AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE WORKSHOP 2008
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Enhancing the quality of the experience of postdocs and early career researchers
The Shine Dome, Canberra, 14–15 February 2008
| Thursday, 14 February 2008 | |
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| 9:55am | Welcome Professor Kurt Lambeck, PresAA, FRS President, Australian Academy of Science |
| 10:00am | Opening Senator The Hon. Kim Carr Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research |
| Session 1: Everyone needs mentoring and new skills! Chair: Professor Kurt Lambeck, PresAA, FRS President, Australian Academy of Science | |
| 10:20am | Why mentoring? Why acquire new skills? Why now? Professor Bob Williamson, AO, FAA, FRS Chair of the National Committee for Medicine, Australian Academy of Science |
| 10:35am | The best mentoring Professor Rachel Webster University of Melbourne Winner of Nature award for mentoring excellence in Australia, 2007 |
| 11:00am | Mentoring and skills acquisition: An essential component of Australian health and medical research, but how do we achieve it? Professor Warwick Anderson AM Chief Executive Officer, National Health and Medical Research Council |
| Session 2: Writing grants Chair: Professor Susanne von Caemmerer FAA Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University | |
| 11:40am | Writing great grants – public and private perspectives Professor Brendan Crabb The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research |
| 12:00pm | Break-out groups to discuss mentoring – preliminary discussion |
| 12:50pm | Summary Professor Bob Williamson AO, FAA, FRS Chair of the National Committee for Medicine, Australian Academy of Science |
| Session 3: The international dimension Chair: Professor Jenny Graves FAA Foreign Secretary, Australian Academy of Science | |
| 2:00pm | Introduction Professor Jenny Graves FAA Foreign Secretary, Australian Academy of Science |
| 2:10pm | The international dimension to research, collaborations and networking Professor Bryan Gaensler Physics, University of Sydney |
| 2:40pm | Discussion |
| Session 4: Talking to students, colleagues, the media and the public Chair: Professor Philip Kuchel, FAA Secretary (Science Policy), Australian Academy of Science | |
| 3:00pm | Addressing specialised audiences, students, and the public Dr Janet Salisbury Director Biotext Pty Ltd |
| 3:20pm | Dealing with the media – how to present well Mr Toss Gascoigne Executive Director, Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences |
| Session 5: Setting up your scientific team/laboratory and project management Chair: Professor Graham Farquhar, FAA, FRS Secretary (Biological Sciences), Australian Academy of Science | |
| 4:20pm | How to be researcher, teacher, administrator and mother Professor Michelle Simmons, FAA School of Physics, University of New South Wales |
| 4:40pm | Break into groups: Define issues for discussion and resolution tomorrow |
| 5:20pm | Break-out groups: Summary Professor Graham Farquhar, FAA, FRS Secretary (Biological Sciences), Australian Academy of Science |
| 7:00pm | Dinner: The Hall, University House
Dinner speech: Mentoring and skills acquisition: personal insights and an ARC perspective |
| Friday, 15 February 2008 | |
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| Session 5: Setting up your scientific team/laboratory and project management (continued) Chair: Professor Graham Farquhar, FAA, FRS Secretary (Biological Sciences), Australian Academy of Science | |
| 9:00am | University and institute administration and data management Professor Alan Lawson Graduate School, University of Queensland |
| 9:25am | Recruitment and selection of staff: A quick guide to HR Mr Bradley Beasley Employment Services, Human Resources, Australian National University |
| 10:40am | The art of negotiation Dr Moira Clay Associate Director, Children’s Cancer Institute Australia |
| 11:00am | Finance for beginners Dr Leanna Read, FTSE CEO and Managing Director, TGR BioSciences Pty Ltd |
| 11:20am | Extended discussion |
| Session 6: Conclusions Chair: Professor Philip Kuchel, FAA Secretary (Science Policy), Australian Academy of Science | |
| 1:40pm | Questions to participants
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| 1:55pm | Break into groups for discussion |
| 3:00pm | Report-back from discussion panels |
| 3.30pm | General discussion and summary Chair: Professor Sue Serjeantson, AO Executive Secretary, Australian Academy of Science Comments by Kurt Lambeck (President), Bob Williamson (convener of meeting), Philip Kuchel and all participants. |
| 4:00pm | Close |
