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

Further information & to register

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

Further information & to register

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