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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.
- No deadlines occur within the next six weeks. For up to date information, please check the UQR&I homepage.
Events, Workshops and Conferences
National
Australian Disease Management Association (ADMA) Seminar - Primary and Secondary Prevention of Chronic Disease: Emerging Evidence
Friday, 22 February 2013
Alfred Medical Research & Education Precinct Lecture Theatre, Melbourne, Vic
9.30am - 4.30pm
Topics include:
- Sedentary behaviour and physical activity
- Free radicals, a link between nutrition, lifestyle and disease
- Mindfulness
- Impact of sleep on health
- Importance of oral health in prevention of chronic disease
- Diet quality as a risk factor in depression and anxiety
- Mind body therapies and multiple health behaviour change
Registration deadline: 04 February 2012
For more details and to register please contact ADMA at (03)9076 4125 or fax (03) 9076 6901. ADMA website: http://www.adma.org.au/ Heart Foundation 2013 Conference - Prevention of cardiovascular disease: translating evidence into practice
Thursday, 16 May to Saturday, 18 May 2013
Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, SA
This conference will appeal to cardiologists; cardiac surgeons; general practitioners from metropolitan, rural and remote sectors; hospital, community and general practice nurses and allied health workers; cardiac technicians; public health professionals; policy makers; researchers and teaching and training professionals; dietitians and nutritionists.
Abstract Submission Deadline:15 February 2013
Early Bird Registration Closes: 8 March 2013
For further information, please visit: http://www.heartfoundation.org.au/about-us/conference/Pages/welcome.aspx
International
International Journal of Technology and Globalisation - Call for Papers
Special Issue on: "Nanotechnology, Innovation and Global Development"
Editor: Calestous Juma, Harvard University, USA
The aim of this special issue is to provide a review of advances in nanotechnology or relevance to global development. Preference will be given to papers that combine assessment of emerging nanotechnologies and identification of policy options for action. Special attention will be given to studies that focus on specific applications. The issue also welcomes papers on prospects of nanotechnology transfer to developing countries.
Manuscript submission: 15 June 2013
For further information, please visit http://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/cfp.php?id=2046&buffer_share=76bc1&utm_source=buffer Seventh International Conference on Design Principles & Practices - Call for Papers
Wednesday, 6 March to Friday, 8 March 2013
Chiba (Greater Tokyo), Japan
This conference will address a range of critically important themes relating to design today. It is a place to explore the meaning and purpose of ‘design’, as well as speaking in grounded ways about the task of design and the use of designed artifacts and processes. The conference is a cross-disciplinary forum which brings together researchers, teachers and practitioners to discuss the nature and future of design.
Proposals for paper presentations, poster sessions, workshops or colloquia are invited for the Seventh International Conference on Design Principles and Practices.
Final in-person submission deadline: 6 January 2013.
For more information on submitting your proposal and registering for the conference, please visit http://designprinciplesandpractices.com/the-conference/call-for-papers Sixth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum - Call for Papers
Monday, 22 April to Wednesday, 24 April 2013
Copenhagen, Copenhagen
Proposals for paper presentations, workshops or colloquia are invited for the Sixth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum to be held 22-24 April 2013 at the National Art Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen. Now in its sixth year, the Museum Conference is a place where museum practitioners, researchers, thinkers and teachers can engage in discussion on the historic character and future shape of the museum. This year the Inclusive Museum is featuring the special theme ‘Museums and Active Citizenship’.
The current deadline to submit a proposal (a title and short abstract) is 13 December 2012. For more information on submitting your proposal and registering for the conference, please visit http://onmuseums.com/the-conference 2013 Aging and Society: An Interdisciplinary Conference - Call for Papers
Friday, 8 November to Saturday, 9 November 2013
Chicago, IL, USA
Proposals for paper presentations, workshops or colloquia are invited for the Third Annual Aging and Society: An Interdisciplinary Conference. Presenters may also choose to submit written papers for publication in the fully refereed Aging and Society: An Interdisciplinary Journal
The Aging Conference is a place where leaders in the field and emerging professionals, scholars and teachers meet to discuss interests that span the breath of the various professional fields and academic disciplines that contribute to our understanding of aging and society.
The current deadline to submit a proposal (a title and short abstract) is 8 January 2013. For more information on submitting your proposal and registering for the conference, please visit http://agingandsociety.com/the-conference
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
2013 Royal Society of Victoria Research Medal for Scientific Excellence Category 1: Biological Sciences (Non-human)
Nominations are invited for the fiftieth Award of the Royal Society of Victoria Medal for Scientific Research in Category I: Biological Sciences (Non-human). This category includes research in the disciplines of Agriculture, Biochemistry, Botany, Forestry, Animal and Plant Physiology, Zoology, and related non-human sciences. The Medal will be awarded solely on the basis of research work published and/or accepted for publication in refereed international journals during the ten-year period from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2012. The work shall have been carried out in Australia (including its territories), or on Australia, with preference for work done in Victoria, or on Victoria. Please
note that self-nominations will not be accepted. For more information, refer to the prize website at http://www.sciencevictoria.org.au/awards-and-prizes.html. The deadline for receipt of nominations is 31 March 2013.
International
Alfred W. Bressler Prize in Vision Science
The Alfred W. Bressler Prize in Vision Science recognizes a professional in the field of vision science whose leadership, research and service have resulted in important advancements in the treatment of eye disease or rehabilitation of persons with vision loss. The prize is open to established mid-career scientists and clinicians whose contributions have advanced vision care and vision science and whose further work is expected to contribute significantly. For more information, refer to the prize website at http://www.jgb.org/bressler.asp?Bressler=TRue. The deadline for receipt of nominations is 31 December
2012. William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research
The Prize recognizes worldwide contributions to the improved health of the public through health services research, particularly research that has a lasting impact on the healthcare system and the way healthcare is delivered. Nominations are actively sought from all parts of the world. The Prize acknowledges national or international contributions of health services researchers who apply analytic methods to examine and evaluate the organization, financing, and/or delivery of health services. A single, major research contribution or a career-long record of achievement may be recognized. The prize consists of an individual award of $25,000. In addition, $25,000 will be awarded to a
not-for-profit institution designated by the recipient, to support his or her work. Please note that self-nominations will not be accepted. For more information, refer to the prize website at http://www.aupha.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3281. The deadline for receipt of nominations is 4 January 2013. Volvo Environment Prize
The Volvo Environment Prize is awarded for outstanding innovations or scientific discoveries which in broad terms fall within the environmental field. The span of disciplines and activities for which nominations can be made is very wide, and the work of nominees should be based on scientific grounds. Priority is given to an individual or to a group of named individuals, rather than to institutions, and self-nominations are not accepted. Please note that a nomination remains valid for three years. For more information, visit the prize website at http://www.environment-prize.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/. The deadline for receipt of nominations is 10 January 2013.
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