Innovative individuals and companies in the Land domain have until 9 July to enter the 2018 Land Forces Industry Innovation Awards, to be presented at the Land Forces 2018 conference and exhibition at the Adelaide Convention Centre from September 4 to 6.

The awards are open to Australian companies, including the Australian subsidiaries of overseas parent companies, consortia and Defence agencies and organisations that are teamed with Australian companies. The innovation could be a new product or service to a new approach to business. Entries will be judged on originality and their understanding of user needs.

The program has awarded $245,000 in Innovation grants and awards across all events since it began in 2013.

Awards will be presented in three categories:

• 2018 National Innovation Award,
• 2018 SME Innovation Grant, and
• 2018 Young Innovator Award.

Organisers also strongly encourage entries in the following categories, for which the judges, at their discretion, may present additional prizes:

• Combat Equipment and Mobility: from body armour and personal equipment up to guided weapons, high velocity guns for armoured vehicles and advanced truck and vehicle designs;
• Autonomous and Unmanned Systems: from hand-held UAVs, airborne payloads and advanced ground stations to robots, autonomous battlefield surveillance sensors and vehicles;
• Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR): from an infra-red weapon sight or tactical communications systems to a corps-level battle management system, satellite communications link, Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Cyber Security capability.

This will be the third Land Forces to feature the Innovation Awards, developed by not-for-profit Land Forces organiser Industry Defence and Security Australia Limited (IDSAL). The awards will be presented by the Chairman of IDSAL, Vice Admiral Chris Ritchie, AO.

For more information or to submit an entry, visit www.landforces.com.au. For advice, please contact Tony Kyriacou, Defence Partnerships Director. Please forward a copy or notice of your application to Marina Delpin.

The Land Forces 2018 Exposition will be held at the Adelaide Exhibition Centre from 4 to 6 September 2018 and is supported by the Australian Defence Force, in particular the Australian Army, the Defence Science & Technology Group and the Department of Defence’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG).

The Centre for Remote Health (CRH) has recently completed Joanna Briggs Institute Systemic Review Training and has been invited to become an Affiliate Group of the Institute. By doing so, Flinders will increasingly contribute to improving health standards and knowledge on issues in remote health – an area traditionally underrepresented in systematic reviews.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for CRH and Flinders NT to produce high quality systematic reviews on different aspects of remote health and, ultimately, the health outcomes for people who live in remote Australia,” said Professor Tim Carey, CRH.

Systematic reviews are used by clinicians to improve clinical decision making. Clinicians are able to read a totality of evidence in a focussed area. The credibility of systematic reviews is judged by the methodology used in the reviews. These include a sensible clinical question being asked, an exhaustive literature search, and the results presented in a useful manner.

“As an Affiliated Group we will have access to the JBI resources for producing systematic reviews as well as the support of an international network of reviewers,” said Tim. “We quickly received congratulations and welcomes from other JBI Affiliated Groups and Centres of Excellence from the US, Canada, Switzerland, Portugal, Australia, and Brazil.”

The remit, as an Affiliated Group, is to conduct systematic reviews on different aspects of remote health, including cultural training and service delivery. To maintain the Affiliated Group status, a minimum of three systematic reviews will need to be produced in three years. If more are published, then CRH will be eligible to apply to become a JBI Centre of Excellence.

The initial membership list for the Affiliate Group is: Convenor – Professor Tim Carey; Deputy Convenor – Associate Professor Mark Davis; Core Staff – Associate Professor Narelle Campbell, Dr Danny Tsai, Dr Sheela Joseph, Ms Leigh Moore, Ms Tanja Hirvonen, and Mr Toby Speare. The Adjunct Staff are Ms Annie Farthing, Ms Kath Martin, and Mr Ross Carter.

Since 1996 the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) has promoted and supported the synthesis, transfer, and utilisation of evidence through identifying feasible, appropriate, meaningful and effective healthcare practices to assist in the improvement of healthcare outcomes globally. The training through JBI ensures that any systematic review created through their process has a high standing with clinicians.

Tim welcomes queries from Flinders’ research colleagues related to the Centre for Remote Health, and research interests in the area of remote health including the remote health workforce, the education and training of remote health professionals, and the efficient and effective clinical skills required for high quality remote health services.

This longstanding award seeks to assist leading Australian researchers by providing the winner with an $80,000 grant to support their research journey.

The GSK Award for Research Excellence is one of the most prestigious available to the Australian medical research community. It has been awarded since 1980 to recognise outstanding achievements in medical research with potential importance to human health. Successful applicants are generally mid-career researchers with a long-standing commitment to their field.

Last year’s award was received by South Australian Professor Timothy Hughes – considered a world-leader in chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) research – for pioneering the use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in the treatment of CML.

Speaking about the award, Professor Hughes said "Awards like GSK’s Award for Research Excellence bring much needed support to the research community in Australia. Not only through the direct impact of the award’s funding, but also through raising awareness of the scientific expertise and innovative activities in our country."

Professor Hughes and his team at SAHMRI are currently focused on treatment response to optimise disease management and patient outcomes. The $80,000 prize that comes with the GSK Award for Research Excellence will help support a Leukaemia Fellow to work alongside Professor Hughes in furthering research into CML.

The award was presented to Professor Hughes at Research Australia’s Health and Medical Research Awards 2017 in Melbourne. Dr Andrew Weekes, Medical Director, GSK Australia, said, "GSK is proud to be able to support Australian researchers with this award, now in its 38th year."

Successful applicants are generally mid-career researchers with a long-standing commitment to their field. The winner will be announced on Thursday 8 November 2018 at the Annual Research Australia Awards, at Sofitel Sydney, Darling Harbour.

Further information is available on the GSK ARE website where nominations may be submitted. For advice and support, please contact Marina Delpin, Research Development and Support. Nominations for GSK’s Award for Research Excellence are now open until 2 July 2018. The Flinders internal closing date is 18 June 2018.

Wendy Keech, CEO of the SA Academic Health Science and Translation Centre, will be visiting Flinders to deliver an information session on What's happening with research translation centres in SA and Australia, 9 AM to 10 AM, Tuesday 5 June 2018.

In a unique whole-of-state collaborative network, the SA Academic Health Science and Translation Centre (the SA Centre) has brought together the three SA universities, SA Health and its five Local Health Networks, SAHMRI, the peak body representing the Aboriginal Community Controlled sector in SA, the Cancer Council and the Health Consumers Alliance (HCA) the State’s peak health consumer agency.

The SA Centre was competitively accredited by the NHMRC in 2015 as one of the first four Advanced Health Research Translation Centres in Australia.

The SA Centre received $2M from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) in 2017 and there is new funding available in 2018 which will be distributed across the SA Centre’s priority areas. Importantly, the current priorities for future investment of the SA Centre are currently being developed and ideally Flinders will have strong future representation. Please direct all queries to Suzanne Atkins, Senior Research Support Officer.

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.

Bridging Grant eligibility testing will open 09:00 4 June 2018, until 17:00 14 June 2018, Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). Bridging Grants (BG) are a program of assistance that targets early stage proof of concept and knowledge transfer, product development and market testing, innovation and commercialisation activities.

They are designed to support international small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs)-Researcher partnerships grow beyond an initial level of engagement such as might be developed during a Priming Grant funded process, into a strong collaboration which leads to the translation of research knowledge and intellectual property into market ready products or services.

Bridging Grants applications can be prepared and lodged any time after 4 June, only if you have received notice of approval to proceed and supplied a Bridging Grant Application number (BGA Number). If you have been supplied with a BGA number, please contact Mary Lyons, Research Development and Support of your intent to apply for a Bridging Grant.

Please note that the Global Connections Fund will only support multiple EOI applications from university research groups, departments or schools, provided the proposed projects are employing distinctly different technologies and/or are in different areas of research endeavour. In these cases, the proposed SME partners must also be different for each project proposal.  

The external closing date for Bridging Grant applications is 17:00 14 June 2018 (AEST). The internal Flinders closing date is 31 May 2018, and for queries and application advice, contact Mary Lyons, Research Development and Support.

For full details on the application process, guidelines and FAQ guidance, please visit the Global Connections Fund website.

Are you an early- and mid-career researcher working in material science? Are you interested in events in the field of advanced materials that offer valuable engagement opportunities with peers and industry?

The Theo Murphy Initiative (Australia) through the Australian Academy of Science is offering a number of Emerging Researchers Mobility Grants to support a diversity of early- and mid-career researchers (EMCRs) to attend International Conference for Young Researchers on Advanced Materials (ICYRAM) in Adelaide.

The Mobility Grants are designed to offset the expenses associated with attending ICYRAM 2018 for those EMCRs who may not be able to attend this event without support and/or people from traditionally underrepresented demographics.

ICYRAM will run from 5- 7 November 2018 at the Adelaide Convention Centre and is targeted for EMCRs working in materials science, engineering, and related disciplines. The conference aims to give all the researchers from around the world the opportunity to engage and network with peers and industry in the field of advanced materials.

Visit the Emerging Researchers Mobility Grant page for more information about this opportunity.  

Applications external closing date is Monday 18 June at 5pm (AEST). The Flinders internal closing date is Monday 4 June 2018 and for advice and application assistance, please contact Mary Lyons, Senior Research Grants Officer, Research Development and Support.

If you have any questions about the grants please contact the Australian Academy of Science at emcr@science.org.au

The Fisheries Scientific Committee (FSC) of the NSW Department of Primary Industries is now accepting applications for the 2018-19 Student Research Grants Round.

The FSC has available $3,000 to fund 1-2 student projects, aimed at filling gaps in research information for threatened or potentially threatened species of fish and marine vegetation in NSW. The grants are intended for use by undergraduate 3rd year major project students, or as part of an Honours, Masters or PhD project.

The FSC assesses nominations for the listing (or de-listing) of threatened species, populations and ecological communities of fish and marine vegetation in NSW, and their key threatening processes. This task relies on the availability of up-to-date scientific data on species distribution, abundance, habitat and ecology.

Projects funded through the Student Research Grants provide the FSC with information on threatened aquatic species and communities to help support their listing, conservation and management. This information is also assists in managing species recovery through initiatives undertaken by NSW Department of Primary Industries.

Applicants should read the Student Research Grants Terms and Conditions, and the Information for Applicants available at the FSC website, prior to commencing their Application. The external closing date is 11:59 pm (AEDT) on Tuesday 31 July 2018. For application advice and information, contact Mary Lyons, Senior Research Grants Officer, Research Development and Support

The HCF Research Foundation’s mission is to improve the delivery of health services in Australia for the benefit of all Australians. This year, research topics to deliver $1 million in funding to the research community in health care areas that provide opportunity to significantly improve patient outcomes have been selected.

The HCF Research Foundation is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from research teams interested in funding for health services research to begin in 2019.

EOI’s are invited for research projects that specifically address the following topics:

• Hospital Acquired Complications: Research focused on reducing hospital acquired complications as identified by the Australian Commission of Safety and Quality in Health Care.
• Use of existing clinical registry data to positively impact patient outcomes (please note that funding to develop clinical registries will not be considered).
• Research projects that aim to reduce the incidence of low value health care provided in the hospital setting.

Applications involving collaborations between investigators from a range of backgrounds, including career researchers, practicing clinicians, policy makers, and the private sector, will be given priority.

Recent research grants awarded by the HCF Research Foundation for 2018 ranged in value from $80,000 to $240,000.

Applications will be assessed on scientific merit as well their ability to affect meaningful change to health services provision. Applications that demonstrate a strong opportunity for translation of research outcomes into practice will be looked upon favourably.

EOIs received after 5:00pm AEST on Thursday, 14 June 2018 will not be considered. For application advice and assistance, contact Gareth Rees, Senior Research Grants Officer, Research Development and Support.

EOIs will only be accepted on forms available at hcf.com.au/foundation.

In May and June Research Development and Support (RDS) will be visiting each College and Flinders Campus’ in Darwin, Alice Springs and Tonsley. One hour interactive presentations will communicate RDS’ services and functions. Please join us to discover how the RDS Team can support you in achieving your research goals.

Each Roadshow will feature information on our services, our structure and, a "your voice" Q&A session.

They are being held:

Alice Springs - 22 May 2018

Darwin - 23 May 2018

College of Business, Government, and Law - 12 PM - 1 PM, Wednesday 13 June 2018 in Lecture Theatre North 4, Law/Commerce Building

College of Nursing and Health Sciences - 12 PM - 1 PM, Thursday 14 June 2018 in Lecture Theatre S202, Sturt South Wing

Tonsley Campus - 4 PM - 5 PM, Thursday 14 June 2018 in Theatre G.32, Tonsley

College of Medicine and Public Health - 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM, Friday 15 June 2018 in Lecture Theatre 1.01, Health Sciences Lecture Theatre Complex

University Portfolios - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Monday 18 June 2018 in Lecture Theatre 1.01, Health Sciences Lecture Theatre Complex

College of Education, Psychology and Social Work - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Wednesday 20 June 2018 in Lecture Theatre 1.01, Education Building

College of Science and Engineering - 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Thursday 21 June 2018 in Room 0008, Physical Sciences

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences - 3 PM - 4 PM, Wednesday 27 June 2018 in North Lecture Theatre 2, Humanities

SA Rural and Remote - July

For more information on the Roadshows, contact Julia Parker, RDS.

Flinders Research Activate is an initiative to bring Flinders’ research community together to inform, inspire and share strategies for research success.

Enrolments are now open for research focused workshops being held throughout June.

In the week of 25 June, Flinders Research Activate Intensive will be hosted by Research Development and Support. Enrol now to join us over three mornings - 25, 27, 29 June – to access focused, inter-linked information and action-learning activities. Sessions will cover a breadth of topics core to: understanding the research environment and funding types; seeking and applying for funding; crafting track record; strategic positioning for funding success based on career stage; reporting research activity and more.

Flinders’ research community based in rural and remote locations will be able to access and participate in the Flinders Research Activate Intensive – please contact Kirsty deRuyter, Research Support Officer: Researcher Professional Development, RDS, for further details.

Join us to activate your research.

Australian Rotary Health is calling for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for its Mental Health Research Grants. Projects must focus on the mental health of young Australians (aged 0 – 25 years) and be conducted within Australia at a recognised university, hospital or research institute.

The EOIs close on 25 May 2018.

For advice and application support, contact Mary Lyons, Senior Research Grants Officer (IGII), Research Development and Support.

Research grants are valued at up to $70,000 per annum + GST for 1, 2, or 3 years, and are available to Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents, and New Zealand citizens.

For more information, including important notes and submission instructions, visit the Australian Rotary Health website.

Have you thought about how to get half a million people to read your research or opinions? For Dr Alice Gorman, Space Archaeologist in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, writing for The Conversation has enabled her to reach this milestone.

Earlier this month, Alice’s articles achieved a total of half a million unique reads. The most popular article, 60^th anniversary of the oldest human artefact in Earth’s orbit, the Vanguard 1 satellite, had close to 59,000 reads.

Alice’s articles have contributed to building her research profile and research career. They have led to copious media interviews and reinforced her skills in engaging with and communicating to the public. In her view, it is key for an informed public to be aware of critical issues of the day. The Conversation enables Alice’s words to reach hundreds of thousands of people easily and achieve her research aim - working to influence national and international policy around space exploration.

"I’d like to think that there are now a half a million people in the world who now have a better idea of why space matters than they did before reading my articles," said Alice.

The Conversation ensures articles published are based on current issues and news and is informed by research and researchers, countering the possibility of incorrect facts being circulated. "The Conversation aims to break this cycle by drawing on the knowledge of those who create it in the first place. In doing so, it strengthens the foundations of Australian democracy by giving people accurate information to make their own minds up. I’m proud to be contributing to that," said Alice.

Contributing to The Conversation has had wider benefits too - it has facilitated Alice talking to fellow authors in other disciplines. Alice has developed a writing partnership with Dr Kevin Orrman-Rossiter, a University of Melbourne physicist. It is a connection she would not have made without the commonality of writing for The Conversation.

"I find that my ideas sometimes move fluidly between Conversation articles and academic articles. I might develop an idea in one location which I pick up in the other and take in a different direction. It’s all part of the same research process for me now," said Alice.

Alice recommends writing for The Conversation and views it as a key form of engagement. The guidance experienced editors provide is crucial to shaping an author’s writing, making it easier to read and more accessible for the readership. As The Conversation encourages other media outlets to republish articles, there is also a wider global audience who will read a researcher’s work.

Alice’s first The Conversation article appeared in 2012 and since then she has provided 30 articles, contributed quotes to authors of other articles, and has even risen to the challenge of writing a short explanation of her research in emoji! Her articles have included opinion pieces, research reports and responses to events in the news.

Flinders is a supporter of The Conversation and encourages our academics to get involved.

The Flinders Media Officer contact is Tania Bawden, Journalist (Research) Office of Communication and Engagement. Tania can also be contacted via mobile on 0434 101 516. Karen Ashford, Director - Media and Communications in the Office of Communication and Engagement, can also be contacted for assistance and advice in liaising with the media and media training (M: 0427 398 713).

The College of Medicine and Public Health  is calling for projects and potential supervisors for the Doctor of Medicine (MD) Advanced Studies students.

Advanced Studies (AS) is a compulsory research and scholarship theme integrated across all four years of the Flinders MD program as required by the Australian Medical Council for our students to graduate.

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

There are many tasks that are appropriate for students to undertake as part of a research team and these include, but not limited to:

• Literature critiques/ meta studies/ systematic reviews;
• Adding a longitudinal or a parallel component to your project;
• Wet lab bench work (restricted to time commitments);
• Collaborative or single data collection;
• Data analysis and interpretation;
• Undertaking a survey;
• A group of students running a small clinical trial under the umbrella of your supervision.

We are now calling for projects to offer the 2018 MD cohort who will begin their research in 2019.

Projects broadly related to Medicine from all areas of the University are welcome.

Detailed information can be found here - 2018 Advanced Studies Information for Staff.

Contact Dr Hakan Muyderman for further information (e-mail: hakan.muyderman@flinders.edu.au or phone: 0452 199 965)

Applications close 18 June 2018

Diversity and diversity management research interests scholars, practitioners and policy makers. Workforce diversity and its management has been central to research across all disciplines. It’s even more important in the context of the hospitality industry and can advise them on how to liaise with customers from all corners of the globe.

At a scholarly level, in spite of the interest and uptake by researchers the number of articles published in hospitality journals indicates these topics are in their infancy. Given the importance of the topic and its impact to policy and practice, it is vital to collate and integrate previous studies, present trends and identify gaps.

Dr Manoharan published one of the first systematic reviews focused on diversity and diversity management literature in hospitality that covered a period of 28 years (1990 – early 2017), in collaboration with Associate Professor Manisha Singal, Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech, USA. It has provided a "one stop shop" to understand diversity and diversity management research and offer detailed directions for future research. Analyses of the literature revealed that the top three research areas in (i) diversity are, gender, age and migrants, and (ii) diversity management, are diversity practices, diversity training and managing migrants. The articles were reviewed in relation to journals and years published to understand trends. In addition, the nature of research, theories and frameworks used were reviewed to understand methodologies and various theoretical lenses.

Our review has identified what is not known and what gaps exist in the literature around these topics, and has informed my own research program. A number of future research directions in the context of hospitality include (1) expansion of themes, (2) theory based research, (3) methodological improvements, (4) geographical extension, and (5) improved practical implications.

Ashok’s systematic review of research on diversity and diversity management can be found at Science Direct.

Dr Ashokkumar Manoharan

Dr Ashokkumar Manoharan is a Lecturer in Strategic Management in Flinders Business, College of Business, Government and Law. Ashok has an interdisciplinary educational background including a PhD in Management from UniSA and an MBA, M.Sc., and Bachelors in Hotel Management. His research area focuses on organisational culture, workforce diversity and diversity management with a particular emphasis on cultural diversity in the Australian hospitality industry.

T: 8201 2838
E: ashokkumar.manoharan@flinders.edu.au
Campus: Bedford Park
College: Business, Government and Law 
Role: Lecturer in Strategic Management

This is a feature for Inspiring Research where we profile Flinders’ Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in our ECR Spotlight. This initiative appears regularly and aims to connect our research community and strengthen research communications within the University. You will get insight into who our ECRs are and how their research and achievements are making a difference.

The featured ECRs welcome dialogue, debate, and conversation and we hope that it may shape future intra-, inter- and/or trans-disciplinary collaboration with Flinders’ colleagues. Please feel free to comment on their spotlight, and/or contact them directly. Also, you can contact the ECR Spotlight coordinator, Dr Marina Delpin, with your queries and comments.

Please note that Flinders staff are not eligible to apply for this as Flinders are not members of AHURI.

The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) invites applications for its national housing research program funding. This program aims to build an evidence base of practical, applied and policy-relevant research which adds new knowledge to housing studies and related disciplines.

The 2019 Funding Round is now open until midday AEST Friday 10 August 2018. The Flinders internal closing date is 27 July 2018, and for assistance and advice contact Mary Lyons, Research Development and Support.

Funding is available under four types of projects:

• evidence-based policy inquiries on population growth, migration and agglomeration – exiting institutional settings or housing subsidies and the funding gap – projects should involve at least two university project leaders;
• investigative panel projects on housing and energy costs or urban regulation, planning and supply diversity;
• stand-alone research projects on urban renewal outcomes; urban form and apartment living; indigenous and homelessness in urban settings; remote housing; assistive technologies in housing; companion animals as inhibitors to rental mobility; the social landlord in public housing; ageing in public housing; sustaining Indigenous tenancies; the role of construction costs in house prices or whole of life housing costs;
• data projects.

Evidence-based policy inquiries may receive up to AUD $600,000 for up to 18 months. Investigative panel projects, stand-alone research projects and data projects may receive up to AUD $150,000 each for a maximum project duration of 12 months.

For more information including the NHRP Handbook (which provides an overview of the National Housing Research Program and the Funding round), the Research Agenda, and Guidelines for applicants, visit the AHURI website.

The Defence Science and Technology Group (DST), in the lead up to the launch of the Research Network for Undersea Decision Superiority, invites researchers and students to attend a seminar series presented by renowned experts in Human Factors research.

The speakers will provide their perspectives on the latest research directions for human performance in the increasingly complex world of Defence, a rich source of interesting real-world problems. These problems are challenging and have a material impact on the lives of the men and women serving in our Defence Forces.

The Adelaide seminar will take place from 8:45am - 11:45am, 25 May 2018 at Room 1, UniSA SMARTSchool, Magill Campus, St Bernards Rd, Magill, SA.  Register for the Adelaide Seminar here.

Facilitated by Dr David Gamble, from DST's Maritime Division, this seminar series is not to be missed for researchers, students and defence industry personnel interested in learning more about the human element of the Defence Forces. Tea, coffee and a light snack will be provided.

Speakers:

Professor Neville Stanton BSc (Hons), PhD, FBPsS, FErgsS, MIET, MCIHT

Chair of Human Factors Engineering, Director of the Human Factors Engineering Team, University of Southampton

Neville conducts research into human performance in technological systems. As well as designing better human-machine systems, Neville has undertaken fundamental research into the development and validation of Human Factors methods. He has received many awards and has published over 40 books and 300 journal papers on his work over the past 30 years.

Professor Paul Salmon BSc, MSc, PhD, ARC Future Fellow

Director, Centre for Human Factors & Sociotechnical Systems, Professor of Human Factors, University of the Sunshine Coast

Paul's research focuses on understanding and optimising human, team, organisational and system performance through the application of Human Factors theory and methods. Current interests include complexity and sociotechnical systems theory, and the use of Human Factors to tackle major societal issues such as terrorism, cyber security, and artificial intelligence.

Dr Samuel Huf PhD

Human Systems and Information Integration, Maritime Division, Defence Science and Technology Group

Sam is DST’s Human Systems Integration technical lead for the Future Submarine Program and has gradually built a network of Human Sciences researchers to help support Australia’s largest ever Defence acquisition. Sam’s ambition is to strengthen Australia’s Defence Forces by helping to ensure that Australia's emerging maritime enterprise embeds Navy’s people and their abilities at the heart of the nation-building Future Submarine Program.

Due to space constraints, attendance is limited so please ensure you register using the Eventbrite website.

Registrations are now open for Science at the Shine Dome 2018. Science at the Shine Dome is a three-day event in May each year where Australia’s most influential scientists gather at the Shine Dome in Canberra to celebrate science and to honour outstanding achievements in science.

This year, Science at the Shine Dome is on Tuesday 22 to Thursday 24 May and features a symposium titled Predict, Respond, Recover: science and natural disasters.

Science at the Shine Dome is an event for researchers from all disciplines and career levels to come together and share knowledge. This includes the admission of new Fellows to the Australian Academy of Science, national awards to honour excellence at all career levels, a networking Gala Dinner with industry and political representatives, and a high-powered symposium on an issue of national importance. A major focus at Science at the Shine Dome is giving early to mid career researchers professional development and the opportunity to engage with senior scientists.

For details on the registration process, and the program and symposium, visit the event webpage.

The Heart Foundation's Health Professional Scholarships and Partnership Engagement Grant Scheme are now open.

The closing date for the Health Professional Scholarships is 22 June 2018. The closing date for the Partnership Engagement is 18 May 2018.

Health Professional Scholarships

Health Professional Scholarships support cardiovascular health professionals to undertake a PhD. Health Professional Scholarships are designed to encourage established health professionals to become active in research, however, recently graduated health professionals are also eligible. Applicants will be encouraged to continue their cardiovascular health practice during their PhD.

For details on these scholarships, visit the Heart Foundation website.

Partnership Engagement Grant Scheme

These grants enable researchers to partner with the Heart Foundation to apply for NHMRC, ARC and other funding, for large-scale cardiovascular research projects. The Partnership Engagement Grant scheme offers Heart Foundation funds to leverage significant additional funding from other sources. Researchers can approach the Heart Foundation with proposals to contribute to partnership grant applications to other funding agencies. 

For advice and application assistance on the Partnership Engagement Grant Scheme, contact Mary Lyons in Research Development and Support. For advice and assistance on the Health Professional Scholarships, contact the Scholarships Office.

The Australian Government is inviting organisations through an open competitive process to apply for the Saluting Their Service Commemorations Program – Major Commemorative Grants.

The objectives of the Saluting Their Service Commemorations Program is to preserve Australia’s wartime heritage.

It aims to involve people throughout the nation in a wide range of projects and activities that highlight the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel in wars, conflicts and peace operations, and to promote appreciation and understanding of the role that those who served have played in shaping the nation. Funding will be provided for state/territory or nationally significant commemorative activities which commemorate the involvement, service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel in wars, conflicts and peace operations.

Applications close at 2:00 pm AEST on 3 July 2018.

For further information about eligibility and how to apply, go to the Funding Round Application page.

Information about applying for this funding round can also be found on GrantConnect. For assistance and advice regarding GrantConnect, contact the Research Grants Support team, Research Development and Support via research.grants@flinders.edu.au.