Science Pathways 2012: Getting Science on the National Agenda

The Academy’s Early- and Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) Forum held its first national meeting 'Science Pathways: Getting Science on the National Agenda' at the Shine Dome in Canberra on 24 and 25 September 2012. Through the Forum, the Academy engaged with EMCRs across multiple disciplines and from around Australia, to exchange views about the challenges they face and possible solutions.

Letters of support for the meeting to the Academy and the Forum were received from:

Minister Bill Shorten

Minister Tanya Plibersek

Mr Adam Bandt MP

Mr Alan Griffin MP

Ms Amanda Rishworth MP

Ms Karen Andrews MP

Mr Ian Macfarlane MP

Ms Sophie Mirabella MP and

Dr Sharman Stone MP.

Dr Claire Jessup, Vice-chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Human Physiology Flinders University of South Australia has written to Professor David Day, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) outlining her experience of the event.

Blog series by Dr Pia Lentini, Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Quantitative & Applied Ecology Group at the University of Melbourne.

Part 1. EMCR Forum

Part 2. The issues

Part 3. Any hope?

Science Pathways was generously supported by event sponsors Monash University (Platinum), CSIRO (Gold), Elsevier (Bronze).

Download the program (PDF, 4.8 MB)

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The Academy’s Early- and Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) Forum held its first national meeting 'Science Pathways: Getting Science on the National Agenda' at the Shine Dome in Canberra on 24 and 25 September 2012. Through the Forum, the Academy engaged with EMCRs across multiple disciplines and from around Australia, to exchange views about the challenges they face and possible solutions.

Letters of support for the meeting to the Academy and the Forum were received from:

Ms Amanda Rishworth MP

and

.

, Vice-chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Human Physiology Flinders University of South Australia has written to Professor David Day, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) outlining her experience of the event.

Blog series by Dr Pia Lentini, Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Quantitative & Applied Ecology Group at the University of Melbourne.

Science Pathways was generously supported by event sponsors Monash University (Platinum), CSIRO (Gold), Elsevier (Bronze).

(PDF, 4.8 MB)

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