UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA

ANNUAL REPORT 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 2014

VOLUME ONE VOLUME ONE April 2015

LETTER TO THE MINISTER

Dear Minister In accordance with Section 36 of the University of Canberra Act 1989, we present the Report by the Council of the University of Canberra for the period 1 January to 31 December 2014, together with financial statements in respect of that period. Yours sincerely

Dr Tom Calma AO Chancellor

Professor Stephen Parker AO Vice-Chancellor and President

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Acknowledgment of Country

The University of Canberra acknowledges the Ngunnawal people – who are the traditional custodians of the land on which the University is situated – and pays respect to the Elders of the Ngunnawal Nation both past and present.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LETTER TO THE MINISTER 1 FOREWORD FROM THE CHANCELLOR 4 INTRODUCTION FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR 6 COUNCIL REPORT 8 VICE-CHANCELLOR’S GROUP HIGHLIGHTS 12 IMPACT 14 EDUCATION 18 RESEARCH 28 INTERNATIONAL 38 CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY 44 UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA FOUNDATION 61 APPENDICES 66 A1. Workplace Health and Safety 66 A2. Freedom of Information 67 A3. Public Interest Disclosure 68 A4. Risk Management Statement 68 GLOSSARY 69

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FOREWORD FROM THE CHANCELLOR

The enormous pride I felt on The role of education in creating Thanks to the Federal Government’s a warm February afternoon in opportunity and achieving equality Structural Adjustment Fund (SAF) is well known. As I said at my grant, we were able to upgrade the 2014 when I was installed as installation ceremony, education has UC College headquarters this Chancellor of the University been described as an effective way year, giving the College a new of Canberra has only grown to vaccinate against poverty. home in Building 5 co-located with the Ngunnawal Centre, the stronger during my first year in At the University of Canberra, we University’s support centre for the role. send real students out as Aspiration Indigenous students. Agents to low socio-economic The University’s sense of equality status schools to teach high school In 2014, the University also and equity, its contribution to the students that university is within continued to work closely with the local, national and international their grasp. We also host UC 4 Aurora Project on a number of community through its teaching and Yourself days so students from programs to build the aspirations research and its outstanding role disadvantaged backgrounds can of Indigenous students to be all in promoting the wellbeing of our experience first-hand what it’s like to that they can be and to help ensure society, are all values I share. study at a university. they have the chance to gain access to higher education. A highlight The UC College provides pathway As the first Indigenous man to for this program was the Federal programs for people who didn’t get be appointed as Chancellor of an Government’s announcement that it the results they wanted from school, will continue funding the programs Australian university, naturally I but who have the potential and drive am particularly concerned with through a $2.2 million grant over to thrive at university with a bit of help. three years. improving education opportunities It also supports international students for Aboriginal and Torres Strait making the transition to Australian Education does not just affect Islander people – but I am also an higher education and mature-age the individual; it reaches across advocate for the transformative students who have been away generations and throughout the power of education for all students. from academic life for some time. community. At the University of

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“The enormous pride I felt on a warm February afternoon in 2014 when I was installed as Chancellor of the University of Canberra has only grown stronger during my first year in the role”

DR TOM CALMA AO

Canberra we are aware of that reach modes of teaching using novel We are an inclusive university that and are committed to generating technologies. Added to these are supports and creates a safe and further education opportunities. record-breaking amounts of research welcoming environment for our The UC Foundation – through funding, allowing us to make a real international students, including the support of its generous donors contribution in the environmental, scholarships for refugee students. including alumni, staff and the sport and health fields. community – is able to provide Of course I do not work alone and scholarships to some of those We’ve been an active partner in I would like to thank the University students in need. I sincerely thank the economic and social wellbeing Council and the senior executive for everyone who supported our Annual of our local community with the their support and guidance. opening of facilities such as the Appeal in 2014 and helped us make I am pleased to know that at the end a big difference in someone’s life. Health Hub providing much needed local health services. The of my first year I can happily repeat I said at my installation that new University of Canberra Public the phrase I used when I began the universities must be more than Hospital, to be opened in late 2017, role – I’m proud to be Chancellor of teachers, interested observers and will also add significantly to the the University of Canberra. researchers. We must be active wellbeing of the ACT. partners: creating, researching, adding to the latest evidence, the I’m also proud of our commitment best techniques, cutting-edge to gender equality and our stance treatments and state-of-the- on the prevention of violence art equipment, all focused on against women. In 2014, we were contributing to our community both named an Employer of Choice for near and far. Gender Equality, one of only two Dr Tom Calma AO organisations in the ACT and 76 Chancellor And we’ve done that this year. across Australia. And we’ve just Curriculum developments have finished our first full year as a White generated new courses and new Ribbon Accredited Workplace.

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INTRODUCTION FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR

Despite being a turbulent In partnership with Ochre University of Canberra Union Ltd year for the Australian higher Health, the $15 million Health Hub acquired in 2014. opened its doors, offering various education sector, 2014 saw health-related services on campus To continue building on these significant achievements at the including Canberra’s first GP Super foundations of campus growth University of Canberra. Clinic and the University’s popular and improvement, we hope next student-delivered allied year to sign major contracts for It was a year in which we continued health clinics. more than $1 billion worth of to harvest the fruits of sustained campus development, following hard work with the completion This facility will form part of a larger the announcement in December of new state-of-the-art buildings Health Innovation Precinct that will by ACT Chief Minister Andrew and facilities, the creation of new include the University of Canberra Barr MLA of Cabinet’s agreement partnerships and the strengthening Public Hospital, the construction of to proposed amendments to the of our position on the world’s stage. which begins in 2015 for completion University of Canberra Act 1989 and in 2017. other legislation in 2015. In January, we opened our new 400-bed campus student In the sporting arena, our $16 million In 2014 we retained a world ranking accommodation Cooper Lodge – Sporting Commons officially for the second consecutive year in named after Distinguished Alumna opened in July, with the University the QS World University Rankings, Patricia Cooper – with the new contributing $5 million. It houses cementing our position in the top facility enabling the University to the Brumbies Super Rugby team, five per cent of universities and offer an accommodation guarantee the University of Canberra Research research institutions internationally. to all first-year and international Institute for Sport and Exercise students. The University also and a number of community-based Our contribution to the ACT opened a second wing of Weeden sporting bodies. It is also home economy was demonstrated Lodge, accommodating an of the University of Canberra in a report by Deloitte Access additional 260 student beds in the Capitals women’s basketball team, Economics, jointly commissioned heart of Belconnen. the national licence for which the by the University of Canberra and

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“Despite being a turbulent year for the Australian higher education sector, 2014 saw significant achievements at the University of Canberra”

PROFESSOR STEPHEN PARKER AO

The Australian National University Lowrie winning a $2.6 million progress we have made in 2014 that found Canberra’s two major research grant to promote as a competitive, values-based, universities contributed more than mathematics education in Indonesia. outward-looking university will $1.7 billion worth of economic see us continue to thrive in these activity annually. Throughout the year we had a real challenging times. impact in national debate with our We also renewed our focus on research, our commentary and our students from disadvantaged stand on some fundamental values backgrounds in line with our Strategic about access to higher education. Plan commitments, and we won We have had extensive media significant funds to promote access by coverage on hot topics, as you will different groups, particularly young read in our Impact section. Indigenous people. Professor Stephen Parker AO Our National Centre for Social Vice-Chancellor and President A personal highlight of 2014 was the and Economic Modelling in installation of Dr Tom Calma AO as particular took centre stage for its our new Chancellor in February, the analysis of the effects of the Federal first Indigenous man to fill this role in Budget, including proposed higher an Australian university. education reforms. I personally found myself involved in this debate as the We also welcomed our new only Vice-Chancellor to publicly Centenary Research Professors. They oppose fee deregulation on the are already making an impact, with grounds of poor social policy and Professor John Dryzek awarded an unfairness to students. Australian Laureate fellowship worth more than $2 million to investigate Australian universities may be challenges facing democracy in entering uncharted waters in 2015, today’s world and Professor Thomas but I am confident the steady

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COUNCIL REPORT

COUNCIL MEMBERS The members of the University Council APPOINTED BY Dennis Trewin, AO, FASSA, BSc (Hons) during the year ended 31 December 2014 THE ACT CHIEF MINISTER Melbourne, BEc ANU, MSc London – are as follows: Chris Faulks, BA ANU, HonDUniv Appointed 21 December 2010. Canberra, GradDipEd Canberra, Tenure expires 20 December 2016. CHANCELLOR GradDipManagement AGSM, MAICD – Tom Calma, AO, AssocDipSocialWork Appointed 1 January 2014. ELECTED BY SAIT, HonDLitt CDU, HonDSc Curtin, Tenure expires 31 December 2016. THE ACADEMIC STAFF HonDUniv Flin – Term of office as a Council Tom Karmel, BA (Hons) Flinders MEc, Katja Mikhailovich, BApp.Sc Member appointed by the Chief Minister PhD ANU – Appointed 22 May 2012. (Health Education), PhD Canberra – commenced 21 October 2008. Term as Tenure expires 21 May 2015. Term of office commenced 1 January Chancellor commenced 1 January 2014. 2014. Tenure expires 31 December 2015. Tenure expires on 31 December 2016. John Mackay, AM, BA Admin, HonDUniv Canberra, FAIM – Term ELECTED BY VICE-CHANCELLOR AND of office commenced 1 January 2011. THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF Resigned 11 July 2014. PRESIDENT Beth Mitchell, BA/BSc ANU – Term Stephen Parker, AO, LLB Newcastle Barry Mewett, FCPA, FIPAA – of office commenced 1 January 2014. UK, PhD Wales, Solicitor of the Supreme Appointed 20 October 2011. Tenure expires 31 December 2015. Court of England & Wales, Barrister and Tenure expires 20 October 2017. Solicitor ACT, Barrister-at-Law Qld – ELECTED BY THE STUDENTS Appointment commenced 1 March 2007. Prue Power, AM, MPH – – Term of office Tenure expires 31 December 2016. Appointed 1 January 2010. Jake Hindmarch Tenure expires 29 January 2016. commenced 1 January 2014. Tenure expired 31 December 2014. CHAIR OF ACADEMIC BOARD Sarah Ryan, BSc (Agric) (Hons), PhD Dharmendra Sharma, BSc, PGradMath, WAust, GradDipDevelopmentStudies Snigdha Tandon, BTech Kurukshetra – MSc USP, PhD ANU, FACS, FSPCS, Deakin – Appointed 21 October 2008. Term of office commenced 1 January 2014. SMIEE – Appointment commenced Term as Deputy Chancellor commenced Resigned 18 August 2014. 1 January 2014. 1 January 2014. Tenure expires Tenure expires 31 December 2016. 20 October 2017. Sue Salthouse, BAgSci Melb DipEd La Trobe – Appointed 22 May 2012. Tenure expires 21 May 2015.

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Council Activities

GOVERNANCE The governing body of the University of Health and human rights campaigner Dr Professor Dharmendra Sharma Canberra is the University Council, which Tom Calma AO was formally installed commenced as Chair of the Academic was established under the University of as Chancellor following his address at Board in 2014 following the completion of Canberra Act 1989 (ACT). the National Press Club on 20 February Professor George Cho’s term of office on 2014. The 2013 ACT Australian of the 31 December 2013. The Council met on six occasions in 2014 Year became the sixth Chancellor of including an annual planning session. the University of Canberra and the first During October, elections were held to Members of Council also engaged in Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander man elect new student members of Council a range of activities during the year, to hold the position of chancellor of any due to the expiry of the student members’ including University functions, graduation Australian university (see page 15). terms of office on 31 December 2014. ceremonies and meetings of the advisory committees and boards of Council. Dr Chris Faulks was appointed by the Other major achievements overseen by Council also welcomed the Australian Chief Minister to replace Annette Ellis Council in 2014 included the opening Capital Territory Chief Minister’s historic whose term of office expired at the end of the new Sporting Commons and the announcement that the University of of 2013. Dr Faulks, whose term began acquisition of the University of Canberra Canberra Act 1989 will be modernised to in January 2014, was the CEO of the Capitals, who train in the new state-of-the- help the University develop its campus in a Canberra Business Council at the time art building (see page 46). The Council sustainable way (see next page). of her appointment. She was awarded an also oversaw the opening of the new honorary doctorate from the University of Health Hub (see page 45) that, together The Council is a 15-member body with Canberra in April 2014. with the University of Canberra Public eight members appointed by the ACT Hospital, will form the foundation of the Chief Minister. The Chancellor, Vice- In addition, the terms of office for Dennis Health Innovation Precinct. Chancellor and Chair of Academic Board Trewin and Dr Sarah Ryan expired during are members of Council. There are also 2014. The Chief Minister reappointed four elected members, one from each of both Mr Trewin and Dr Ryan for a further the following electorates: academic staff, term of three years. Mr Trewin is the general staff, undergraduate students and former head of the Australian Bureau of postgraduate students. Statistics and President of the International Statistical Institute and Dr Ryan is an Council has adopted the Voluntary Code Honorary Fellow at CSIRO Ecosystems of Best Practice for the Governance of Sciences with research interests Australian Universities and in 2014 the spanning agriculture, biodiversity, water University was assessed to be compliant and sustainability issues. Dr Ryan was with the Code. appointed Deputy Chancellor in 2014.

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COMMITTEE AND BOARD ACTIVITIES Council has established a number of and provided advice on developing of the Urban Plan for Bruce Campus. committees to assist it with discharging its strategies to enable the University to This plan will complement the University’s responsibilities and these committees met respond to financial pressures, maintain existing planning documents and will set regularly during the year. The committees growth, and to improve the financial the direction for development, growth perform a valuable role in reviewing and management and performance of the and change on campus for the next two monitoring the University’s performance University and its controlled entities. decades. The Committee also reviewed against its objectives and examining The Committee plays a leading role progress on the Space Master Plan and the issues in detail to enable Council to in reviewing the financial and resource Sustainable Transport Initiative. make informed decisions on issues of impacts of major policy matters and significance to the University. development projects. The Legislation Committee met once in 2014 and continued its review of all The Audit and Risk Management Jointly, with the Audit and Risk University statutes and rules. Committee held quarterly meetings in Management Committee, the Finance 2014 and continued to support Council by Committee reviews the final draft of The Nominations and Senior ensuring the adequacy and effectiveness the annual financial statements and the Appointments Committee met three of the University’s control environment audit close report issued by the ACT times during the year and exercised its governance responsibilities with respect to and assessing major risks – and associated Auditor-General prior to the meeting of remuneration and policy matters relating risk mitigation mechanisms – that may Council to approve the financial statements. impact on the University. This Committee to Council. A joint meeting was also held also advises Council with respect to the In 2014, the Environment and Works with the Honorary Degree Committee. strategic risk register, matters in relation to Committee supported Council in exercising its governance responsibilities The Campus Development Board met accountability and on audit-related issues, for the planning, development and six times. The Board directed the work of including internal audit oversight and the Project Advisor and provided advice external audit liaison. management of the built and natural environments, keeping the campus to Council on the projects resulting from The Finance Committee continued to functional, sustainable and aesthetically the investment prospectus issued in monitor the financial performance of attractive. During the year, the Committee 2013. These significant projects are at a the University and its controlled entities provided oversight on the development preliminary agreement stage (see below).

Legislative reforms bring boost to UC In a historic announcement, Chief Minister Andrew Barr MLA visited campus on 19 December to declare that the University of Canberra Act 1989 (ACT) will be modernised in 2015, allowing the University to diversify and grow, generate jobs and boost the local economy. The University has more than $1 billion worth of development in a preliminary agreement stage that can now move forward to contract stage as a result of the legislative change. The developments are expected to help the University expand its campus, support a range of education and research opportunities and further its community connections. Among the current investments are a mixture of residential housing, a cluster of private health facilities around the new University of Canberra Public Hospital, aged care and independent living providers, and a technology park that will bring businesses onto campus. Collaboration arrangements covering research, teaching and training will be part of the agreements. Vice Chancellor Professor Stephen Parker welcomed the changes ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr MLA and Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen - Parker talk to a local campus baker at the announcement of changes to the to the Act, saying they will give the University more flexibility in University of Canberra Act 1989 leasing and building on areas of campus. “This is a really significant announcement in the history of the University of Canberra. The development that we will be able to undertake on campus now will give us a financially sustainable future and will also position us as a leading campus moving forward,” he said.

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VICE-CHANCELLOR’S GROUP HIGHLIGHTS

The Vice-Chancellor’s Group (VCG) is the University’s senior executive team. In addition to the Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellors, whose comments are elsewhere in this report, these are the highlights of the VCG members for 2014.

Professor Lyndon Anderson David Formica Dean – Faculty of Arts and Design Acting Vice-President Operations Faculty of Arts and Design students and The University of Canberra cemented graduates really shone in 2014, with major itself as a great place to work and study achievements including an alumna named in 2014. In an important milestone the Canberra Young Citizen of the Year, a University was named an Employer student winning gold at the Australian of Choice for Gender Equality, Garden Show and a design alumnus taking recognising our support of workplace out the Design Institute of Australia’s equity. We were also recognised for graduate of the year. our commitment to sustainability through a Green Gown Award.

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Professor Diane Gibson Professor Lawrence Pratchett Professor Geoffrey Riordan Dean – Faculty of Health Dean – Faculty of Business, Government Dean – Faculty of Education, Science, 2014 saw our student-delivered Faculty and Law Technology and Mathematics of Health clinics move into the new Highlights for the Faculty of Business, In what proved to be a big year for the Health Hub facility and continue to offer Government and Law in 2014 include an Faculty of ESTeM, we launched the online a number of services to the community. alumna being named ACT Young Lawyer learning platform for teachers to provide The Bachelor of Nursing was the most of the Year, one of our students interning training on the Australian Disability popular course for students; Master of with a US Senator in Washington and an Standards for Education, reviewed all Occupational Therapy students built a honours student awarded the University science and education courses and greenhouse from plastic bottles and we Medal for her research into Indigenous attracted two new Centenary Professor also appointed Australia’s fastest woman political engagement. Our Bachelor of appointments. We were also a founding as our first athlete in residence. Commerce degree was also the most partner in the establishment of a new popular choice by international students. Health Research Institute that will open in 2015.

Professor Dharmendra Sharma Maria Storti Chair – Academic Board Vice-President Governance and In my first year as Chair of Academic Development Board, I was particularly thrilled to The completion of major capital works participate in our graduation ceremonies, delivered significant milestones in the with more than 3,400 graduates University’s campus development agenda. in 2014. It was exciting to see the Three new buildings opened in 2014: first cycle of course reaccreditation the Sporting Commons, Health Hub and successfully completed and our curriculum new accommodation, and other areas upgraded to facilitate online learning of campus were upgraded. Following an and utilise advances in technology. exciting announcement from the Chief The Board’s guest lecture series was Minister in December, legislative changes also informative and engaging. should see the University continue to develop its campus to support students, staff and the community.

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IMPACT

Through the contributions of RECOGNISED LEADER IN and flexible working arrangements to our staff, students and alumni, GENDER EQUALITY accommodate family commitments. the University of Canberra In addition to being an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality, the University plays a pivotal role in shaping has also been a White Ribbon Accredited public policy, knowledge and Workplace and a Breastfeeding Friendly best practice in a range of areas Workplace since 2013. which improve our community. From health, economics and UC AMONG WORLD’S BEST UNIS social policy, to education, design and journalism, the The University of Canberra retained its position in the top five per cent of University of Canberra universities in the world according to the continued to have a significant QS World University Rankings 2014- 2015. The University entered one of the impact on the local, national major world university rankings for the first Staff at the University of Canberra, which has been and international stage in 2014, named an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality time in 2013, with the assessment drawing showcasing our commitment to on an estimated 15,000 universities and institutions worldwide. the development of just, healthy The University of Canberra was named and prosperous communities. an Employer of Choice for Gender The University placed in the 651-700 Equality in November, recognising our band this year and was ranked in the top commitment to gender equity in the two per cent of universities globally for workplace. The University was one of only our ratio of international students and 76 organisations in the country to receive staff to domestic students and staff. the prestigious citation and one of only Our academic work in public policy and two in the ACT. environmental science was categorically world-ranked. Awarded by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, the citation is designed The University of Canberra’s world ranking to encourage, recognise and promote meant that Canberra was again named active commitment to achieving gender in the QS Best Student Cities top 50. equality in Australian workplaces. The At least two universities in a city must have citation supersedes the Equal Opportunity a QS World Ranking to make the list. for Women in the Workplace Agency Employer of Choice for Women award that the University had received each year since 2007. Some of the examples of the University’s commitment to gender equality in the workplace include a paid parental leave scheme that may be taken by the primary caregiver, whether female or male, paid partner leave

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AUSTRALIA’S FIRST MALE REPORT SHOWS UC CRUCIAL ALUMNA NAMED YOUNG INDIGENOUS CHANCELLOR TO ACT ECONOMY CANBERRA CITIZEN INSTALLED AT UC OF THE YEAR A report by Deloitte Access Economics commissioned by the University of Canberra and the Australian National University (ANU) found the two leading institutions contribute more than $1.7 billion of activity annually to the ACT economy. The report, which was delivered to then ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher MLA at a Vice-Chancellors’ forum on 2 December, found that in 2012 around 38,000 students were enrolled at the two universities.

The report also found every dollar of expenditure on the universities returned Dr Tom Calma AO being officially installed as 80 cents of further value to the local Alumna and Young Canberra Citizen of the Year Chancellor of the University of Canberra by Vice- economy, and one in nine people in the Nip Wijewickrema (right) with her sister Gayana. Chancellor Professor Stephen Parker AO at the Photo: Martin Maras National Press Club ACT were university staff or students. Among the major findings, the Deloitte Alumna Nip Wijewickrema was Former Racial Discrimination and Human Access Economics report found the two named Young Canberra Citizen Rights Commissioner Dr Tom Calma universities: of the Year for 2014 for her AO was formally installed as University contributions to the community. of Canberra Chancellor at the National • Directly employed 5,424 people The Bachelor of Journalism graduate Press Club on 20 February, the first • Supported 11,500 full-time jobs across Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander man the ACT also won an award in the Individual to hold the position of Chancellor of an Community Service category and was • Generated 12.6 per cent of the ACT Australian university. joint winner of the ACT Chief Minister’s payroll tax, or $41 million Inclusion Award for Emerging Young The 2013 ACT Australian of the Year • Accounted for 10,000 international Leader/Support Worker. is an Aboriginal elder of the Kungarakan students and 10,500 interstate tribal group, a member of the Iwaidja tribal students. Ms Wijewickrema volunteers as a Lifeline group and a tireless champion for human counsellor and is aiming to make a rights. Read his foreword to this report on difference to the lives of people with page four. disability through her family business. She and her family own GG’s Flowers, a socially sustainable florist that provides meaningful job opportunities for people with disability. A key reason for starting this business was in support of Ms Wijewickrema’s younger sister Gayana, 15, who has Down Syndrome.

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SPORTS SCIENTIST SCORES HALL OF FAME SPOT UC RESEARCHERS CHOSEN FOR GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT

Three of the University’s academics were among a handful of Australian researchers who were selected to contribute to the International Panel on Climate Change report released in March. The experts warned there is an “unprecedented threat” to human health and Australia is “playing with fire” since time is running out to develop a climate change adaptation strategy. Professor of psychiatric epidemiology Helen Berry and Professor of public health and Australian Research Council Future Fellow Colin Butler were contributing authors to the human health chapter of the report. Canberra Urban and Regional Futures director and University of Canberra Foundation Chair of Urban and Regional Professor Dick Telford was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame Planning Professor Barbara Norman was one of the contributing authors to the Australasian chapter that discussed threats to infrastructure and issues for coastal and University of Canberra professorial fellow and coach of many Australian Olympic urban development. and sports scientist Professor Dick Telford and Commonwealth Games medallists. AM was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2014, joining legends such He joined the University of Canberra as Sir Donald Bradman, Greg Norman and Research Institute for Sport and Exercise as Cathy Freeman. a professorial fellow in 2013. He said the work he is continuing at the University Professor Telford was the first sports had gone a long way towards him receiving scientist at the Australian Institute of Sport the honour.

ANZAC UNSUNG HEROINES HONOURED BY UC SCREENWRITER The untold stories of Australian and New Zealand women who served as nurses during World War I were finally shared thanks to a University of Canberra academic and her latest television project ANZAC Girls, which was launched on ABC TV on 17 August to an audience of more than one million Australians. Creative writing lecturer and University of Canberra Distinguished Alumni Award winner Felicity Packard was the producer and lead writer behind the Screentime- produced six-part drama series that shone a spotlight on the role that five ANZAC nurses played while deployed at Gallipoli and on the Western Front.

A behind-the-scenes shot of the successful ABC mini-series ANZAC Girls, written and produced by UC lecturer Felicity Packard. Photo: Alysa Grigoriev

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MILLIONS OF READERS ON THE CONVERSATION University of Canberra academics contributed heavily to news and analysis READERS website The Conversation in 2014, attracting an audience of more than 3.9 million readers for more than 600 articles 3,938,398 published during the year. These articles covered topics from politics to education MICHELLE GRATTAN , , READERS and were an important contribution to  ARTICLES debate on key issues for Australians. 611  , COMMENTS Esteemed journalist and University ARTICLES IN  MISTY ADONIOU Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan  ,  READERS published 474 articles, attracting an  ARTICLES audience of more than two million readers. ,  COMMENTS Education researcher Dr Misty Adoniou’s article ‘Why some kids can’t spell and why BARBARA PRESTON spelling tests won’t help’ was the most-read , READERS 38,116 ARTICLE article by a University of Canberra academic COMMENTS  COMMENTS in 2014 with more than 600,000 readers BY READERS  in that year.

EXPERTISE ON SHOW FORMER CHIEF OF UC ACTIVE IN THE HIGHER IN THE MEDIA ARMY SPEAKS ON EDUCATION REFORM DEBATE NATIONAL SECURITY University of Canberra academics commented on a range of issues in the media in 2014. Academics were regularly called upon to provide expert analysis and discussion on topics such as government policies, the economy, cyber security, urban and coastal planning and anti- doping in sport. The University’s academics also provided valuable nutrition and exercise advice and commented on issues as diverse as how stores persuade people to buy products at Christmas to predicting who might win the Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Parker FIFA World Cup. speaking at the National Alliance for Public Universities forum. Photo: Kiraz Janicke

Former Chief of Army Professor Peter Leahy AC Backed by the University of Canberra was prominent in the media in 2014 Council, Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Parker made strong public One of the University’s most prominent contributions to the debate about media commentators in 2014 was deregulation of university fees in Australia. Professor Peter Leahy AC, director of the With more than 250 media mentions University’s National Security Institute and advocating against deregulation, Professor former Chief of the Australian Army. Parker was named one of The Australian’s top 50 most influential people in higher Professor Leahy was mentioned in the education for 2014. His public address at media at least 900 times in 2014 in the National Alliance for Public Universities relation to a range of national security in December was one of the University’s issues, including Australia’s military strongest social media performers, reaching involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq and 115,960 people on Twitter alone. the merits of US and Australian strategies to fight Islamic State. The University’s National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) Professor Leahy also runs the public was also frequently cited in the media, National Security Lecture series at the with nearly 300 mentions of their budget University. In 2014, leading defence analysis in 2014. and security speakers included Chief of the Defence Force General David NATSEM’s principal research fellow Ben Hurley AC DSC and His Excellency Phillips and Professor Parker co-authored Yoshitaka Akimoto, Japan’s Ambassador a popular article in The Conversation Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to providing an analysis of the financial Australia (more in public lectures on impact of the higher education reforms on page 51). university students.

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EDUCATION

From the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)

In 2014, the University of Canberra Through this funding, the University an early assessment project, championed innovation and flexibility in was able to introduce 285 units and 14 and expansion of LearnOnline (Moodle) teaching and learning – all focused on accessible and flexible courses (including to include collaboration software, grade improving the student learning experience. some fully online), with these teaching and and feedback capture and e-portfolios that Initiatives included expansion of courses learning improvements providing more are accessible to both staff and students. and units delivered flexibly or online, the options for our students and aiding in implementation of innovative teaching and recruitment and retention. The improvements made in 2014 will learning technologies and the development allow the University to continue to provide of online student academic support. To better develop and deliver open more innovative and flexible teaching education, the University also established and learning opportunities for staff and These innovations were facilitated UC Open, which will allow the community students, while also supporting student through the SAF Flexibility, Innovation, to access the University’s learning resources recruitment, increasing engagement and Retention and Engagement (SAFFIRE) in 2015, including through three new satisfaction. project that oversaw the majority of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). expenditure from the $26 million Professor Nick Klomp Structural Adjustment Fund (SAF) grant Further innovations in teaching and the University received from the Federal learning included a new common first year Government in 2012 and 2013. unit, student learning analytics,

Typhoon didn’t stop nurse’s dream Despite losing his family home to a because my family is safe and well,” Mr typhoon, Teddy Cesar R Morados Jr stuck Morados said. with his dream and still graduated from the University of Canberra’s most popular Despite the hard times, Mr Morados was course in 2014, the Bachelor of Nursing. determined to continue his studies to be able to support his family in the future. While he was studying for his degree in Canberra his family’s house in the “I wanted to give myself a future, utilise my Philippines was struck by Typhoon Haiyan profession as a nurse and help my family.” and all their possessions were lost. It also Mr Morados returned home to the destroyed their family business – a corn Philippines after graduating to help and rice factory. inspire others to pursue higher education options at the University. He is now back in Nursing alumnus Teddy Cesar R Morades Jr “Although we lost our house, our rice and at graduation corn factory and our corn plantation was Australia working as a registered nurse for flooded, these are material things which BaptistCare NSW & ACT. can be replaced and rebuilt. I am lucky

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“In 2014, the University of Canberra championed innovation and flexibility in teaching and learning – all focused on improving the student learning experience”

PROFESSOR NICK KLOMP

STUDENT NUMBERS BY TOTAL STUDENTS STUDYING ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE (INCLUDES UC AND UCC) EQUIVALENT FULL-TIME STUDENT LOAD (EFTSL) CAMPUS LOCATION 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Off shore (international partner institutions) 349 499 536 547 582 The University of Canberra maintained its student load of nearly 11,700 EFTSL On shore (Australian campus location) 9530 10438 10664 10725 11115 in 2014, which is an 18.4 per cent Total 9879 10937 11200 11272 11697 growth since 2010.1 In the last five years onshore undergraduate load has grown by 19.4 per cent and postgraduate by STUDENTS ON AUSTRALIAN CAMPUSES (BY DOMESTIC OR INTERNATIONAL ORIGIN) 4.9 per cent. More females than males STUDENT TYPE 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 study at the University, with an increase Domestic 7476 7987 8266 8502 8692 of 11.6 per cent in onshore female EFTSL since 2010. Male student enrolments International 2054 2451 2398 2223 2422 have grown by more than 23 per cent in Total 9530 10438 10664 10725 11115 the same period. By region, the majority of the University’s domestic students are from the ACT/Queanbeyan area (6,066) ONSHORE STUDENTS (BY COURSE TYPE) and 28 per cent of domestic students from COURSE TYPE 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 areas outside of this region in 2014. Postgraduate 1747 1918 1829 1727 1832 Undergraduate 7161 7836 8199 8349 8551 TOP 10 COURSES Other 622 684 636 649 732 ALL STUDENTS TOTAL 9530 10438 10664 10725 11115 1. Bachelor of Nursing

2. Bachelor of Commerce UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS BREAKDOWN (BY GENDER) Bachelor of Education 3. GENDER 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 4. Bachelor of Science in Psychology Female 5021 5524 5531 5500 5601 5. Bachelor of Arts in Architecture Male 3887 4230 4496 4575 4782 6. Bachelor of Information Technology 7. Bachelor of Education in Primary TOTAL 8908 9754 10028 10076 10383 Teaching 8. Diploma of Business (Extended) DOMESTIC STUDENT ORIGIN (BY REGION) 9. Bachelor of Accounting REGION 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 10. Bachelor of Building and Construction ACT/Queanbeyan 5180 5504 5728 5812 6066 Management Greater Sydney 399 423 399 354 361 NSW country 1438 1564 1646 1599 1501 Other 268 297 274 461 518

1 Includes UCC, UCELI domestic and offshore TOTAL 7285 7787 8046 8226 8445 partners.

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STUDENT EXPERIENCE AND SATISFACTION STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT FUND GRANT GIVES BOOST Each year after completing a course of Experience Questionnaire (CEQ). TO KEY PROJECTS study, recent graduates are invited by their The University of Canberra’s results university and Graduate Careers Australia are below. It is noted that there is a data In 2014 a range of projects were to complete the Graduate Destination discontinuity for CEQ results from 2010 completed under the $26 million Survey (GDS) and an associated Course due to a national change in survey design. Structural Adjustment Fund (SAF) grant provided to the University of Canberra RATINGS by the Federal Government in 2012 and 2013. The funding supported a 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 number of initiatives including curriculum redevelopment, increased programs for CEQ GOOD TEACHING SCALE access and support, new partnerships, re- Score 56.7% 69.8% 71.9% 74% 71.4% 73.2% branding and a new home on campus for the University of Canberra College. These Sector rank 15 7 7 6 14 12 were done under the SAF Flexibility, Innovation, Retention and Engagement CEQ GENERIC SKILLS SCALE (SAFFIRE) project.

Score 66.4% 79.1% 79.9% 79.6% 79.2% 80.2% UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA Sector rank 27 28 28 29 32 29 COLLEGE SAF UPGRADE CEQ OVERALL SATISFACTION SCALE The main SAF project completed in 2014 was the refurbishment of Building 5 as Score 65.9% 79.3% 81.3% 80.6% 79.2% 79.3% the new headquarters of the University of Canberra College (UCC), into which the Sector rank 24 25 21 27 33 28 UCC moved in July. GDS EMPLOYMENT RATE Part of this major project was the creation of new interactive student spaces and Score 83.1% 81.9% 83.7% 81.3% 70.1% 67.9% technology-enabled learning and study Sector rank 8 6 5 9 18 19 environments to help students to work more collaboratively. Support for staff GDS FURTHER FT OR PT STUDY in understanding the new learning approaches of students was also provided. Score 25.1% 28% 23.2% 25% 25.1% 26.1% The move to Building 5 generated new facilities for UCC’s centre for the Sector rank 13 7 20 16 15 17 International English Language Testing System (IELTS), which is the only ACT centre to provide testing to those who wish to achieve an IELTS score for university entrance, workplace recruitment, immigration or Australian citizenship. Read more about the UCC on page 24.

UC goes mobile The SAF grant also supported the University in re-branding itself digitally, including the creation of its first official app, called University of Canberra Mobile. The app enables students and staff to access information about their course, timetables, maps, library services and even parking availability. It became available for Apple and Android devices in late 2014. The development of a new University of Canberra website was also finalised in 2014, with the new layout to be launched in 2015 to include more accessible and streamlined navigation for students and staff. The new app: University of Canberra Mobile

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COURSE AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENTS The University was also able to use SAF • Expansion of online and face-to-face • Establishment of UC Open to be funds to extensively revitalise its curriculum student academic and pastoral support launched in 2015. This included and services to support both staff and measures, such as the formation of three Massive Open Online Courses students in 2014, with some of the key a Student Engagement Team that (MOOCs), membership of, and achievements being: proactively contacts students to help two open units in, Open Education improve student retention and progress Resources Universitas, open access for • An increased number of courses and • Implementation of learning analytics that members of the University of the Third units becoming more accessible and identify students at risk of failure Age and the Disability Standards for flexible (285 units, 14 courses), including Education e-learning gateway • Finalisation of the first round of course many now offered fully online, such as • Expansion of LearnOnline (Moodle) the Master of Strategic Communication reaccreditation, reviewing all courses for quality, relevance and compliance including new functionality through • Development and implementation of a with the revised Australian Qualification Blackboard Collaborate and Gradebook common first-year unit to help students Framework and the expansion of online submission navigate through university study. of assignments by students. The unit Foundations of Professional • Realignment of the University’s staff Practice had 2,500 students in 2014 development program to build skills and who learnt about career planning, knowledge for new teaching initiatives, professional communication and as well as a review and re-write of professional project work academic policies

Futuro flies into new home University of Canberra students can have a study experience that is out-of-this-world in the spaceship-shaped ‘Futuro’ building that landed back on campus in 2014 as part of the SAF grant-funded upgrade to Building 5. After more than six months of refurbishment off-campus, Futuro was transformed into a contemporary learning space and meeting spot for students and staff. It had to be airlifted in pieces by crane into its new home in the building’s courtyard. Designed in 1968 by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen, the UFO-shaped dwellings were originally built as ski chalets or holiday homes. One of only about 100 Futuro houses ever created, the University of Canberra is the only known university campus in Australia – and perhaps the world – to have a Futuro. The University’s distinctive flying saucer style building was a feature of the old Canberra Planetarium, and was donated to the University in 2011 by the Tradies Club in Dickson after the planetarium complex The space-ship shaped Futuro building landed back on campus as part of the re-modelled Building 5 was destroyed by fire in 2010.

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Aboriginal and Indigenous Torres Strait Islander support marathon project As detailed in the University of Canberra A range of ongoing or new initiatives to Reconciliation Action Plan 2013–2017, the support Indigenous students were run University is committed to Aboriginal and by the University of Canberra in 2014, Torres Strait Islander equality and supports particularly through its Ngunnawal Centre open and genuine conversations to close and Student Equity and Support unit. the gap between Aboriginal and Torres The University was also awarded more Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous than $2 million in new funding to work Australians. In 2014 a Reconciliation with its partner the Aurora Project Action Plan Implementation Committee on increasing school and university was formed and began working to meet a attendance and pathways for Indigenous number of targets outlined in the plan. students (see next page).

DOMESTIC STUDENTS IDENTIFYING AS ABORIGINAL OR TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER (EFTSL) DOMESTIC STUDENT IDENTIFIER 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Indigenous 95 110 112 125 136 Team UCAN was named the largest tertiary team to take part in the Canberra Mother’s Day Classic, Non Indigenous 7382 7877 8154 8377 8556 - with the 28 members mostly from the University’s Total 7476 7987 8266 8502 8692 Ngunnawal Centre. Photo supplied

The Ngunnawal Centre collaborated with the Indigenous Marathon Project for the Deadly Fun Run Series in 2014, to help promote a healthy lifestyle and fitness among students and staff. The Centre provided sponsorship for students to participate in the Mother’s Day Classic in May (making up the largest tertiary team), the Reconciliation Run in June and the Deadly Fun Run Series Championship in Uluru in July. Among fierce competition at Uluru, the University’s runners Kaitlyn Kelly, Emily Bamblett, David Bruton-Duroux and Jonathan Sales achieved sixth place overall.

Ngunnawal Centre director Craig Dukes with students and staff in the facility’s new home on campus

NGUNNAWAL CENTRE The Ngunnawal Centre provides The number of students receiving tutorial program to prepare students for the academic and pastoral support to assistance at the Centre under the workforce and in June, Professor Lisa Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme Jackson-Pulver delivered the Ngunnawal students at the University of Canberra. demonstrated a strong demand for Lecture (see public lectures on page 52). In 2014, the Centre implemented a support in 2014. A total of 51 students The Centre also built on its partnerships number of significant changes, following received tutorial assistance from 38 tutors with organisations such as the Aurora recommendations from a 2013 review to in 2014, up from 28 students and 12 Project, the ACT Aboriginal Education improve its alignment with the University’s tutors in 2013. Consultative Group and the ACT Strategic Plan. Education Office for Aboriginal and Throughout 2014 the Ngunnawal Centre Torres Strait Islander Affairs. To better locate the centre with other worked closely with the University of student services and within the heart of Canberra College to further develop The Centre co-hosted an exciting visit from the University landscape, the Centre the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander the Cathy Freeman Foundation for the relocated from Building 7 to Building 5 in Foundation Program which is run by UCC. first time on 1 September, along with the February 2014. The new facility combines The Centre provided input into course University’s Widening Participation team all the offices and rooms into a single area design and in the provision of pastoral care and partner organisation, the Australian for staff members and students and has a for students. Indigenous Mentoring Experience team lounge/eating room, kitchen, locker space, (see next page). The group included eight a boardroom, three office spaces and two The Ngunnawal Centre also hosted a Indigenous students from Years 6 and 7, study rooms. range of events throughout the year, from two schools in Palm Island in North including a Reconciliation Week morning Queensland, and accompanying teachers tea for staff and students, a work-ready and staff.

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COMPETITIVE sessions to students in Years 7-10. A total GRANT PROGRAMS of 225 students participated in part one in 2014. Delivery of this segment Throughout 2014 work was undertaken will continue throughout 2015 and will Top Indigenous on projects funded by three competitive incorporate transition sessions linking parts grad wins UC medal grants won in 2013 by the University of one and two of the overall program. Canberra under the Commonwealth’s Higher Education Participation Part two comprises an academic pathways Programme. The grants support the course designed to help students gain an development and implementation of accredited pathway into the University programs to improve access to higher of Canberra or the ANU College. The education by people from low socio- pathways course has been approved by the economic (SES) backgrounds, with University of Canberra as an official entry a particular emphasis on supporting pathway. Delivery commenced at one those from Aboriginal and Torres school hub, Erindale College, in late 2014 Strait Islander backgrounds. and will continue throughout 2015 at that site and at a second school hub. THE ASPIRATION INITIATIVE ACADEMIC STRONGER SMARTER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM SCHOOLS PROJECT

The University of Canberra Aurora Project The University has partnered with the University Medal recipient Tess Ryan graduated partnership supports the delivery of The Stronger Smarter Institute to build the with a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) and is Aspiration Initiative’s (TAI) Academic leadership capacity of school teachers continuing her studies through a PhD Enrichment Programs that aim to increase and principals, in order for them to opportunities and support for Aboriginal deliver quality educational outcomes Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) alumna and Torres Strait Islander students and to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teresa (Tess) Ryan was the recipient of their families through intensive academic students and those from low SES the University Medal at her graduation and pastoral support. backgrounds. ceremony on 10 April. In 2014, the University received an The Stronger Smarter Schools Project The First Class Honours student received additional $2.2 million grant for the commenced in 2014, with programs held the medal for having the highest grade partnership – increasing opportunities at Jervis Bay School and the University for point average, with the humble single and support for Indigenous Australian school leaders from across the ACT and parent saying she was “proud and students. Running until the end of 2017, southern NSW. Delivery of the project will surprised” to receive it. this project covers a range of activities continue in 2015. and resources that support Aboriginal and For her honours project the Biripi woman Torres Strait Islander high school students, looked into Aboriginal and Torres Strait undergraduate students and graduates AUSTRALIAN INDIGENOUS Islander political engagement in Australia, in considering, planning and pursuing MENTORING EXPERIENCE including topics such as constitutional university study at Australian and leading recognition. Having also previously overseas universities. The University became a partner with completed a Bachelor of Communication the Australian Indigenous Mentoring and Media Studies, she has started a PhD Through the partnership, high school Experience (AIME) in 2014. at the University, looking into leadership students from NSW, Victoria and models for Indigenous women. Western Australia participated in The University worked together with the supportive programs, activities and ANU on a range of programs to engage “I feel like at the University of Canberra I camps throughout the year. For example, 120 Indigenous high school students have found a belonging place that fits all the the TAI Family Conference was held at from 17 schools across the Canberra, identities that are within me,” Ms Ryan said. the University in July. The conference Queanbeyan, Yass and Goulburn regions. involved parents and carers of TAI For example, the University hosted students learning and sharing knowledge students at its UC 4 Yourself Days, with and was aimed at providing information more information on those next page. about higher education and increasing The program also recruited 68 university families’ understanding of how to support student volunteer mentors, strengthening their children’s academic aspirations. their relationship with Indigenous Australia and building valuable leadership skills.

ACT-INDIGENOUS SUCCESS PROJECT This project is being led by the University of Canberra in partnership with the ANU. Both universities have been working with 12 schools across the ACT and southern NSW throughout 2014. The ACT-Indigenous Success Project involves two parts, with part one consisting of delivery of aspiration and achievement

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ASPIRE UC PROGRAMS FURTHER SUPPORT FOR LIBRARY COMMONS GOES 24/7 PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS Aspire UC is an outreach initiative of the University that aims to support the Other equity outreach initiatives in 2014 educational aspirations of students in included the ACT University Experience Years 7-10 who come from financially Camp that was run in collaboration with disadvantaged backgrounds across the the Country Education Foundation region. In 2014, the program – which and the ANU. The program provided includes the UC 4 Yourself events, a residential university experience for other on-campus activities and in-school high school students from financially learning programs – was delivered to more disadvantaged backgrounds in rural and than 3,000 students in 29 schools across regional NSW. High school students from the region. Current students from the Cowra, Griffith, Deniliquin, Coleambally University known as ‘Aspiration Agents’ and Gilgandra took part. are a vital part of this program by providing Throughout 2014, family and community first-hand advice to potential students. outreach sessions were held in the ACT and NSW. These are designed to equip The UC Library Commons now has an extended UC 4 YOURSELF UNIVERSITY families with information about university area open 24/7 for students EXPERIENCE DAYS entry and the transition from secondary school. Additionally, many schools invited the University’s Widening Participation The University’s Library Commons more team to assist them with careers days and than doubled its area, increased its facilities transitions forums. and extended its hours to a 24/7 service in response to an increase in student demand The University continues to foster a in 2014. strong partnership with the Jervis Bay School community and the Wreck Bay The original Library Commons opened community. The Widening Participation in 2010 as a separate study space in the team was invited to visit the Wreck Bay University Library and has now been community to share in the celebrations expanded to more than 1,000 square for NAIDOC week in July 2014. The metres, covering the entire ground floor. event aimed at increasing awareness of the In addition to the previous services offered opportunities offered by the University and at the Library, such as computer access breaking down barriers to higher education and library rentals, the new services faced by the local Aboriginal community. include increased wireless bandwidth, The Widening Participation team was High school students watch UC staff demonstrate wireless printing throughout the building, how liquid nitrogen affects different objects at a also invited to participate in the Jervis Bay more printing and scanning facilities, UC 4 Yourself expo Primary School’s Centenary celebration more seating, more power points and 80 on 1 November. At these events, the desktop computers. University provided a range of hands on More than 1,000 students from 29 - activities for community members. schools took part in six UC 4 Yourself days in 2014, providing an on-campus university experience for secondary school students (predominantly from Years 9-10). UC COLLEGE PATHWAY PROGRAMS the international diplomas also increased, The events are designed to encourage from 515 in 2013 to 635 in 2014. students to recognise the potential benefits The University of Canberra College (UCC) UCC ran the Aboriginal and Torres Strait associated with a university education is an important entity for increasing access Islander Foundation program for the and give them the opportunity to be to tertiary education, providing entry and first time in 2014, to support Indigenous ‘students for a day’ at the University pathway programs for international and students learning academic skills to of Canberra. domestic students to qualify and prepare for study at the University of Canberra. undertake degree study. Visiting students came from the Central A regional program was implemented where West, Riverina, South Coast, Queanbeyan Overall, 2014 was a successful one for UCC, students could undertake study in their home and the ACT. The students enjoyed a particularly through the move into a new towns with location tutors supported by UCC number of activities including tours of headquarters (see page 20). A resurgence structures and mentors. In 2014, this program student accommodation and university in the international student market saw UCC ran in seven different local communities – facilities, interactive workshops and increase the number of students undertaking Bateman’s Bay, Cooma, Goulburn, Griffith, demonstrations hosted by faculty its English language modules from 637 in Merimbula, Ulladulla and Young. academics and students, a photo booth, 2013 to 934 in 2014. Students enrolled in live music, a DJ and market stalls. STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY AND AT UC COLLEGE PATHWAY PROGRAMS (EFTSL) A UC 4 Yourself expo roadshow was also held as part of the NAIDOC week UNIVERSITY ENTITY 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 festivities at the Wreck Bay Indigenous University (on shore) 8908 9754 10028 10076 10383 community on the South Coast of NSW. UC College (pathway programs) 623 684 636 650 732

TOTAL 9530 10438 10664 10725 11115

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Students build bottle greenhouse Master of Occupational Therapy students from the University re-used more than 1,500 plastic bottles to build a greenhouse for an organisation that supports people with disability in Nowra.

The 33 first-year students were assigned the semester-long task of creating the greenhouse from start to finish, which meant they had to organise all planning, materials, fundraise $1,000 for equipment and transportation and also complete the physical construction. The frames of the greenhouse were assembled on campus and transported to Nowra on a ute, with 11 of the students travelling to the town to put it all together. The greenhouse was completed in just one day in the community garden of not-for-profit organisation Slice of Life Australia (SOLA), which supports young people with disability. The greenhouse has been donated as a permanent fixture of the SOLA community garden to be used by its members to help grow their own vegetables.

UC students and locals from Nowra with part of the greenhouse they created from 1,500 bottles for Slice of Life Australia. Photo supplied

MASTER OF HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORT KICKS OFF Sports scientists, sports managers, performance analysts and coaches will be able to hone their skills and further develop their expertise thanks to the new Master of High Performance Sport launched in 2014. Commencing in Semester One 2015, the new course will provide students with the skills and insight to develop their careers while having direct access to world-leading sport professionals as well as elite sports teams. Those who enrol in the course will be able to choose between three specialised streams: sports management and leadership, performance science and analytics or a generic high performance sport major to develop their careers in their chosen field.

Students and staff demonstrate some of the equipment that will support the new Master of High Performance Sport

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ALUMNUS NAMED INDUSTRIAL DESIGN GRAD OF THE YEAR Industrial design graduate Sam Tomkins said he was “surprised and honoured” to receive the Design Institute of Australia’s (DIA) NSW/ACT Graduate of the Year Award (GOTYA) for Industrial Design 2013 (awarded in 2014). To be eligible Mr Tomkins had to present three pieces of his design work he made during his degree, including a plywood coffee table, rock climbing safety helmet and a hair-dryer. It is the second year in a row a University of Canberra graduate has received this accolade, with 2012 alumnus Thomas DIA Graduate of the Year Sam Tomkins. Photo supplied Skeehan recognised in 2013.

FIRST-YEAR PHARMACIST UC LAUNCHES $3.6M ROM COM NAMED UC BOOK AWARDED DISABILITY STANDARDS COURSE International best-selling romantic comedy The Rosie Project was announced as the Australian teachers will be better equipped 2015 University of Canberra Book of the to teach children with disability thanks to Year on 11 November 2014. The inaugural a $3.6 million set of online educational 2013 UC Book was Jasper Jones by Craig resources developed by a team of Silvey and this year’s book was Room by University of Canberra researchers. Emma Donoghue. Researchers from the University’s The UC Book Project, now in its third Education Institute developed the year, provides a novel to all commencing Disability Standards for Education (DSE) students and to staff at the University eLearning initiative to help teachers, – encouraging students to engage with parents and communities learn more about each other irrespective of their course or teaching and learning of students with background and encouraging staff to use disability. the novel’s themes to bring the students’ curriculum to life. The DSE eLearning program, which took Peter Downing and Elise Apolloni from Capital three years to develop, is made up of seven The Rosie Project by Melbourne-based Chemist congratulate UC student Nabeel Jafri online courses for schools’ staff, as well author Graeme Simsion follows Don (right) on winning the 2014 Capital Chemist Community Pharmacy First Year Prize as a web-based resource that will be Tillman, a brilliant yet socially inept publicly available. professor of genetics, who designs the ‘Wife Project’ to find his perfect partner. Pharmacy student Nabeel Jafri won It was developed with $1.6 million in the 2014 Capital Chemist Community research and development funding Pharmacy First Year Prize in June. Mr Jafri from eight state and territory said he was “surprised” when he found out education departments, the NSW he had won the prize. Catholic Education Commission and the Commonwealth Department of The $1,750 prize is awarded annually by Education and Training. A five-year Capital Chemist to the top University licence agreement to provide the courses of Canberra first year pharmacy brings the total value of the project to the student in recognition of their academic University to $3.6 million. achievement. In 2015, Capital Chemist will also support prizes for second, third The program was launched at the and fourth year students. University’s INSPIRE Centre on 11 December by Mary Durkin, Disability & Community Services Commissioner and Health Services Commissioner with the ACT Human Rights Commission.

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Gold for Grace’s garden

Design and landscape architecture student ‘Effortless Balance’, offered an edible In addition, she had the chance to attend Catherine Grace won gold for her balcony plant wall as part of her commitment to the Singapore Garden Festival, where she garden at the Australian Garden Show in sustainable living. was able to work on gardens with designers Sydney, on the back of being selected to from around the world. take part in the UK’s Chelsea Flower Show Ms Grace also completed a earlier in the year. three-month scholarship in the UK in 2014, where she took part in building The Australian Garden Show Balcony the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Gardens category she won is based on Flower Show gardens and also did an apartment living size with a balcony work experience at the Edinburgh UC student Catherine Grace’s Australian Garden Show gold medal winning garden of approximately 2m x 5m. Her entry, Botanic Gardens in Scotland. -

TEACHING AWARDS As part of the 2014 Vice-Chancellor’s UNIVERSITY CITATIONS FOR VICE-CHANCELLOR’S AWARDS Excellence Awards on 24 October, a series OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE: of awards were conferred to recognise TO STUDENT LEARNING: • Dr Misty Adoniou outstanding teaching performance. • Rachel Bacon Faculty of Education, Science, Faculty of Health Technology and Mathematics

• Dr Diana Grace VICE-CHANCELLOR’S AWARD Office of the Dean of Students FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE FOR • Dr Tamsin Kelly AN EARLY CAREER ACADEMIC: Faculty of Education, Science, • Elisabeth Preston Technology and Mathematics Faculty of Health

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RESEARCH

From the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)

The year 2014 was perhaps the best yet our strategic goals and strengthen our to retain a ranking in the QS World for research at the University of Canberra, position as a research-intensive institution. University Rankings in 2014. The with the recruitment of some of the world’s University also recorded its highest best researchers, our academics attracting Centenary Professor Thomas Lowrie also ever number of publications at 899 and significant grants and the University attracted significant funding in 2014, more research students (138) joined the demonstrating improved performance and winning a $2.6 million grant from the University than ever before. developing new partnerships. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to help improve the quality of teaching and The UC Research Institute for Sport and Centenary Professor John Dryzek was learning mathematics in Indonesia. Exercise (UCRISE) was established and awarded an Australian Research Council located in the University’s new Sporting Laureate Fellowship for his work on Both were also among recipients of the Commons (see page 46), with research deliberative democracy, receiving more University’s five Australian Research already underway to help athletes perform than $2.6 million in funding over five years Council grants awarded during the year at their best. and making the University of Canberra worth in total more than $1.9 million dollars. the youngest university to be awarded the This included four Discovery Project grants We also formed and strengthened prestigious fellowship. and a Discovery Early Career Researcher important partnerships both in Award to Dr Nicole Curato. government and private sectors. Professor Dryzek was one of eight Centenary Research Professors recruited Our strengthened research performance Professor Frances Shannon by the University in 2014 to help achieve ensured that the University was able

RESEARCH FOCUS Some examples include: University of Canberra academics AND EXCELLENCE continued to win funding for their research • Category 1 competitive research from highly competitive sources such as In 2014 the University continued to income from sources including ARC the Australian Research Council (ARC): grow its research capacity through and NHMRC increased by more than the development and recruitment of $1 million from $3,365,228 in 2012 • Dr Nicole Curato: Building back better: staff within the University’s research to $4,467,152 in 2013 (latest data Participatory governance in post-Haiyan focus areas: governance, environment, available) world, Discovery Early Career Researcher and communication – and emerging • Staff produced 899 research outputs Award, $324,557 (see page 30) concentrations in health, sport and in 2013, an increase of 27 per cent • Professor John Dryzek: Deliberative education. This was reflected in increased from the previous year and the highest worlds: democracy, justice and a changing research income, the production of more number ever for the University world, Australian Laureate Fellow, outputs and growth in research student $2,616,265 & Realising democracy amid numbers. • In 2014 the University enrolled 138 new research students, taking the University communicative plenty: A deliberative to a total of 383 equivalent full-time approach, Discovery Project, $369,700 students enrolled in Higher Degree by (see page 30) Research (HDR) courses, an increase of • Professor Richard Duncan: Invasion 21.4 per cent from 2011 and continuing and impact: using coexistence theory to the upward trend in research higher predict the causes and consequences of degrees at the University. alien plant invasions, Discovery Project, $503,000

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“The year 2014 was perhaps the best yet for research at the University of Canberra”

PROFESSOR FRANCES SHANNON

• Professor Thomas Lowrie: Processing graphical information in digital environments. Visuospatial reasoning in mathematics, Discovery Project, Research makes maths count in Indonesia $428,484 (see box) • Dr Peter Unmack: Sexual parasitism in carp gudgeons: Evolutionary origins of sexual parasitism in an Australian freshwater fish, Discovery Project, $344,600 & Drivers of fine scale genetic spatial structuring in aquatic organisms, Linkage Project, $269,692

In addition, University of Canberra researchers were named investigators on five Discovery Projects, one Discovery Indigenous Project and two Linkage Projects administered elsewhere.

OTHER PROMINENT GRANTS AND FUNDING Commonwealth Department of Centenary Professor Thomas Lowrie goal is for teachers to really engage Year Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government and his research team were awarded a 7-9 students, particularly girls, in maths Partnerships for Development scheme $2.6 million grant from the Department of learning through their personal lives, Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Government further education or career aspirations.” • Professor Thomas Lowrie: Promoting Partnerships for Development scheme in mathematics engagement and learning 2014 to improve the quality of teaching Under the extremely competitive grant, opportunities for disadvantaged and learning in mathematics classrooms Professor Lowrie’s team won $1,991,902 communities in West Nusa Tenggara, in Indonesia. in cash and $700,000 in-kind to run Indonesia $2,691,902 (see box) the project. The three-year project is focused on Also in 2014, Professor Lowrie and his Commonwealth Department of Education promoting mathematics engagement and colleagues received a Discovery Project and Training, Australian Maths and learning opportunities for underprivileged grant of $428,484 to investigate how Science Partnerships Program communities in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Indonesia. primary and secondary students process mathematics tasks in digital environments. • Professor Robert Fitzgerald: National “We will work closely with Indonesian mentoring for Science and Mathematics teachers to design authentic mathematics teachers $1,459,912 (see page 31) learning activities that will have a strong Professor Thomas Lowrie (centre) won application appropriate for the context of a $2.6 million maths education grant NTB,” Professor Lowrie said. “The ultimate

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NEW HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON THE HORIZON UC researcher awarded The University continues to invest Aus Laureate Fellowship resources in building centres of research excellence that contribute to the global body of knowledge and to innovation and advances in research focus areas. Following the successful establishment in 2014 of UCRISE, the University commenced planning for the establishment of the UC Health Research Institute (UC-HRI). To be launched in 2015, the UC-HRI will consolidate and showcase the University’s health research strategies, strengthen engagement with the ACT health system to enable more effective responses to funding opportunities.

RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS AND IMPACT One of the key aspects of the University’s A researcher who is world-renowned for involve people from different cultures in research strategy is the development his work on deliberative democracy was productive democratic communication of strategic national and international awarded the highly prestigious Australian and therefore, effective joint problem- partnerships in research and innovation. Research Council (ARC) Australian solving,” Professor Dryzek said. These collaborations with other institutions Laureate Fellowship on 22 August. increase the visibility of our research and The University of Canberra is the The UK-born political theorist, who joined ensure that our research leads to early youngest university to have been the University in January as a Centenary and important economic, social and awarded a Laureate Fellowship. Professor (see page 35), said he was environmental benefits. To that end, delighted to receive this accolade. researchers have continued to work in Centenary Professor John Dryzek partnership with industry, government and from the Centre for Deliberative “It is an incredible honour to be recognised the community. Below are just a few of the Democracy and Global Governance at as a Laureate Fellow,” he said. new or ongoing partnerships in 2014 that the University’s Institute for Governance The ARC Australian Laureate Fellowships have contributed to developing strong and Policy Analysis (IGPA) was one of are highly competitive awards designed to strategic outcomes. 16 outstanding researchers recognised develop and retain world-class researchers by the ARC. who through leadership and mentoring will MURRAY-DARLING BASIN The fellowship, which includes funding of build Australia’s international competitive AUTHORITY more than $2.6 million over the next five research capacity. The University and Murray-Darling years, will allow Professor Dryzek and his Professor Dryzek and his team also Basin Authority (MDBA) entered team of postdoctoral fellows and PhD received a $369,700 ARC grant in 2014 into a partnership to support research students to take on three of the biggest to analyse the communication between projects and provide opportunities for challenges facing today’s world. citizens and policy makers surrounding co-design of research programs and coal seam gas in Australia. knowledge exchange on policy context. “We will investigate and contribute to This partnership has seen the MDBA the discussion on how to promote global contributing funding to the 2013 and justice, how to navigate a potentially Centenary Professor John Dryzek was awarded an Australian Laureate Fellowship in 2014 2014 Regional Wellbeing Surveys (read chaotic Earth system, and how to more on page 35). Under the UC-MDBA Distinguished Visitor Scheme Dr Jacki Schirmer research and research training in high EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER spent almost two months in the MDBA quality and supportive environments. RECOGNISED analysing the data of the surveys to inform Dr Curato will examine how the ‘building internal discussion and debate on social An ARC Discovery Early Career back better’ principle used when impact, policy development and planning. Research Award worth $324,557 was recovering from disasters can be applied In 2014 the UC-MDBA writing workshops awarded to Dr Nicole Curato for her work not only to infrastructure but also to commenced, generating three papers looking at participatory governance and institutions of participatory governance. for submission to peer-reviewed journals. post-disaster reconstruction following the In 2015 this partnership will see agency 2013 Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. The postdoctoral research fellow at IGPA staff from the University go on research will look at the 2013 Typhoon Haiyan in ‘sabbatical’ through the UC-MDBA The awards are designed to support and the Philippines to develop an analytical Visiting Fellow Scheme. advance promising early career researchers toolkit that evaluates people’s participation conducting research in the ‘national in post disaster reconstruction. research priority’ areas and to enable -

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COMMONWEALTH sources such as predator faeces and fresh GOVERNMENT – water lakes and streams. Five university DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PhD students on IA-CRC scholarships AND TRAINING GRANT were enrolled in 2014 and the Centre had Cool UC designs A team of University education one PhD student graduate. hit the slopes researchers received $1,459,912 through the Australian Maths and Science NATIONAL ICT AUSTRALIA Partnerships Program competitive grants Through a University Collaboration round to develop a national mentoring Agreement, National ICT Australia program for science and mathematics (NICTA) co-funded and co-supervised teachers. Professor Robert Fitzgerald PhD scholarships at the University in will be leading the project to develop 2014 in disciplines including software teaching resources and unique professional engineering, digital media and health. networks to make a measurable difference Two PhD students and one professional to the quality of science and maths doctorate student have been funded in the teaching. areas of machine learning and intelligent The University has formed strategic technologies to address public health and partnerships with ANU, Questacon, chronic and complex disease problems, and visualisation of digital texts and text Australian Science Teachers Association and the Australian Association of collections. Bindings designed at UC for snowboard athletes Mathematics Teachers to achieve the NICTA is also co-funding the project goals. e-Health Living Lab that will be part of the new Health Hub at the University A team of industrial designers from the Faculty of Arts and Design helped give ACT GOVERNMENT (see page 45). Funding of $320,000 our winter sports athletes the edge in In partnership with the ACT Government will be provided over three years to support the innovative use of information 2014, designing personalised snowboard and in collaboration with ANU, the bindings for World Boardercross University of Canberra established technology and facilitate research that will lead to improved healthcare outcomes. Champion Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin and Canberra Urban Regional Futures working on new designs for Australian The e-Health Living Lab will be launched (CURF), an innovative collaborative skeleton athletes. research network for the Australian capital in early 2015. region. Funding under this partnership The team, including Stephen Trathen, is supporting the appointment of one AUSTRALIAN SPORTS Eddi Pianca, Carlos Montana Hoyos and full-time research fellow and part-time COMMISSION/AUSTRALIAN Bill Shelley, worked on the two innovative employment of four research assistants INSTITUTE OF SPORT design projects as part of an ongoing conducting research including into Under a Collaborative Research Umbrella collaboration between the University and the impacts of transport corridors on Deed between the University of Canberra the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). neighbouring urban density. Read more and the Australian Sports Commission The first, led by Assistant Professor in on page 33. (ASC) / Australian Institute of Sport design Dr Pianca and fully-funded by (AIS), the University has received funding the AIS, involved designing custom- for a variety of research endeavours. INVASIVE ANIMALS built bindings for Mr Pullin, a two-time COOPERATIVE RESEARCH Boardercross World Champion and CENTRE In 2014, two PhD and one honours scholarships were awarded to study Olympian who was Australia’s flag bearer The Invasive Animals Cooperative training and performance in elite for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. He Research Centre (IA-CRC), which athletes. Dr Laura Garvican-Lewis was will wear the bindings while competing in has been based at the University since appointed as a joint-funded Post-Doctoral 2015. 2005, is the focus of research on invasive Research Fellow with the AIS physiology The same team, this time led by Assistant animals in Australia. Its main function is to department and in November 2014 the integrate invasive animal research through Professor in industrial design Dr Trathen, AIS sports medicine and physical therapy has also been working closely with the the development of collaborations among departments engaged UCRISE deputy 27 participating organisations. AIS and the Australian skeleton team to director Professor Gordon Waddington implement new design features on their The IA-CRC has been running its national as a joint-funded Research Professor for sleds. Education Program at the University two years. since 2006 and, through funding support Two industrial design projects have been of several key projects, has been a key funded in a joint agreement with the contributor to establishing the University Olympic Winter Sports Institute and the as a hub for DNA analyses of invasive CANBERRA INNOVATION AIS (see box). The AIS has also jointly NETWORK LIMITED species. funded the UCRISE environmental The University is a founding member of (acclimation) chamber for use by AIS The Centre funded ongoing research the ACT Government-funded Canberra athletes preparing for competition or projects valued at more than $2 million Innovation Network Limited (CBRIN). for collaborative research. This is where through the University in 2014. Most of Other founding members include NICTA, Dr Garvican Lewis will be conducting this research has been directed towards the - CSIRO, University of NSW Canberra and her research (see page 33). development of techniques for sampling ANU. Launched in November 2014, traces of DNA from environmental CBRIN is a not-for-profit organisation that

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will provide a network linking businesses agencies. This year has seen major the Commonwealth Departments of and entrepreneurs to services, facilities projects funded from the Australian Agriculture, Industry, Infrastructure and and stakeholders that will accelerate Research Council via two Discovery Regional Development and the ACT their innovation and growth – and help and two Linkage projects, the Invasive government graduated with a Graduate to promote a culture of innovation and Animals CRC program and from the Certificate in Public Administration. entrepreneurship in the ACT. Commonwealth Environment Water Holder, among others. This funding IGPA was host to several large scale events in 2014 including the Public INNOVATION ACT supports research on challenges including invasive plant management, environmental Policy Network Conference, the National In 2014 a team of HDR students and Centre for Social and Economic Modelling water in the Murray-Darling Basin, native researchers from the Human Centred - fish evolutionary ecology and freshwater (NATSEM) lecture by Tim Costello Computing Laboratory in the Faculty turtle conservation and has supplemented (see page 52), three Parliamentary of Education, Science, Technology and ongoing major projects on detection of Triangle Seminars and the IGPA Public Mathematics won the Innovation ACT invasive species, the ecological genomics Sector Excellence Awards. In addition, competition, which is aimed at developing on reptiles and Tasmanian devils, and a our research on Australian attitudes to business and commercialisation skills. range of projects on native fish, birds, democracy with the Museum of Australian Team BehavioMatrix was awarded plants and land animals. Democracy informed the design of a new $10,000 to take forward their business exhibition at Old Parliament House – the plan, which aims to provide accurate Power of One Voice. quantitative assessments of major VALE PROFESSOR CHOQUENOT depressive disorders to assist clinicians The IAE’s achievements in 2014 were RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR using affective sensing technology. led by Professor David Choquenot, who SPORT AND EXERCISE was director of the IAE from 2012 until his sudden passing on 2 January 2015. The University of Canberra Research PATENTS The University of Canberra community Institute for Sport and Exercise (UCRISE) In 2014 the University filed two new was deeply saddened by this loss and commenced operation in January 2014 and one amended Australian Provisional paid tribute to Professor Choquenot at with Professor Kevin Thompson appointed Patent Applications. In addition, the a memorial service held on campus on as its director. UCRISE is a research and University filed two international patent 14 January 2015. innovation institute bringing together staff applications, derived from provisional from a wide variety of academic disciplines patents issued in 2013. These patents in around the central uniting theme of INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNANCE the fields of cancer stem cells and organic sport and exercise. The Institute has four AND POLICY ANALYSIS chemistry demonstrate the increasing research themes: high performance sport, impact and commercial value of the In its first year of operation, the Institute physical literacy and activity, sport and research undertaken at UC. for Governance and Policy Analysis exercise medicine and sport design and (IGPA) created exciting opportunities for technology. UCRISE is a key part of the the development of cutting-edge research University’s new state-of-the-art Sporting UNIVERSITY RESEARCH in public policy analysis through combining Commons facility that opened on campus INSTITUTES expertise in qualitative and quantitative in 2014 (see capital works on page 46). methods, evaluation, micro-simulation and policy modelling. Throughout 2014, a number of INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED collaborative research partnerships ECOLOGY The Institute hosted six ARC-funded were developed between UCRISE and In 2014, the Institute for Applied Ecology projects with themes including deliberative the AIS/ASC, the Olympic Winter Sport (IAE) continued to build strength through democracy, youth participation, health Institute, Brumbies Rugby, ACT Academy recruitment, with the appointment of and diversity issues, education and of Sport and the Australian Centre for Professor Ralph Mac Nally, an ARC employment; generating $4.5 million Touch Football studies (in partnership Discovery Outstanding Researcher Award in research income over the past year. with Touch Football Australia) (see page Fellow and internationally significant Institute fellows produced 85 international 48) which endeavour to develop research landscape ecologist. Professor Jane peer-reviewed journal articles, two books, opportunities and scholarships for honours Doolan was appointed, jointly with the four edited books, 18 book chapters and and HDR students as well as placement Institute for Governance and Policy 12 peer-reviewed conference papers. internships for undergraduate students. Analysis (IGPA), in the area of water policy and Professor Jenny Davis added strength Directed by Professor Mark Evans, IGPA A Memorandum of Understanding to the water science program. These is a leading national and international (MoU) was developed with Liverpool appointments make the Institute one of provider of postgraduate and professional John Moores University in the UK in Australia’s largest and most active in the development programs for overseas, 2014, one of the leading sport and applied ecology space. The Institute also Commonwealth and State jurisdictions. exercise research universities in the UK attracted more than 40 eminent visitors in Staff continued to deliver programs on and Europe. Professor Dick Telford 2014 including Professor Tim Flannery as governance, leadership and public policy has made strong connections within the 2014 Krebs Lecture presenter and the Institute worked in partnership both ACT and Victorian government (see public lectures on page 51). with various overseas governments and departments to develop a physical literacy international organisations on change project involving an intervention directly Research in the IAE is structured around governance problems. influencing the curriculum of school program strengths in water science, age children throughout 2015. Finally, a IGPA’s education program continues environmental chemistry, wildlife genetics number of collaborations are developing to grow with 51 PhD students currently and conservation biology; and through in Qatar in partnership with Aspetar enrolled at the Institute. In 2014, 90 strong collaborations with a range of Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine students from graduate programs for

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Hospital, Aspire Academy for Sports RESEARCH NETWORKS AND Key achievements in 2014 include the Excellence and Qatar University. These FACULTY RESEARCH CENTRES MDBfutures Research Roadshow and will build upon the $90,000 collaborative the MDBfutures Panel Event, both of project undertaken in 2014 and funded by CANBERRA URBAN AND which were public events designed to Aspetar, to investigate the implications of REGIONAL FUTURES involve community leaders, project high altitude training for athletes. collaborators, local government and media Canberra Urban and Regional Futures to disseminate research findings and build (CURF) is a joint initiative between the strong and productive collaborations with University of Canberra and the ANU’s other researchers and end-users. Climate Change Institute, in partnership Research at with the ACT Government. Other key outcomes were – in partnership great heights with the Centre for Research and Action On 21 May the ACT Minister for in Public Health – the launch of the 2013 the Environment and Sustainable Regional Wellbeing Survey report with Development Simon Corbell MLA local, state and federal governments opened the inaugural CURF Annual drawing on data to inform their monitoring, Forum. This brought together leaders evaluation and other reporting and, in in government, industry and the October, the launch of the 2014 Regional wider Australian capital region to Wellbeing Survey with repeat funding discuss knowledge gaps and potential from the Murray-Darling Basin Authority research solutions aligned with the (MDBA) see more on page 35. four CURF themes of climate change and sustainability, settlements and In 2014 MDBfutures researchers infrastructure, health and wellbeing, and published or had in-press 28 green growth. peer-reviewed research papers including one in the prestigious Nature In December 2014 CURF hosted Communications (see page 37). four flagship seminars on these themes, New forms of diverse collaborations including a keynote address from the Dr Laura Garvican-Lewis is using the University’s continue to emerge from MDBfutures new environmental chamber to help athletes train ACT Minister for Planning activities, including the MDBfutures/ Mick Gentleman MLA. MDBA writing initiative adding academic University of Canberra sport and CURF was engaged at the international, rigour and experience from the University exercise science Post-Doctoral Fellow national and local level throughout to MDBA data and expertise to produce Dr Laura Garvican-Lewis is investigating the year. Director Professor Barbara high quality publications for submissions to ways for elite athletes to train in high Norman and theme leaders Adjunct peer-reviewed publications. altitude, as well as in hot and humid Professor Will Steffen and Professor environments, with the help of a new Helen Berry were actively involved in THE CENTRE FOR CREATIVE AND state-of-the-art environmental chamber several high-profile climate change CULTURAL RESEARCH at the Sporting Commons (see page 46). summits. CURF developed new links The Centre for Creative and Cultural with the University of Copenhagen, “The environmental chamber has the Research (CCCR) in the Faculty of Arts United Nations University and the City of capacity to create hot and humid and/ and Design headed by Distinguished Bologna. It will continue strong research or hypoxic (low oxygen) environments in Professor Jen Webb brings together connections with the National Climate which to train, so we can try to mimic the staff, adjuncts, research students Change and Adaptation Research environmental conditions of other places and visiting fellows to work on key Network and the Bushfire and Natural around the world. For example, leading challenges within the cultural sector and Hazards CRC. into the 2016 Rio Olympics we will be able creative field. Central research themes to recreate similar conditions so athletes CURF produced three research papers include poetry and knowledge, digital can acclimatise at home before they go,” in 2014 on integrated transport, climate transformations in cultural institutions and Dr Garvican-Lewis said. “Ultimately, we’re change adaptation and planning for knowledge building in cultural heritage. trying to find ways to make athletes climate change. Research projects in 2014 included: go faster.” In the research, which focuses on MURRAY-DARLING BASIN • Understanding Creative Excellence: a case oxygen-delivery during exercise, FUTURES COLLABORATIVE study in poetry, researchers: Professor Dr Garvican-Lewis said they were RESEARCH NETWORK Webb and Associate Professor Paul Magee funded by an ARC Discovery finding altitude training was effective In 2014, the Murray-Darling Basin because exposure to a low oxygen Futures Collaborative Research Network Projects grant (administered by the environment – be it simulated or natural (MDBfutures) continued to make a major University) – $215,000 altitude – could induce a number of contribution to knowledge exchange and • Working the Field: Creative Graduates responses in the human body to help building research quality and capacity in Australia and China, researchers: athletes perform later on. through programs to support and facilitate Professor Webb and Assistant Professor collaborative, trans-disciplinary research that Scott Brook funded by an ARC delivers impact. The MDBfutures research Discovery Projects grant (administered program brings together researchers across by Monash University) – $346,529 environmental science, social and economic • Re-Casting Terra Nullius Blindness: modelling, public health, public policy, Empowering Indigenous Protocols regional planning and education. and Knowledge in Built Environment

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Education, researchers: CCCR member expertise is in mobile, social and online for effective responses by policymakers, Assistant Professor Scott Heyes content and devices and their impact on practitioners and communities – thereby funded by an Office for Learning and people and systems. The Centre also ensuring long-term population health. Teaching grant (administered by Deakin attracted a key appointment in Centenary CeRAPH will be one of the two core University) – $220,275 Professor Deborah Lupton (see page 36). founding centres of the new University of Canberra-Health Research Institute Funded projects in 2014 included: Other CCCR members conducted (see page 30). funded research consultancies for various • Mobile digital communication and bodies, including the South East Local health management: an eHealth pilot CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN Government Association, Air Services program at the ACT GP Super Clinic, THERAPEUTIC SOLUTIONS Australia, the Canberra Museum researchers: Dr Sora Park and Dr Sally This was a landmark year for the Centre and Gallery, and the State Library of Burford, funded by the ACT Strategic for Research in Therapeutic Solutions Queensland. Opportunities Funding Program (CResTS), by the end of which it emerged The CCCR also administered the – $100,000 as one of the two core founding centres of the University of Canberra Health University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor’s • Conversations about alcohol and International Poetry Prize (see below). pregnancy: investigating media portrayals Research Institute to be launched in early and women’s experiences, researchers: Dr 2015 (see page 30). Kate Holland and Dr Kerry McCallum, CResTS researchers attracted funded by the Foundation for Alcohol approximately $1.5 million of national Vice-Chancellor’s Research and Education – $19,045 competitive funding to support innovative International • Comments and comments policies of new projects in epigenetics with national news organisations, researchers: Dr and international collaborations, published Poetry Prize Matthew Ricketson and Dr Glen Fuller, 14 peer-reviewed articles and co-edited funded by the Australian Press Council An Australian poet who now lives in one book in 2014. – $13,500 Pittsburgh was awarded the inaugural The Centre’s researchers were also University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor’s successful in attracting commercial International Poetry Prize on 9 September. CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND funding during the year, with two From more than 1,050 entries submitted ACTION IN PUBLIC HEALTH provisional patents and agreements with industry partners for development of by 600 poets, David Adés won the The Centre for Research and Action in novel therapeutics. $15,000 first prize for Dazzled, while Public Health (CeRAPH) continued to Debi Hamilton was awarded runner-up conduct research that led to compelling The Centre also continued its and received $5,000 for What big plans insights and policy solutions in 2014. commitment to enabling short-term you have. The annual Regional Wellbeing Survey traineeships for HDR students, with the was conducted for the second time, with The competition, one of the most first trainee to be hosted at Therapeutic more than 9,000 people completing generous of its kind in the world with a Goods Australia in early 2015. the survey, which examines the wellbeing $25,000 prize pool, invited writers to of rural and regional residents across CResTS academics continued their submit a previously unpublished poem, in Australia. In 2014 it was joined by the close collaborations with other research English (translations were not eligible) and new Urban Wellbeing Survey, allowing institutions in the ACT, with new up to 50 lines in length. comparison of how urban and rural collaborations established with CSIRO, The world-class judging panel included Australians are faring (see next page). ANU and The Canberra Hospital leading Australian poets Jennifer – including undergraduate student CeRAPH also continued to develop its Harrison, Brook Emery and Judith placements, postgraduate student international ties and collaborations. There Beveridge, who selected a longlist of 58 co-supervision and post-doctoral were several exchange visits with students poems, with UK based TS Eliot prize fellow visits. - - and staff from the National Development winning poet and head judge Philip Gross Research Centre at Peking University, selecting the winner, runner up and four - Beijing. Collaboration included research UC JOINS PARTNERSHIP TO shortlisted works. into current and future health expenditure IMPROVE ACT’S HEALTH in China and policy implications. Research The University of Canberra was one with the Institute for Health Metrics and of four institutions that joined forces in Evaluation at the University of Washington November to form a new partnership to THE NEWS AND MEDIA on the multi-country Global Burden of improve the health of Canberrans. RESEARCH CENTRE Disease Project led to several high impact The News and Media Research Centre publications in the prestigious UK medical This ACT health partnership, Synergy in (N&MRC) in the Faculty of Arts and journal The Lancet. Continued work with Canberra for Health (SynCH), is a formal Design focuses on communication the World Health Organisation on primary collaboration between the University, ANU, and media studies and investigates health care also helped raise CeRAPH’s ACT Health and ACT Medicare Local. international profile. the accelerating impact of digital and This platform brings together researchers, mobile systems on media, content and Health–earth (H-earth) was launched educators and clinicians to work together communication. Associate Professor Jerry with nine institutions in seven different in the areas of primary care, acute care and Watkins, with a high-profile international countries. H-earth is an interdisciplinary preventative population health. SynCH track record of more than 20 years in - network of institutions and individuals will be a platform for an expanding array communication strategy was named the that aims to build knowledge about global of high-quality research and education new director of the N&MRC in 2014. His change and health and develop capacity initiatives that bear on practice and policy.

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UC SURVEYS THE with the aim of comparing results across The two large national surveys conducted WELLBEING OF AUSTRALIANS big urban centres and regional Australia. by the University are part of its ‘People and Place in Australia’ research program The University launched its second More than 9,000 people completed led by Professor Helen Berry from the inaugural Regional Wellbeing survey Regional Wellbeing Survey in 2014, CeRAPH. in 2013, with the results released in designed to capture the wellbeing 2014 showing most rural and regional The Regional Wellbeing Survey is also an of people living in rural and regional Australians enjoyed living in their initiative of the University’s MDBFutures Australia. To measure the quality of life communities, but irrigators, people under collaborative research network. in Australia’s cities, the University also 30 and rural Queenslanders were among launched the Urban Wellbeing Survey, those with poorer wellbeing.

CENTENARY RESEARCH PROFESSORS Following an international search, the School of Economics (LSE) and director Professor Moosung Lee: a comparative University has recruited 10 leading of its Public Policy Group, his blog, British educational researcher who is currently Centenary Research Professors as a Politics and Policy at LSE, is the highest- developing a longitudinal study into the means of increasing research depth and ranked university blog and the second- elite schooling system in the Faculty of leadership and to strengthen its position most read economics blog in the UK. Education, Technology, Science and as a research-led institution. Eight of the Mathematics. specialises in new professors joined or were announced Professor Ross Gibson: narrative and finding creative ways and Born in South Korea, Professor Lee’s during the year and two more will arrive in technologies to tell these stories. Over the research has previously centred on 2015. Their research areas cover a wide past 30 years he has worked in university, issues around international schooling range of topics from citizen engagement government and industry contexts, and elite education, since he believes in politics to the social impact of digital providing leadership in the development of that understanding the impact of elite technologies and the human impact new cultural institutions and new scholarly education systems on social stratification on biodiversity. The ultimate aim of and creative practices, with a special and inequality is another way to help socio- their recruitment is the development of expertise in the innovations made possible economically disadvantaged people. successful research programs, success with with digital technologies. major external funding and competitive Professor Thomas Lowrie: an fellowships and the development and Professor Gibson is the former creative internationally renowned mathematics nurturing of new research leaders, early director of the Australian Centre for the educator who secured two prestigious career academics and PhD students. Moving Image at Melbourne’s Federation grants in 2014. Professor Lowrie was Square and a senior consultant producer awarded $2.6 million from the Federal The Centenary Professors who were at the Museum of Sydney. He now works Government to promote mathematics announced or joined in 2014 were: at the University’s Centre for Creative and engagement and learning opportunities Professor John Dryzek: a UK-born Cultural Research in the Faculty of Arts for disadvantaged communities in political theorist known as a founder of and Design. Indonesia (see page 29). the concept of deliberative democracy, Continued next page. which encourages people’s participation in decision-making. In 2014, Professor Dryzek won a prestigious $2.6 million Australian Laureate Fellowship from the Australian Research Council (ARC), a first for the University of Canberra (see page 30).

Professor Dryzek works within the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at the University’s Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis.

Professor Patrick Dunleavy: a prominent political scientist whose research ranges from sectoral conflict and bureaucracy to electoral analysis and the contemporary public management field of digital age governance.

Professor Dunleavy was the latest appointed Centenary Professor and will join the University in early 2015. Currently (L–R) some of UC’s new Centenary Professors Moosung Lee, Ralph Mac Nally and Deborah Lupton a Professor of public policy at the London

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He also won an ARC Discovery Project analysis of digital health technologies and Professor Gerry Stoker: a leading grant of $428,484 to investigate whether the phenomenon of self-tracking to the authority in the area of urban politics and new technologies such as computers or use of digital media for academics and the local government, Professor Stoker was the iPads can help improve children’s ability to cultures of big data. first Centenary Professor to be recruited solve maths problems. by the University. Professor Ralph Mac Nally: a world- Professor Lowrie works from the renowned ecologist who joined the Professor Stoker has provided advice to Faculty of Education, Technology, University’s Institute for Applied Ecology various parts of the UK government and Science and Mathematics. early in 2014. Professor Mac Nally is has been an expert adviser to the Council working on the development of models of Europe on local government and Professor Deborah Lupton: one of the that couple the lessons of the past with participation issues. world’s few specialists in digital sociology, possible future scenarios to evaluate how Professor Lupton has most recently we can best sustain biodiversity under He will divide his time between his been examining the impact of digital role as convenor of the citizen centric ever-increasing human pressures. - technologies on human life. governance research program at the In a paper published by the prestigious University’s Institute for Governance and Professor Lupton joined the University’s Cambridge journal Biological Reviews in Policy Analysis and as Professor of politics News and Media Research Centre in the 2014, Professor Mac Nally and colleagues and governance at the University of Faculty of Arts and Design in early 2014, showed that the impacts of climate change Southampton in the UK. with her research interests focused on rival the well-known adverse effects of new digital technologies, ranging from the land-use change on biodiversity.

BABY HEALTH DESIGN WINS GATES AWARD Funds flow to freshwater river research A team of freshwater researchers received $2.75 million in Federal Government funding in late 2014 to monitor the effects of water delivery in a critical area within the Murray-Darling Basin. The team led by Dr Fiona Dyer and Ben Broadhurst from the University’s Institute for Applied Ecology will use the five-year funding to examine fish and vegetation responses to the release of environmental water into the lower Lachlan River system in south-west New South Wales. Environmental water is the water needed Dr Lisa Scharoun’s winning health records design in a river, wetland or estuary to maintain healthy, natural ecosystems. For her colourful and accessible design to improve child health records worldwide, “We are excited to have the opportunity Dr Lisa Scharoun was awarded a to lead a long-term project investigating US$20,000 prize by the Bill and Melinda ecological responses to Commonwealth Gates Foundation. environmental water,” Dr Dyer said. Her concept uses symbols, colour coding This funding was part of a $30 million five year monitoring plan for the UC researcher Dr Fiona Dyer and her team will and wearable reminders to inform parents - measure the impact of environmental water on and health workers of the vaccination Murray-Darling Basin announced native species and water quality in the lower status of the child. It also features a by the Commonwealth Government Lachlan River system double-sided health card with detachable in November. bracelets and a hanging pouch to protect the card. Selected from more than 300 designs worldwide, Dr Scharoun’s design proposal NEW TREATMENT COULD HELP RUNNERS GET RID OF SHIN PAIN won the ‘Ease of adding information’ In 2014, Assistant Professor in Mr Newman and his team are looking category in the foundation’s ‘Records physiotherapy Phil Newman and at using concentrated pulses of sound to for Life’ competition. Her entry was also colleagues began working on a new way fix the problem through a treatment known chosen as a top ten finalist overall during a to use sound to treat one of the most as extracorporeal shockwave therapy, ceremony held in Amsterdam. common running injuries, ‘shin splints’, or which uses soundwaves to make the injury medial tibial stress syndrome. repair itself by triggering the body’s natural repair response.

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UC COLLABORATES ON NEW HELPING FIREFIGHTERS Assistant Professor in earth systems MEASURE OF BIODIVERSITY HANDLE THE HEAT Dr Duanne White’s work on the paleo- glacial evidence of change in the region Co-authored by a University of Canberra was instrumental in informing a new researcher, a paper published in the simulation built by a team of scientists prestigious journal Nature Communications in from the Antarctic Research Centre at the July outlined a new measure of biodiversity University of Wellington. that could help conservation efforts. The model provides the most accurate Dr Carlos E. González-Orozco, a simulation yet of how rapidly the continent researcher at the University’s Institute for has melted in the past. Applied Ecology, and an international group of researchers developed a new To map how the ice sheets in Antarctica method to measure biodiversity using have shifted over tens of thousands of family trees that helped pinpoint areas years, Dr White used a technique known as that might need to be prioritised for cosmogenic dating to analyse the rocks and conservation. sediment that were once covered in ice. He and the team of US and Australian Dr White is working with the Antarctic researchers explained in the paper how Research Centre to publish research on they were able to look at biodiversity at a how quickly we can expect to see sea levels deeper level by using phylogenetic analysis rise in the coming years, with the hope – which looks at the genetic connections that policy makers will use their research and relationships between species. to make changes to help mitigate climate UC PhD candidate Anthony Walker is researching change and protect coastal populations. Dr González-Orozco said the new method how chronic heat affects firefighters looked not at a single species but rather at the diversity among species and the PhD candidate Anthony Walker, who has RESEARCH AWARDS evolutionary uniqueness of their geographic been a firefighter for nine years, began location, also known as endemism. exploring the acute and chronic effects WINNERS OF THE 2014 of heat exposure on the physiology of VICE-CHANCELLOR’S AWARDS firefighters in 2014. FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE HELPING AVOID IN 2014 WERE: HOLIDAY HEALTH HORROR “Firefighters are constantly being exposed to extreme heat, wearing the same gear • Dr Mitchell Whitelaw regardless of whether they are fighting Humanities and Creative Arts a house fire or rescuing casualties from • Dr Roland Goecke a crushed vehicle,” Mr Walker said. Science, Health and Technology “And although firefighters are exposed • Dr Byron Keating to different types of heat, such as hot Social Sciences air and contact with hot surfaces or the heat produced by their bodies during the VICE-CHANCELLOR’S emergency operations, they rarely cool AWARDEES FOR EARLY CAREER down properly.” RESEARCHERS WERE: In partnership with the ACT’s Emergency • Dr Duanne White Services Agency and the ACT Science, Health and Technology Government, he is examining firefighters’ • Dr Kate Holland performance during simulated firefighting Humanities and Creative Arts tasks to measure individual responses to • Dr Bethaney Turner working in the heat, including increased Social Sciences PhD candidate Moses Mutie began investigating how travellers could better safeguard their health thermal strain. WINNER OF THE VICE- Mr Walker’s research could have CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR PhD candidate Dr Moses Mutie began applications in other heat-exposed activities SUSTAINED CONTRIBUTION TO a study in 2014 to investigate what such as defence, sport and any other RESEARCH ACTIVITY: pharmacists can do, in collaboration with industrial setting where heat is prevalent. GPs, to prepare people travelling overseas • Professor Peter Putnis on how to look after themselves, enjoy a Faculty of Arts and Design safe journey and return in good health. ANTARCTIC ICE SHEETS MAPPED BY UC RESEARCHER WINNER OF THE According to Dr Mutie, previous research VICE-CHANCELLOR’S has shown that an average of only 30 A new model reconstructing Antarctica’s AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE per cent of travellers seek travel health ice sheet evolution over the past 25,000 IN SUPERVISION OF HIGHER care before their trip while half of all years was created thanks to a University of DEGREE BY RESEARCH international travellers get sick enough to Canberra geologist’s research, which was STUDENTS: see a doctor for a travel-related problem then published in the prestigious journal • when overseas or soon after they return. Nature Communications. Dr Roland Goecke Faculty of Education, Science, Technology & Mathematics.

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From the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global)

I joined the University of Canberra delegations on campus such as a visit from Students continued to enjoy the in October 2014 with the mission to Her Majesty the Queen Mother of Bhutan. opportunity to study abroad under existing implement the University’s ambitious and and new programs, with our number of visionary Internationalisation Strategy. New offshore programs developed during outbound experiences being well above Since arriving, I have been impressed 2014 laid the foundation for growing the sector average. by the impact this young and dynamic numbers of international students studying University is having on a global scale. a University of Canberra qualification in International numbers remained strong as their home countries. An example of this the University continued to be a popular In 2014, our partnerships with universities, was a new multi-faculty program launched destination for international students private education providers and industries in Hong Kong in collaboration with the in 2014, with more than 110 countries internationally continued to provide Lingnan Institute of Further Education represented in the student body, mostly opportunities for students and staff to thrive (LIFE), allowing students to study four of from China. We also hosted international in a new era of globalised higher education, the University’s degrees at LIFE. alumni reunions in Vietnam, Singapore, research, industry and innovation. Thailand and Bhutan. Student mobility also grew, with staff and We were welcomed at universities across students embracing the opportunities Professor Simon Ridings the world including in the UK, Asia that arose with the launch of the Federal and Middle East, in addition to hosting Government’s New Colombo Plan.

STUDENTS BY DOMESTIC OR INTERNATIONAL ORIGIN INCLUDING AT UC AND UCC (EFTSL) TOP 10 COURSES TAKEN BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ORIGIN 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Australian 7476 7987 8266 8502 8693 1. Bachelor of Commerce 2. Diploma of Business (Extended) International 2403 2950 2934 2770 3004 3. Bachelor of Nursing TOTAL 9879 10937 11200 11272 11697 4. Diploma of Business 5. Bachelor of Information Technology 6. Bachelor of Accounting TOP FIVE COUNTRIES 7. Master of Professional Accounting OF ORIGIN INDIA 8. Master of Information Technology and International onshore students from more SOUTH KOREA Systems than 110 countries were enrolled at the 9. Master of Professional Accounting University of Canberra in 2014. The top VIETNAM (Extended) five countries represented were: 10. Bachelor of Business Administration 1. China 2. India 3. Vietnam 4. South Korea 5. Pakistan

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“Since arriving, I have been impressed by the impact this young and dynamic University is having on a global scale”

PROFESSOR SIMON RIDINGS

In April, the University was believed to be the first Australian university to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and articulation agreement with The Lebanese University. The agreement includes articulation of students, but also exchange and general support.

In September, a multi-faculty program successfully opened in Hong Kong in collaboration with the Lingnan Institute of Further Education (LIFE). Students enrolled in four University of Canberra degrees to be taught at the institution: the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Counselling, Bachelor of Business Studies and the Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management.

Vice Chancellor Professor Stephen Parker Her Majesty, Gyalyum Sangay Choden - INTERNATIONAL was the first Australian Vice-Chancellor Wangchuck, Queen Mother of Bhutan meets UC PARTNERSHIPS Chancellor Dr Tom Calma AO on campus to meet the long-serving President of Strengthening and creating new Qatar University, Sheikha Abdulla relationships with international institutions Al-Misnad, in January. Following on from was a continued focus for the University that visit, in April a MoU was signed with UC HOSTS ROYAL VISIT in 2014. Representatives from the Qatar University, focusing particularly on The Queen Mother of Bhutan visited the University’s senior executive visited a research in sport and education. number of institutions worldwide and University of Canberra on 23 October, with The Vice-Chancellor was also invited Bhutanese students performing a traditional international delegates were hosted on to be part of a major trade mission to China dance to welcome Her Majesty Gyalyum campus to foster and develop linkages led by the Prime Minister Tony Abbott Sangay Choden Wangchuck to campus. across the globe. and Federal Trade Minister Andrew Robb The event was organised by the In an Australian first, a new arrangement and that also included then ACT Chief Australian Himalayan Foundation was formed with the University Minister Katy Gallagher MLA. (AHF) with Her Majesty visiting Sydney, of London in 2014 that will give The Australia Week in China mission Melbourne and Canberra as patron of the postgraduate students direct access to in April saw the group visit Chengdu AHF’s Girls’ Education Program, which new degrees across the institutions in and Shanghai, with the Prime Minister works closely with her own charitable the near future. Students will be able addressing a lunch attended by 1,800 organisation RENEW to support girls’ to complete a number of prestigious people. The University’s guests at the lunch education in Bhutan. qualifications through the University of were the Presidents of Shanghai Normal London while still studying locally, with University and Shanghai University There were 132 Bhutanese students access to University of Canberra facilities of Sport, with which the University has studying at the University in Semester and staff. Courses expected to be offered collaborations. Professor Parker was later Two 2014. include a new Master of Management witness to a sister school agreement signed with specialisations in areas such as policy by the Chief Minister and President of studies and public management. Shanghai Normal University.

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High Commissioner Her Excellency Naela Chohan who visited on 7 December. A delegation of 18 members from China’s National Audit Office and its branch offices across China completed a 20-week course on accounting at the University in October. Run by the University’s Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis (IGPA), the delegates learnt about Australian public sector auditing including government accounting policies and budget processes. The program was designed for the group to apply new policies and practices to help strengthen state audit functions in China.

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TOP: Delegates from the Chinese National Audit Office and UC staff ABOVE: UC staff with the Cambodian delegation

The University of Canberra also visited commencing in July with a two-week visit other institutions across the year including from research staff. the University of Mauritius, Hubei University in China and the Ministry for On 10 June a delegation visited from Higher Education in Abu Dhabi. the Institute of Physical Education in the Thailand Ministry of Tourism and On its own campus, the University Sports, touring both the University and of Canberra hosted as many as 40 the Australian Institute of Sport. delegations in 2014. Professor Shams-Ud-Din, Vice-Chancellor His Excellency Mak Ngoy, Director of Patuakhali Science and Technology Graduates Pitikarn Songtaveesub and Varapong General of Higher Education, the Ministry University in Bangladesh, visited the Watcharaphongphaithoon at the UC alumni reunion in Thailand of Education, Youth and Sport of University on 15 July, where an MoU for the Kingdom of Cambodia visited the partnership was signed. University from 15-16 April to discuss This year the University held several collaboration with the Ministry. On 17 July the University hosted reunions around the world to celebrate the The Ministry’s Deputy Director Dr Nith a delegation from South Africa successes of the University’s alumni. Bunlay then visited the University later in including Vice-Chancellor of the In June, University alumni gathered at the year on 1 December, where a reception University of Pretoria Professor the Grand Hyatt in Singapore. They were was held for a cohort of Cambodian Cheryl de la Rey and CEO of the Bulls welcomed by Vice Chancellor Professor students who had just completed their rugby team Barend van Graan. - Stephen Parker, addressed by then Deputy master degree studies at the University The University also hosted its annual Chief Minister of the ACT Government of Canberra. embassy and high commissions reception Andrew Barr MLA and greeted by players Also in April, the Rektor of the Stockholm at the Vice-Chancellor’s residence from the Brumbies, with the team in University College of Music Education on 7 August. Representatives from Singapore at the time for the World Rugby (Stockholms Musikpedagogiska Institut) 35 different countries attended the 10s competition. Ian Plaude visited the University to sign event, including the Ambassadors The Singapore event was followed by a an MoU with the Vice Chancellor to from the Republic of Kosovo, Portugal - reunion in Thailand at the Royal Orchid advance music education between the and Sweden, as well as the High Sheraton in July, where alumni heard two institutions. Commissioners of the Republic of Kenya and the Republic of Mauritius. from the Australian Ambassador to the In May, the University hosted its first visit Kingdom of Thailand, His Excellency from the State Islamic University of Many of these delegates followed up James Wise. Vice-President of the with personal meetings on campus to Indonesia. The Vice-Chancellor signed an Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce MoU and five areas of collaboration were discuss partnerships, such as Pakistan alumna M.L. Laksasubha Kridakon was agreed, with the research collaboration also in attendance.

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Tickets to the August reunion in Bhutan at JAPAN’S TSUNAMI SURVIVORS MODEL STUDENT CHOSEN the Taj Tashi Hotel sold out within weeks, SHARE THEIR STORIES FOR NATO YOUTH SUMMIT with alumnus Dorji Wangdrup, now the principal of the Ministry of Education in Bhutan, saying he really enjoyed the event and cherished the chance to reconnect with his university. Two reunion events were held in Vietnam in November in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, with guests including Distinguished Alumni Dr Vang Nguyen and Hoia An Nguyen. The University also held events at home in Canberra. Accounting graduates caught up over cocktails in July, and in September a high tea was held for nursing and midwifery alumni at the University. To continue to increase opportunities Dr Hitomi Nakanishi wrote a book about survivors Harveen Kaur was in the press team for the Model for alumni to network with each of the 2011 Japanese tsunami NATO Youth Summit in Montenegro other and stay connected to the University, Alumni Representatives The stories of 100 survivors of the 2011 Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of were also appointed worldwide. The Great East Japan Earthquake were Law student Harveen Kaur was selected representatives will volunteer their translated and published in a new book to take part in a global mock conference time to help organise and run alumni by an academic at the University of at the third annual Model NATO Youth events around the world with support Canberra released in 2014: Surviving Summit in Montenegro in December. from the University’s Alumni Office. the 2011 Tsunami: 100 testimonies of Ishinomaki Area Survivors of the Great East The summit proposes real-life NATO Japan Earthquake. situations to students and asks them UC TAKES PART IN NAVARATRI to defend important positions such as DANCE FESTIVAL While on her third research trip national interest, peace, security and trade. investigating the recovery of the tsunami- stricken areas in 2012, Assistant Professor Ms Kaur spent a week writing stories on in urban and regional planning Dr Hitomi the summit’s proceedings as a journalist in Nakanishi was approached by a local the press team, saying it was the perfect newspaper to create an English version place to practise all aspects of her degree of a book of survivors’ stories they had with like-minded students. previously published. “This book is the record of 100 people SPORTS GRAD NOW who survived the tsunami. Japan has COACHING IN JAPAN suffered from a number of disasters through the ages but, to my knowledge, this book is the first attempt to translate the real stories of Japanese people who have survived a catastrophe,” Dr Nakanishi said.

UC supported the Navaratri Dance Festival in 2014 NEW COLOMBO The University supported the Navaratri PLAN FUNDING Dance Festival for the first time in 2014. The festival is held in Canberra annually The New Colombo Plan was a signature and organised by the Gujarati Samaj of initiative of the Federal Government the ACT. announced in 2014, aimed at lifting knowledge of the Asia-Pacific in The University community were Australia by supporting Australian encouraged to attend the festival in undergraduates to study and undertake traditional dress to enjoy dancing and internships in the region. food for the lively celebration. Thousands of people took part in the event from The University was successful in its Hitoshi Ipponsugi from Japan at graduation 25 September to 4 October. application for funding under the 2015 round of the New Colombo Plan Mobility Thanks to his Bachelor of Sport Coaching program. The Australian Government is and Exercise Science at the University offering the University funding totalling of Canberra and an intensive internship $287,100 for six projects that will support during his degree with the Brumbies, student mobility to countries such as Hitoshi Ipponsugi scored his dream job China, Japan, Thailand and Tonga. back home in Japan.

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Mr Ipponsugi graduated on 10 April STUDENT INTERNS the short course titled Urbanization and but before his ceremony he had already IN WASHINGTON Health: Systems Approaches. secured a professional coaching job in the athletic performance division with The course was the first offered by the United Nations University’s International the Tokyo-based Kubota Spears, one of Japan’s top rugby union teams. Institute for Global Health, in partnership with the Malaysian government’s technical “The knowledge shared at UC was very support program. practical and very transferrable to my coaching. The learning process was a During the week-long course, Mr Gagole great mix of an academic and practical and Ms Injo visited the Malaysian Ministry approach, which I enjoyed. I basically took of Foreign Affairs and were involved in a the knowledge from the lectures out into field excursion to experience some of the the field,” Mr Ipponsugi said. changes in the nearby city of Putrajaya.

HAKIM HOPES TO HELP OTHERS STUDY ABROAD AND STUDENT EXCHANGE US Republican Senator Mike Crapo and UC Studying internationally was more student Shaun Hutchinson. Photo supplied popular than ever for University of Canberra students in 2014, with students University of Canberra student participating in a range of programs Shaun Hutchinson was one of just 14 including exchange, study abroad and Australian university students selected various short-term programs – seeing for a two-month Uni-Capitol Washington them gain credit towards their degrees Internship Program that saw him travel to around the world. During the year 380 the US to work in Congress. students participated in various study abroad programs, up 27 per cent from Mr Hutchinson, who is studying a double 298 in 2013. degree in politics and international relations and business administration, The University has maintained its interned with Republican Senator Mike position for the last three years as one of Crapo of Idaho. The 21-year-old from the leading institutions in Australia for Hakim Makem, originally from Sudan, pictured at Darwin said the whole experience outbound student mobility, with the latest his graduation ceremony “exceeded my expectations”. data (from 2013) showing 19 per cent of our graduating domestic undergraduate From a war-torn village in Sudan to students had an international experience as Australia’s Parliament House, Hakim SCHOLARS SELECTED part of their degree program, higher than Makem realised his dream when he FOR UN COURSE the national average of 14.8 per cent. graduated with a Bachelor of Social and Community Studies from the University The University also grew its faculty-led on 11 April. programs, hosting 14 in 2014 compared to six in 2013. New programs included Mr Makem, 50, grew up in the small village architecture students having the chance of Makuriryic and is from the Amonhom to study in Venice and nursing students clan, a small section within the Dinka tribe. engaging in clinical placements in Thailand and Tonga. Student participation through “It was not uncommon to live on one meal faculty-led programs was a substantial a day and sometimes none. Living with my proportion of our overall mobility figures, family in a hut with no electricity or health accounting for 145 students (38 per cent care services had its challenges but it also of overall numbers) compared with 2013 had a whole lot of virtues and taught me where 43 participated (14 per cent of some valuable lessons,” Mr Makem said. overall numbers). “I learnt from these experiences that it is These programs will continue to grow good not to have everything straight away. in 2015 as the University has attracted Public health students Segela Gagole and Ruth I discovered the joy of dreaming, planning, more than $600,000 in further persevering and waiting.” Injo with adjunct professor Tony Capon in Kuala Lumpur. Photo supplied mobility grants from the Australian Mr Makem, his wife and seven children Government to support the development of, and student participation in, new left a refugee camp in Sudan for Australia Two students were chosen to travel to programs. Funding came from various in 2003, moving to the ACT in 2010 so Malaysia in June for the United Nations sources including the Commonwealth’s he could study at the University. He plans University’s first short-course focused on the International Student Exchange Program, to continue studying and has enrolled in a impacts of urbanisation on human health. Master of International Development at New Colombo Plan (see page 41) and the University. Bachelor of Public Health Australia Awards AsiaBound Grants programs. scholars Segela Gagole and Ruth Injo, The University distributed $268,500 originally from Papua New Guinea, were in government funding to participating invited to Kuala Lumpur to participate in students in 2014 (supported by the

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Commonwealth Department of Education and Training/Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) to help them participate in their study programs. The University also issued 311 OS-Help Loans totalling $1.7 million to help students with their international experience. Our inbound study abroad and exchange program – where international students study in Australia – was also a great success in 2014, resulting in a 31 per cent increase on 2013 with 200 students having an international experience at the University. As part of this, the Faculty of Health ran its successful short-term program called The Australian Sporting Industry for the fourth year, hosting 29 Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Biology student Andrew Matthew won the Study Abroad and Exchange North American students for three weeks Photo Competition for this image he took while on exchange in Canada at Thompson Rivers University, which in the Winter Term. he said was a “mind-blowing experience that I will never forget.”

STUDENTS INSPIRED OXFORD EXCHANGE FIJI FACULTY FIELDTRIP BY SINGAPORE EXCITEMENT

Students learning about Indigenous Fijian culture Graphic design staff and students in Raffles Place UC student Sarah Busby studied on exchange in Taveuni from local headman Navitalai Qali. Singapore as part of a study tour. Photo supplied at Oxford in 2014. Photo: Bel Combridge Photo supplied Photography University of Canberra graphic and Landscape and architecture design industrial design students created and Business management student Sarah Busby students visited different parts of Fiji sold charms, hand made notebooks, was offered a spot at England’s prestigious in May, as part of a Faculty of Arts and - sketch pads and boutique paper products Oxford University from April to June 2014 Design study tour for their Indigenous - at market stalls on campus following an as part of its study abroad program. Conceptions of Landscape unit. industry trip to Singapore. Ms Busby undertook units in service The group of students was led on a 10-day The students toured factories and studios marketing and business finance with tour by University of Canberra Assistant during the 16 day trip in July, researching a particular interest in innovation, Professor in cultural heritage Dr Scott - the culture, symbols, colours and management and strategy as well Heyes, along with native Fijian Setoki landscapes of Singapore before returning as business entrepreneurship. She Tuiteci who is a Master of Environmental to Canberra to work in teams to create received credit for the four units she Design student at the University and products that reflected their research. did at Oxford towards her degree provided insights on the country’s land, with the University of Canberra. geography, language and political context. During their visit they discussed helping the local community on the island of Taveuni to form an ‘eco-library’ at the South Taveuni Primary School. The library is envisioned as an interactive storage space for the island’s culture and traditions, including information on Taveuni’s unique flora and fauna.

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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

It was a year of transformation for the University of Canberra campus, with new buildings opening for student accommodation, sporting facilities and health services, as well as relationships formed with new and existing partners. Capital works

Three new buildings opened on campus in 2014: the Cooper Lodge accommodation facility, the Health Hub and the Sporting Commons (more on these to follow). The Cooper Lodge accommodation building in the heart of campus includes a mix of single occupant studios, Other areas of campus were also revitalised, five bedroom apartments and a rooftop common area with Building 5 upgraded to accommodate a new headquarters for the University of Canberra College and the University’s COOPER LODGE Ngunnawal Centre (see pages 20–22). With more than 400 beds across two The building is named after alumna high-rise blocks and boasting great views and Canberra teacher Patricia Cooper, of Belconnen from the common area who joined the University to study NEW ACCOMMODATION OPENS rooftop, the University’s new student education in 1971 at the age of 40 while accommodation brought a fresh look to also raising five young children. She WEEDEN LODGE housing on campus when it opened in continued to contribute to the University A new wing of the University of Canberra’s Semester One 2014. for many years after graduating, including through her work with Convocation, our Weeden Lodge accommodation in The development, called Cooper Lodge, Belconnen opened in January. early alumni organisation. The master’s includes 267 single occupant studios and student was awarded a University of The new North Wing adjoins the already 30 five-bedroom apartments split across Canberra Distinguished Alumni Award established South Wing of the building eight floors in the main building and the in 2008. She retired from North Ainslie that opened in 2012, with the addition of four-storey annex. Businesses moving Primary School in 2013. 260 beds bringing the total amount of into its ground floor retail spaces include a beds across Weeden Lodge to 480. bakery, bar, supermarket and clothes store. Housed in a converted office building, The addition of Cooper Lodge also the development is a unique re-use of the enabled the University to offer an heritage-listed Cameron Offices. Both accommodation guarantee to all first-year wings offer a mix of studio and multi-share and international students for the first time. apartments, with common areas equipped Opened on 23 January by then ACT with entertainment including a gaming room. Chief Minister Katy Gallagher MLA, The accommodation was named in honour the project was supported by the ACT of William ‘Jock’ Weeden, the University’s Government and the Commonwealth’s Cooper Lodge is named after Distinguished Alumna Patricia Cooper most significant benefactor. National Rental Affordability Scheme.

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HEALTH INNOVATION PRECINCT As part of what will form a wider Health for the development of the University of with the aim of the University becoming Innovation Precinct on campus, the Canberra Public Hospital. The distinctive a leader in health education, health care University opened the new Health Hub in focus of the precinct will be on sub-acute, delivery, health and medical research and 2014 and also signed a new agreement primary and preventative health care innovative health industries.

The new Health Hub opened in 2014 and includes a GP Super Clinic, pharmacy, pathology services and student-delivered allied health services

HEALTH HUB OPENS Occupants include the ACT’s first GP signed two deeds on 21 January to allow The Health Hub at the University of Super Clinic, Canberra Imaging Group, for work on the University of Canberra Canberra – which includes a GP Super Capital Chemist, Brindabella Hearing & Public Hospital (UCPH) to move into Clinic, the University’s Faculty of Health Speech, Laverty Pathology and NICTA’s the design phase. National e-Health Living Laboratory. clinics, a pharmacy and pathology services The University of Canberra Acquisition – was officially opened by Chancellor Dr The University’s Faculty of Health and Development Deed sets out how the Tom Calma AO on 24 March. clinics are also now located in the facility, ACT Government will acquire the land Funding for the $15 million, four-storey, providing a variety of health services that is currently held by the University 4,800 square metre facility came from delivered by students under the guidance under a Crown lease. of qualified staff, including physiotherapy, the University, Ochre Health (via the The Collaboration and Precinct Deed, Department of Health and Ageing) and psychology, midwifery and nutrition/ dietetics. which will guide the relationship between Health Workforce Australia. ACT Health and the University, will In addition to its potential for new student ensure that the vision of the two parties NEW STAGE FOR UC PUBLIC placement opportunities and extra health is delivered and that the parties work HOSPITAL care services, the Health Hub also opens together effectively and efficiently. Then Chief Minister and Minister up new avenues for research. for Health Katy Gallagher MLA and The construction of UCPH begins in 2015 Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Parker for completion in 2017.

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The new Sporting Commons houses sporting teams and organisations, research facilities and gym space

SPORTING COMMONS OPENS The University’s new state-of-the-art Capitals and can be utilised by the $16 million Sporting Commons was University’s other sporting partners, officially opened by then acting Chief including W-League football team Minister Andrew Barr MLA on 17 July, with Canberra United (read more about our the building including a range of sporting partnerships on the next page). teams and organisations, research facilities and gym space all under the one roof. The building is also home to ACTSport, the ACT Sports Hall of Fame, UC Fit! “The University of Canberra Sporting gym and the UC Research Institute for Commons will be the leading sports and Sport and Exercise. research facility in Australia and will help grow the social and economic benefits of The 3,300 square metre facility features sport in the Territory,” Mr Barr said. three gymnasiums, medical/rehabilitation areas, plunge pools, a sauna, main oval The Sporting Commons is the and skills field, as well as a purpose-built headquarters for ACT Super Rugby side bocce court for Special Olympics ACT. the Brumbies and is equipped with their The centre will also offer and provide Then acting Chief Minister Andrew Barr MLA, training/recovery facilities and office outreach opportunities for participation in Senator Kate Lundy and Brumbies player David Pocock at the Sporting Commons launch space. The University of Canberra Vikings sport and education to remote and rural National Rugby Championship team, communities in southern NSW. which includes several Brumbies players, also resides in the facility. Funding for the Sporting Commons was provided by the ACT Government, In addition, the building is the training the University of Canberra and the ACT base for the Women’s National Basketball and Southern NSW Rugby Union League team the University of Canberra (the Brumbies).

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Sporting partnerships

UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA CAPITALS clubs, and any profits from the program are reinvested in the team.

“The University is committed to supporting women in sport, where often female athletes are unable to dedicate themselves to their sport in the same way as male athletes. The transfer will enable UC Capitals players to establish flexible working, living and studying arrangements through the University so that they are able to have a stronger focus on basketball while at the same time preparing for life after basketball,” CEO Joe Roff said.

University of Canberra Capitals star forward/ University of Canberra Capitals star Lauren women’s basketball franchise with the centre Lauren Jackson said it was exciting to Jackson in the Sporting Commons consent of Basketball ACT. become part of the new UC Capitals side and to access the University’s facilities. The University of Canberra Capitals – University of Canberra coach-in-residence Carrie Graf continues to coach the side, as they are now known – were acquired “I think it’s fantastic – being able to have with the team based in the University’s by the University of Canberra Union the opportunity to be on board with the Sporting Commons (see left). (UCU Ltd) for the commencement of the University of Canberra gives our team a 2014/2015 Women’s National Basketball The cost free transfer saw the UC solid foundation in the league and the new League (WNBL) season that began on - Capitals benefit from the University’s scale Sporting Commons facility is great. I’m just 17 October 2014. The WNBL approved as an organisation and expertise in running glad I get to be part of it,” Ms Jackson said. the transfer of the licence for the Canberra

CANBERRA UNITED UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA VIKINGS On 24 July the University announced it presented at the club’s annual The University of Canberrra Vikings were would be the new front of shirt sponsor end-of-season awards function. for the Canberra United women’s football the ACT’s team in the inaugural 2014 team for the next two seasons, featuring on As part of the deal, sports studies and National Rugby Championship and are its dark green home jersey and new gecko communication students are able to based at the University’s Sporting Commons green away shirt. undertake internships with the elite (see left). The team was established sporting team. Among the staff involved jointly by the University of Canberra, the The University increased its support in providing research support are former Tuggeranong Vikings and the Brumbies. from back of shorts sponsor to front of Canberra United goalkeeper Jocelyn shirt sponsor for the W-League team, Mara, who is now a Teaching Fellow and Former Wallabies and Brumbies player who went on to win the premiership in the PhD student at the University. Joe Roff was appointed their CEO. new uniforms in December 2014. Canberra United captain Nicole Begg (nee Bachelor of Physiotherapy students had The University of Canberra also gained Sykes) is studying environmental science the chance to help keep the University of the naming rights of the Rising Star Award and her sister Ashleigh Sykes is an alumna, Canberra Vikings in top condition during an internship with the team while they (for the under-20 player of the year) having graduated with a Bachelor of Sports Coaching and Exercise Science in 2013. competed in the championship. THE BRUMBIES The Brumbies Super Rugby side moved onto campus in July to be part of the new Sporting Commons (see left) and the University’s partnership with the team transitioned from its position of naming rights sponsor to an alliance agreement between the two parties. The alliance agreement sees the University developing stronger and wider ties with the Brumbies in alignment with our Sports Strategy. The key principles of the agreement include promotion of sports education and enhancing sports research, innovation and collaboration between Canberra United celebrating their W-League premiership win, including alumna Ashleigh Skyes (far right) and student Nicole Begg (centre). Photo: Getty Images Brumbies players, staff and management and University sports students.

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SPRINT STAR BECOMES UC’S research about touch football as well as INDIGENOUS GAME FIRST ATHLETE IN RESIDENCE the application of innovations in a range HELPS RAISE AWARENESS of areas in the sport such as athletes’ OF YOUTH SUICIDE development and sport management. According to the MoU, TFA will also provide funding for a postgraduate research scholarship to conduct research into areas of relevance to the centre, as well as support for internships and other training opportunities for University students at TFA.

SPONSORSHIPS AND CHARITIES Along with the sporting partnerships outlined previously, the University of Record-holding runner Melissa Breen was named Canberra supported a number of other UC’s first athlete in residence UCU chief executive Joe Roff scores in the Djijah community organisations and charities in Whyman Memorial Cup 2014, including: Australia’s fastest-ever woman Melissa Breen joined the University of Canberra in • Ben Donohue Fun Run The Djijah Whyman Memorial Cup June as its first athlete in residence. Inaugural Buroinjin Challenge was held • Canberra International Film Festival on campus on 23 October, seeing 16 The role gives students the opportunity • Create Your Future – ACT Government teams from across the ACT playing the to work with and learn from the national Economic Development traditional Aboriginal game of ‘Buroinjin’, 100m record-holding runner, while also • South East Regional Academy of Sport a form of handball, with Lyneham High seeing her assist in sport and exercise School taking out the prize. research. • Special Children’s Christmas Party • St Edmunds Cricket Club Organised by Melba Copland College The 100m and 200m sprinter said the • Venice Bienniale in partnership with the University, the position was a chance for her to give back tournament aimed to raise awareness of to the community, by helping to educate • Young Canberra Citizen of the Year (ACT Government) adolescent suicide in Aboriginal and Torres students studying in sport-based fields Strait Islander communities. The cup was such as exercise science and sports media. named after Djijah Whyman, an 18-year- Deputy Vice-Chancellor Nick Klomp was “It’s a fantastic opportunity for me to share old Lyneham man of Yorta Yorta/Yarrabah chosen as one of 11 locals to take part in heritage who took his own life. with students what it takes to be an elite the Canberra Celebrity Heart Challenge athlete, which I think will both help their for the Heart Foundation. Abby Bishop and Hanna Zavecz from the education and improve my professional UC Capitals joined rugby legends like development,” Ms Breen said. Over 12 weeks, Professor Klomp aimed UCU CEO Joe Roff, Brumbies coach to increase his fitness, lose some weight, Stephen Larkham and former player The position is led by the University’s improve his diet and reduce stress. He Faculty of Health in collaboration with Andrew Walker in playing Buroinjin, a ball received 47 donations and raised more game similar to European handball. the Faculty of Arts and Design, the than $4,000 for the foundation. University of Canberra Union and the All team registration fees and donations University of Canberra Research Institute Alumna Amanda Whitley also took part, were donated to the White Wreath for Sport and Exercise. raising $6,537. Association, a not-for-profit organisation that supports people who have been affected by suicide or mental illness. AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR TOUCH FOOTBALL STUDIES For help or support please call Lifeline on 13 11 14. A new agreement between the University and Touch Football Australia (TFA) established the Australian Centre for Touch Football Studies in 2014, to promote a better understanding of this growing sport through research and education activities. The University and TFA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the Centre on 20 June.

The Centre will be housed at the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) University of Canberra Research Institute Nick Klomp was part of the Canberra Celebrity for Sport and Exercise, and will encourage Heart Challenge

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UNIVERSITY OF The University won the per capita best DINING AND SHOPPING ON CANBERRA UNION University in Australia at the Australian CAMPUS University Games, beating a field of 42 In 2014, UCU managed the establishment The University of Canberra Union (UCU) universities in Australia’s premier tertiary of a new retail precinct in Cooper Lodge continued to build on its commitment to sector competition. (see page 44), with four new retail outlets student engagement and vibrancy in the opening and the relocation and renovation University community in 2014. UCU also collaborated to hold the inaugural intervarsity sporting competition of the UC Shop all driving increased retail presence on the campus. CLUBS AND SOCIETIES with the ANU across seven team sports. The University of Canberra won the There were 50 clubs and societies affiliated Two new food and beverage tenants competition in a close competition by four opened in the general student with the UCU in 2014, with 16 workshops, sports to three. information and engagement sessions accommodation retail precinct in 2014. provided to support students administer, The UC Fit! team moved into a new A new supermarket began providing govern, and lead the operations of these gymnasium and functional fitness room on-campus affordable food and household clubs. As a result, 4,868 members of in 2014 as part of the new Sporting needs for the residential community and clubs across three sectors of the University Commons (see page 46). Student an Asian restaurant opened. actively participated in sporting, social and membership to the gym peaked at the end Free or subsidised BBQs and catering faculty-based clubs throughout the year. of September, with 600 student members. were provided for many of the 129 student There were 129 events run by UC events, and price points for food and Life! during the year, with 99 campus LIVE MUSIC AND EVENTS beverage outlets were maintained against community events and 14 sporting Retaining the University’s status as a increased cost of goods. Student meal events held outside of regular sporting leading music venue in the region, 42 deals became a focus for UC Eat! in the competitions and seasons. live music gigs were held on campus with Refectory eateries. approximately 26,000 people attending. The primary week-long programs were provided to ensure consistent activity There were 25 ticketed events, with UC UC MEDICAL AND across the campus toward student Live! presenting nationally recognised COUNSELLING CENTRE engagement and student welfare. These bands such as The Cat Empire, Birds of included Orientation Week, International Tokyo, Courtney Love, 360 and Allday. In addition to new services offered in the Week, weekly market days, and Stress Health Hub (see page 45), the profile Less Week which received national media Groovin’ the Moo was held for its fifth year of the University’s existing Medical and coverage (see box). the campus, attracting 15,000 people to the Counselling Centre in the heart of campus one-day all-ages music festival. in Building One expanded in 2014. There were 46,721 attendances at the Centre UNIVERSITY SPORT AND FITNESS There were also 17 non-ticketed events during the year, an increase of 10 per cent The University had 16 sporting clubs in providing opportunities for students and from 2013. These visits (for more than 2014, ranging from traditional sports local talent to perform at live music and 9,000 individuals) included those to the such as football and basketball, through to comedy gigs held on campus. general practitioners, counsellors, nurses the new and emerging sports of ultimate and the psychiatrist. frisbee and dragon boat racing. The Centre also provided ‘I-Collaborate’ mental health and well-being sessions, clinical placement support for students and midwifery clinics for patients of the centre, Puppies prove popular continuation and expansion of residential and In Semester Two, UC Life! held a week of staff immunisation programs as well as allied events aimed at helping students ‘stress health and education student vaccination less’ before exams. The most popular of clinics, staff work travel immunisation service, the Stress-less Week events was a petting student travel immunisations and the zoo with a range of animals including provision of first aid kits for overseas travel. puppies, kittens and goats. Highlights for the Centre in 2014 The photos from this event were shared included: practice reaccreditation with the across the University’s Facebook and Australian General Practice Accreditation Instagram accounts and as a result were Limited until 2018; industry body CFEP’s picked up by popular site BuzzFeed and practice accreditation survey showing 88 the UK’s Daily Mail. per cent of patients rated the practice as good, very good or excellent; and The gallery of six images posted on 6 the expansion of counselling support to November reached 22,888 people across residential services for communication, various social media, with 436 likes on training, mental health education and Student Kaleyan Chan pets a puppy as part of Facebook. Stress Less Week critical incident support. There was also increased utilisation by students and staff of the integrated online booking system.

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Alumna’s creative Open Day chess installation More than 6,500 people visited the University of Canberra on Saturday 30 August for Open Day, with many making their mark by taking part in a large-scale art installation built on the day. The artwork, which revealed the words ‘We were here’, was created by alumna and Melbourne artist George Rose using more than 10,000 brightly coloured chess pieces. Visitors could write their name or a special message on a chess piece for Ms Rose, who graduated with a Bachelor of Graphic Design in 2009, to use in the installation. The installation then made its next move to a permanent location above the Refectory in Building 1.

Alumna George Rose installed an artwork from 10,000 chess pieces for UC Open Day that reads ‘We were here’

GREEN AWARD RECOGNISES WHITE RIBBON DAY HONOURED SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENT The University of Canberra won Best Newcomer at the 2014 Green Gown Awards Australasia on 6 November, in recognition of its contribution to sustainability. Since becoming the first university in Australia to end the sale of bottled water on campus in 2011, the University has continued to reduce its environmental footprint. The Green Gown Awards acknowledge the efforts of 26 universities and TAFEs across Australasia. The University was Guests at UC’s White Ribbon event: Professor “The University of Canberra is a complex, recognised for embedding sustainability Patricia Easteal, Deputy Vice-Chancellor multicultural community where almost (Education) Professor Nick Klomp, Professor tenets into its procurement contracts, with 60 per cent of our staff and students are Lyndon Anderson, Vice-Chancellor Stephen this model seen as innovative for the sector. Parker and US Embassy’s cultural affairs officer women. We see domestic violence as a Jason Frohnmayer work health and safety issue as well as a social wrong and we need to take an active DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Staff and students took a pledge to end stance to condemn it,” Professor Parker said. PREVENTION EVENTS violence against women at White Ribbon The University was one of just 23 The University supported the Domestic Day events held across campus on organisations in Australia to become a Violence Prevention Council in hosting 25 November. White Ribbon accredited workplace in its 2014 Seminar Series on campus during As a White Ribbon accredited workplace, 2013. Its commitment to gender equality the year. the University supports Australia’s only in the workplace was recognised in 2014 by being named an Employer of Choice The seminars provided an opportunity national, male-led campaign to end violence against women. for Gender Equality (see Impact section to discuss how domestic violence affects page 14). groups including women with disability; At the major event, Vice-Chancellor culturally and linguistically diverse Professor Stephen Parker led attendees in communities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, swearing an oath to “ensure that staff can transgender, intersex and feel safe and supported at work”. queer communities.

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NEW CHAPTER FOR UC of the archives, which are based at the Scholarships worth approximately AND LU REES ARCHIVES University’s Library. $180,000 were distributed to University students from philanthropic donations. The archives hold more than 26,000 Among these, four students were each books, audiotapes, artwork and awarded scholarships valued at $15,000 photographs. The total value of from Platinum Asset Management and the archives’ collection is estimated the Neilson Foundation to help support at $6 million. their studies. At the re-signing ceremony, the winner The University awarded $60,000 in of the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for scholarships to The Smith Family and Children’s Fiction Bob Graham kept his $35,000 for the Country Education young audience enthralled when he read Foundation of Australia to distribute to from his prize-winning book Silver Buttons students. The University also funded to children from the Wiradjuri Preschool $50,000 worth of scholarships for and Childcare Centre. honours students. More than $30,000 in the form of SCHOLARSHIPS professional memberships and cash Award-winning writer Bob Graham reads to children from the Wiradjuri Preschool at the prizes for high academic performers were Scholarships to support students while facilitated by the University in 2014. UC/Lu Rees Archives partnership re-signing event they study were awarded from a range of sources in 2014. More information about Nine new scholarships worth more than The University of Canberra and the Lu scholarships for students is in the UC $40,000 in total were secured in 2014 Rees Archives of Australian Children’s Foundation section (from page 61). to begin in 2015, including the Men’s Literature renewed their partnership Mental Health and Suicide Prevention on 10 December. The event at the The Federal Government supported Scholarship and Eldon and Anna Foote INSPIRE Centre marked the University scholarships for University of Canberra Elite Athlete Scholarship. renewing its formal agreement as sponsor students worth $246,630 in 2014.

Public lectures TIM FLANNERY CALLS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES

The University attracted a range of prominent speakers to campus in 2014 to deliver public lectures on a variety of topics. These lectures gave the University and wider community an opportunity to hear from and interact with some of the best minds in the country and the world on topical issues that impact their lives, such as Professor Tim Flannery discussing climate change and Dr Margaret Reid talking about food security in Australia’s region. Most of these lectures have been recorded and are available to view in full on the University of Canberra’s YouTube channel.

Professor Tim Flannery. Photo: Adam Bruzzone “Around 300,000 children are born each year in this country. Those born this Environmental scientist Professor Tim year have every reason to expect to be Flannery discussed the need for long-term, alive in 2100. When I look at the climate consistent policies on both climate change projections for 2100, I’m filled with horror,” and biodiversity conservation at a packed Professor Flannery said. public lecture on 24 February. Professor Flannery is an internationally Delivering the Institute for Applied renowned environmentalist, former Ecology’s annual Krebs Lecture, Professor Australian of the Year and award-winning Flannery predicted that without change, author, including of the New York Times by the end of the 21st century “around bestseller The Future Eaters and The 20 per cent of all species alive today Weather Makers. could be extinct”.

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TASMANIAN DEVILS “However, if it is the second it could allow She spoke about country, belonging and DISCUSSED AT THE ZOO them ultimately to survive and overcome the role of us all in service and touched this infection.” upon the importance of empowerment and of growing our future as a reconciled More than 100 people attended the nation. lecture, with profits from ticket sales going to the Save the Tasmanian Devil The lecture guest list included special Program Appeal. guests from the Australian Defence Force and the Royal Australian Navy.

SERVING COUNTRY THE FOCUS OF NGUNNAWAL/ JAPANESE AMBASSADOR NAIDOC LECTURE DELIVERS UC LECTURE

Dr Janine Deakin

Speaking to a packed audience at the National Zoo and Aquarium on 20 March, University of Canberra Associate Professor and Australian Research Council Future Fellow Dr Janine Deakin discussed her research into the deadly facial tumour disease that is threatening to make Tasmanian devils extinct. Since the disease was first detected in 1996, Professor Lisa Jackson Pulver His Excellency Yoshitaka Akimoto Tasmanian devil populations have declined by up to 90 per cent in some areas. Professor Lisa Jackson Pulver AM, the His Excellency Yoshitaka Akimoto, inaugural Chair of Indigenous Health and Japan’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Part of Dr Deakin’s work is looking at how Wing Commander in the RAAF Specialist Plenipotentiary to Australia, spoke at the the tumour genome is evolving to see Reserve (Public Health Epidemiologist), University as part of the National Security if it is changing to overcome resistance presented the annual Ngunnawal Lecture Series on 26 September. it meets within the devil population or if Lecture on 2 June, focusing on the 2014 it is evolving to become less virulent to NAIDOC Week theme, ‘Serving Country: Ambassador Akimoto talked about Tasmanian devils. Centenary and Beyond’. Japan’s current relationship with Australia and its contribution to regional and global “We hope the first option is a situation that security now and into the future. is not happening,” she said.

OTHER PUBLIC LECTURES IN 2014 INCLUDED: • Margaret Reid AO, ACT Committee how science contributes to the security responses to cyber incidents and Chair of the Crawford Fund – of a nation confronts cyber threats to Australia 13 February: on food security in • Tim Costello, World Vision CEO • Professor LeRoy Poff, Colorado Australia’s region. She was also – 6 August: discussed how we can State University – 5 November: on conferred an honorary doctorate from gauge the progress of a nation using what conservation scientists can do the University (see page 54) a combination of economic, social to help guide the evolution of a new • General David Hurley AC DSC, Chief and environmental indicators, not just management perspective in promoting of the Defence Force – 7 March: on the economics ecosystem resilience and supporting future for the Australian Defence Force • Major General Stephen Day DSC AM, biodiversity sustainability in this post operational future, as well as Head of Cyber and Information Security • Dr Tim Meyer, Saarland University – global defence and security issues at the Australian Signals Directorate – 2 December: on his role as the team • Alex Zelinsky, Chief defence scientist 8 August: on how the Australian Signals doctor that helped the German team and head of the Defence Science and Directorate coordinates operational win the 2014 World Cup by preparing Technology Organisation – 30 May: on them for diverse playing conditions.

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Alumni

The University of Canberra celebrated GRADUATES FEATURE OLYMPIC GRADS DIVE more than 3,400 students graduating in IN TV COMMERCIAL INTO EDUCATION 2014, with ceremonies held at Parliament House in April and October. The Alumni Network has now grown to 71,926 graduates with more than 12,000 of these returning to complete more than one qualification at the University.

ALUMNA NAMED ACT YOUNG LAWYER OF THE YEAR

Alumna Xharmagne Carandang Olympians Angie Bainbridge and Tarnee White at on the set of the UC television commercial their UC graduation ceremony

Graduates starred in the University Olympic gold medal-winning swimmers of Canberra’s primetime television Angie Bainbridge OAM and Tarnee commercial in 2014, with four alumni White OAM graduated with Bachelor of sharing how they turned their passions into Education degrees from the University of careers thanks to their degrees. Canberra on 11 April. The stars were: The friends said it was fantastic to Alumna Jessica Kennedy at graduation graduate together after having studied • Xharmagne Carandang – Bachelor of side-by-side for years, with the pair also Software Engineering, 2012: now works thrilled to already have jobs. Alumna Dr Jessica Kennedy was named in the IT firm Object Consulting in the 2014 ACT Young Lawyer of the Year. Sydney Ms Bainbridge won a gold medal as a heat swimmer in the 4x200m freestyle relay at Dr Kennedy received the award from the • Alexandria Garlan – Bachelor of Building the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, and ACT Law Society in recognition of her and Construction Management, 2014: went on to win silver in the same event at professional achievements and community working as a project manager for Banyan the London Olympics in 2012. She now involvement in the Canberra region. Construction works for the Australian Federal Police in Dr Kennedy, who currently works as a • Trent Hopkinson – Bachelor of the Cyber Crime Prevention Team. family law solicitor at Farrar Gesini Dunn, Coaching Science/ Bachelor of Sports Ms White also won gold at the Beijing graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy Management, 2013 Bachelor of Olympics as a breaststroke heat swimmer in April. Sports Studies (Honours), 2014: head performance analyst for the Brumbies in the 4x100m medley, following on from Her PhD examined the ACT Sexual and • Thomas Skeehan, Bachelor of Industrial the silver medal she claimed in that event Violent Offences Legislation Amendment Design, 2012: established his own at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. After Act 2008 and investigated society’s lack design company that sells products graduating she began relief teaching in of understanding about sexual assault and internationally. ACT schools. the trauma that sexual assault victims go through during the trial process.

BROOKE’S BEST-SELLING BOOK Writing graduate Dr Brooke Davis drew be translated into 20 languages for its “When I was at high school I felt like you from her own experience of the sudden overseas release in 2015. couldn’t be a writer as a job – that was what death of her mother to write her debut we were taught – but I decided to do it novel Lost and Found, which explores how Dr Davis graduated with a Bachelor of anyway and when I went to the University different people deal with loss and grief. Professional Writing from the University in of Canberra I felt validated by what I saw 2003 and went on to win a University medal as my passion.” The alumna’s book has struck a chord with for her Honours work, saying that her time at readers; it was named an Australian best- the University helped to set a foundation for seller, sold for publication in 25 countries her success as a writer. She later completed within months of its 2014 release and will her PhD in Western Australia.

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Honorary appointments

HONORARY DOCTORATES The University of Canberra awarded five honorary doctorates in 2014, four at graduation ceremonies held in April and October and one at a lecture in February.

Margaret Reid AO Rosemary Follett AO Former President Former ACT Chief Minister of the Australian Senate and Treasurer 13 February 2014 10 April 2014 Dr Margaret Reid AO is a former Dr Rosemary Follett was the first woman Australian politician who represented the to lead an Australian state or territory ACT in the Australian Senate for 22 years. government. She was elected as Chief In 1995, she became Deputy President of Minister and Treasurer in 1989 in the the Senate and was elected the first female ACT’s first Legislative Assembly. Her President of the Senate a year later. portfolio responsibilities included all aspects of social justice and she introduced She is now ACT Committee chair and laws governing occupational health and serves on the Crawford Fund Board safety, discrimination and harassment, of Directors, which raises awareness protection of domestic relationships and of agriculture research in developing protection against stalking, among others. countries. She is also the board chair for The Australian Foundation for Mental She currently chairs the ACT Board of Health Research. Dr Reid was made an Senior Secondary Studies and recently Officer of the Order of Australia in 2004. trained as a volunteer guide for the National Arboretum. In 2006 she was made an Officer of the Order of Australia.

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Chris Faulks Graeme Innes AM Ron Radford AM Canberra Business Council CEO Former Disability Former director of the 10 April 2014 Discrimination Commissioner National Gallery of Australia 8 October 2014 9 October 2014 Dr Chris Faulks commenced as CEO of the Canberra Business Council in Dr Graeme Innes AM, who was born blind Dr Ron Radford is the former director September 2007, an organisation that due to congenital issues, was Disability of the National Gallery of Australia and represents the interests of a large number Discrimination Commissioner from during a career spanning more than of businesses across the ACT and the December 2005 to July 2014. He also 40 years has been responsible for the capital region. previously served as Race Discrimination acquisition of around 47,000 works of art Commissioner and Human Rights and staged more than 500 exhibitions. She holds a Graduate Diploma in Commissioner. He drafted the United Education from the University of Nation’s Convention on the Rights of Dr Radford has also received many Canberra, a Bachelor of Arts from ANU Persons with Disabilities and led a number awards, including becoming a Member and a Graduate Diploma in Administration of other successful initiatives to promote of the Order of Australia in 2002 and from the College of Management. inclusion and human rights. received the Centenary Medal in 2001. Dr Faulks was previously the general He was recognised internationally for his manager of public affairs and government He is currently the chair of the Attitude contributions to the arts with a Chevalier relations at Diabetes Australia and before Foundation, which works to change de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from that she spent 13 years working as a senior attitudes toward people with disability. the French Government in 2009. adviser to Federal Government ministers. He was made a Member of the Order of The Visual Arts Board of the Australia Australia in 1995 and was a finalist for Council presented him with a Laureate Australian of the Year in 2003. Medal in 2012 for a lifetime of service to Australian art.

A full list of the University of Canberra’s honorary doctorates is available at: www.canberra.edu.au/ honoraryappointments

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Honorary appointments (continued)

ADJUNCT PROFESSORS Adjunct Professors appointed in 2014 Graves, Jenny, BSc (Hons) UniSA, were: MSc UniSA, PhD UC Berkeley, The University’s College 20 February 2014 of Adjuncts welcomed 104 Akerlind, Gerlese, BA (Hons) ANU, PhD Syd, 20 February 2014 Hahn, Allan, Dip PE Melb, BPE (Hons) new members and WA, PhD WA, 11 December 2014 56 renewed members as Bartholomaeus, Andrew, BPharm Sydney, PhD RMIT, 20 February 2014 Halton, Sarah, BA (Hons) ANU, Adjunct Professors in 2014. 26 June 2014 Blackman, Deborah, BSc (Hons) The adjunct community makes Surrey, MA Poly Tech London, Cert Res Hardman, David, KSA, MBBS (Hons), a significant contribution Methods Southampton Inst, Grad Cert LLB (Hons), Grad Cert HE, FRGS, across a broad range of Southampton Inst, PhD Nottingham Trent FRACS, 21 August 2014 & Southampton Inst, 20 February 2014 activities, strengthening the Harrison, Mark, 26 June 2014 Braysher, Mike, BSc (Hons) Adel, PhD University’s teaching, research Adel, 26 June 2014 Hartung, Greg, MA Syd, BA UQ, and professional activities 21 August 2014 Briggs, Sue, AM, BScAgr Syd, MNatRes and fostering co-operative UNE, PhD ANU, 26 June 2014 Hill, Jonathan, BSc (Hons) Kingston, relationships between the PhD Brunel, 23 October 2014 Brown, Nick, BAppSci QUT, MSc QUT, University and national and PhD Texas, 21 August 2014 Hinds, Lyn, BSc (Hons) ANU, PhD ANU, international communities. 23 October 2014 Brusic, Vladimir, BEng (Hons) Yug, Hobbs, Tony, MB BS (Hons) Sydney, On 21 August the College of Adjuncts MEng Belgrade, Grad Dip CSci La Trobe, DRANZCOG-Adv, DCH, DTM&H, hosted its annual reception at the Ann MAppSci RMIT, PhD La Trobe, MBA FACRRM, 20 February 2014 Harding Conference Centre with more Rutgers, 26 June 2014 than 95 attendees. Byron, Neil, BSc (Hons) ANU, MA Hoff, Brand, BA, FAICD, FACS, FAIEx, Brit Col, PhD Brit Col, GAICD, 20 February 2014 11 December 2014 Jamalipour, Abbas, BS (Hons) Isfahan, Chambers, Barbara, BA, Dip Ed MS (Hons) Sharif, PhD Nagoya, Grad (Secondary), BEd, MEd (Hons) UNE, Cert Syd, 20 February 2014 20 February 2014 Kefford, Andrew, BA (Hons), LLB UWA, Chartres, Colin, BSc (Hons) Bristol, PhD Grad Dip Legal Practice ANU, EMPA Reading, Dip AICD, 20 February 2014 ANZSOG/UC, 20 February 2014

Duckett, Stephen, BEc, MHA, PhD, Kennett, Rodney, BSc Macquarie, BSc DBA, Dsc, DipEd (Tert), DipLegStud, (Hons) ANU, PhD UQ, Post Grad Cert FASSA, FAICD, 21 August 2014 Prof Man Adel, 21 August 2014

Fricker, Peter, OAM MBBS FACSP Keys, Glenn, BMechEng (UNSW), FRACP(Hons) FFSEM(UK)(Hons) 26 June 2014 GAICD, 24 February 2014 Khan, Shahbaz, PhD Birmingham, MSc Germon, Geoffrey, BEc ANU, WR TechMan Birmingham, M Int Ev This list is based on information 26 June 2014 Law Macq, M EnvEco Imperial College provided by the recipient at the time London, 21 August 2014 of their appointment.

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Killian, Andrzej, MSc Silesian, PhD Roberts, Darren, BPharm UQ, B Med EMERITUS PROFESSORS Silesian, 20 February 2014 ANU, B Surg ANU, PhD ANU, Royal Council appointed five Emeritus Australasian College of Physicians, Professors in 2014. Krebs, Charles, BSC Minnesota, MA 21 August 2014 British Columbia, PhD British Columbia, Max Wagner, Phil Lewis, Mark Turner, 26 June 2014 Rumble, Gary, BA/Law (Hons), PhD, Peter Putnis and Warwick Blood all 26 June 2014 commenced their emeritus appointments , BSc UNSW, Grad Dip Kwan, Tony upon retirement from the University. CCAE, 20 February 2014 Salvado, Olivier, PhD Case Western, MSc ESIEE, 26 June 2014 Lake, Sam, BSc (Hons) ANU, PhD A full list of the University of Southampton, 26 June 2014 Simms, Marian, PhD La Trobe, Canberra’s Emeritus Professors is 11 December 2014 available at: www.canberra.edu.au/ Lennard, Chris, BSc (Hons) ANU, PhD honoraryappointments ANU, 23 October 2014 Simpson, Roger, Assoc Dip RMIT, 11 December 2014 Leon, Renee, BA, LLB (Hons) ANU, FOUNDING STAFF PROGRAM LLM Cambridge, 20 February 2014 Snow, Malcolm, BRegUrbPlan(Hons) The Founding Staff Program aims to UQ, MLandArch Melb, Grad Dip Fin maintain and foster the University’s Martin, David, PhD Wyoming, Man SA, 21 August 2014 relationship with the staff members 23 October 2014 who helped establish the University’s Steffen, Will, PhD Florida, predecessor institution the Canberra O’Keeffe, Brian, PhD Monash, 21 August 2014 11 December 2014 College of Advanced Education and Thorburn, Lyndal, BSC (Hons), Grad Dip continue to support the institution after Parkinson, Martin, PhD Princeton, Legal Studes, Grad Dip Ed, PhD, Dip they have left. In 2014, the program MEc ANU, BEc (Hons) Adel, Accounting, FAICD, 23 October 2014 involved social events throughout the 20 February 2014 year including an annual luncheon and Tripp, Ralph, PhD Oregon, invitations to lectures/forums on campus. Peacock, Tony, BScAgr (Hons) Sydney, 23 October 2014 PhD Sydney, 20 February 2014 The major activity in 2014 was the Upton, Penney, MA (Hons) St formation of the Archiving Program, where Pegrum, Annabelle, BArch (Hons) Syd, Andrews, MPhil Wales, PhD Sheffield, founding staff help catalogue and locate BSc Syd, 11 December 2014 26 June 2014 archived materials of significance for the University. This will prove particularly Phair, Nigel, MGovComLaw ANU, Whiteford, Gail, PhD UniSA, M HSc useful in the lead up to the University’s MPubPol UNE, BAdminLead UNE, (OT) UniSA, B AppSc (OT) Curtin, - 50th birthday in 2018. 11 December 2014 26 June 2014

Pham, Tu, BEco UQ, 20 February 2014 Whitehead, Margaret, PhD UOL, Radoll, Peter, BIT UC, MIT UC, PhD Hon DArts, 23 October 2014 ANU, 23 October 2014 Wilson, Mathew, BSc (Hons) Ramshaw, Ian, MSc, PhD, 26 June 2014 Wolverhampton, MPhil Wolverhampton, PhD Wolverhampton. PGLTHE London Ransome, Kay, BA (Hons) UQ, LLB Met, 11 December 2014 (Hons) Syd, 21 August 2014 A full list of the University of , MSc ANU, PhD ANU, Rayner, John Canberra’s Adjunct Professors is 11 December 2014 available at: www.canberra.edu.au/ honoraryappointments

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University of Canberra Honours

The University of Canberra would like to congratulate all staff and alumni who were recognised in the Australia Day and Queen’s Birthday Honours for 2014.

AUSTRALIA DAY HONOURS

ROBERT DE CASTELLA MBE AO

OFFICER (AO) For distinguished service to the community through programs promoting Honorary degree IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF children’s health and fitness, as a supporter and mentor of young Indigenous holder THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA men and women, and to marathon running

PROFESSOR STEPHEN PARKER AO

OFFICER (AO) For distinguished service to tertiary education through administrative, academic Vice-Chancellor IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF and representational roles, and as a leader in the growth and development of THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA the University of Canberra

JONATHAN STANHOPE AO

OFFICER (AO) For distinguished service to the community of the Australian Capital Territory Honorary degree IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF through leadership roles, to the advancement of human rights and social justice, holder, Adjunct THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA and to economic development Professor

AIR VICE-MARSHALL GAVIN DAVIES AO

OFFICER (AO) For distinguished service to the Australian Defence Force in senior command Alumnus IN THE MILITARY DIVISION OF and staff appointments THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA

DR MOIRA SCOLLAY AM

MEMBER (AM) For significant service to vocational education and training, and to public sector Alumna IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF management reform THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA

COLONEL NATASHA FOX AM

MEMBER (AM) For exceptional performance of duty as Chief of Staff, Headquarters Joint Task Alumna IN THE MILITARY DIVISION OF Force 633 on Operation SLIPPER from June 2012 to January 2013 THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA

AIR COMMODORE ANTHONY GRADY AM

MEMBER (AM) For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in Air Combat Alumnus IN THE MILITARY DIVISION OF Development THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA

DR SUE POWELL OAM

MEDAL (OAM) For service to sport as a gold medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games Research Fellow OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION

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BRYAN NYE OAM

MEDAL (OAM) For service to the rail transport industry, and to the business sector Alumnus OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION

THE LATE KIM CLARKE PSM

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (PSM) For outstanding public service as First Assistant Secretary Ministerial Alumna and Parliamentary Services Division in the Department of Finance and Deregulation, particularly in relation to the accountability and transparency of parliamentary entitlements

REBECCA CROSS PSM

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (PSM) For outstanding public service in leadership and collaboration in Alumna Commonwealth/State relations, particularly in the development and negotiation of historic reforms agreed through the Council of Australian Governments on national skills reform and national disability care reform

BRIGADIER DIANNE GALLASCH AM CSC

COMMENDATION For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as Director Alumna FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE General Transition and Redeployment on Operation SLIPPER from January to December 2012

LIEUTENANT COLONEL GLEN BRAITHWAITE

CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS (CSC) For outstanding achievement as Staff Officer Grade One - Base Support in the Alumnus Directorate of Logistics - Army

LIEUTENANT COLONEL DAVID GARSIDE CSC

CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS (CSC) For outstanding achievement as Staff Officer Grade One Joint Effects Plans at Alumnus Headquarters Joint Operations Command

COLONEL RUSSELL MADDALENA CSM

CONSPICUOUS SERVICE MEDAL (CSM) For meritorious achievement as Director of Operational Plans in Headquarters Alumnus Joint Operations Command

QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS

PATRICIA ANDERSON AO

OFFICER (AO) For distinguished service to the Indigenous community as a social justice Former Professorial IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF advocate, particularly through promoting improved health, educational and Fellow THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA protection outcomes for children

PROFESSOR SAM LAKE AO

OFFICER (AO) For distinguished service to conservation and the environment as an ecologist Adjunct Professor IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF and freshwater scientist, and to research and professional organisations THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA

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University of Canberra Honours (continued)

DR STEPHEN JIGGINS AM

MEMBER (AM) For significant service to the community of the Australian Capital Territory, Alumnus IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF particularly as an advocate for improved road safety THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA

VIRGINIA HAUSSEGGER AM

MEMBER (AM) For significant service to the community, particularly as an advocate for Adjunct Professor IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF women’s rights and gender equality, and to the media THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR ROBERT WHITTAKER AM

MEMBER (AM) For significant service to the building and construction industry as a leader and Adjunct Professor IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF educator THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA

CAPTAIN RAYMOND LEGGATT AM

MEMBER (AM) For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Navy across the fields of Alumnus IN THE MILITARY DIVISION OF capability management, training, command and operations THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA

LIEUTENANT COLONEL DONALD LIMN OAM

MEDAL (OAM) For service to veterans Alumnus OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION

MARGARET MANSFIELD OAM

MEDAL (OAM) For service to music, and to the community Alumna OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION

PATRICIA WILKS OAM

MEDAL (OAM) For service to education in the Australian Capital Territory Alumna OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION

CLIFFORD ARMITAGE OAM PSM

MEDAL (OAM) For service to youth, and to the community of the Australian Capital Territory Alumnus OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION

AVON RICHARDS-SMITH ESM

EMERGENCY SERVICES MEDAL (ESM) For a distinguished career with the ACT State Emergency Service as a Alumnus, former volunteer since 1972 lecturer

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UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA FOUNDATION

The University of Canberra SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT “The UC Foundation scholarship has helped me take a big step in life, a step Foundation had a successful year The UC Foundation ran its fourth towards a brighter future. It has provided in 2014. Generous donations Annual Appeal in 2014, and through the me much-needed relief so that I can work generous support of our alumni, staff, and from our alumni, staff, students less, not have to worry about meeting community, raised more than $38,000 to everyday expenses and concentrate and the community contributed fund 16 scholarships in support of refugee, more on my studies. It might be a small to a range of scholarships to rural and remote, and Aboriginal or Torres contribution for the donors but it is a Strait Islander students. huge support for students like me,” Ms support students in need, and Hongprapus said. also helped the University to One of these scholarship recipients was Napat Hongprapus, who was originally The UC Foundation also helped raise fund critical projects that would from Thailand and moved to Australia to more than $13,000 for the continuation not otherwise be funded. study a Bachelor of Medical Science at of the Clea Rose Travel Award in 2014, the University. She said receiving the UC In 2014, the foundation raised which honours the memory of University Foundation scholarship had helped her tourism management student Clea Rose, more than $1.2 million from stay motivated to continue her studies. who died after being hit by a speeding car philanthropic sources. in 2005. The Rose-Dunn family established the scholarship in 2005 so the University could support students to do part of their undergraduate course overseas, with the late Ms Rose having been an avid traveller who had just returned from studying abroad before she passed away. An online fundraising page was created by the UC Foundation, with the original goal of raising $5,000. The Rose-Dunn family exceeded their goal, collecting more than $13,000 in donations. This money will allow the Clea Rose fund to support itself into the UC Foundation scholarship recipient future and continue to help students travel Napat Hongprapus abroad as part of their studies.

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GENEROUS DONATION She said the purpose behind rural children The donations received have helped ON SONG FOR REGIONAL learning how to play the violin was for them the program assist many Indigenous STUDENTS to become more confident at school and Australians in achieving their academic help to improve their reading, writing and goals, through supporting an Academic maths skills. Enrichment Program for high school students in NSW, Victoria and WA, providing scholarships to study overseas UC ENCOURAGES GIVING and running an annual international study ON ITS 46TH BIRTHDAY tour. More than 200 staff and students joined Since the program started in 2011, Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Parker 24 Indigenous Australians have been at a morning tea on campus to celebrate accepted into prestigious international the University of Canberra’s 46th birthday universities including Oxford, Cambridge on 29 October. The event, organised and Harvard. In 2014, five Indigenous by the UC Foundation, also marked the Aurora scholars graduated with master’s official launch of the University’s workplace degrees from Cambridge or Oxford, giving program, which encourages staff to bringing the total number of scholars from support philanthropic activity through the this program who have graduated with full- Goulburn Public School student Inika Reeves with UC Foundation. time degrees from these institutions to 10. her new violin. Photo supplied The program also runs the Aurora Indigenous Scholars International Study Regional children are in tune for a brighter UC FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE ASPIRATION INITIATIVE Tour each year. The tour provides future thanks to a music education the opportunity for a number of high program led by University education The UC Foundation received $755,000 performing students and graduates to researcher Dr Anita Collins. in 2014 from Australian philanthropic visit leading universities in the UK and the With a generous $25,000 philanthropic foundations to support The Aspiration US. In 2014, 19 talented students and grant from the Vincent Fairfax Family Initiative (TAI) through its partnership with graduates from across Australia embarked Foundation and a donation of 50 violins the Aurora Project. TAI aims to broaden on this study tour. Since the tour began in what is possible for Indigenous Australians from the Sydney-based Vivaldi Strings 2011, 22 participants have applied to the Shop, Dr Collins has been able to provide in relation to academic achievement – universities they visited and 20 have been violins and a teacher to support a strings from school attendance and minimum accepted (see below for more). program for regional students at Goulburn benchmarks to academic excellence in Public School in NSW. Australia and on the world stage (read more on page 23).

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2014 Donor honour roll

The University of Canberra ORGANISATIONS, TRUSTS & Dr Michael de Percy would like to acknowledge and FOUNDATIONS Associate Professor Janine Deakin Capital Chemist Emeritus Professor Peter Dennis AM & Dr Iréna Svilans Dennis thank the generous individual Minderoo Foundation - Mrs Eva D’Ews Thomson and corporate donors who MLC Advice Canberra Pty Ltd Mrs Claudia Doman Platinum Investment Management Ltd supported the UC Foundation Professor Jane Doolan Rotary Club of Ginninderra Dr Carlo D’Ortenzio in 2014. The support of our Sidney Myer Fund Mr John Dryzek donors, alumni and friends The Fairbridge Foundation Mrs Nandita Dutta The Neilson Foundation is critical to the University of Dr Ray Edmondson OAM Une Parkinson Foundation Mr David Evans Canberra’s success, through the University of Canberra College Miss Naomi Findlay Upshot Foundation provision of financial support Dr John Fitz Gerald Veolia Mulwaree Trust to our students, as well as in Dr Michele Fleming Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation supporting the University to Ms Gail Freeman Mr Gabriel Garrigues achieve its mission, through INDIVIDUALS Mrs Anne Aldis Ms Margaret Gillespie contributions to the endowment. Mr Abdullah Saud A Alrashed Ms Natsai Gomiwa Mr John Anane Dr John Grant & Mrs Helen Grant Mr Alan Arnold Mr David Grantham Ms Hawari Badri Ms Kerry Grimmond Professor Helen Berry Mr Dirk Guinan Mrs Maggie Bolton Mr Laurence Hallam Mr Alex Bounds Mr Henning Hansen Mr Rodney Bourke & Mrs Rosemarie Bourke Mr Peter Helson Ms Natalie Broadhurst Dr Danny Hills Miss Liz Brooks Dr Anthony Hogan Miss Grace Bryant Mrs Sophia Hogan Mr George Brzostowski SC Ms Kim Horne Ms Ros Byrne Mrs Simone Howells Dr Tom Calma AO & Mrs Heather Calma Miss Joanne Huynh Mr Michael Chen Mrs Cathryn Ingram Dr Jenny Chesters Ms Natalie Ison Associate Professor Girija Chetty Ms Helen Jessup Ms Kristyn Comino Mr Gabriel Joseph Professor Gabrielle Cooper Miss Lisa Kilpatrick Mr Philip Costley Professor Nick Klomp Ms Wendy Coxhead Mrs Juliana Kwong Mrs Barbara Cram Ms Jenny Lane Ms Anita Crotty Mr Godofredo Lapuz Dr Natalie Cujes Mrs Priya Larsen Professor Rachel Davey Ms Yolanta Lenar-Bierkowska Mrs Mary Davidson Mr Bruce Lines & Mrs Julie Lines Ms Inga Davis Ms Glenys London

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Miss Teresa Loveland Dr Sarah Ryan 56 ANONYMOUS DONORS Ms Vicki Lucas Ms Cindy Sabharwal Thank you to our donors who have chosen to Mr Iain Mackay Ms Eileen Sadler remain anonymous. Mrs Sam Mackey Ms Sue Salthouse Ms Jean Mackinder Mr Jorawar Sandhu Your support of the University of Canberra Mr Raglan Maddox Dr Stuart Semple and our activities is greatly appreciated. Mr Saad Mahmood Ms Grace Shaw & Mr Alan de Zilva Mr Alex Mammen Ms Julie Shaw Dr Helen Marsden Ms Jane Shum Mr Joshua Matic Ms Loulou Siharath Mr James Mayen Ms Jeanette Skaff Ms Selma McLaren Professor Colin Soskolne Mr John McNaught & Mrs Margaret Ms Maria Storti McNaught Ms Laura Summerfield Professor Ken McQueen & Mrs Elizabeth Ms Yuanita Sunatrio McQueen Ms Coral Suthern Mrs Aroosa Mehreen Mrs Margaret Tatarinov Dr Katja Mikhailovich Dr Kim Taylor Ms Sheila Millar Mr Lewis Taylor-Cannon Mr Michael Miller & Mrs Roxanne Miller Professor Kevin Thompson & Mrs Joycelyn Dr Leah Moore Thompson Emeritus Professor Ingrid Moses Mrs Sara Thomsen Mr Jaan Murphy Mr Dennis Trewin & Mrs Annette Trewin Miss Olivia Neethyrajah Mr Murray Turner Mr Scott Nichols Mr Dino Vido Dr Gabrielle O’Kane Mrs Delcia Von Brandenstein Ms Kathleen O’Sullivan Ms Jennifer Wanless Mr Bill Outram & Mrs Dorothy Outram Mr Anthony Watkins Professor Stephen Parker AO & Dr Rhian Ms Alison Watson Parker Dr Michael Watt Mr Richard Parker Dr Auriol Weigold Mr Paul Pearson Mrs Laura Weinhold Mr Neofitos Pertsinidis Mrs Lucy Wells Mr Robin Poke AM Mr Andrew Welsh Dr Kate Pumpa Emeritus Professor Roger Wettenhall AM Mr Om Raj Rai Mrs Vicki Williams Ms Lyn Rainforest Ms Jennifer Wilson Ms Victoria Redfern Ms Helen Withnell & Mr Clive Hawkins Ms Fleur Reid Mr Bill Wood & Mrs Beverley Wood Professor Simon Ridings Mrs Zhong Jie Wu & Dr Hui Wei Mrs Dara Rome We would also like to acknowledge Mr George Zhu Mr Philip Roper and thank all of those who gave Ms Elaine Zwangobani their valuable time, knowledge and Ms Frances Rose & Mr Ross Dunn experience to the University through Miss Ciara Rumble volunteer activities. Dr Angelina Russo Mr William Stephen Forster Rutledge Thank you all for your support.

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APPENDICES

A1. WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY The University of Canberra is committed and Risk Management Committee and of lunchtime EAP sessions on topics to promoting, maintaining and ensuring the University Council relating to wellbeing the health, safety and welfare of its • Safety in design functions being • Employer-funded influenza workers, students, contractors and visitors. incorporated into the development immunisation for staff and students Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) is and delivery of University construction identified as at risk or presenting a managed in accordance with the statutory projects during the design process to potential risk to clients provisions of the Work Health and Safety eliminate or minimise risks to health • Involvement in the Red Cross blood Act 2011. and safety throughout the life of the donor program to support employees The University established a new structures who volunteer as blood donors WHS Management Committee during • Implementation of ‘de-escalating • As a recognised White Ribbon the reporting period, chaired by the aggressive behaviour’ procedures employer, the University actively Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), and training packages for workers in promoted the importance of preventing and including several senior executive customer service roles who have the violence against women, hosting managers representing the interests of greatest potential to be exposed to an event on White Ribbon Day (25 workers across the University. The WHS aggressive and violent behaviour November) Management Committee met quarterly • Formation of a Tobacco-Free Campus • Access to a corporate health plan for and introduced a strategic focus for the Working Group to plan and implement staff taking out private health cover. development of the WHS management the University’s Tobacco on Campus • The University of Canberra continued to system, policy and preventative measures. Policy Of note, an improved WHS quarterly maintain a high level of customer service • Completion of the annual workplace to clients and injured workers with performance report has been introduced, WHS inspection program establishing key performance indicators, emphasis on early intervention, efficient both preventative and remedial. • Meetings of the emergency control claims and medical management and The report is used to inform the Audit organisation, bringing together the a productive rehabilitation program and Risk Management Committee of various wardens and first-aid officers to return injured workers to full WHS activity and performance. to undertake training, development employment. In 2014, the University and review of systems and processes completed a Certificate of Compliance, WHS advisory committees also including regular emergency evacuation successfully meeting the Comcare operated within portfolios during 2014. exercises. rehabilitation management system The committees facilitated communication audit standards set by the Safety, and cooperation on WHS matters A range of initiatives aimed at encouraging Rehabilitation and Compensation between management and workers, and staff to pursue healthy and active lifestyles Commission for the rehabilitation of played an active role in the dissemination continued over the year including: injured employees. of health, safety and welfare information. • Ergonomic workstation assessments, Other specific activities undertaken to During 2014, no directions or notices advice, assistance and provision of injury uphold the health, safety and wellbeing of under the Work Health and Safety Act prevention software and ergonomic aids workers, and to meet legislative obligations 2011 were served on the University where required included: by WorkSafe ACT, Health and Safety • Provision of Employee Assistance Representatives, or Comcare. • Providing quarterly WHS performance Program (EAP) counselling and support reports to the Vice-Chancellor and services for staff and their immediate Senior Management Group, the Audit families, including the presentation

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A2. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION This information is given in relation to the • an undergraduate student elected by PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED BY Freedom of Information Act 1989 (ACT) undergraduate students; and THE UNIVERSITY (the FOI Act). • a postgraduate student elected by A range of documents are available to the postgraduate students of the University. public free of charge on the University’s FUNCTIONS AND DECISION- website, including: MAKING POWERS Council is responsible for the entire • statutes, rules and policies of the The University was established under the management of the University. University University of Canberra Act 1989 (ACT). Council monitors the performance The functions of the University include: of the University against its Strategic • annual reports Plan, approves policies relating to all • faculty, unit and course guides • to transmit and advance knowledge by University activities and oversees the • international students guide undertaking teaching and research of the management of the University through the • undergraduate and postgraduate highest quality Vice-Chancellor. prospectuses • to encourage, and provide facilities for, postgraduate study and research Under section 40 of the Act, the Council • visitors guide may also make statutes and rules with • to provide facilities and courses for • Library and computer services centre respect to the various aspects of the guides higher education generally, including management, good governance and education appropriate to professional discipline of the University. • Monitor (University news) and other occupations, for students from • material on student support services and within Australia and overseas student accommodation; and PUBLIC PARTICIPATION • to award and confer degrees, diplomas Members of the public contribute to the • other occasional publications on various and certificates, whether in its own work of the University in a number of ways. matters, such as research activities. right, jointly with other institutions or as Some examples include: otherwise decided by the Council The University maintains documents • to provide opportunities for people • membership of various boards and relating to the decision-making processes – including those who already have committees including Council, the within the University, including agendas post-secondary qualifications – to obtain Campus Development Board, the and minutes of Council meetings (which higher education qualifications; and Environment and Works Committee, the are available to the public free of charge on • to engage in extension activities. Finance Committee and other working the University’s website), Council papers, groups such as the Reconciliation Action minutes of committee meetings and The University is governed by a Council Plan Implementation Committee minutes of Academic Board meetings. consisting of the following members: • participation in a range of client The University also keeps documents consultative processes such as student • the Chancellor relating to the administration of the surveys and other activities • the Vice-Chancellor University including personnel files, • access to teaching and learning for salary and recruitment records, student • the chair of Academic Board members of the University of the Third files, student enrolment and admission • eight persons appointed by the ACT Age procedures, other procedural documents Chief Minister • attending public lectures and other relating to student administration, • a member of the academic staff elected events; and financial statements and accounting by the academic staff • participation in the Alumni Network. records, registry files and various other • a member of the general staff elected by administrative records. the general staff

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ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS Requests for access to documents should soon as possible to provide them with The University has a policy of openness be directed to the FOI Officer, University any details of charges and a copy of the with respect to its activities, and of Canberra ACT 2601, telephone (02) FOI fee schedule. The FOI Officer is seeks to provide maximum access to 6201 2908. Requests should include authorised to make a decision in respect of its records. Individuals may obtain return address details where notices under a request for access to a document. information regarding access to their the FOI Act can be sent. Applicants The University is located at University personal information by reference to the should provide sufficient information to Drive, Bruce, ACT and is open for University’s Personal Information Digest enable the University to identify and locate business between 9.00am and 5.00pm, at: www.canberra.edu.au/university/ relevant documents. All requests will be Monday to Friday (except on public and governance/privacy acknowledged within 14 days. University holidays). For other documents, depending The FOI Act provides for fees to be For more information see: www.canberra. upon the nature of the documents, the charged for time and resources used in edu.au/university/governance/ University may be willing to provide them meeting a request. There is no charge freedom of information to applicants without the need to make a for making an FOI application and the - - formal request under the FOI Act. University will notify the applicant as

A3. PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE The procedure for management of Public Public Interest Disclosure Act 2012 (ACT). The ACT Ombudsman and the Interest Disclosures is contained within the The procedures are available for staff ACT Auditor General are also proper Fraud and Corruption Control Plan, which on the University’s Policy Database or authorities to receive disclosures. sets out the procedures for investigation by contacting the Secretary of Council, of disclosures and protection for disclosers University of Canberra ACT 2601. The University did not receive any Public in accordance with the provisions of the Interest Disclosures during 2014.

A4. RISK MANAGEMENT STATEMENT The University of Canberra regards continuity, emergency management, the achievement of the Strategic Plan and effective risk and resilience management disaster recovery, fraud control and health objectives. Additionally, each operational as an integral component of the and safety. area – including faculties, portfolios, University’s operations, enabling the research centres and controlled entities – University to identify, assess and manage The University of Canberra’s Risk maintain an operational risk register. These significant business and operational Management Plan establishes the registers identify risks that may impact risks and minimise their impact on the processes for risk management across on organisational activities and outcomes University. the University. This plan is consistent across the range of activities and processes with the Australian and New Zealand undertaken across the University and are The Council is committed to the Risk Management Standard - AS/NZS used to develop the risk profile for the implementation and maintenance of a ISO 31000:2009 Risk Management – University. formal resilience management system Principles and guidelines. throughout all levels of the University. Resilience management training, which This is fundamental to achieving the The Audit and Risk Management incorporates risk management, has been University’s strategic and operational Committee and the University’s Council established and is available for all staff. objectives, while protecting and oversee the implementation and operation The University’s risk management enhancing the University’s reputation. of risk management at the University. program is coordinated through the The University’s Resilience Management The University maintains a Strategic Risk Office of the Vice-President, Framework is comprised of six key Register, which documents risks specific to Governance and Development. components: risk management, business

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GLOSSARY

AHF Australian Himalayan Foundation MDBA Murray-Darling Basin Authority AIS Australian Institute of Sport Murray Darling Basin Futures Cooperative Research MDBfutures - ANU Australian National University Network ARC Australian Research Council MOOCs Massive Open Online Courses ASC Australian Sports Commission MoU Memorandum of Understanding CBRIN Canberra Innovation Network Limited NATSEM National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling CCCR Centre for Creative and Cultural Research NHMRC National Health & Medical Research Council CEO Chief Executive Officer NICTA National ICT Australia CeRAPH Centre for Research and Action in Public Health NTB West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia CEQ Course Experience Questionnaire PT Part-time CRC Cooperative Research Centre SAF Structural Adjustment Fund Structural Adjustment Fund, Flexibility, Innovation, CResTS Centre for Research in Therapeutic Solutions SAFFIRE Retention and Engagement CRN Collaborative Research Network SES Socio economic status CURF Canberra Urban Regional Futures - SynCH Synergy in Canberra for Health DIA Design Institute of Australia TAI The Aspiration Initiative DSE Disability Standards for Education TFA Touch Football Australia EAP Employee Assistance Program UCC / UC EFTSL Equivalent Full-Time Student Load University of Canberra College College FOI Freedom of Information UCELI University of Canberra English Language Institute FT Full-time UC Foundation University of Canberra Foundation GDS Graduate Destination Survey UC-HRI UC Health Research Institute GOTYA Graduate of the Year Award UN United Nations HDR Higher Degree by Research UCPH University of Canberra Public Hospital IA-CRC Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre University of Canberra Research Institute for Sport UCRISE IAE Institute for Applied Ecology and Exercise IELTS International English Language Testing System UCU University of Canberra Union IGPA Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis VCG Vice-Chancellor’s Group LIFE Lingnan Institute of Further Education WHS Workplace Health and Safety LSE London School of Economics WNBL Women’s National Basketball League

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