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Upcoming Deadlines
Internal
closing dates are set prior to the
grantor's deadline indicated.
Please visit the links below or
contact UQR&I
for details.
Events, Workshops and Conferences
National
UQ - FEAST workshop - European Research Opportunities
Wednesday, 23 May
Senate Room, Brian Wilson Chancellery (61A), UQ St Lucia Campus
2.00pm - 4.00pm
To follow on from the 'UQ in Europe' seminar held in March, Global Engagement invites you to a workshop presented by FEAST – Forum for European-Australian Science and Technology Cooperation, on European Research Opportunities. The presentations will allow time for questions, feedback and exchanges from participants and include: 1. Current trends in the analysis of international collaborations: lessons for strategies, tactics and policy development, advice on strengthening research cooperation with Europe, analysis of activities and experience to date in Australian engagement with FP7; 2. Out of the crisis: an overview on the Future of European research and innovation programs post FP7,
the Horizon 2020 proposal; 3. Early career training and career development opportunities (the European Research Council, Marie Curie actions); 4. Thematic collaboration opportunities in: Health, Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Biotechnology, ICT, Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials & New Production Technologies, Energy, Environment (including Climate Change), Transport (including Aeronautics), Social Sciences and Humanities, Space and Security.
Presenters:
- Dr Rado Faletic, FEAST Executive director, based in Canberra
- Jean-Francois Desvignes-Hicks, advisor for FEAST, based in Brisbane
Information: events@feast.org (02 6125 3195) AMPC Conference: 'Changing the Climate: Powering Ideas in the Red Meat Processing Industry'
Thursday, 24 May to Friday, 25 May
Novotel, Brighton-le-Sands, Sydney
The Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) is pleased to invite you to attend the 'Changing the Climate: Powering Ideas in the Red Meat Processing Industry' Conference. This conference will showcase the research and development projects, focussing on future opportunities to enhance industry productivity, advance new technologies and improve latest efficiency and sustainability. AMPC’s entire portfolio of RD&E initiatives will be featured including meat science, engineering, environment & sustainability, customer expectations, food safety and livestock management.
For further information or to register, please visit: http://www.ampc.com.au/events/AMPC-Conference The Health and Community Services Workforce Innovation Conference
Thursday, 31 May to Friday, 1 June
Hilton Hotel, Brisbane
The Health and Community Services Workforce Innovation Conference is the premier event for researchers, managers, directors, education and training providers, policy makers and members of the industry to explore new and creative workforce planning, development and innovation research and practices. The conference seeks to showcase practices and models which will support the industry to develop a workforce capable of meeting the ever increasing needs of our communities.
For more information about this conference or to register, please visit the conference website: http://www.workforce.org.au/workforce-innovation/workforce-innovation-conference-awards/conference.aspx National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) - Presentation
Wednesday, 6 June
AIBN Seminar Room, level 1, AIBN Building, St Lucia Campus
4.00pm - 4.45pm
Dr ZOU Liyao, Deputy Director-General, Bureau of International Cooperation, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) will give a presentation 'NSFC International Cooperation and Exchanges' and the organisers would like to invite you to attend to this event. The presentation will focus on it funding mechanisms, major categories of programs, the partnership with ARC and other international funding agencies.
This event has been scheduled initially for 13 June 2012, but the organisers have rescheduled it for 06 June 2012, due to unforeseen changes in the Foundation delegation’s travel dates.
Please register your attendance with Liz Simmonds at international.visits@uq.edu.au 1st International Conference on BioNano Innovation (ICBNI)
Wednesday, 18 July to Friday, 20 July
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
The 1st International Conference on BioNano Innovation (ICBNI) provides a wonderful multi-disciplinary forum to connect scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs in this rapidly expanding area. The conference will feature an exciting list of International leaders and experts in this field. As well as Plenary and Keynote sessions, the conference will host five parallel symposia: Nanostructured Polymers, Vaccines, Functional Nanomaterials and Nanosystems, Regenerative Medicine, and Synthetic Biology. To encourage young researchers, the conference will also hold a special symposium for Early Career researchers (the BioNano ECR Symposium) on Wednesday
18 July 2012.
For more information on the conference, please visit http://www.icbni.com.au/ Australian Lung Cancer Conference (ALCC) 2012
Thursday, 23 August to Saturday, 25 August
Convention Centre, Adelaide, SA
The conference aims to provide a forum to raise and discuss issues relating to the theory and practice of multidisciplinary team care, non small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer and mesothelioma. Pertinent topics ensure the program appeals to many delegates, including Physicians, Surgeons, Oncologists, Pathologists, General Practitioners, Nurses and people holding similar responsibilities involved in the management, treatment and research of lung cancer throughout Australia.
For more information about this event, please visit http://www.alcc.net.au/ 2012 Australasian Association for Institutional Research (AAIR) Annual Forum
Monday, 12 November to Wednesday, 14 November
Crowne Plaza, Terrigal, NSW
The 2012 Forum will focus on the core business of AAIR, Institutional Research (IR). Whether you work in data warehousing, surveys, forecasting, planning or any of the many roles undertaken by our members, the 2012 AAIR Forum will provide relevant discussion from your perspective. Leading practitioners across the IR fields will explore the policy landscape, outline the latest challenges and developments and help shape your ideas and responses, confirming the Forum as the event that puts IR front and centre.
Abstract submissions close: 2 July 2012
For further information, please visit: http://conference.aair.org.au/2012/
International
European Union's FP7 Capacities Work Programme: Part 7 - Activities of International Cooperation 2012
The European Commission have advised that UQ’s proposal - 'Connecting Australian-European Science and Innovation Excellence' (CAESIE) - received a very positive evaluation result. We are pleased to confirm the Commission has agreed to enter into negotiations to provide around €1.5 million for the three-year proposal, subject to completion of administrative processes by 30 June 2012.
Subject to completion of the Commission's requirements, and taking into account the European summer break, we anticipate that the project will start in September/October this year and a commencement/planning meeting will be hosted by the Project Manager, the International Bureau of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), in Germany.
Further updates will be provided upon the commencement phase of the project. Tenth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities
Thursday, 14 June to Saturday, 16 June
Centre-Mont Royal, Montreal, Canada
The Conference will address a range of critically important themes in the various fields that make up the humanities today. Plenary speakers will include some of the world’s leading thinkers in the humanities, as well as numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by teachers and researchers. The 2012 conference will address the Special Theme – Looking Forward: Humanities for the Future.
The final deadline to submit a proposal for In-Person Presentations is 18 May 2012.
If you would like to know more about this Conference, please visit:
http://thehumanities.com/conference-2012/ 2012 International Congress on Engineering and Information (ICEAI 2012) - Call for Papers
Friday, 17 August to Monday, 20 August
Shanghai, China
The goal of this conference is to bring together researchers from academia to practitioners to share ideas, problems, and solutions. This conference will provide many opportunities for researchers to present the latest research findings and describe emerging technologies, new research problems, and directions in Engineering and Information issues. The conference seeks to contribute to presenting novel research results in all aspects of Engineering and Information.
Paper submission deadline: 31 May 2012
Further information about this conference could be found on the conference website: http://www.iceai.org/ The Conference on Science in Society 2012 - Call for Papers
Saturday, 17 November to Monday, 19 November
University of California, Berkeley, USA
This conference addresses the social impacts, values, pedagogies, politics and economics of science. It is an inclusive forum that welcomes a breadth of perspectives on science from practitioners, teachers and researchers representing a wide range of academic disciplines.
The deadline for the current round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is 22 May 2012.
Full details of the conference, including an online proposal submission form, may be found at the conference website: http://science-society.com/conference-2012/
Research Awards and Prizes
For assistance with UQ nominations and applications
for research awards, please email
ResearchAwards@research.uq.edu.au
or phone UQR&I on 334 60675.
National
Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Research
This $50,000 grant is awarded to a nominated person who has made an outstanding discovery (or discoveries) in clinical or experimental biomedical research that has had an important impact on biomedical science, clinical medicine, or the way in which healthcare is delivered. Online application forms, information on the application process and the 2012 Ramaciotti Awards Guidelines can be accessed from the Ramaciotti Awards website:
http://www.perpetual.com.au/ramaciotti/applications.htm?mtcCampaign=-1&mtcEmail=153209832. Applications close Thursday,
31 May 2012 at 5pm Sydney time. Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
This award is presented annually by The Franklin Institute to an individual of any nationality for outstanding work in the basic, applied, or engineering sciences. A gold medal and a cash prize of $250,000 are awarded. The theme for the 2013 Bower Award is Photonic Source Technology. Further information is available from http://www.fi.edu/email/awards/. Notice of intent to nominate is encouraged by 31 March 2012, with complete nominations due by 31 May 2012. Research Australia Awards
The Research Australia Awards recognizes and celebrates achievement and contribution to the landscape of health and medical research in Australia. There are a number of awards, including the Discovery Award and Leadership & Innovation Award, which could apply to a nominee from UQ. The awards are presented in front of an assembled audience representing Research Australia’s member community, supporters, the business community, politicians, and other notable guests. UQ, as a member organisation of Research Australia are eligible to support nominations, however a secondary nominating organisation, which does not have to be a member of Research Australia, is required for each nomination.
Further information is available from http://researchaustralia.org/events-activities/research-australia-awards-2012.html. Nominations are due by 1 June 2012. Scopus Young Researcher Awards 2012
The Australasian researchers are well known internationally for their achievements and dedicated contributions to various fields of research. To honour these achievements the Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS) and Elsevier are proud to bring you the Scopus Young Researcher of the Year Awards for 2012.The Awards for 2012 will be presented within the following categories: 1. Humanities and Social Sciences; 2. Physical Sciences; 3. Engineering and Technology; 4. Life Sciences and Biological Sciences; 5. Medicine and Medical Sciences. Applications are invited from eligible UQ staff; further information is available from http://asia.elsevier.com/SYRA2012.
Applications close Friday, 1 June 2012, Midnight, AEDST.
International
Grawemeyer Award in Education
The University of Louisville invites nominations from throughout the world by professional educators, educational institutions and organizations, and editors and publishers of journals, books and software, for the Grawemeyer Award in Education. The sponsor provides a $100,000 prize for ideas that have the potential to bring about significant improvement in educational practice and advances in educational attainment. To be considered for the 2013 award, the nomination form and letter must be received by 30 April 2012, and all supporting materials for the nomination must reach the University of Louisville by 31 May 2012. Further information is available at:
http://grawemeyer.org/education. AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize
AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize was established in 1923 and is awarded to the author or authors of an outstanding paper published in the Research Articles or Reports sections of Science between June 2011 to May 2012. An eligible paper is one that includes original research data, theory, or synthesis; is a fundamental contribution to basic knowledge or is a technical achievement of far-reaching consequence; and is a first-time publication of the author's own work. Self-nominations are not accepted. The prize includes a cash award of $25,000, a bronze medal and travel to the AAAS Annual Meeting for the award presentation. Further information is available from http://www.aaas.org/aboutaaas/awards/newcomb/index.shtml. Nominations are due by 30 June 2012. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - Gates Vaccine Innovation Award
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are now accepting nominations for the Gates Vaccine Innovation Award. The Foundation invites individuals or groups of individuals who have achieved significant improvements in the prevention, control, or elimination of vaccine preventable diseases through immunization which have resulted in tangible improvements in immunization coverage in developing countries. The foundation will recognize the winning innovation with a US $250,000 prize. Further information is available from http://www.gatesfoundation.org/vaccines/Pages/vaccine-innovation-award.aspx. Nominations will be accepted through 11:59 pm, U.S. Pacific Standard Time on 31 August 2012.
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