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Appendix C: Public Hearings C Appendix C – List of public hearings Wednesday, 18 June 2005 - Canberra Australian Academy of Science Professor Philip Kuchel FAA, Secretary, Science Policy Professor Kurt Lambeck, President Dr Sue Meek, Chief Executive Council for Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) Professor Sharon Bell, Board Member Mr Toss Gascoigne, Director Professor Graeme Hugo, University Professorial Research Fellow, The University of Adelaide Wednesday, 25 June 2008 - Canberra Australian Research Council Mr Lennard Marsden, Chief Operational Officer Professor Margaret Sheil, Chief Executive Officer The Group of Eight Limited Mr Tim Payne, Deputy Executive Director 140 Professor Mandy Thomas, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research), Australian National University Tuesday, 5 August 2008 - Sydney Members of the Centre for Study of Research Training and Impact (SORTI), University of Newcastle Professor Allyson Holbrook, Director Research Australia Ms Rebecca James, Chief Executive Officer Mr David Pullar, Manager, Partnerships and Policy Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association Ms Katherine Barnsley, Counsellor Mr Samuel Greenland, Co- President Macquarie University Postgraduate Representative Association Mr Phil Betts, President Individual Dr Adam Cawley Australian Catholic University Professor Peter Wilson, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research and International The University of New South Wales Professor Leslie Field, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research Professor Margaret Harding, Pro Vice-Chancellor University of Sydney Professor Merlin Crossley, Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) University of Western Sydney Professor Andrew Cheetham, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) University of Wollongong APPENDIX C – LIST OF PUBLIC HEARINGS 141 Mrs Kim Callaway, Director, Research Student Centre Dr Lori Lockyer, Associate Dean, Faculty of Education Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) Dr Miriam Goodwin, Senior Advisor Research Policy and Planning The Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Professor Bruce King, Vice-President Wednesday, 6 August 2008 - Adelaide Individual Professor Ellen McIntyre Flinders University Professor Christopher Marlin, Deputy Vice-Chancellor University of South Australia Professor Nanthi Bolan, Dean of Graduate Studies The University of Adelaide Professor Richard Russell AM, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research Operations Flinders University Mr Jun Kimura, Postgraduate Student Mr James Manicom, PhD Candidate Mrs Sandra Elizabeth Muecke, PhD Candidate Mr Cyle Duan Sprick, Postgraduate Student Monday, 11 August 2008 - Batchelor Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education Dr Sharon Chirgwin, Post Graduate Coordinator Professor Joe Fraser, Pro Vice-Chancellor 142 Professor Jeanie Herbert, Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Stephenson, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research Tuesday, 12 August 2008 - Perth Individuals Professor Su Lloyd Professor Nigel Laing Curtin University of Technology Professor Linda Kristjanson, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Development) Edith Cowan University Professor John Finlay-Jones, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Murdoch University Associate Professor Graham William O'Hara, Dean of Graduate Studies The Universitiy of Notre Dame Australia Dr Marc Fellman, Manager, Research Office The University of Western Australia Professor Robyn Owens, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Research Training) Institute Postdoctoral Researchers Assocation at theTelethon Institute for Child Health Research Dr Natasha Nassar, Research Fellow Dr Matthew Wikstrom, Research Fellow Monday, 18 August 2008 - Brisbane University of Southern Queensland Professor Graham Baker, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Scholarship) APPENDIX C – LIST OF PUBLIC HEARINGS 143 Southern Cross University Professor Neal Ryan, Pro Vice-Chancellor Queensland University of Technology Mr Graham MacAulay, Director, HR Dr Lawrence Stedman, Principal Policy Advisor Professor Rodney Wissler, Dean of Graduate Studies University of the Sunshine Coast Mr Donald Maconachie, Director, Teaching and Research Services Ms Barbara Palmer, Manager, Research, Teaching and Research Services Griffith University Professor Jacqueline Cumming, Dean The University of Queensland Professor Christa Critchley, Dean, Graduate School Professor Alan Lawson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Research and Research Training National Tertiary Education Union (University of Queensland Branch) Dr John Cokley Dr Jane O'Sullivan Professor William Whiten, Member Tuesday, 19 August 2008 - Townsville National Tertiary Education Union (Central Queensland University Branch) Associate Professor Dr Errol Vieth Individual Professor Richard Speare (for Dr Lee Skerrat) James Cook University Professor Helene Marsh, Dean, Graduate Research 144 Professor Chris Cocklin, Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation Wednesday, 27 August 2008 - Canberra Australian National University Professor Mandy Thomas, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Ian Chubb, Vice-Chancellor Universities Australia Dr Alexander Maroya, Assistant Director Dr Arun Sharma, Chair, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Wednesday, 3 September 2008 - Canberra CSIRO Dr Jim Peacock, Fellow Dr Alastair Robertson, Deputy Chief Executive, Science Strategy and Investment Cooperative Research Centres Association Inc (CRC) Dr Ian Dagley, Member Mr Michael Hartmann, Chief Executive Officer Mr Andreas Glanznig, Chief Operating Officer, Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Dr Brendan Cowled, Former PhD Student Monday, 8 September 2008 - Melbourne Australian Universities Quality Agency Dr Jeanette Baird, Audit Director Australian Council of Deans and Directors of Graduate Studies Mrs Fiona Zammit, Executive Officer/Member APPENDIX C – LIST OF PUBLIC HEARINGS 145 Professor Richard Strugnell Individual Dr Deirdre Barron Swinburne University of Technology Associate Professor Pam Green, Director, Graduate Studies University of Ballarat Dr Singarayer Florentine, Senior Lecturer Victoria University Professor Helen Borland, Director, Postgraduate Research Professor Linda Rosenman, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research and Region RMIT University Professor Neill Furlong, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation Melbourne College of Divinity Dr Paul Beirne, Dean and CEO Deakin University Dr Maree Gladwin, Director, Staff Research and Development La Trobe University Professor Andrew Brennan Monash University Professor Rodney Devenish, Deputy Director, Research Graduate School The University of Melbourne Professor Richard Strugnell National Tertiary Education Union Dr Carolyn Allport, President 146 Mr Paul Kniest Tuesday, 9 September 2008 - Melbourne Australian Council of Deans of Education Professor Peter Renshaw, Secretary/Treasurer Ms Lucy Rogers, Executive Officer Professor Sue Willis, President Australian Education Union Mr Angelo Gavrielatos, Federal President Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute and National Committee for the Mathematical Sciences Professor Philip Broadbridge, Director Professor Peter Hall, Chair, AMSI Scientific Advisory Committee Professor Joachim Rubinstein, Chair Individual Mr David Packham OAM Wednesday, 17 September 2008 - Canberra Individual Professor John Clark, Director, Australian Centre for Asian Art and Archaeology University of Sydney National Health and Medical Research Council Professor Warwick Anderson, Chief Executive Officer Ms Miranda Bruyn, Assistant Director, Research Investment Branch Dr Clive Morris, Chief Knowledge and Development Officer APPENDIX C – LIST OF PUBLIC HEARINGS 147 Wednesday, 24 September 2008 - Canberra The Council of Australian Postgraduate Assocations (CAPA) Ms Tammi Jonas, Regional Secretary Mr Nigel Palmer, National President .
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