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Issue 39 September 2017
Dear Colleagues,
A highlight of August was the launch of the new faculty BESST program established to help support ECRs and HDRs to develop and nurture their research trajectories. There are four
groups (ie. Global Cities; High Performance Built Environments; Interactive Built Environments; and Human Centred Built Environments), each with a different theme, running monthly workshops through to the end of the year. We are piloting this form of
researcher development as we know that supportive colleagues are critical to retaining and developing our staff and millennials, who will make up close to 50 percent of the workforce
by 2020, rank mentoring as one of the most important factors for success and work satisfaction.
Talking of success, responsible research conduct is a key part of a sustainable career
trajectory. You will have all heard that because of the seriousness of research integrity breeches, UNSW has moved to make completion of the Universitas 21 Program in Global
Research Ethics and Integrity mandatory. This module is already mandatory for higher degree research students and now all active researchers are expected to have completed
this module before the end of November. The module sits in the MyUNSW that all academic staff have access to, using their unique zpass and password the link
is https://my.unsw.edu.au/portal/unsw_secure/all_secure/U21_GREI/
Catherine Bridge
Associate Dean Research
Researcher Highlights
APRU sustainable cities initiative
In late 2016 the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) launched, at the University of Oregon, a new research hub in sustainable cities and landscapes. The SC+L Research Hub aims for cross- and interdisciplinary engagement among academics, as well as
interactions with local and state government officials, NGOs and practitioners. In November 2016, A/Prof Linda Corkery represented UNSW at the first meeting of the Hub’s Steering
Committee in Portland (http://apru.org/partnering-on-solutions/sustainable-cities-and-
landscapes), and in February this year convened an information session with BE colleagues
about the APRU/SC+L initiative.
Image courtesy N.Corkery, 2014. Pre-Barangaroo development.
The SC+L Research Hub comprises internationally respected academics in architecture,
planning, urban design, landscape architecture, and sustainability, all representing faculties, academic programs, research interests and expertise that align closely with BE.
There is great potential in the UNSW SC+L research node being based in BE. As the node evolves, it has the potential to attract UNSW researchers from BEES and Environmental Science, Civil/Environmental Engineering, the CRC Low Carbon Living and the Centre for
Climate Change Research.
BE colleagues interested to learn more about the opportunities to become involved with a
SC+L Research Node and upcoming APRU/SC+L Research Hub activities are welcome to
contact Linda Corkery. More information on the hub can be found at https://apru-
scl.uoregon.edu/
New Grant Highlights
An investment pathway to provide social housing infrastructure
Dr Ryan van den Nouwelant and Prof Hal Pawson are contributing to a new AHURI-funded
research project: 'An investment pathway to provide social housing infrastructure'. Led by
A/Prof Julie Lawson of RMIT, this research is part of a larger study exploring the scope for treating social housing investment more akin to investment in transport hardware such as
roads and railways. The UNSW input will include a review of recently utilised models for incorporating private finance within social housing investment in Australia, as well as an analysis of contemporary approaches to financing conventional infrastructure projects.
Meet the Researchers - Cynthia Wang
Cynthia Wang joined the Program of Construction Management and Property at
FBE from 2011, and has taken the program director’s position during 2012-
2016. Before this, Cynthia has worked in the construction management program at
the University of Technology Sydney. With a PhD in Civil Engineering and having worked in the construction management
area for nearly 15 years, Cynthia has established a wide range of teaching and
research interests from building construction to project management.
Cynthia’s long term research interest is on
using information and computer technologies in the AEC (Architecture,
Engineering and Construction) industry.
Previously, Cynthia’s research has been focused on using computer systems to manage
project documents and information, web-based knowledge management, and BIM (Building Information Modelling) applications in construction, etc. Most recently, Cynthia has been
developing research collaborations with a Chinese university HUST (Huazhong University of Science and Technology) in Wuhan, China. The collaborative research is on the
simulation analysis of urban tunnel construction, and BIM application in monitoring metro
subway construction, etc. Cynthia’s other research area includes sustainable development, the impact of project-
based organisational structure on job performance and job satisfaction, and applications of laser scanner and wi-fi based locating systems in the construction industry.
BE Research in the News
Christine Steinmetz: Sex and the City, Santiago style, where they’re serving up ‘coffee
with legs’. The Conversation, 01 September 2017. View online.
Hal Pawson: Housing affordability: thousands of large homes occupied by one person in
Sydney and Melbourne. Sydney Morning Herald, 13 August 2017. View online.
Paul Osmond and Deo Prasad: Federal policy sorely lacking on cooling cities. The Fifth
Estate, 8 August 2017. View online.
Bill Randolph: Australians NOT Yet Embracing Apartment Living. Sourceable, 7 August
2017. View online.
Mat Santamouris: Too hot in the city. Uniken, 2 August 2017. View online.
Philip Oldfield: The rise of the plyscraper. Uniken, 28 July 2017. View online.
Have you have had your research mentioned in the media recently?
Please send details to Michaela Turner for inclusion in the next newsletter.
BE Research on the Web
Altmetrics measures the attention a DOI-linked output receives on the web and tracks
outlets such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Wikipedia, Pinterest, blogs, Reddit,
The Conversation and other media outlets. Each month we list the top scoring outputs from
the faculty, sourced from Altmetric Explorer.
1. Miles Park Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Product Design
2. Edgar Liu and Hazel Easthope Multigenerational Family Living
3. Susan Thompson The Routledge Handbook of Planning for Health and Well-Being
4. Laura Crommelin Surfing the yinzernet: Exploring the complexities of place branding in
post-industrial Pittsburgh
5. Edgar Liu, Bruce Judd and Mattheos Santamouris Challenges in transitioning to low
carbon living for lower income households in Australia
University Updates
Experts for comment
Are you an academic who has listed their details on UNSW's Expert Database? In order for the UNSW Media Office to access your profile for media comment you are now required to
be registered on the Research Gateway as well. Please click here to update your details.
Did You Know...?
ARC Funding Rules Released - Discovery & Linkage Schemes
The Australian Research Council (ARC) have released updated Funding Rules for the
Discovery and Linkage Program schemes.
Guidance material on major rule changes has been made available by the ARC on the
respective Funding Rules pages. The Grants Management Office will provide detailed
information on all changes in future scheme specific communications and resource pages as they are developed in preparation for the application rounds.
All intending applicants are strongly encouraged to review the funding rules prior to
commencing a proposal. Dates for upcoming schemes have been posted on
the ARC important dates page, but are listed as ‘indicative timeframes and are subject to
change’.
Research Centres News
CITY FUTURES
Next City’s Vanguard Conference
Congratulations to Ori Gudes who has been selected as one of 50 young urban leaders
from around the world to attend Next City’s Vanguard Australia conference. An experiential
leadership conference, the Vanguard will be held in Newcastle over 5 days. A series of workshops, panel discussions and tours of Newcastle will place a spotlight on the
revitalisation of Newcastle as well as promoting the city as an emerging capital of ideas and innovation. The Conference culminates in a Big Idea Challenge that will leave a lasting
impact on Newcastle.
Participants in this year's Vanguard were chosen because of their commitment to urban innovation, ability to affect change and vision for the future. More than 220 candidates from a broad range of organisations in the urban sphere applied to attend Vanguard. The
conference is an exciting opportunity to meet and develop relationships with today’s brightest urban designers, policy-makers, planners and entrepreneurs and will be
held from November 6 through 10, 2017.
CRC FOR LOW CARBON LIVING
The CRCLCL’s UNSW Node of Excellence in High Performance Architecture hosted a National Forum on Cooling Cities National Forum on Friday 4 August 2017. Attended by
over 80 senior government and industry representatives, the Forum looked at evidence-based decision-making in urban microclimate mitigation, to help cool our cities and therefore reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. The event included the
launch of the CRCLCL’s new Guide to Urban Cooling Strategies, and attendees heard an
update on the recently commenced project developing an Urban Heat Island Mitigation
Decision Support Tool. A series of panel discussions drew out present and future policy
directions, industry perspectives and the latest international and national evidence for
mitigation and planning. Further resources from the day can be accessed here.
Research Cluster News
SMART CITIES
Wayfinding at Night with Smart Technologies
A study was undertaken by Aida Afrooz, Parisa Kalali, Simone Zarpelon Leao, Chris Pettit as an outcome of a grant by
the City of Sydney Council with the key purpose of developing a comprehensive
understanding of best practice night-time wayfinding research to inform future
decision-making in the City of Sydney.
Across the world many governments have sought to make cities more legible as well as more pedestrian friendly. However, there is no comprehensive best practice framework to integrate performance metrics to benchmark wayfinding systems for the built environment.
This work suggests a matrix to create such a benchmark to assist cities in selecting the
most suitable night time wayfinding strategies ...full report.
Shaping cities of the future through global collaboration
Sarbeswar Praharaj, PhD candidate at the Smart Cities Research Cluster recently joined the Global Fellows Programme in Burghausen Germany on “Cities of the Future”.
The programme was a new initiative of Global Alliance of Technological Universities to help
researchers from diverse disciplines develop the professional, research and collaborative
skills needed to develop solutions for the challenges facing cities of the future.
UNSW nominated Sarbeswar to attend the workshop along with PhD students from other premiere global tech universities such as: Technical University of Munich (TUM), Imperial
College London, Georgia Tech University, Nanyang Technological University, IIT Bombay etc.
During the workshop Sarbeswar met with the Mayor of Burghausen and Chief Planner of the City of Munich to discuss innovative ideas and projects for enhancing lived experiences
in the future city. Sarbeswar also had productive interactions with Prof. Mark Michaeli, Chair of Sustainable Urbanism TU Munich and Prof Liqiu Meng, Chair of Cartography TU
Munich.
Virtual Reality Modules for Industrial and Infrastructure Construction
Smart Cities has launched their new virtual site with students and staff encouraged to visit the VR cinema in
small groups to the end of the
semester. Please contact Dr Samad
Sepasgozar to receive details of the VR
tours including times and venue.
In addition to the VR tours, as part of the project a series of 360 videos were
produced. To view the Site Layout, Footing
Construction and Pile Construction videos
open them in Google Chrome, so you can zoom in/out.
PEOPLE AND PLACE
The People and Place Research Cluster is holding its usual fortnightly meetings to support the research efforts of our members – but of course, anyone is welcome to join if
interested. So far, we’ve heard from Dr Kate Bishop about her research with children and the establishment of a new research network for those interested in young people. Dr
Sarath Mataraarachchi spoke to us about informal settlements and the research hub he is developing with Professor David Sanderson. Cluster member and postgraduate student Tim Baber is scheduled to talk about his Masters research on boys and their experience of
space. Dr Christine Steinmetz, who has recently joined, will present on her work about the sex industry and tell us more about the Qualitative Methods Research Hub at UNSW.
Later in the semester, we have a special guest from the US – A/Professor Curt Winkle –
coming to talk about his work on spaces for LGBTQI communities. Our last formal session for the year will focus on tools for researchers using the UNSW MyCareer / MyResearch
web platforms. Details will be sent out to all Faculty members about these two events closer to the time.
URBAN TYPOLOGIES
The Urban Typologies Research Cluster has begun a series of talks, where members of the cluster present work for feedback. The aim is to assist authors in refining texts for publication in significant journals. In our meeting on August 10, Dr Paul Hogben set out an
interpretation of the work of James Green, the nineteenth-century writer and critic.
HIGH PERFORMANCE ARCHITECTURE
Cooling Cities National Forum
UNSW Node in High Performance Architecture (HPA) and CRC for Low
Carbon Living jointly hosted the Cooling Cities National Forum in August 2017. A
wide cross-section of participants, including representatives from state and local governments, industry and
academics attended the forum and provided productive discussions on
current and future policies and practices.
Presentation slides are available here.
Publications
Book Chapters
Galea, N. R., Rogan, A., Blaxland, M., Powell, A., Chappell, L., Dainty, A., & Loosemore, M. (2017). A new approach to studying gender in construction. In F. Emuze, & J.
Smallwood (Eds.), Valuing People in Construction. Taylor & Francis Ltd. Haeusler, M. H., & tomitsch, M. (2017). Introduction. In L. Hesphanhol, M. Haeusler, M.
Tomitsch, & G. Tschreteu (Eds.), Media Architecture Compendium - Digital
Placemaking (pp. 10-11). Ludwigsburg: av edition.
Haeusler, M. H. (2017). Media Architecture - Architecture in the Second Machine Age? In L. Hespanhol, M. Haeusler, M. Tomitsch, & G. Tscherteu (Eds.), Media Architecture
Compendium Digital Placemaking (pp. 13-15). Avedition Gmbh,Csi.
Han, J. H., Hawken, S., & Williams, A. (2017). Smart CCTV and the management of urban space. In Smart Technologies: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 508-526).
doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-2589-9.ch023
Mojtahedi, M. S., Newton, S., & Tahmasebinia, F. (2017). An Additive Statistical Modeling Approach to the Analysis of Transport Infrastructure Flood Risk-Based Resilience. In T. Hromadka, & P. Rao (Eds.), Flood Risk Management (pp. 107-128). Intech.
doi:10.5772/intechopen.69232
Yenneti, K., Blair, J., & Deng, W. (2017). Contemporary Urbanization: Challenges, Future
Trends, and Measuring Progress. In Reference Module in Earth Systems and
Environmental Sciences, Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies.
Edited Books
Hespanhol, L., Haeusler, M. H., Tomitsch, M., & Tscherteu, G. (2017). Media Architecture
Compendium - Digital Placemaking. M. H. Haeusler, L. Hespanhol, M. Tomitsch, & G.
Tscherteu (Eds.), Ludwigsburg: av edition. Retrieved from
https://www.avedition.de/en/media-architecture-compendium.html
Journal Articles
Boulange, C., Gunn, L., Giles-Corti, B., Mavoa, S., Pettit, C., & Badland, H. (2017). Examining associations between urban design attributes and transport mode choice for
walking, cycling, public transport and private motor vehicle trips. Journal of Transport and
Health. doi:10.1016/j.jth.2017.07.007
Crawford, B., Byun, R., Mitchell, E., Thompson, S., Jalaludin, B., & Torvaldsen, S. (2017).
Socioeconomic differences in the cost, availability and quality of healthy food in Sydney.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12694Ghabra,
N., Rodrigues, L., & Oldfield, P. F. (2017). Improving Energy Performance in Gulf Residential High-Rises. CTBUH Journal, (III), 38-43. Retrieved from
http://global.ctbuh.org/resources/papers/download/3372-improving-energy-performance-in-gulf-
region-residential-high-rises.pdf
Fiorito, F., & Santamouris, M. (2017). High performance technologies and the future of
architectural design. TECHNE, 13, 72-76. doi:10.13128/Techne-2113
Gardner, N., & Hespanhol, L. (2017). SMLXL: Scaling the smart city, from metropolis to
individual. City, Culture and Society. doi:10.1016/j.ccs.2017.06.006
Gudes, O., Varhol, R., Sun, Q. C., & Meuleners, L. (2017). Investigating articulated heavy-
vehicle crashes in western Australia using a spatial approach. Accident Analysis &
Prevention, 106, 243-253.Khalil, C., & Shebaby, W. (2017). UVB damage onset and progression 24 h post exposure in human-derived skin cells. Toxicology Reports, 4, 441-
449. doi:10.1016/j.toxrep.2017.07.008
Loosemore, M., & Bridgeman, J. (2017). The social impact of construction industry schools-based corporate volunteering. Construction Management and Economics, 1-16.
doi:10.1080/01446193.2017.1355061
O'Callaghan, J. M. (2017). Architecture as Commodity, Architects as Cultural Intermediaries: A Case Study. Architecture As Culture, 5(2), 221-240.
doi:10.1080/20507828.2017.1325109
Paolini, R., Zani, A., Poli, T., Antretter, F., & Zinzi, M. (2017). Natural aging of cool walls: Impact on solar reflectance, sensitivity to thermal shocks and building energy needs.
Energy and Buildings, 153, 287-296. doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.08.017
Conference Presentations
Gudes, O. (2017, July 12). Emotion Mapping. In The Institute of Australian Geographers
Conference. Queensland, Brisbane. Retrieved from
https://absoluteevents.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/iag2017/web/Agenda/AgendaIte
mDetail?id=000eb365-c5d9-4895-b525-945ee1e08a79
Conference Papers
Alkilani, S., Lim, B. H., & Kamardeen, I. (2017). Measurement Models Evaluation of
Performance Measurement and Improvement Framework for Small and Medium Sized Constructors in Developing Countries- A Jordanian Case. In S. M. Ahmed, S. Azhar, N. A.
Smith, S. C. Campbell, R. Robinson-Watts, & L. Russell (Eds.), Revolutionizing the
Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry through Leadership, Collaboration and
Technology. Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Greenville, North Carolina, USA. Retrieved from
http://www.citcglobal.com/files/124546643.pdf
Alkilani, S., Kamardeen, I., & Lim, B. (2017). External Contingency Factors that Affect
Contractors’ Performance in Developing Countries- A Jordanian Case Study. In S. M. Ahmed, S. Azhar, N. A. Smith, S. C. Campbell, R. Robinson-Watts, & L. Russell (Eds.),
Revolutionizing the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry through
Leadership, Collaboration and Technology. Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Greenville, North
Carolina, USA. Retrieved from http://www.citcglobal.com/files/124546643.pdf
Mojtahedi., Oo, B. L., & Mengdi Sun. (2017). An evidence-based interpersonal competency
assessment framework (I-CAF) for construction. In AUBEA Conference Proceedings (pp. 275-283). Melbourne: RMIT University Australia. Zarpelon Leao, S., Huynh, N., Taylor, A., Pettit, C. J., & Perez, P. (2017). Evolution of a
Synthetic Population and its Daily Mobility Patterns Under Spatial Strategies for Urban Growth. In S. Geertman, A. Allan, C. Pettit, & J. Stillwell (Eds.), Planning Support Science
for Smarter Urban Futures (pp. 399-418). Adelaide: Springer International Publishing.
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-57819-4
Creative Written Work
Freestone, R., Baker, S., Davison, G., & Hu, R. (2017). Design Competitions and the
"Design Dividend" in Central Sydney. Retrieved from
http://sustainability.asn.au/blog/competitive-design-central-sydney/
Loosemore, M. (2017). Building a Third Construction Sector Through Sustainable
Procurement. Sourceable. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/why-investor-driven-
urban-density-is-inevitably-linked-to-disadvantage-82073
Martin, C. L. (2017). Saving Sirius: why heritage protection should include social housing.
The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/saving-sirius-why-heritage-
protection-should-include-social-housing-81670
Randolph, B. G. (2017). Why investor-driven urban density is inevitably linked to
disadvantage. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/why-investor-
driven-urban-density-is-inevitably-linked-to-disadvantage-82073
Steinmetz, C. A. (2017). Sex and the City, Santiago style, where they’re serving up ‘coffee
with legs’. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/sex-and-the-city-
santiago-style-where-theyre-serving-up-coffee-with-legs-82986
Taylor, A., Gudes, O., Pettit, C., & Thompson, S. (2017). With better data access, urban planners could help ease our weight problems. The Conversation,
https://theconversation.com/with-better-data-access-urban-planners-could-help-ease-our-weight-
problems-80604
Creative Work (non-textual)
Murray, A. G. (2017). Breathing Buildings. Japan Foundation Gallery, Sydney. Retrieved
from https://jpf.org.au/events/breathing-buildings/
Murray, A. G. (2017). Particulate Matter (Conservatoire). Japan Foundation Gallery,
Sydney. Retrieved from https://jpf.org.au/events/breathing-buildings/
Murray, A. (2017). Structural Adaptations. Japan Foundation Gallery, Sydney. Retrieved
from https://jpf.org.au/events/breathing-buildings/
Other
Liu, E. Y., & Judd, B. (2017). Submission to the Australian Senate Inquiry into Current and
future impacts of climate change on housing, buildings and infrastructure. Retrieved from
http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communi
cations/CCInfrastructure/Submissions
New External Grants Awarded
Catherine Bridge
Caroma Industries Limted - Contract Research: $100,001 Flexible wash basin and circulation space in accessible bathroom project
Hamish MacLennan
Australian Building Codes Board - Commonwealth Government Contract: $29,778 Continuation of the UNSW Enabling Built Environment Program (EBEP) - Stairs Stage 2
Hamish MacLennan Australian Building Codes Board - Commonwealth Government Contract: $26,062
Revised stage 2 works of the Access 01 - Ramps Stage 2
Upcoming Events
Architectural Culture; From Site to Society
In this Donald K Turner lecture, presented by Philip Thalis from Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects, the lens of architectural culture focuses on the work of Philip's own practice
- retracing the steps from built project to inception to locate each within the understanding of its broader architectural lineage.
Date: Tuesday 12 September | 6.30pm
Venue: Ainsworth Theatre G03, UNSW Sydney
To register: Please click here
Publishing in the Conversation
Are you interested in finding out more about the Conversation and how to get your research work published? If so the BE Faculty is hosting a presentation by John Watson, The Conversation’s Cities & Policy Editor.
Date: Friday 15 September | 10.00am – 11.00am Venue: Room 4035, level 4, Red Centre building, west wing
To register: Please RSVP to Rodina Atme by 5.00pm Wednesday 13 September
CRC LCL Industry Symposium on Precinct Information Modelling (PIM)
This free event will integrate theoretical foundations with practical knowledge and research outcomes, with aim of contributing to better urban planning, design and life-cycle
management. The symposium program includes:
• A demonstration of PIM for precinct planning and analysis, incorporating integrated energy, transport, waste and water (ETWW) demand forecasting and scenario
planning, and using CRCLCL living laboratories as case studies.
• The launch of a National Position Paper that articulates the efficacy of modelling
the built environment at the scale of a precinct.
• The launch of the final research report from the CRCRLCL project that investigated retrofitting low carbon precincts through the Broadway living laboratory case study
in Sydney.
• An explanation of how PIM can be utilised in the context of national and global
developments in modelling standards, and the potential long-term impact on these standards.
• A panel discussion on the significance of PIM, featuring senior industry and
government representatives.
Date: Friday 15 September | 10.00am - 3.30pm Venue: UNSW CBD Campus
To register: Please click here
ECAN Scientia Series - The Gig Economy of Academia: casualization as
the new norm? Job security for many working in academia is increasingly becoming a privilege rather than a right. So what does the future look like for those seeking to establish a career in the
academy? And what will be the impact on higher education? Join the lively discussion on how the gig economy of academia is reshaping ECAs’ careers.
Date: Friday 22 September | 4.00pm - 6.00pm Venue: UNSW Council Chambers, UNSW Sydney
Further information & to register
Cities@UNSW - Spatial inequality in Sydney
Our Cities@UNSW panel focuses on the planning, design and development of
metropolitan Sydney. This panel will be framed around the implications of spatial inequality in Sydney.
This is part of the public engagement program of the UNSW Grand Challenge on Inequality. Date: Tuesday 26 September | 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Venue: Law Theatre, UNSW Sydney
Further information & to register
The Interdisciplinary Impact of Creative Research – Symposium
This event, hosted by Monash Art Design & Architecture (MADA), will emphasise the creative practitioner’s evolving roles and skills and the impact of practice research on
commercial, institutional and broader cultural sectors. Together, a range of practitioners and researchers will explore the kind of interdisciplinary capabilities generated from
practice-based research and how it helps to shape the world.
To register and for event inquires please email Matthew Bird.
Date: Tuesday 26 September | 10.00am – 7.00pm
Venue: Building G, Lecture Theatre G104, Monash University Caulfield Campus, Melbourne
UNSW-India Research Roadshow
As part of UNSW’s India Strategy, the University will hold an inaugural Research
Roadshow the week of 20-24 November 2017. The Roadshow is a joint initiative of the Divisions of External Relations, Research and Enterprise. All UNSW salaried academic
staff are welcome to apply to attend the 2017 roadshow ...more
Date: Monday 20 to Friday 24 November
Funding/Research Opportunities
It is important to note that all applications from UNSW staff & students must be submitted
via the Grants Management Office (GMO). The internal deadline for submission of grant
applications to the GMO is 2 weeks prior to the external deadline. This timeframe allows
the GMO to ensure applications comply with UNSW policies and sponsor requirements.
European Commission | Marie Sklodowska Curie Individual Fellowships
The goal of the fellowships is to enhance the creative and innovative potential of researchers wishing to diversify their competence in terms of skill acquisition through
advanced training, international and intersectoral mobility. Fellowships provide opportunities to acquire and transfer new knowledge and to work on research and innovation in a European context (EU Member States and Associated Countries) or outside
Europe …more
External Deadline: 14 September 2017
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in Fine Arts
The Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts makes project-based grants
to individuals and produces public programs to foster the development and exchange of diverse and challenging ideas about architecture and its role in the arts, culture, and
society ...more
External Deadline: 15 September 2017
UNSW Research Infrastructure Scheme
This scheme funds equipment and other infrastructure, including research support staff. The scheme is designed to provide UNSW with a world-class research environment to
support collaborative research and attract and retain a critical mass of research excellence
...more
Applications close: 18 September 2017
Government of Canada | Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships
Designed to support world-class postdoctoral researchers. The fellowship provides $70,000 per year for two years. The program is open to both Canadian and international researchers who have recently completed a PhD, PhD- equivalent, or health professional
degree. Applications must be completed in full collaboration with the proposed host
institution …more
External Deadline: 20 September 2017
Parliament of Australia | Summer Research Scholarship Program
The Parliamentary Library offers two summer research scholarships for postgraduate
students each year. Scholars work alongside specialist researchers in the Parliamentary Library in Canberra for a period of six weeks to produce a report on a topic of relevance to
the Library’s research program. The scholarship also gives recipients the opportunity to:
• build research expertise
• contribute to scholarship on the Parliament and its work
• receive training and access the Library’s specialist collections and databases
• interact with subject-matter experts and
• be guided by a mentor who will provide advice during the scholarship …more
External Deadline: 24 September 2017
Australian National Commission for UNESCO Small Grants Scheme
For projects which will further National Commission and UNESCO priorities and objectives. They include:
• Attaining quality education for all and lifelong learning;
• Mobilising science knowledge and policy for sustainable development;
• Addressing emerging social and ethical challenges;
• Fostering cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue; and
• Building inclusive knowledge societies through information and communication.
Applications for grants up to $20,000 will be considered …more
External Deadline: 30 September 2017
Division of Research Development Funding for ARC Linkage Projects
A maximum of $5,000 has been made available by the Division of Research Development to support ARC LP application development and submission for expenses such as writing, editing, budget preparation and/or travel to establish partnerships. To secure funding
please send details of your proposed expenditure to Debbie Docherty, Director, Grants
Management Office for formal approval and payment arrangements.
ARC Linkage Project applications deadlines for 2017
In a move away from a continuous ARC Linkage scheme and in response to applicant feedback UNSW will submit Linkage Project applications to the ARC in three tranches per
year. The Division of Research are now implementing hard internal deadlines for the submission of applications (applications will not ordinarily be submitted outside these
deadlines) ...more
Deadlines - Round 2 2017
• Submit application for GMO review: Monday 27 November 2017
• Submit final application to GMO: Tuesday 12 December 2017
• GMO submits application to ARC: Friday 15 December 2017
The Australian Research Council (ARC)
The Australian Research Council (ARC) has released indicative dates for the new round of grant opportunities under ARC Discovery and Linkage Programme schemes. Those dates
are available on the Grants Management Office ARC page.
Researcher Development – UNSW Workshops
Student 3MT Competition final
Date: Wednesday 13 September | 4.00pm
Hear the best and brightest UNSW PhD Candidates pitch their research in just three minutes.
Further information & to register
Shifting Landscapes in Medical Research Funding
The NHMRC restructure and the Medical Research Future Fund signal significant changes
in funding. UNSW Medicine and the Division of Research are holding a two part seminar series to inform researchers about the changing landscape. A second workshop later in 2017 or early 2018 will follow when more details about these schemes become available.
Date: Wednesday 13 September | 8.30am – 11.30am Venue: Leighton Hall, Scientia Building (map ref G19), UNSW Sydney
Further information & to register
Powerful Text Searching and Matching with Regexes
This introductory workshop to Regular Expressions will benefit researchers and research
students from a wide variety of disciplines. Regular Expressions are incredibly powerful for analysis and manipulation of any data stored in text format.
Date: Monday 18 September | 9.30am - 12.30pm
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Regular Expressions on Command
This intermediate level workshop will enable researchers and research students to use Regular Expressions with the classic command line utilities find, grep, sed and awk to
search, filter and transform large amounts of text (including many common data formats) efficiently and repeatably. For introductory level workshop on Regular Expressions, see
course above. Date: Monday 18 September 2017 | 1.30pm - 4.30pm
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Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) seminar
The Research Strategy and Partnerships Office and Grants Management Office will host
an information session for Early Career Researchers on how to apply for DECRA and craft a competitive application.
Date: Tuesday 19 September | 12.00pm - 1.30pm Venue: Colombo Theatre C (map ref B16), UNSW Sydney
To register: Please click here
NHMRC Project Grants: Strategic Seminar
This seminar will assist researchers to consider their strategy in planning and applying for
funding, and deciding to apply for NHMRC Project Grants in particular (taking into account the NHMRC restructure and limit on Project Grant applications). Date: Friday 22 September | 10.30am - 12.30pm
Venue: Central Lecture Block 4, UNSW Sydney
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Introduction to R
Monday 25 September | 9.00am - 5.00pm This workshop will help you start to learn the
very versatile and powerful R statistical software package from scratch. Further information
& to register
Introductory Statistics for Researchers
Tuesday 26 September | 9.00am - 5.00pm The course aims to give you a good grasp of
basic statistical design and analysis methods. It emphasises understanding concepts and
interpreting output of analyses through practical, hands-on examples. Further information &
to register
Related Links
BE Research Resources
UNSW Research
Women in Research Network (WiRN)
Early Career Academic Network
Contact us: Associate Professor Catherine Bridge - Associate Dean Research
Dr Judith O’Callaghan - Director, Postgraduate Research
Toni Hodge - Faculty Research Manager
Suzie Scandurra - Postgraduate Research Student Coordinator
Michaela Turner - Research Support Officer