 25 July 2018

Publishing and Authorship

Springer Nature Author Symposium at Flinders University, Tuesday, 7 August 2018

Research Funding

Cure Cancer Australian Grants Information Session, Thursday, 9 August 2018

Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods:

Introduction to Statistical Analysis, Wednesday, 18 July 2018

IBM SPSS - Advanced: Complex Sample Survey Design / ABS and DSS Confidentialised Datasets, Friday, 20 July 2018

IBM SPSS - Advanced: Programming in IBM SPSS (Syntax, Macros, Custom Dialogs and R programmability extensions), Thursday, 26 July 2018

IBM SPSS - Intermediate: Multiple Regression, Wednesday, 1 August 2018

IBM SPSS - Intermediate: T-tests and non-parametric equivalents, Wednesday, 8 August 2018

IBM SPSS - Intermediate: Logistic Regression and Survival Analysis, Thursday, 9 August 2018

Research Development and Support are hosting Dr Tony Willis, Executive Director, Research Quality and Priorities, NHMRC at Flinders on Tuesday 24 July 2018. Dr Willis will be presenting at 12:30 PM in Lecture Theatre 1, Flinders Medical Centre on Preparing for the NHMRC's new grant program.

Hear directly from the NHMRC about the transition to the new NHMRC grant program and peer review process.

The changes aim to:

• encourage greater creativity and innovation in research
• provide opportunities for talented researchers at all career stages to contribute to the improvement of human health, and
• minimise the burden on researchers of application and peer review so that researchers can spend more time producing high quality research

The new grant program reflects the philosophy that health and medical research is best supported by a diverse portfolio of schemes that:

• Fund across the spectrum of health and medical research
• Invest in people with outstanding research achievement and promise
• Support the most innovative research to solve complex problems
• Meet specific strategic objectives.

Applications for funding under NHMRC’s new grant program will open in late 2018-early 2019 for peer review in 2019, and funding commencing in 2020. Further information on the changes and benefits can be viewed on the NHMRC website.

The session will be livestreamed for those who are unable to attend in person. Access the livestream here. Enquiries to Kirsty de Ruyter, Research Support Officer: Researcher Professional Development.

INRIA, the French National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control aims at encouraging international projects to develop its international links. This year, INRIA has a particular focus on Australia to foster new collaborations and is doing so through their Associate Team call for proposals.

An Associate Team is a joint research project created between an Inria project-team and a research team from abroad. The two partners jointly define a scientific objective with a clear added value for each of them, a research plan and a program for bilateral exchanges.

The deadline for applications is 26 September 2018. The Flinders internal closing date is 14 September 2018. For application advice and assistance, please contact Mary Lyons, Senior Research Grants Officer (IGII).

INRIA are interested in research teams from Australia, in particular with CSIRO and Data61. Flinders University is a signatory to Data61.

For detailed information on the application process and information, visit the INRIA Associate Teams: 2019 call for proposals webpage.

Looking to get published? In cooperation with the Flinders University Library, Springer Nature is hosting an Author Symposium on Book and Journal Publishing. The Author Symposium will be held in the Noel Stockdale room, Central library, from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM, on Tuesday 7 August 2018.

Find out about the role of publishing in today’s academic environment; how to decide what publications are best matched to your research, and what new developments such as open access and eBooks mean for academics and researchers, particularly from the Colleges of Humanities & Social Sciences, Education, Psychology & Social Work, and Science & Engineering.

To enrol, please visit ienrol.

Springer Editors Nick Melchior and Ilaria Walker will present on the following topics:

• An introduction to Springer, Nick Melchior
• Australia in a global scientific context, Ilaria Walker
• Journal publishing with Springer, Nick Melchior
• Academic book publishing with Springer - how it works, Ilaria Walker
• Practical book publishing examples, Ilaria Walker
• A local author’s perspective on publishing with Springer

Guest presenters
Nick Melchior is Springer’s Melbourne-based Executive Editor for Education Research. He is responsible for books, book series and journals in education with a focus on authors and editors in Australia and New Zealand. He joined Springer in 2013 and has worked in Scholarly and Professional publishing for nearly 15 years with previous positions at Blackwell and Wiley. He manages a team of editors and assistants in Asia and Australia and serves on the Scholarly and Journals Committee of the Australian Publishers Association.

Ilaria Walker is Springer’s Social and Behavioural Sciences Editor based in Melbourne. She is responsible for book series and journals in Social and Behavioural sciences, and has a particular interest in Indigenous Studies, Gender Studies and Sociology. Ilaria joined Springer in 2015 and has worked in publishing for 10 years, with previous positions at Blackwell, Wiley and Lonely Planet.

The Australian Academy of Science (AAS) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist Travelling Research Award will close on 27 July 2018. The Flinders internal closing date is 13 July 2018. For assistance in preparing the application, please contact Dr Marina Delpin.

The award recognises research in the natural sciences by outstanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PhD students and early- and mid-career scientists. It aims to support the expansion and growth of their research networks and international knowledge exchange through visits to relevant international centres of research.

Two annual awards of $5,500 are planned, with additional support provided to attend the Academy's Annual Science at the Shine Dome event. The proposed travel must be for a minimum of two weeks and a maximum of three months duration.

Grants are offered to successful applicants in early November each year for travel to be carried out in the next year.

For more information, visit the Australian Academy of Science webpage.

Applications for MND Research Institute of Australia (MNDRIA) grants in the 2018 funding round for research grants commencing in 2019 are now open. Researchers are invited to submit applications for the Betty Laidlaw Prize 2019, postdoctoral fellowships, innovator grants and a collaborative travel grant.

Applications for all grants, except PhD top-ups, close 6:00 pm AEST Friday 31 August 2018. The Flinders internal closing date is 17 August 2018. For application advice and information, please contact Gareth Rees, Senior Research Grants Officer (NHMRC and Health).

This year MNDRIA will support new ground-breaking research through Innovator Grants which must meet at least one of three priorities identified in the MND Australia Research Strategy 2018- 2021:

1. Advance MND research to understand its causes 
2. Foster the drug development process and clinical trials
3. Enhance clinical research and the evidence-base for clinical practice.

Grants available are:

The Betty Laidlaw MND Research Prize 2019

The Betty Laidlaw MND Research Prize aims to reward an outstanding *mid-career researcher with a demonstrated background of excellence in neuroscience research.

Postdoctoral research fellowships (2019 – 2021)

The three-year Fellowships aim to encourage young researchers to focus their interest on ALS/MND.

Innovator Grants (formerly grants-in-aid)

From 2018, grants-in-aid will be replaced by Innovator Grants to better reflect their purpose around seed-funding new ideas. Funding for research that is innovative and has a clear relationship to the causes, treatments or cures of MND or the support of people living with MND. Innovator Grants support research for one year commencing in the calendar year 2019.

Jenny and Graham Lang Collaboration Travel Grant 2018

Awarded to support travel and associated costs for postdoctoral fellows to investigate and establish a collaborative project with ALS/MND
researchers. This grant can be used to fund an independent project or can be combined with an innovator grant project or a postdoctoral fellowship project.

PhD Top-up Grant

The PhD Scholarship Top-up Grant is awarded as an incentive to an outstanding PhD student. The grant will provide a $5,000 per annum stipend for a PhD candidate. Applications for PhD top-up grants will close 31 January 2019.

Guidelines and application forms for all grants can be downloaded for preparation of grant proposals at the MNDRIA website.

Sinead O'Connell & Mark Bruce, Senior Commercial Managers, Research Development and Support will be presenting a workshop on University Intellectual Property Basics. The workshop will be held on Wednesday 25 July 2018 from 10 AM to 11 AM in Rm 0006, Anchor Court, Physical Sciences Building.

This presentation will cover the basics of intellectual property, including the different types of intellectual property as well as the most appropriate method of protection. The session will also highlight commercialisation of different types of intellectual property and give an overview of the University's IP Policy

Staff and students involved in the creation of new technology and intellectual property, and/or involved in the generation of research activity with external companies are encouraged to attend. RSVP at iEnrol.

Merck Group (Merck KGaA) are celebrating their 350th anniversary by offering multiple one-off research grants and monetary prizes for challenges. Merck are very keen that as many Australian and New Zealand researchers as possible have the opportunity to apply for these grants and prizes.

Up to €350,000 is available for research grants, and up to €30,000 is available for challenges.

Applications for both the research grants and the challenges close on 15 August, 2018. For application advice and information, please contact Sinead O'Connell, Senior Commercial Manager, Research Development and Support.

The research grants are being offered in four areas - Healthy Lives/Drug Discovery, Materials & Solutions, Life Reimagined/Synthetic Biology and Digitalisation/Computing. The grants range up to €350,000 per year for 3 years - with the possibility of extension or expansion.

Top submitters will be invited to a Deep Dive workshop to further advance the proposals together with Merck scientists. The deep dive workshop will include decision on grant recipients. Merck will cover all travel and accommodation costs. Furthermore, grant winners may gain access to meaningful collaborations within Merck and all the resources and connections that this allows. For more information on the research grants, visit the Merck Group website.

Merck is initiating five research challenges in the areas of compound synthesis, protein production, innovative analytics, diabetes prevention and next game-changing technologies. The prizes for the challenges range from €3,000 to €30,000.

These challenges are open to individuals and teams. For more detailed information on each challenge, visit the Merck Group website, or contact Sinead O'Connell, Senior Commercial Manager.

Up to thirteen, $75,000 capacity building Project Grants for new, early and mid-career researchers are on offer in Round 2, 2018 for the Dementia Australia Research Foundation.

Applications for all the grants close Monday 13 August 2018, 5:00 PM AEST. The Flinders internal closing date is 30 July 2018. For advice and information, please contact Gareth Rees, Senior Research Grants Officer (NHMRC and Health).

The grants on offer are:

• Ten Dementia Australia Research Foundation Project Grants including The Hill Foundation Project Grant and The A&L Project Grant (new, early and mid-career researchers in any area of dementia research)
• One Hazel Hawke Research Grant in Dementia Care (new, early and mid-career researchers in dementia care)
• Two Dementia Australia Research Foundation – Victoria Project Grants including the Cecilia Margaret Hudson Dementia Research Grant (new, early and mid-career researchers in clinical or psychosocial areas of dementia research) 

Up to two, $30,000 Training Fellowships for Australian-based health professionals are also on offer in Round 2. These Fellowships are open to Australian-based health professionals undertaking projects in any area of dementia research. The award aims to build capacity in dementia research by encouraging health professionals to develop ideas that will ultimately improve outcomes for people living with dementia, their carers and families. The Fellowships will also enable applicants to receive mentoring by an experienced dementia researcher or team.

To submit an application or to find out more, please visit the Foundation grants page.

The heats of the Flinders 3 Min Thesis (3MT) will be held on 10 & 11 July. The students will have to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. The competition cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills.

Flinders University students and staff, and members of the public are encouraged to attend the competition heats and finals, and support our students and their ground-breaking research.

The 3MT was first held across Australian universities in 2009 and 2010. Competitions are now held in over 600 universities and institutions across 65 countries worldwide.

The heats will be held in the Health Science Lecture Theatre Complex, Lecture Theatre 1.01. The first heat will be held on 10 July from 11 AM to 1 PM. The second heat, on 11 July, will be held from 10 AM to 12 PM.

Participants are:

Business, Government and Law

Faisal Abdullah

Education, Psychology, and Social Work

Hannah Scott and Ella Moeck.

Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Martin Samson, Elise Silson, Carolina Castro Huercano and Phillip Kananagh.

Medicine and Public Health

Vitalis Mwinyuri, Lalit Joshi, Matthew Rahimi, Marissa Holden, Heath Pillen, Saira Ali and Diana Ferreira.

Nursing and Health Sciences

Louise Heuzenroeder, Brittany Johnson and Chelsea Mauch.

Science and Engineering

Pouya Baniasadi, Rahmat Khezri, Marpaleni Marpaleni, Samantha Pandelus, Laura Gell, Antoine Champreux, Christopher Waterman, Liam Howard-Fabretto, Piyamas Kanokwongnuwut and Robert Trott.

The aim for these PhD students is to promote their research, develop their communication skills, boost their career and be in the running to win the 2018 Asia-Pacific 3MT prize of a $5,000 research travel grant.

To find out more, visit the Flinders 3MT webpage.

The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation (HGF) welcomes proposals from any of the natural and social sciences and the humanities that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence and aggression. Highest priority is given to research that can increase understanding and amelioration of urgent problems of violence and aggression in the modern world.

Applications are to be submitted online, and close on 1 August, Midnight (EST). Guidelines and link to the online application form are available at the HFG website. For application advice and assistance, please contact Mary Lyons, Senior Research Grants Officer (IGII).

Questions that interest the foundation concern violence and aggression in relation to social change, intergroup conflict, war, terrorism, crime, and family relationships, among other subjects. Priority will also be given to areas and methodologies not receiving adequate attention and support from other funding sources.

Most awards fall within the range of $15,000 to $40,000 per year for periods of one or two years.

Applications are now open for the two $50,000 Metcalf Prizes for Stem Cell Research from the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia. Promising stem cell researchers are encouraged to apply.

The Metcalf Prizes are open to mid-career researchers, 5 to 10 years past their PhD or MD (research based), working in stem cell research in Australia.

Applications close Monday 6 August. The Flinders internal closing date is 23 July 2018. For advice and support, please contact Marina Delpin, Research Development and Support.

To apply online, and for a full list of criteria and conditions, head to the Foundation’s website.

If you have any questions about eligibility or the application process, please contact Tanya Ha at Science in Public, who are administering the awards for the Foundation.