UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA ANNUAL REPORT 2015
ANNUAL REPORT VOLUME ONE VOLUME ONE
2015
LETTER TO THE MINISTER
April 2016
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 of 1 January to 31 December 2015, together with the financial statements in respect of that period.
Yours sincerely
Professor Tom Calma AO Chancellor
Professor Stephen Parker AO Vice-Chancellor and President
1 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. Table of contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT 43 From the Chancellor 4 Health Precinct 44 Campus Community Precinct 44 INTRODUCTION Innovation Park 45 From the Vice-Chancellor 6 Capital works 45 COUNCIL REPORT 8 COMMUNITY 46 Council Activities 10 Sporting partnerships 46 VICE-CHANCELLOR’S GROUP 12 Public lectures 51 Alumni 52 IMPACT 14 Honorary appointments 54 EDUCATION 18 University of Canberra Honours 58 From the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) 18 UC FOUNDATION 62 RESEARCH 26 UC Foundation at a glance 64 From the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) 26 2015 Donor honour roll 65 INTERNATIONAL 38 APPENDICES 68 From the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global) 38 A1. Workplace Health and Safety 68 A2. Freedom of Information 69 A4. Risk Management Statement 70 GLOSSARY 71
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FOREWORD FROM THE CHANCELLOR
Last year was one of exceptional Dean of Aboriginal and Torres Strait we are committed to the creation of achievements for the University Islander Leadership and Strategy, the opportunities for all. of Canberra; accomplishments most senior appointment of its type in the ACT. This appointment will The University has a range of programs, pathways and support services in place that have filled us with pride. help us consolidate our Aboriginal to make sure that regardless of their Prestigious international rankings and Torres Strait Islander education, background or stage in life, our students have now positioned the University research, employment, and student have a fair go at realising their potential of Canberra in the top four per cent engagement under the same and pursuing a degree. of universities worldwide. For the leadership within the University, first time, the University has also improving our outcomes in this area. Support to students in need has come, been listed among the top 100 in part, through scholarships and These are only a couple of examples young universities in the world, which assistance via the UC Foundation. I’m of the University’s strive for excellence effectively had us achieve one of our very grateful to our alumni, staff and the and innovation in education, research Strategic Plan goals two years ahead community, whose generous donations and our social justice commitments to of time. continue to contribute to the generation the larger community. In research, the University continued of more education opportunities. Our role goes beyond the generation to make its mark as an up-and-coming I’m particularly proud of the University institution with strong performances of knowledge and skills, and beyond of Canberra’s commitment to improve across the board in measures of equipping our graduates with the education opportunities for Aboriginal excellence, research income and needed toolkits to hit the ground and Torres Strait Islander people. impact. A group of researchers from running when applying for jobs; Through its collaboration with the the Institute for Applied Ecology, something we are very good at. Aurora Project, and other support for example, was able to prove that a programs it has in place, the University climate-induced change of male reptiles At the University of Canberra we has been able to develop the into females occurs not only in the lab are well aware of the role we play as aspirations of Indigenous students and but also in the wild, earning them the active agents of social change both in convert those aspirations in concrete coveted cover of prestigious journal individuals and the broader society. career paths. In fact, our Indigenous Nature – a first for the University. With a clear sense of equity and enrolments and completions are In another first, the University of equality permeating our teaching, significantly higher than the national Canberra appointed its inaugural our research and social engagement, average and growing. Aboriginal and
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Torres Strait Islander student numbers Student numbers are higher than development of a health precinct, have grown 40 per cent over the ever and student satisfaction has an innovation park and a residential past five years, reaching 241 enrolled also increased. Our partnerships development turning the campus students in 2015. with universities, private education into an integrated space that will providers and industries internationally facilitate international partnerships and As an institution, our commitment continue to thrive. transformational research and learning. to gender equality and our stance on the prevention of violence against The University has posted record With the guidance and support of the women also set us apart. We have surpluses and has been world- Council – the University’s governance been named an Employer of Choice ranked for three consecutive years. body – we will ensure that the new for Gender Equality for nine years in The University’s graduates remain Vice-Chancellor helps us fulfil the a row and 2015 marked the second some of the highest paid and most ambitious plan we have mapped out in year we operated as a White Ribbon employable in the country and our current Strategic Plan to continue Accredited Workplace. campus development has seen new the steady progress of the University. accommodation, teaching facilities, All these achievements are health complexes and a sporting For now, I would like to recognise the product of an enormous commons open during his tenure. Professor Parker for his tireless collaborative effort, and for that I dedication, passionate guidance, and thank the University’s Council, senior In his role, Professor Parker has made relentless determination to make the management, staff and students. an outstanding contribution not only University of Canberra one of the best to the growth and development of young universities in Australia. In particular, I want to thank Vice- the University of Canberra but to Chancellor Professor Stephen Parker Australian tertiary education in general. AO, who last September announced he will be stepping down from his role Although his departure will be a great on 1 July 2016. loss for the University, his legacy has set solid foundations for his successor Stephen Parker is without a doubt to take the University to the next stage one of the country’s top Vice- of growth and competitiveness. Chancellors. His leadership of Professor Tom Calma AO the University has been first class There are exciting times ahead Chancellor and his vision and achievements with many opportunities and major will be his enduring legacy. projects in the pipeline, including the
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INTRODUCTION FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR
In the midst of political On the world stage, we entered the above world standard, compared uncertainty about future World University Rankings 2015 with only three in the previous – 16 collated by The Times Higher exercise in 2012. Of particular note, funding arrangements for higher Education magazine, in the group Environmental Science research at education in Australia, 2015 501–600, which, they say, places us in UC was assessed at five, our first was a successful year for the the top four per cent of universities in ever five, meaning “well above world University of Canberra. the world. This is a good achievement, standard”. Further details appear bearing in mind that we have only elsewhere in this report. . been a university for 25 years. We also rose 100 places in the QS World The University’s commitment to its University Rankings, into their bracket staff was rewarded with a further of 551–600, and for the first time citation as an Employer of Choice appeared in their list of top 100 for Gender Equality, for the ninth universities under the age of 50. consecutive year. We were one of only two local institutions to We think this recognition confirms receive the citation, and the only national and internal data about our educational body. strengthening research and academic performance. In late 2015, the Improved underlying financial Australian Research Council released performance in 2014 enabled us the results of its research evaluation, to declare our first bonus under the Excellence in Research for Australia. new Employee Bonus Scheme. This Out of 20 fields of research assessed, is designed to share responsibly 13 were found to be at, above or well some of the fruits of financial success with our staff.
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A great deal of behind-the-scenes number of other building projects Jon Stanhope AO, Katy Gallagher work went into preparations for very which the University or its business and Andrew Barr have also provided significant campus development over partners are committed to. It will be a considerable support for the University the next 10 to 15 years. Amendments busy campus for some time to come. and for the cause of education in the to the University of Canberra Act Territory; as indeed have all sides 1989, the Territory Plan and general This being my last Introduction to our of politics. The future is bright for planning legislation have put us in Annual Report as Vice-Chancellor the University of Canberra and the a position where we can enter into I would like to say that it has been a Australian Capital Territory and I look arrangements which will bring health privilege to lead the only university forward to witnessing it. incorporated under ACT legislation. providers, research organisations, community groups, businesses and During my nine years at the University, members of the public onto campus. we have improved our performance, We will do so in ways which benefit our strengthened our links with the local curriculum through work-integrated community and established ourselves learning opportunities for students, internationally as an institution on the rise. I would like to thank the applied research opportunities for Professor Stephen Parker AO three Chancellors under whom I staff, the surrounding community Vice-Chancellor and President in Belconnen, the economy of the have served, Emeritus Professor ACT and the University’s long-term Ingrid Moses, John Mackay AM and financial future. Professor Tom Calma AO, for their support and encouragement, and the In early 2016, construction work staff and students of the University commences on the University of for their work and loyalty. The three Canberra Public Hospital and a Chief Ministers during my time,
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COUNCIL REPORT
COUNCIL MEMBERS
The members of the University Council CHAIR OF ACADEMIC BOARD Sarah Ryan, BSc (Agric) (Hons), during the year ended 31 December 2015 Dharmendra Sharma, BSc, PhD W.Aust, GradDip are as follows: PGradMath, MSc USP, PhD ANU, DevelopmentStudies Deakin FACS, FSPCS, SMIEE Appointed 21 October 2008. CHANCELLOR Appointment commenced 1 January 2014. Term as Deputy Chancellor commenced Tom Calma, AO, Tenure expires 31 December 2016. 1 January 2014. Tenure expires AssocDipSocialWork SAIT, HonDLitt 20 October 2017. CDU, HonDSc Curtin, HonDUniv Flin APPOINTED BY Sue Salthouse, B.Ag.Sci Melb Term of office as a Council Member THE ACT CHIEF MINISTER Dip. Ed. La Trobe appointed by the Chief Minister Chris Faulks, BA ANU, commenced on 21 October 2008. Appointed 22 May 2012. HonDUniv Canberra, Tenure expires 21 May 2018. Term as Chancellor commenced on Graduate Diploma Education Canberra, 1 January 2014. Tenure expires on Graduate Diploma Management AGSM, Dennis Trewin, AO, FASSA, 31 December 2016. MAICD BSc (Hons) Melbourne, BEc ANU, Appointed 1 January 2014. MSc London VICE-CHANCELLOR Tenure expires 31 December 2016. Appointed 21 December 2010. AND PRESIDENT Tenure expires 20 December 2016. Tom Karmel, BA (Hons) Flinders Stephen Parker, AO, LLB Newcastle MEc, PhD ANU Joanne Metcalfe, UK, PhD Wales, Solicitor of the BLArch (Hons) UNSW, Supreme Court of England & Wales, Appointed 22 May 2012. MBA La Trobe Barrister and Solicitor ACT, Barrister- Tenure expires 21 May 2018. at-Law Qld Appointed 22 May 2015. Barry Mewett, FCPA, FIPAA Tenure expires 21 May 2018. Appointment commenced 1 March 2007. Appointed 20 October 2011. Resigned effective from 1 July 2016. Tenure expires 20 October 2017.
Prue Power, AM, MPH ANU Appointed 1 January 2010. Tenure expires 29 January 2019.
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ELECTED BY THE ACADEMIC STAFF Katja Mikhailovich, B.App.Sc (Health Education), PhD Canberra Term of office commenced 1 January 2014. Tenure expired 31 December 2015.
ELECTED BY THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF Beth Mitchell, BA/BSc ANU Term of office commenced 1 January 2014. Resigned 11 September 2015.
ELECTED BY THE STUDENTS Ryan Roberts
Term of office commenced 1 January 2015. Tenure expired 31 December 2015.
James Pace, BMedSc Canberra Term of office commenced 1 January 2015. Resigned 23 April 2015.
Anita Smith, BSc Flinders, MRACI CChem Term of office commenced 11 June 2015. Tenure expired 31 December 2015.
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Council Activities
GOVERNANCE
The governing body of the University of The Chief Minister also reappointed Ms Major achievements overseen by Canberra is the University Council, which Sue Salthouse, Dr Tom Karmel and Ms Council in 2015 include the partial sale was established under the University of Prue Power for a further term of three of the University of Canberra College, Canberra Act 1989 (ACT). years on Council. the establishment of the University of Canberra Health Research Institute and The Council met on seven occasions Ms Salthouse is an educator with a new company, EpiAxis Therapeutics in 2015 including an annual planning qualifications in Agriculture Science and Pty Ltd, to undertake research into breast session. Members of Council also engaged Education and was named the 2015 cancer. In addition, Council approved in various activities during the year, Canberra Citizen of the Year. In addition, the University of Canberra Urban Plan including University functions, graduation Ms Salthouse has held a number of and Design Protocols to guide campus ceremonies and meetings of the advisory advisory board positions representing development into the future. Highlights committees and boards of Council. women and the disability sector. also include the approval of the first Employee Bonus Payment and a new staff The Council is a 15-member body with Dr Karmel holds a PhD in Economics and Charter of Conduct and Values. eight members appointed by the ACT is an adjunct professor at the National Chief Minister. The Chancellor, Vice- Institute of Labour Studies, Flinders Chancellor and Chair of Academic Board University. He consults in the fields of are members of Council. There are also economics of education, labour market four elected members, one from each of research and is a Senior Research Fellow the following electorates: academic staff, for the UNESCO Chair at the Hong Kong general staff, undergraduate students and Institute of Education. postgraduate students. Ms Power has extensive corporate Council has adopted the Voluntary Code governance experience both as a board of Best Practice for the Governance of director and executive in the health, Australian Universities, and in 2015 the education, community services and University was assessed to be compliant arts industries. Ms Power was the Chief with the Code. Executive of the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association from 2010 to 2013. Ms Joanne Metcalfe was appointed to Council by the Chief Minister for a During October, elections were held to three-year term in 2015. Ms Metcalfe elect new student members of Council has extensive experience in business, due to the expiry of student members’ architecture and construction. terms of office on 31 December 2015.
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COMMITTEE AND BOARD ACTIVITIES
Council has established a number of leading role in reviewing the financial The Nominations and Senior committees to assist with discharging its and resource impacts of major policy and Appointments Committee held three responsibilities and these committees met development projects. joint meetings with the Honorary Degree regularly during the year. Committee during the year and exercised Jointly with the Audit and Risk its governance responsibilities with respect The committees perform a valuable role in Management Committee, the Finance to remuneration and policy matters reviewing and monitoring the University’s Committee reviews the final draft of the relating to Council. performance against its objectives and annual financial statements and the audit examining issues in detail, helping Council report prior to the meeting of Council to The Campus Development Board met to make informed decisions on issues of approve the financial statements. five times. The Board directed the work of significance to the University. the Project Advisor and provided advice In 2015, the Environment and Works to Council on the projects resulting from The Audit and Risk Management Committee supported Council in the investment prospectus issued in 2013. Committee met four times in 2015 exercising its governance responsibilities These significant projects are starting to and continued to support Council in for the planning, development and take shape (see page 43). exercising its governance responsibilities management of the University’s built by providing advice in relation to the and natural environments so that the operation of the University’s control campus is functional, sustainable and environment and review frameworks. aesthetically attractive. The Committee also works on behalf of Council in the oversight of the University’s During the year, the Committee provided resilience management framework and oversight of the development of the audit and compliance programs. Urban Plan for the Bruce Campus. This will complement the University’s existing The Finance Committee continued to planning documents and set the direction monitor financial performance of the for development, growth and change at University and its controlled entities and the campus for the next two decades. provided advice on developing strategies to enable the University to respond to The Legislation Committee met twice financial pressures, maintain growth, in 2015 and continued its review of and improve the financial management all University statutes and rules. Nine and performance of the University and University Statutes and 10 University its entities. The Committee plays a Rules were updated and approved in 2015.
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VICE-CHANCELLOR’S GROUP
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 2015.
Professor Lyndon Anderson Professor Diane Gibson Dean – Faculty of Arts and Design Dean – Faculty of Health The Faculty of Arts and Design was The Faculty of Health significantly honoured to partner with the Department expanded its educational offerings in of Defence in the delivery of two pilot 2015, with new Masters degrees in High Arts for Recovery, Resilience, Teamwork & Performance Sport and Diagnostic Skills (ARRTS) workshops during May and Pathology and the development of five November. The month-long creative arts new courses for 2016, including the workshops, held in the INSPIRE Centre, Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science helped assist Australian Defence Force (Medical Imaging). Health became the injured personnel in their recovery journey. host Faculty for the newly created Health Research Institute. It established a joint In 2015, the Faculty successfully launched UC/ACT Health nursing and midwifery five creative courses with partner TAFE research centre, SYNERGY, and received Queensland, with an intake of 160 strong ERA scores in our three key students. Our Teaching English to research areas: nursing, public health and Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) human movement. staff were part of a World Bank-funded English workshop for Cambodian teachers We appointed the first University dietitian- in Siem Reap in February. A selected in-residence to help promote healthy eating cohort from this group attended the on campus and in the local community, University in Semester Two to complete expanded our popular student-led clinics in the Graduate Certificate in TESOL. the Health Hub, and worked hard to bring more exciting developments to the growing Health Precinct.
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some impressive keynote speakers from across Australia including former Prime Minister John Howard and Assistant Minister for Innovation, Wyatt Roy. We were also happy to see our colleague, Professor Linda Botterill, Head of the School of Government and Policy, being made a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.
Philip Harvey Professor Dharmendra Sharma Vice-President Operations Chair – Academic Board The University of Canberra continued to This year, I was particularly pleased grow its reputation as a great place to work with the completed review of the and study in 2015. The University received Academic Board and the outcomes to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s strengthen its position, effectiveness and Employer of Choice for Gender Equality efficiency aligning with the University’s citation; one of only two organisations Strategic Plan and new Higher to receive it in the ACT. This is the Education Standards requirements. second year in a row that the University receives this prestigious recognition in its Professor Geoffrey Riordan The guest speaker series for the current form, but the ninth year in a row if Dean – Faculty of Education, Science, Academic Board was especially engaging considering the citation’s predecessor, the Technology and Mathematics and productive in 2015. The Tertiary Employer of Choice for Women. The profile of the Faculty of ESTeM was Education Quality and Standards Agency enhanced through some outstanding (TEQSA) accreditation was successfully We also strengthened core enabling achievements in research, teaching and completed and a seven-year accreditation activities to support the University internationalisation during 2105. These was granted. community and we commenced included the awarding of NHMRC grants a series of projects to renew for continuing breast cancer research, organisational effectiveness. industry partnerships in human-centred technology, the commercialisation of a catalyst developed at the University and used for ADHD drug production and the establishment of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Education Research Centre.
External accreditation and professional recognition was given to a suite of innovative engineering and education undergraduate degrees (including an ‘Australian first’ STEM specialisation in primary teaching). The Faculty’s growing engagement with Asia was highlighted Maria Storti through medical science students on Vice-President Campus Development New Colombo Plan scholarships studying The announcement of important Professor Lawrence Pratchett clinical practices in China, the hosting legislative reforms, including the Dean – Faculty of Business, of study tours by Asian educators, modernisation of the University of Government and Law in-country delivery of postgraduate Canberra ACT 1989 and variation to the At the Faculty of Business, Government education in China, and continuing Territory Plan, as well as the signing of the and Law we were excited to launch the research partnerships in Indonesia and Health Cluster project agreements were new MBA Innovation and Leadership, Papua New Guinea. significant achievements in the campus which recruited 77 students in its first year. development agenda. Learning online was also popular with our online self-paced degrees attracting new Campus development is now under students from across the country. way and the ‘Educated Life’ vision of an innovative, vibrant campus is on track to The inaugural ‘Future Leaders’ be delivered. symposium, held in March, welcomed
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IMPACT
The University of Canberra is proud NEW DEAN FOR INDIGENOUS This appointment is in line with the of its significant contribution to the LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGY University’s Strategic Plan to bring community through staff, students together all the current Indigenous University initiatives under the same and alumni. Our people play a key role leadership. It marks an important change in shaping public policy, knowledge in the University’s approach to improving and best practice in a range of areas its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander to enrich the world around us. From strategy and outcomes. health, social policy, and education to design, politics and journalism, the University of Canberra continued UC BREAKS THROUGH to have a significant impact on the WORLD RANKINGS local, national and international stage The University of Canberra reached new in 2015, proving our commitment to heights in a number of world rankings in developing fair, healthy, informed and 2015 including its debut in the prestigious prosperous communities. Times High Education (THE) World University Rankings. Highly respected Aboriginal researcher and tertiary education senior manager, The University of Canberra was ranked Professor Peter Radoll, was appointed in the 501–600 band in the 2015–2016 Dean of Aboriginal and Torres Strait THE ranking out of 800 institutions Islander Leadership and Strategy at the worldwide, while also being named as one University of Canberra, the most senior of the top 100 universities in the world appointment of its type in the ACT. under the age of 50 in the esteemed Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankings. Professor Radoll is a descendant of the Anaiwan people of NSW and This achievement followed an earlier has extensive experience in senior announcement of the University’s ascent management in Indigenous higher of more than 100 places in the 2015– education. From January 2016 this 2016 QS World University Rankings. new senior management position will directly oversee Aboriginal and Torres The University of Canberra’s recent rise in Strait Islander education, research, the top world rankings also had an impact the Ngunnawal Centre and student in boosting Canberra’s rise in the rankings engagement at the University of Canberra. of top student cities worldwide. The city moved up four spots to number 17 on the QS list of Best Student Cities. This ranking
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Our people play a key role in shaping public policy, knowledge and best practice in a range of areas to enrich the world around us.
will attract more international students complementing poetry, including a photo These facilities will provide clinical training to Canberra, contributing to its future of Mount Ainslie with poetry comparing opportunities for medical, nursing, economic growth. it to Mount Fuji and a Lake Burley Griffin midwifery and allied health students, which image supported by a poem on what it is will support the rural and regional health like to be on the water. workforce capacity in this area of NSW. CANBERRA CAPTURED IN NEW UC BOOK The book was originally produced as a visual art piece for the 2013 Canberra UC AND DEFENCE TEAM Centenary exhibition Imagine Canberra. It UP TO HELP INJURED was published by independent publishing SOLDIERS HEAL company Blemish Books, run by University of Canberra communications alumni Greg and Lesley Gould.
UC TO BUILD RURAL CLINICAL TRAINING FACILITIES
A University of Canberra-led project received $17 million in Federal funding to build new clinical training facilities and student accommodation in rural southeast NSW. Two University of Canberra academics aimed to capture the everyday and The funding, originally awarded through unique aspects of Canberra in a new book the Australian Government’s Health and of photographs and poetry. Watching Hospitals Fund Regional Priority round, The University of Canberra and the the World: Impressions of Canberra is a will support integrated and collaborative Australian Defence Force teamed up collection of poems by the director of the professional training opportunities for a to deliver an innovative and restorative University’s International Poetry Studies range of health students. arts program in 2015 for personnel Institute, Dr Paul Hetherington, and experiencing service-related health and The project, which will be delivered photos by the director of the University’s wellbeing issues. in collaboration with The Australian Centre for Creative and Cultural Research, National University (ANU), will establish Professor Jen Webb. Through a series of creative arts medium-scale training facilities on workshops, the Arts for Recovery, Launched in July, the book presented existing hospital sites, as well as student Resilience, Teamwork and Skills (ARRTS) a variety of different images and accommodation in the regional towns of program aimed to improve confidence, Bega, Cooma and Moruya.
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wellbeing and resilience, giving Centre, UC Fit! and Diabetes ACT. Other topics addressed during the participants the opportunity to learn new It targeted key factors that impacted on congress included leadership in the Indo- skills and adapt to different environments. personal health including smoking, physical pacific region, public sector leadership, activity and nutrition. community leadership, national security A total of 45 ADF personnel with and how science can lead us into the future. injuries ranging from post-traumatic stress to physical wounds participated in LEADERSHIP CONGRESS Participants also heard from Chief of two four-week workshops focusing on the Defence Force Air Chief Marshal drama, music, creative writing and visual Mark Binskin AC, World Vision Australia arts. The workshops were delivered at CEO Tim Costello, Australian Chamber the University’s INSPIRE Centre in May of Commerce and Industry CEO Kate and November. Carnell AO, Secretary of the Department of Industry and Science Glenys The workshops culminated with a series of Beauchamp, Chief Scientist Professor exhibitions of the participants’ work and a Ian Chubb and University of Canberra presentation held on campus and attended Chancellor Professor Tom Calma AO. by family, friends and executives from the Defence forces. ENGAGED READERSHIP IN THE CONVERSATION 2015 BUDGET – EASY TO SWALLOW OR University of Canberra academics HARD TO DIGEST? consistently contributed to news and Former Australian Prime Minister John analysis website The Conversation in 2015, Some of Australia’s leading economic Howard, Indonesian Ambassador to attracting an audience of more than 3.3 minds got together at the 2015 NATSEM/ Australia, His Excellency Mr Nadjib Riphat million readers for more than 400 articles IGPA Budget Breakfast to dissect the Kesoema and other high-profile speakers they published during the year. These 2015 Federal Budget and unanimously reflected upon the topic of leadership at a articles covered topics from business and agreed that it was shaping up to be better University of Canberra congress in March. politics to health and education and were than the previous year’s. an important contribution to debate on key The inaugural Future Leaders Congress, issues for Australians. The Institute for Governance and Policy organised by Professor Peter Leahy, director Analysis (IGPA)’s National Centre of the University’s National Security High-profile journalist and University for Social and Economic Modelling Institute, brought together senior ministers, Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan (NATSEM) attracted top commentators public sector officials, corporate directors, published 432 articles, attracting an in politics and economics to share their and community and social entrepreneurs. audience of more than two million readers. thoughts at the post-budget analysis event. Twelve University of Canberra students Adjunct Associate Professor of Economics Speakers included Shadow Assistant participated in the panel discussions on Cameron Gordon’s article ‘The rise of Treasurer Andrew Leigh MP, former Assistant what qualities future leaders need in order the whiny air passenger’ was the most Treasurer Senator Arthur Sinodinos AO, to meet the challenges of the 21st century read article by a University of Canberra Bank of America Merrill Lynch economist and how to respond to the outcomes and academic in 2015 with more than Saul Eslake, University of Canberra implications of these challenges. 200,000 readers in the year. Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and NATSEM Research Fellow Ben Phillips.
IMPROVING HEALTH THE CONVERSATION STATISTICS IN 2015 OUTCOMES FOR INDIGENOUS STUDENTS
A group of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students embarked on a journey towards a healthier lifestyle with the launch of the Healthy Body, Healthy Future program at the University of Canberra.
Funded under the ACT Government’s Beyond Today Campaign, Healthy Body, Healthy Future was a comprehensive six- week program giving 20 participants the support, skills and tools they need to begin and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
The program was led by the University’s Ngunnawal Centre and delivered in collaboration with the University’s Faculty of Health, Medical and Counselling
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ACTIVE IN SOCIAL MEDIA YOUTH CALL FOR POLITICAL OVERHAUL
Young voters are fed up with the Australian political system and want an overhaul, according to a University of Canberra-led research project.
The national survey by the University of Canberra’s Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis (IGPA), showed 19 per The University of Canberra continued 3,797 mentions, 28,302 profile visits cent of Gen Y Australians were dissatisfied to grow its engagement through social and 940 tweets linking to the University. with the democracy in Australia, making media platforms with great success in During this time the University’s tweets them the most frustrated generation in 2015. Accounts on Twitter, Facebook received 589,700 impressions. comparison to Generation X (16 per cent), and Instagram all experienced an increase Baby Boomers, (16 per cent) and Builders The top tweet of the year was ‘UC in numbers across a 12-month period. (seven per cent). The most popular posts on each account moves up more than 100 places in were tied to a significant community and QS world rankings’ which received Professor Mark Evans, Director of IGPA, cultural event. 7,305 impressions. said young Australians have previously been labelled as apathetic, uninterested In order to grow the University’s digital The @unicanberra Instagram account and the ‘problem’ with our democracy. community, a user-generated content increased its number of followers by However, the new survey data showed campaign using the hashtag #WeAreUC 134 per cent, jumping from more than that while their expectations of democracy was launched in October. 1,000 followers to 2,338. An image differ, young people are engaging with showing unexpected snowfall on campus The campaign encouraged students to politics as much as older Australians. was the most popular Instagram post with share their photos of life at the University 154 ‘likes’. This research, conducted in conjunction using the #WeAreUC hashtag for the with the Museum of Australian Democracy chance to win a weekly prize including The University of Canberra Facebook at Old Parliament House, was featured in branded merchandise and vouchers. The page grew by 52 per cent from 62,000 a ground-breaking interactive exhibition campaign will continue in 2016. to more than 94,000 followers. While Power of 1: Does your voice count? which the University’s page has a relatively small The University’s YouTube channel explored different generational attitudes fan base, it has the highest engagement continued to share lectures, interviews and to the Australian political system. rate in relation to its fan numbers video content with a diverse audience. The The exhibition ran from October 2014 compared to other educational pages in most watched video was one featured in to October 2015. Australia, according to a report by Online the weekly series ‘The week in politics’ with Circle Digital. Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and The highest reaching post was of former- Vice Chancellor Professor Stephen Parker Prime Minister Julia Gillard receiving an AO. The video was posted on August 28 honorary doctorate from the University. and received 1,528 views. This post reached 150,555 people and In the clip, they discussed Joe engaged 12,475 users. It received more Hockey’s problems as Treasurer, Dyson than 2,000 likes, 116 comments and Heydon’s future as Trade Union Royal 369 shares. Commissioner and Tony Abbott’s strategy The @UniCanberra Twitter profile also for national security issues in a future rose from 7,678 followers in November election campaign. 2014 to 11,200 by the end of November Source: Facebook Insights, Iconosquare, Twitter 2015, an increase of 46 per cent. In the Analytics and Online Circle Digital. past 12 months, the University received
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EDUCATION
From the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)
In 2015, the University of Canberra focused and training sessions were conducted, The University continued to monitor and on innovation and improving accessibility including at-elbow support for academics expand the support services provided to in teaching and learning – all aimed at using new education technologies, plus students, through the Student Readiness enhancing the student learning experience. a program of visiting scholars discussing Questionnaire Project, an enhanced various aspects of teaching and learning. Outstanding Scholars program, the The University developed and launched The common first year unit, co-ordinated Badges project, UC Belong, the continued InterFace, an online portal where students out of the DVC(E) portfolio, continued to move towards a shared service model can provide real-time feedback on their expand and develop with great success. within the Library, and mapping of the experiences and track their study progress. student journey to determine where Teachers can view this feedback at cohort The University’s teaching development improvements can be made. Specific level, as well as monitor the engagement of course, the Graduate Certificate in programs for the support of equity groups their individual students. Tertiary Education, was redesigned to be continued to be run successfully, such more innovative and flexible for staff. The as the Introductory Academic Program At the same time, online and face-to- University entered the MOOC (massive (IAP), the Aurora Project and Aspire UC. face support for students was expanded online open course) arena with two successful through self-help modules, a new MOOCs (Sports Informatics and Analytics The improvements made in 2015 will academic integrity module online, and and Foundations of Professional Practice). allow the University to continue to provide programs such as the Rovers and PALS more innovative and flexible teaching (Peer Assisted Learning Sessions). Overall, The Assessment, Retention and and learning opportunities for staff and the interaction with students online was Engagement project worked with 17 unit students, while also supporting student greatly expanded. conveners to implement early assessment recruitment and increasing engagement and feedback, resulting in significant and satisfaction. Teaching development was also a key improvement in student engagement in focus in 2015. A total of 95 staff support these units. Professor Nick Klomp
University of Canberra nursing students had the chance to UC nursing students experience the healthcare system in the Kingdom of Tonga, while on experience Tongan healthcare a month-long trip in 2015. The 10 nursing students worked in different areas of the island to help develop their theoretical knowledge, communication and clinical practice skills. Their work ranged from the medical and surgical ward in the main hospital in Tonga to community-based nursing services in reproductive health and non-communicable diseases and to the diabetic clinic.
The aim of the placement was to give students a rich learning experience, by providing nursing care in a different culture and by asking students to reflect on the different levels of healthcare between Australia and the Pacific.
The placement was funded through a grant provided under the New Colombo Plan (NCP) Mobility Program, which gives students the Students visit Tongan hospital. Photo supplied. opportunity to live and study across the Indo-Pacific region as part of their degree.
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TOTAL STUDENTS STUDYING ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE STUDENT NUMBERS BY EQUIVALENT FULL-TIME CAMPUS LOCATION 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 STUDENT LOAD (EFTSL) Off shore (international partner institutions) 499 536 547 582 525 The University of Canberra maintained On shore (Australian campus location) 10438 10664 10725 11115 11294 its student load of more than 11,800 TOTAL 10937 11200 11272 11697 11819 EFTSL in 2015, which is an eight per cent growth since 2011*. In the last five years, onshore undergraduate load has grown by STUDENTS ON AUSTRALIAN CAMPUSES (BY DOMESTIC OR INTERNATIONAL ORIGIN) 10 per cent while postgraduate student STUDENT TYPE 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 numbers have remained steady during Domestic 7987 8266 8502 8692 8776 this period. More females than males study at the University, with an increase International 2451 2398 2223 2422 2518 of 3.5 per cent in onshore female EFTSL TOTAL 10438 10664 10725 11115 11294 since 2011. By region, the majority of the University’s domestic students are from the ACT/Queanbeyan area (5,164), while ONSHORE STUDENTS (BY COURSE TYPE) 40 per cent of domestic students are from COURSE TYPE 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 areas outside of this region in 2015. Postgraduate 1918 1829 1727 1832 1899 Undergraduate 7836 8199 8349 8551 8764 TOP 10 COURSES Other 684 636 649 732 632 ALL STUDENTS TOTAL 10438 10664 10725 11115 11295 1. Bachelor of Nursing 2. Bachelor of Commerce UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS BREAKDOWN (BY GENDER) 3. Bachelor of Education GENDER 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 4. Bachelor of Accounting Female 5524 5531 5500 5601 5717 5. Bachelor of Science in Psychology Male 4230 4496 4575 4782 4946 6. Bachelor of Information Technology TOTAL 9754 10028 10076 10383 10663 7. Bachelor of Arts in Architecture 8. Bachelor of Arts DOMESTIC STUDENT ORIGIN (BY REGION) 9. Bachelor of Building and Construction REGION 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Management Diploma of Business (Extended) ACT/Queanbeyan 5504 5728 5812 6066 5164 10. Greater Sydney 423 399 354 361 579 NSW country 1564 1646 1599 1501 1899 Other 297 274 461 518 909
TOTAL 7787 8046 8226 8445 8551 * Includes UCC, UCELI domestic and offshore partners.
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The Strays, 2016 UC Book of the Year Australian award-winning debut ways, all about community and belonging, novel The Strays was named the 2016 and I really hope it may spark some University of Canberra Book of the Year. interesting discussion amongst students and staff,” Dr Bitto said. The Strays by Melbourne-based author Emily Bitto is a tale of friendship, In its fourth year, the UC Book Project belonging, family, loyalty and ambition. Set distributes a novel to all commencing in the Melbourne art scene of the 1930s, students and to staff at the University the novel shines a light on this particular with the aim of providing a common time through a fictional lens. It tells the denominator to trigger conversation, story of Lily, an only child of conservative encourage discussion and create parents, who befriends the daughter of community, irrespective of their course avant-garde, rich artists and encounters or background. their extravagant, chaotic lifestyle. Former winners of the UC Book of the Year UC Book of the Year author Emily Bitto and “The UC Book of the Year is such a are Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey, Room by Professor Nick Klomp. fantastic project, which acknowledges the Emma Donoghue and The Rosie Project by way in which books and shared reading can Graeme Simsion. create community. The Strays is, in many
STUDENT SATISFACTION FIRST MOOC MAKES ITS MARK
After completing a course of study, noted that there is a data discontinuity for More than 1,000 participants from at least recent graduates are invited by their CEQ results from 2010 onwards due to 18 countries enrolled in the University of university and Graduate Careers Australia a national change in survey design. The Canberra’s first free Massive Open Online to complete the Graduate Destination statistics below have been calculated using Course (MOOC). Survey (GDS) and an associated Course the QILT method. Experience Questionnaire (CEQ). It is Professional coaches, educators, analysts and statisticians from across Australia and around the globe were among those taking part in the four-week course, which is taught completely online at no cost to the participant. Students enrolled came from RATINGS as far as Qatar, France, Greece, Spain and 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 the US. GENERIC SKILLS SCALE The non-linear course content is structured Score GSS %Sat 83.3% 81.4% 81.8% 83.3% 87.0% so participants can work through it at their own pace, encouraging a ‘connectivity’ Sector rank GSS Rank 24 38 35 26 16 approach to learning, where the main focus GENERIC TEACHING SCALE is on networking to share information.
Score GTS %Sat 72.5% 73.3% 70.8% 71.9% 74.8% The four themes of the course are Sector rank GTS Rank 8 29 20 20 9 informatics and analytics, pattern recognition, performance monitoring and OVERALL SATISFACTION SCALE audience and messages. Each component Score OSS %Sat 82.3% 80.5% 81.4% 81.2% 83.0% features written content as well as a video Sector rank OSS Rank 24 38 31 28 24 from a range of guests including the University’s athlete in residence Melissa GDS EMPLOYMENT RATE Breen and the University’s coach in Score %FT Employed 86.5% 81.1% 70.1% 68.1% 71.5% residence Carrie Graf. Sector rank Rank 2 10 21 21 16 The University offered two other free online courses: Open Mic Songwriting GDS FURTHER FT OR PT STUDY and Navigating Your Professional Future. Score % Further study (FT+PT) 18.9% 26.6% 25.6% 23.4% 22.4% The courses were part of the UC Open Sector rank Rank 35 17 19 25 29 program, which is a way for the community to access the University’s learning resources.
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HIGHER EDUCATION maths across to students in effective and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor REFORMS DISCUSSED AT UC engaging ways. Professor Stephen Parker. Approximately 100 students are now enrolled in the The University of Canberra is the lead course with 26 students on track to partner in the design and delivery of graduate in April 2016. this innovative program in collaboration with Questacon, the Australian National University, the Australian Science ABORIGINAL AND TORRES Teachers Association and the Australian STRAIT ISLANDER SUPPORT Association of Mathematics Teachers. As stated in the University of Canberra Reconciliation Action Plan 2013 – 2017, INNOVATIVE MBA LAUNCHED the University is committed to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander equality and A Master of Business Administration supports open and genuine conversations (Innovation and Leadership) in partnership to close the gap between Aboriginal and with Dūcere was launched in February Torres Strait Islander peoples and non- 2015, with an initial cohort of 36 students. Indigenous Australians. Parliamentarians and leading thinkers in higher education discussed viable The MBA Innovation and Leadership is a A range of ongoing or new initiatives to alternatives for a sustainable higher completely project-based model of business support Indigenous students were run education system at an invitation- education with students working on live by the University of Canberra in 2015, only roundtable discussion held at the projects for some of Australia’s leading particularly through its Ngunnawal Centre University of Canberra in February. companies while completing academic and the Student Equity and Support Unit. based activities related to their projects. The forum considered the provisions in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander revised Bill and some possible alternatives The business partners for this initial students were especially supported to ensure Australia retained one of the cohort included PwC, Maddox, Save the with extra one-to-one and small group best higher education systems in the world. Children Fund Australia, and National academic tutoring throughout 2015. Australia Bank, with the Treasury and the Study skills drop-in programs were also University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Department of Education and Training available at the Ngunnawal Centre. Professor Stephen Parker, who convened joining in later projects. the discussion, said the forum was Several welfare, specialised job-ready designed to assist with an informed public One of the features of this course is and careers development support and parliamentary debate. the Industry Days, full-day programs services were provided to students. which have a mixture of academic and The University strengthened its The event included presentations from business speakers and culminates in a relationship with the CareerTrackers Professor Bruce Chapman from the networking function and panel discussion. Indigenous Internship Program to Australian National University, David Speakers have included former-Prime support paid internships for Aboriginal Phillips from Phillips KPA, and the Grattan Minister Julia Gillard, Alan Stockdale, and Torres Strait Islander students. Institute’s Andrew Norton. ABC Journalist Michael Brissenden and
Presenters from the University of Canberra included Ben Phillips from the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM), Professor Louise DOMESTIC STUDENTS IDENTIFYING AS ABORIGINAL Watson (a member of the 2011 Base OR TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER (EFTSL) Funding Review) and Professorial Fellow
Michelle Grattan. EFTSL
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 TEACHING STEM Indigenous 109 111 128 136 148 TEACHERS TOP TRICKS Non-Indigenous 7875 8152 8372 8532 8627 Science and mathematics teachers from TOTAL 7984 8263 8500 8668 8775 all over Australia gathered in Canberra to boost their knowledge and teaching practices in new and creative ways during a week-long national intensive program held NGUNNAWAL CENTRE in September. The Ngunnawal Centre provides The significant milestone offered an This program aimed to help teachers academic and pastoral support to opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres deepen their knowledge as well Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Strait Islander alumni and staff to meet as receive expert mentoring from students at the University of Canberra. with those currently involved in the Centre experienced science and maths teachers. On 5 November 2015 the University’s and to reminisce, share experiences and Teachers attending also gained a better Chancellor, Professor Tom Calma AO, renew old friendships. understanding of how to get key ideas hosted an event to celebrate the Centre’s and difficult concepts in science and 30 years of continuous operation.
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Throughout the year, the Centre INDIGENOUS ALUMNA ACT-INDIGENOUS SUCCESS enhanced its partnership with Student AWARDED ACCOLADES (ACT-IS) PROJECT Central, Study Skills and the Student The ACT-IS project is a joint initiative Commons to provide Aboriginal and between the University of Canberra and the Torres Strait Islander students with career Australian National University to support advice, work experience, internships and students from Aboriginal of Torres Strait practical support and training. Islander backgrounds and/or those from low socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds. Key advances for 2015 included the adoption of an Indigenous Employment The ACT-IS project involves two parts, Strategy, and the creation of the University with one consisting of delivery of aspiration of Canberra Collaborative Indigenous and achievement sessions to students Research Initiative, which is a network in Years 7–10. Part two consists of an of researchers committed to Indigenous academic pathways course designed to Studies research. assist Year 11 and 12 students to gain an accredited pathway into the University of In 2015, 13 students participated in Canberra or the ANU College. the UC College Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Foundation Program, in For Aboriginal woman and inaugural Delivery of the pathways course took place collaboration with the Ngunnawal Centre, Tom Calma medallist Karel Williams, at Erindale College and Dickson College to help them develop the communication graduating with a Bachelor of Midwifery in the ACT and Mount Austin High and study skills required to succeed at from the University of Canberra and School in Wagga Wagga, NSW. university. The Centre continued to working as a registered midwife was the provide input into course design and in realisation of a life-long ambition. A total of 28 students successfully the provision of student engagement completed the University Pathways service for students. Ms Williams said the degree offered the Program in 2015. Students who accept right combination of practice and theory. their offer and enrol at the University of The number of students receiving tutorial Canberra will receive a scholarship and “We worked with women right from the assistance at the Centre under the tailored transition assistance for their first beginning of the course, attending their Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme year of study. demonstrated a strong demand for antenatal and postnatal visits as well as support in 2015. A total of 49 students their births, and undertaking rostered received tutorial assistance from 50 tutors practice in a range of hospital and THE AURORA PROJECT: THE in 2015, compared with 51 students and community settings.” ASPIRATION INITIATIVE 38 tutors in 2014. Ms Williams was presented with the The Ngunnawal Centre also hosted a inaugural Tom Calma Medal at her range of events throughout the year, graduation ceremony on 1 April. The medal including a Reconciliation Week morning is awarded in honour of the University’s tea for staff and students, a work-ready first Indigenous Chancellor to a graduating program to prepare students for the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student workforce and a series of Ngunnawal who has achieved outstanding academic Lectures (see public lectures on page **). results while making a valuable contribution to the University or wider community. The Centre continued to build on its partnerships with organisations such as A few months later, Ms Williams was the Aurora Project, the ACT Aboriginal presented with the Scholar of the Year Education Consultative Group, the ACT award at the 2015 ACT NAIDOC Ball Education Office for Aboriginal and Torres and Awards night. Strait Islander Affairs, and the Australian The University of Canberra Aurora Indigenous Mentoring Experience. Project partnership supports the delivery COMPETITIVE GRANT of The Aspiration Initiative’s (TAI) It also maintained its participation in PROGRAMS Academic Enrichment Programs. These the Cathy Freeman Foundation with 13 aim to increase opportunities and support Work continued on projects funded by students visiting from Palm Island in North for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander three competitive grants won by the Queensland in 2015. The visit included students and their families through University of Canberra under the terms of touring a science lab where the students intensive academic and pastoral support. were able to conduct various experiments, the Commonwealth’s Higher Education including using dry ice. The program will Participation and Partnerships Program Continuing until the end of 2017, the continue to run in 2016. in 2013. University of Canberra Aurora Project partnership covers a range of activities The grants assist in the development and On 10 November, Professor Peter Radoll and resources that support Aboriginal and implementation of programs to improve was appointed as the inaugural Dean Torres Strait Islander high school students, access to higher education by people for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander undergraduate students and graduates from low socio-economic status (SES) Leadership and Strategy taking on the role in considering, planning and pursuing backgrounds, with a particular emphasis from January 2016. Professor Radoll will university study at Australian and leading on supporting those from Aboriginal and also become director of the Ngunnawal overseas universities. Centre (see page 14). Torres Strait Islander backgrounds.
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In January, 2015, a National TAI Camp range of countries around the world and year design projects in the information, was held in Canberra with 70 students to deliver both existing and new programs, telecommunications, electronic and from NSW, Victoria and Western Australia including Foundation Studies for electrical engineering fields and give a attending the event. Six community elders international students from 2016. UCC is presentation highlighting the project. and 20 TAI staff members were also now governed by a Board of Directors with present at the camp. equal representation and an independent Mr McHugh, a Bachelor of Engineering board chairperson. in Network and Software Engineering Integral to the week was a visit to the student presented his honours University of Canberra. Students had a project, Mine safety and rescue using a chance to familiarise themselves with the ASPIRE UC PROGRAMS heterogeneous wireless mesh network- campus and support centres, speak to guided unmanned aerial vehicle. faculty staff about courses and experience Aspire UC is the University of Canberra’s life as a university student. flagship schools outreach program, supporting the educational goals of In addition to the above programs, the high school students who come from Students get a University continued with a number of financially disadvantaged backgrounds. outreach programs to support low SES These programs are mainly funded taste of uni background students and Aboriginal and externally through the Commonwealth Torres Strait Islander students. Government’s Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program. STRONGER SMARTER SCHOOLS PROJECT In 2015, the program – which is run both on and off-campus – was delivered in 18 The University has partnered with the schools to 710 students predominantly Stronger Smarter Institute to deliver the in Years 9–10. Current University of Stronger Smarter Leadership Program Canberra students were employed as (SSLP) to schools in NSW and the ACT. ‘Aspirations Agents’ to assist with the The SSLP aims to improve educational delivery of all programs. outcomes for students from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds by building the leadership capacity of school UC 4 YOURSELF UNIVERSITY teachers and principals. EXPERIENCE DAYS Students meet the University of Canberra’s “robot The University and the Stronger Smarter More than 700 students from 25 in residence” Ardie. Institute have completed the delivery schools took part in five UC 4 Yourself phase of the project, successfully days in 2015, providing students with delivering four Leadership Programs to More than 600 high school and college the opportunity to experience a day as a 89 participants. Participating teachers students had a glimpse of university life ‘university student’. have been supported post-program to at different events held during the year at the University of Canberra. Among implement positive cultural change in their Visiting students travelled to the University schools to raise educational outcomes for those were the BiG Day In and the IT and from the Central West, Riverina, South Science Experience Days. Indigenous students. Coast, Queanbeyan and the ACT. The BiG Day In road show, an information The students enjoyed a number of and communication technology (ICT) UC COLLEGE PATHWAY activities including inspiring guest careers conference, was the most popular PROGRAMS speakers, tours of student accommodation event with more than 400 high schools and campus facilities, interactive from across Canberra and regional New The University of Canberra College workshops and demonstrations hosted by South Wales visiting the University in June. (UCC) is an important provider of entry faculty academics and students, a photo and pathway programs for international and booth, live music and market stalls. Run by the Australian Computer domestic students to qualify and prepare Society Foundation (ACSF), this was for study at the University of Canberra. the first time the event had been held in SAFETY INNOVATION Canberra and highlighted career choices In May 2015, the University entered into a SCORES ENGINEERING in the field of ICT, which is the study joint venture with leading global education STUDENT TOP PRIZE or business of developing and using provider Navitas Limited (ASX:NVT). technology to process information and The $5.2 million agreement will see University of Canberra student Joseph assist communications. Navitas and the University jointly operate McHugh took out the top prize at the UCC to improve its competitiveness Information, Telecommunications, In May, more than 40 ACT college and boost international and domestic Electronic and Electrical Student students visited the University for the IT enrolments in its programs. Presentation and Awards Night and science experience days. Students met (ITEESPAN) in 2015. a robot and visited the forensic, chemistry UCC enrols about 1,300 University and biology labs where they took part pathway students and 900 English Organised by Engineers Australia, in experiments such as dusting for language students annually. This new ITEESPAN is a competition open to fingerprints, making soap and slime, and collaboration will enhance UCC’s capacity final year students at universities in testing the density of different liquids. to recruit more students from a wider Canberra. Students showcase their final
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UC DEVELOPS INNOVATIVE PROFESSOR PROUD OF The ACEL awarded the first NEW JOURNALISM PROGRAM PRESTIGIOUS PRIZE Nganakarrawa Award in 2002 and annually presents it to someone who has The University of Canberra has introduced made a significant impact on education a new series of specialised streams as part and earned lasting respect from the of its Bachelor of Journalism degree to council and their colleagues. prepare graduates for the rapidly changing job market.
Commencing in 2016, the degree will COLIN MARSH AWARD TO offer: content marketing, social and digital EDUCATION ACADEMIC campaigning (both a world-first) and University of Canberra education scholar creative writing. Philip Roberts won the 2015 Colin Marsh Head of discipline and Professor of award for his contribution to the education Journalism Matthew Ricketson said curriculum debate in Australia. employers increasingly want graduates who Mr Roberts was recognised for his paper can create strategic, feature-rich, dynamic “Curriculum for the country: The absence content that can be published in a multi- His passion for improving Australian of the rural in a national curriculum” platform media environment. He said the schools and using education to close published in Curriculum Perspectives 35(1). aim is to prepare students for careers in the gap among people from different industries where innovation is central. backgrounds earned University of Canberra He said while there isn’t a set Australian Professor of Education Mike Gaffney the curriculum, each state and territory has prestigious Nganakarrawa Award. interpreted the national framework, but the STUDENTS’ START-UP Federal Government still maintains a large BUSINESSES ACCELERATE Professor Gaffney received this influence over the content. recognition for his ongoing outstanding contribution to educational administration He found children living in regional and and learning, experience and contribution remote areas of Australia are forced to to the Australian Council for adopt an urban perspective, which they Educational Leaders (ACEL). may be unfamiliar with, to succeed in their education. “To be recognised by peers is always special,” Professor Gaffney said. “I The Colin Marsh award was created in have been impressed and inspired by memory of the foundation president of the dedicated educators doing their bit for Australian Curriculum Studies Association. their staff and students.”
STUDENTS AT THE Three teams made up of University of UNIVERSITY AND UC COLLEGE Canberra students and alumni had a PATHWAY PROGRAMS (EFTSL) chance to kick their business ideas off the ground thanks to the 2015 GRIFFIN EFTSL Accelerator start-up incubator. 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 The GRIFFIN Accelerator is a three- University (onshore) 9753 10022 10069 10353 10663 month intensive program run by a group UC College (pathway programs) 684 636 649 730 632 of Canberra entrepreneurs who invest in, host, teach and mentor selected start-ups TOTAL 10437 10658 10718 11083 11295 to create successful businesses.
Out of 84 start-ups pitched to participate in the program, six were selected to take part in it and received an investment of up to $300,000 over the three- month period. Three of these successful start-up teams were from the University of Canberra: Solar Bare, HACT and SignOnSite.
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TEACHING AWARDS
As part of the 2015 Vice-Chancellor’s VICE-CHANCELLOR’S AWARDS VICE-CHANCELLOR’S AWARD Excellence Awards held on 30 October, a FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE: FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE FOR series of awards were conferred to recognise AN EARLY CAREER ACADEMIC: • Dr Iain Hay – Faculty of Education, outstanding teaching performance. Science, Technology and Mathematics • Mrs Bernie Bissett – Faculty of Health. • Dr Janie Busby Grant – Faculty of UNIVERSITY CITATIONS FOR Health OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION • Dr Tanya Lawlis – Faculty of Health. TO STUDENT LEARNING: • Dr Dalma Demeter – Faculty of Business, Government and Law • Mr Shaun Cheah – Faculty of Arts and Design.
Industrial design graduate nabs national award
Industrial design graduate Dylan White gets It was the first time a University of achieve anything, which is thanks to all the top awards. Canberra graduate won the overall Award experiences I had during my time at the of Excellence. Mr White said he was proud University of Canberra.” Industrial design alumnus Dylan White his passion, persistence and hard work topped a pool of graduates from both resulted in such a prestigious and well- For the awards, Mr White presented three Australia and New Zealand to win the regarded form of recognition. pieces of his design work from his degree: Design Institute of Australia’s Australasian an aerodynamic cycling helmet, manual Graduate of the Year Awards’ 2015 Award “It was truly amazing to be given this espresso machine and three-wheeled for Excellence. He also won in their Object accolade, it’s given me a lot of confidence vehicle styling concept. The judges Design Category, on the back of being in myself as a designer,” he said. “When I unanimously awarded him the overall named the NSW/ACT 2015 Graduate of started my industrial design degree I never Award of Excellence for these prototypes the Year for Industrial Design. imagined I could win such a prestigious and praised his high level of innovation and award like this, but now I feel like I can creativity in his designs.
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RESEARCH
From the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
2015 was an exciting year for research at highly competitive sources including of above world standard across the fields the University of Canberra with significant Professor Sudha Rao winning two project of genetics, nursing, and public health and success in international rankings and grants from the National Health and health services. The Institute has more measures of excellence, research income, Medical Research Council for work on than 90 academic staff and 200 PhD and impact. detection and prevention of cancer. students, and is boosting the University’s Exciting work from Professor Rao’s team national and international profile. Our strengthened research performance has led to the creation of the first spinout has seen the University enter the company from research carried out at the The University is continuing to form Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Top 100 University EpiAxis Therapeutics Pty Ltd. and strengthen important partnerships universities under 50 years of age and for was established to commercialise new in government, university and private the first time the University entered the research findings that hold promise in the sectors. The Strategic Engagement and Times Higher Education (THE) University treatment of recurrent cancers, especially Business Development team, under the rankings of 800 institutes worldwide with breast cancer. directorship of Dr Victor Pantano, has a ranking in the 501 – 600 band. been established to support the University Professor Barbara Pamphilon was awarded in these endeavours to achieve stronger The University’s environmental sciences $3 million from the Australian Centre for impact and translational outcomes from discipline received the highest rating International Agricultural Research to work our research. possible, well above world standard, on Improving opportunities for economic in the Excellence in Research (ERA) development for women smallholders in rural The successes of 2015, underpinned by 2015 assessment. This, in addition to a Papua New Guinea. a strong research foundation plan and significant increase in the number of areas dedicated staff, point to an exciting year rated as world standard or above. The UC-Health Research Institute ahead. I look forward to building on this (UC-HRI) was established in early 2015 momentum in 2016. University researchers continued to be to drive excellence and impact in health successful in attracting funding from research. UC-HRI achieved ERA ratings Professor Frances Shannon
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“…significant improvements in international rankings and excellence ratings, increased research income, the production of more outputs and growth in research student numbers…”
RESEARCH FOCUS AND • The University’s Higher Education • Professor Jen Webb: So what do you EXCELLENCE Research Data Collection (HERDC) do?: Tracking creative graduate outcomes reportable competitive research income in Australia’s Creative and Cultural In 2015 the University continued to in 2014 (Category 1, 2 and 3; latest Industries, with comparison to the UK, grow its research capacity through the data available) was $14,303,000. This ARC Discovery Project, $464,169 development and recruitment of staff was an increase of eight per cent from • Professor Ross Gibson: Utilitarian within the University’s research focus areas: 2013 including an increase of more than Filmmaking in Australia 1945 – 1980, governance, environment, communication, $1.28 million (29 per cent) in prestigious ARC Discovery Project, $484,942 health and sport, and education. This was Category 1 grant funding. • Associate Professor Janine Deakin: reflected in significant improvements • Staff produced 938 HERDC reportable Do chromosomal rearrangements drive in international rankings and excellence research outputs in 2014, including an genomic evolution and speciation?, ARC ratings, increased research income, the 11 per cent increase in peer-reviewed Discovery Project, $745,575 production of more outputs and growth in journal publications, continuing the • Professor Sudha Rao: Uncovering the research student numbers. upward trajectory of the University’s epigenetic landscape that regulates human publication profile. Some examples include: transcriptional memory, NHMRC Project • At December 2015, there were 558 Grant, $708,208 (see page 33) students enrolled in Higher Degree • A significant increase in the number of • Professor Sudha Rao: Epigenetic by Research (HDR) courses at the areas rated as world standard or above regulation by PKC-theta in human breast University. This maintains the upward in the ERA 2015 assessment. The cancer stem cells, NHMRC Project trend seen over the last five years and University’s environmental sciences Grant, $818,132 (see page 33). discipline received the highest rating includes a four per cent increase from possible, well above world standard, 2014. In addition, University of Canberra particularly in the fields of ecological researchers were named investigators applications and environmental science University of Canberra academics on four ARC Discovery Projects and and management. The University was continued to win funding for their research one ARC Discovery Indigenous project also rated above world standard across from highly competitive sources such as administered elsewhere. the fields of genetics, human movement the Australian Research Council (ARC) and sport science, nursing, and public and the National Health and Medical health and health services. Research Council (NHMRC):
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OTHER PROMINENT UC-HEALTH RESEARCH RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS GRANTS AND FUNDING INSTITUTE AND IMPACT
Professor Barbara Pamphilon: Improving The UC-Health Research Institute One of the key aspects of the University’s opportunities for economic development (UC-HRI) was established in January research strategy is the development for women smallholders in rural Papua New and officially launched in March 2015 of strategic national and international Guinea, Australian Centre for International to drive excellence and impact in health partnerships in research and innovation. Agricultural Research, $3,000,000 (read research. The Institute will consolidate and Below are just a few of the new or ongoing more below) showcase the University’s health research partnerships in 2015 that have contributed strengths; it will be the research pillar of the to developing strong strategic outcomes. Dr Braden McGrath: The Development and developing Health Precinct and a critical demonstration of a Capability and Technology element in the proposed Innovation Park SYNERGY: NURSING AND Demonstrator Tactile Cueing System for on campus. It will strengthen engagement MIDWIFERY RESEARCH CENTRE Degraded Visual and Threat Environments, with the ACT health system, improve The Defence Science and Technology external visibility and partnerships Synergy was established in 2015 as a Group of the Department of Defence, nationally and internationally, and enable partnership between the University $832,500 (read more on page 34) the University to respond more effectively of Canberra and ACT Health. It to funding opportunities. (See page 30) provides researchers with access to real Other indicators of excellence: clinical settings in a variety of specialty areas throughout the ACT. It aims to • Professor Linda Botterill was elected promote and sustain research that will STEM EDUCATION a member of the Australian Academy improve consumer outcomes; build RESEARCH CENTRE of Social Sciences joining Emeritus research capacity and foster cross- Professor Ann Harding and Professors The STEM Education Research Centre disciplinary collaboration, nationally and John Dryzek, Diane Gibson and (SERC), which will focus on innovations in internationally. Meredith Edwards as Fellows of the technology and mathematics education Australian Academy of Social Sciences research, was launched officially in CSIRO AND LA TROBE and Professor Ross Gibson as a Fellow of December 2015. SERC’s mission is to the Australian Academy of Humanities. UNIVERSITY influence policy and practice through The University has partnered with CSIRO • Professors Ross Thompson and Ross applied social and cognitive research and La Trobe University to establish a Gibson were appointed to the ARC situated within contextually-bounded Canberra node of the Murray Darling College of Experts; Professors Jen settings. A majority of the Centre’s current Freshwater Research Centre. The Webb, Ralph Mac Nally, John Dryzek projects are embedded in educationally partners will work together to develop and Tom Lowrie were appointed to the disadvantaged communities through new initiatives in freshwater research 2015 Research Evaluation Committee support from the Australian Research and actively encourage interactions for the ARC’s Excellence in Research for Council, Department of Foreign Affairs and exchange of knowledge between Australia initiative. Professor Sudha Rao and Trade and the Australian Curriculum, researchers. This partnership led to the sits on the NHMRC Grant Review Panel. Assessment and Reporting Authority appointment of an externally funded (read more on page 33). professor into the University’s Institute for The University continues to invest Applied Ecology. resources with the aim of having centres of research excellence that contribute to the global body of knowledge and lead to early and important economic, social and environmental benefits.
Sowing the seeds for growth in PNG A University of Canberra research has prompted an expansion, including program supporting female farmers reaching some of the most inaccessible and their families in Papua New Guinea mountainous regions of the country. received a $3 million funding boost from the Australian Centre for International The project will soon target those families Agricultural Research. growing commodities such as coffee, cocoa and sweet potato, with an additional Professor of community learning and aim to improve their engagement with development Barbara Pamphilon and her larger business representatives. colleagues worked with communities in diverse regions of PNG, researching the knowledge and the skills required by women to run their farms as small home businesses.
Professor Barbara Pamphilon visiting farms in The program has been running in pilot Papua New Guinea. Photo: supplied. regions since 2011, but increasing success
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AUSTRALIAN SPORTS NINTI ONE ANU Connect Ventures and two private COMMISSION/AUSTRALIAN UC-HRI is a partner in a $7 million individuals in Canberra have invested INSTITUTE OF SPORT consortium, led by Ninti One with Sydney in the company. EpiAxis Therapeutics The continued partnership with the and Edith Cowan Universities, to create the Pty Ltd will be located at the University Australian Sports Commission (ASC) ‘National Best Practice Unit’, to support the of Canberra and will collaborate with and the Australian Institute of Sport ongoing delivery of the Tackling Indigenous clinicians at the Canberra Hospital to carry (AIS) was highly significant in 2015 with Smoking program nationally. Ninti One out initial clinical trials. 14 funded projects, including two fully is a national not-for-profit company that EpiAxis is the first spinout company from funded and three APA-funded, AIS builds opportunities for people in remote research carried out at the University, top-up PhD scholarships and 0.5FTE Australia through research, innovation and with an emphasis on research that makes match funding for a Professor in Sports community development. an early and important difference to the Medicine. The Professor in Sports world. It is expected EpiAxis will be the Medicine role has led to substantive UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT first of many such ventures. funding and two PhD enrolments from PROGRAM (UNDP) practising sport physicians at the AIS. The completion of a three year Post-Doctoral Defining the Challenge, Making the DISCOVERY TRANSLATION Fellowship yielded 29 international journal Change, a report produced by IGPA, in FUND 2.0 partnership with overseas governments publications, two grants (one international) The Discovery Translation Fund 2.0 and international organisations in and a number of Early Career Researcher (DTF2.0) has been established in Afghanistan, Brazil, China, Egypt, awards including the Vice-Chancellor partnership with the Australian National Jordan, Libya, Tunisia, the UK, Vietnam, Early Career Researcher Award in Science, University and ANU Connect Ventures. and Yemen, formed the centrepiece of Health and Technology. DTF2.0 assists the commercialisation of the UNDP’s recent intergovernmental new technologies and innovations through conference in Amann, Jordan on the providing milestone dependent funding LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES future of Arab transition states. UNIVERSITY to help bridge the gap between basic research and commercial development. In A Memorandum of Understanding is EPIAXIS 2015, five University of Canberra projects in place with Liverpool John Moores were funded in the Faculties of ESTeM, University, UK outlining a commitment Arts and Design, and Health, and in the for research collaboration in the areas of University’s Research Institute for Sport cardiovascular exercise physiology, science and Exercise. Projects include treating of football and physical literacy/activity. myopia, measuring proprioceptive ability This partnership includes joint research and an environmentally friendly treatment and PhD scholarship and knowledge for head lice. exchange activities including workshops and visitor programs. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH GLOBAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES PARTNERSHIP ON TRANSFORMATIVE DEMOCRACY INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED The Institute for Governance and ECOLOGY Policy Analysis (IGPA) partnered with international institutions, research and In December 2015, EpiAxis Therapeutics In 2015, the Institute for Applied Ecology industry, across North America, Europe, Pty Ltd was established to commercialise (IAE) celebrated its 10-year anniversary. UK and Asia in a successful grant new research findings that hold promise The IAE was established in 2005 with application to the Social Sciences and in the treatment of recurrent cancers, four foundation academics. It is now Humanities Council of Canada. This especially breast cancer. Under the home to 28 full-time academics and in funding will provide a total of $2.5 million leadership of Professor Sudha Rao, her 2015 produced more than 180 peer- to fund Participedia, an open-source data team identified the role of an enzyme reviewed papers. repository on participatory experiments known as LSD1 in the proliferation of Community and ecosystem ecologist and innovations. This partnership provides cancer stem cells (CSC), which are now Professor Ross Thompson was appointed University researchers with access to regarded as the leading contributor to director of IAE in July 2015, after innovative research platforms, a diverse the recurrence of cancer following initial acting in the position since the sudden research and practice community and treatment. Research funded by the passing of Professor David Choquenot in support for visiting fellowships. NHMRC and then through the ANU January 2015. Connect Ventures, Discovery Translation Fund has shown blocking the function of PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION Of particular note was receiving two ERA this enzyme in combination with currently OF INDIA rankings of 5, “well above world standard”, used chemotherapy agents can prevent in the fields of ecological applications and UC-HRI has established a Memorandum cancer recurrence in animal models. environmental science and management of Agreement with the Public Health in 2015. Foundation of India for joint PhD EpiAxis has licenced this Intellectual scholarships, staff secondments and Property from the University and so far The Institute also had substantial collaborative research. has raised $1.75 million to commercialise Category 1 grant funding success, in this IP. The University of Canberra, excess of $800,000, from two ARC
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Linkage Projects, two ARC Discovery IGPA’s education program continues to was signed with Liverpool John Moores Projects, one Australia-India Collaboration grow with 69 PhD students currently University, which led to a joint PhD Fund Grant and two NSW Environment enrolled at the Institute and 11 PhD studentship and two other collaborative Trust Awards. There was strong growth in completions in the 2014–15 period. PhD projects. A two-day intensive course funding across Categories 2, 3 and 4, with In 2015, 146 Commonwealth and in “Cardiac imaging and vascular imaging” income totalling in excess of $2 million. State public servants graduated was organised by UCRISE bringing from postgraduate programs for the together a team of world class educators The strength of the Institute’s research Commonwealth Departments of from the University of Western Australia was demonstrated through publication Agriculture, Industry, Infrastructure and and Liverpool John Moores University on the cover of the journal Nature of the Regional Development, the Australia and 38 participants from Australia and work led by IAE post-doctoral fellow Bureau of Statistics and the ACT New Zealand. Clare Holleley with six other University of government. The list of participating Canberra researchers, and a number of IAE Commonwealth departments is likely to The collaboration with the AIS continues researchers appointed to senior advisory expand in 2016 with the Commonwealth to evolve with the creation of a jointly- positions. Professor Ralph Mac Nally was Department of Finance coming on board. funded Professor in Sports Medicine appointed to the ARC ERA Assessment position and a Post-doctoral Fellow in Panel and Professor Ross Thompson to the Internationally, IGPA ran an ‘open’ policy- Biostatistics position advertised for a ARC College of Experts. making program for the UK Cabinet as 2016 start. In addition, 16 HDR students well as change of governance leadership are currently undertaking collaborative The Institute continues to build significant programs in China, Indonesia and Vietnam projects between UCRISE, the AIS and partnerships with government and funded through the Department of various national sporting organisations. university partners. A Memorandum of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Understanding with La Trobe University, CSIRO and the Murray Darling Fisheries IGPA hosted several large-scale UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA Research Centre led to the appointment events in 2015 including a quarterly HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE of an externally funded professor into the Parliamentary Triangle Seminar Series Institute and will see the University play which was televised on the ABC’s “Big an important role in the field of freshwater Ideas” program. It conducted a monthly monitoring and management. Canberra Conversation with Jon Stanhope AO aimed at enhancing the A MoU with the Murray Darling Basin quality of public policy debate in the Authority (MDBA) led to publications nation’s capital. IGPA also launched The and funded placements of University Policy Space – a politically neutral blogging staff with the MDBA and a MoU with platform for debating major public policy the Commonwealth Department of issues in Australia and overseas. Environment has led to the appointment of an externally funded hydrologist co-located between the Department and the IAE. RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SPORT AND EXERCISE The University of Canberra Research INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNANCE Institute for Sport and Exercise (UCRISE) The University of Canberra Health AND POLICY ANALYSIS has grown significantly since its inception Research Institute (UC-HRI) was officially In its second year of operation, the Institute in 2014. It now comprises 22 academic launched in March 2015 by the ACT for Governance and Policy Analysis staff and nine associate members, in Minister for Health, Simon Corbell. The (IGPA) continued to focus on producing addition to 16 world class adjuncts, three University’s newest research institute has research to identify and remove barriers professional associates and 48 HDR more than 90 academic staff and more to social and economic participation and student members working across the four than 200 PhD students working in four enhance the quality of governance. research themes: High Performance Sport, key research themes: health and wellbeing Sport and Exercise Medicine, Physical throughout the lifespan, biomedical IGPA hosted eight ARC-funded Literacy and Activity, Sport Design and discovery for disease prevention and projects which dealt with issues on critical Technology. treatment, healthcare systems and health governance problems in Australia. IGPA services research, and technology for fellows produced 51 international peer In 2015, UCRISE achieved an ERA rating improved health and wellbeing. reviewed journal articles, five books and 31 of 4 ‘above world standard’ in Human book chapters. Movement and Sport Science. It also Achieving an ERA research rating of 4 celebrated its first PhD completions and ‘above world standard’ in public health and Directed by Professor Mark Evans, IGPA produced 81 peer reviewed research health services, nursing and genetics was aims to create and sustain an international articles, two books and six book chapters. a highlight for 2015. Another highlight class research institution for the study Sport Design and Technology researchers was bringing in $1.5 million in Category and practice of governance and public won a research contract to develop 1 funding from the NHMRC for the policy. The Institute has a strong social snowboard bindings for the Olympic prevention of breast cancer. mission committed to the production of Winter Sport Institute and the Australian leading-edge research and research-driven snowboard team. The Institute also ran 24 The Institute has entered into two education programs with genuine public UCRISE Research (Training) Seminars. significant partnerships: UC-HRI has value, and by implication, policy impact. signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Throughout 2015 UCRISE continued the Public Health Foundation of India for to build strong partnerships. A MoU joint PhD scholarships, staff secondments
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and collaborative research. It also has internationally on urban sustainability and departments and new partnerships have partnered in a $7 million consortium, environmental change at South Africa’s been developed with a diverse range of led by Ninti One with Sydney and Edith national sustainability week, COP 21 and universities and organisations. Cowan Universities, to create the ‘National the Royal Geological Conference, Cardiff. Best Practice Unit’, to support the ongoing THE CENTRE FOR CREATIVE AND delivery of the Tackling Indigenous CURF continues to support a number CULTURAL RESEARCH Smoking program nationally. of IGPA PhD students and contributes actively to the University teaching The Centre for Creative and Cultural program in urban and sustainability Research (CCCR) in the Faculty of Arts and Design focuses on applied research RESEARCH NETWORKS AND programs. CURF received a two year into creative practice, conducting FACULTY RESEARCH CENTRES grant for the CURF – ACT Government Partnership to undertake research and imaginative and practical experiments at engagement on important urban and the intersection of creative writing, digital CANBERRA URBAN AND environmental issues. technology and contemporary heritage REGIONAL FUTURES practice. Major initiatives included the Canberra Urban and Regional Futures ‘Mobile Makers’ series of events and MURRAY-DARLING BASIN (CURF) is a joint initiative between the ‘Poetry on the Move’ festival, a FUTURES COLLABORATIVE the University of Canberra and the two-week event that bought together RESEARCH NETWORK Australian National University’s Climate poets and poetry researchers from Change Institute, based at the University In 2015, the Murray-Darling Basin across Australia. At the end of 2015 of Canberra. Futures Collaborative Research two new ARC Discovery Project grants, Network (MDBfutures) continued its administered by the University, and a During 2015, CURF continued an active contribution to knowledge exchange New Colombo Plan grant were awarded research program on local and national and the building of research quality and to CCCR members: issues, publishing a series of working capacity. The MDBfutures research papers on climate change adaptation and program, drawing to a close in early • ‘So what do you do?: tracking creative light rail, and supporting journal articles 2016, has brought together researchers graduate outcomes in Australia and the and conference presentations. Members across environmental science, social and UK’s Creative and Cultural Industries’, of the CURF team encouraged debate on economic modelling, public health, public researchers: Distinguished Professor issues of community interest at local and policy, regional planning and education. Jen Webb and Associate Professor national forums. Scott Brook, $363,359 Measured by strong growth in research • ‘Utilitarian Filmmaking in Australia CURF hosted four flagship seminars publications, grant funding, end-user 1945–1980’, researcher: Professor aligned with each of the four CURF relationships and new collaborations, Ross Gibson, $270,477 themes: climate change and sustainability, MDBfutures has met or exceed its targets settlements and infrastructure, health and delivered major benefits to the • ‘Visionary: An honours and postgraduate and wellbeing, and green growth. The University. Across the four-year program tour exploring creative industries Annual CURF Forum brought together MDBfutures researchers have produced in China’ $198,000 (Department leaders in government, industry and the 166 publications in refereed journals, 54 of Foreign Affairs and Trade, wider Australian capital region to discuss of these with international co-authors, and New Colombo Plan) and $11,500 knowledge gaps and potential research brought in more than $9 million in new (Endeavour Asia Bound program). solutions aligned with the CURF themes. research funding including prestigious ARC Linkage and Discovery projects. Director, Professor Barbara Norman, and Strong and enduring partnerships have theme leader, Professor Will Steffen, spoke been established with Government
Vice-Chancellor’s International Poetry Prize Acclaimed American poet Elisabeth It’s the second year the competition has Murawski was awarded the 2015 been held. Vice-Chancellor Professor University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor’s Stephen Parker said the competition is International Poetry Prize on 9 September. designed to celebrate the significance of Out of more than 1,200 poems submitted poetry as an art form worldwide. by 724 poets worldwide, Ms Murawski A total of 65 per cent of the poets who won the $15,000 first prize for Iconic entered were based in Australia, with others Photo: Lee Miller in Munich, April, 1945. entering from as far as Ghana, Nigeria, The poem was based around an iconic Poland, Greece, the US and England. photograph of former model turned war Writers were asked to submit a previously photographer Lee Miller as she bathes in unpublished poem in English – translations Adolf Hitler’s bathtub. were not eligible – up to 50 lines in length. A piece on waitressing for famed former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan by VC Stephen Parker, Professor Jen Webb and runner-up Lisa Brockwell. Byron Bay’s Lisa Brockwell claimed the $5,000 runner-up award.
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Key CCCR research projects in 2015 • ‘Linked data policy hub stage II: a $561,000 commercialisation grant included: urban and regional planning and from the National Institutes of Health communications’, researcher: Associate to test the use of cancer drugs to treat a • ‘Working the Field: Creative Graduates Professor Jerry Watkins (co-Chief common respiratory virus, the respiratory in Australia and China’, researchers: Investigator), ARC LIEF project syncytial virus, which mainly affects Professor Webb and Associate Professor (2016–2017) with Swinburne University infants and the elderly. DTF funding was Brook funded by an ARC Discovery of Technology, RMIT University, secured by Assistant Professor in visual Projects grant (administered by Monash University of Melbourne, University of neuroscience Regan Ashby to continue University) $346,529 awarded in 2014 Sydney, $408,530 his work on finding ways to halt the • ‘Promoting Unity and Harmony among • ‘Small technology, big data and the growing rates of myopia among young South Sudanese Communities in business of young people’s health: people (see next page). Australia’, researcher: Dr Nawal El-Gack, an international investigation of the funded by the Australian Government digitisation of school health and physical CResTS published a total of 16 peer- Department of Social Services, $93,889 education’, researcher: Professor reviewed publications from five from 2015–2017. Deborah Lupton (co-Chief Investigator), research groups. • ‘Understanding Creative Excellence: ARC Discovery Project (2015–2017) a case study in poetry’, researchers: with Southern Cross University, CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND Professor Webb and Associate Professor Monash University and Northern Illinois ACTION IN PUBLIC HEALTH University, $12,724 Paul Magee funded by an ARC The Centre for Research and Action in Discovery Projects grant $215,000, • ‘Mobile Indonesians: social Public Health (CeRAPH) continued to awarded in 2013 differentiation and digital literacies in conduct research that led to captivating • ‘Interactive visualisation for text mining the twenty-first century’, researcher: insights and new partnerships in 2015. and analysis’, researcher: Associate Associate Professor Jerry Watkins Professor Mitchell Whitelaw, funded (co-Chief Investigator), ARC Discovery Results from the annual Regional by a research contract under the UC- Project (2013–2016) with Queensland Wellbeing Survey, which is in its third year, NICTA umbrella agreement, $118, 712, University of Technology and ANU, were published with more than 12,000 from 2012–2015. $47,872 people completing the survey. Participants • ‘Deficit Discourse and Indigenous were surveyed on diverse topics including health, finances, the environment, CCCR members also received research Education: mapping the discursive environment, assessing impact, and community engagement, social isolation, consultancies from various bodies, changing the conversation’, researcher: crime and happiness. including Air Services Australia, ACT Associate Professor Kerry McCallum Health and Screen Australia. (co-Chief Investigator), ARC Discovery CeRAPH continued to work on a Indigenous Project (2015–2017) with number of domestic projects including THE NEWS AND MEDIA ANU, the University of Queensland, securing Category 1 funding from Forest RESEARCH CENTRE Notre Dame University and Deakin and Wood Products Australia Limited The News and Media Research Centre University, $21,409 to explore the social and economic (N&MRC) in the Faculty of Arts and • ‘New Beats: Mass redundancies and effects of the forest industry in regional Design investigates the evolution of career change in Australian journalism’, communities. Dr Raglan Maddox who media, content and communication and researcher: Professor Matthew Ricketson graduated with his PhD in 2015 produced the impact of online and mobile systems. (co-Chief Investigator), ARC Discovery a world-first study of social networks and The Centre leads both critical and applied Project (2015–2017) with La Trobe smoking among Aboriginal and Torres studies with partners and institutions in University, University of Sydney, Strait Islander people. Australia and internationally. In 2015, Swinburne University of Technology and The Centre also established a consortium the N&MRC released the first ever partners, $44,500. partnership – National Best Practice Unit Digital News Report: Australia 2015, part for Tackling Indigenous Smoking funded of a global survey in collaboration with by the Commonwealth Department of the Reuters Institute for the Study of CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND Health. The unit will be instrumental Journalism at the University of Oxford. THERAPEUTIC SOLUTIONS in supporting the implementation of This was a positive year for the Centre Funded projects in 2015/16 include: an outcomes-focused approach to the for Research in Therapeutic Solutions Tackling Indigenous Smoking program. (CResTs) who were the main contributors • ‘Mediating Mental Health: An to ERA success in genetics (above world On the international front, the Centre Integrated Approach to Investigating standard). CResTs also welcomed its signed a Memorandum of Agreement Media and Social Actors’, researcher: first licensing agreement between the with the Public Health Foundation of Dr Kate Holland, ARC Discovery Early University of Canberra and STREM India. Furthermore, Professor of Primary Career Researcher Award (2014–2016), Chemical for the New Chiral Dirhodium Care Research Stephen Campbell from $124,713 catalyst (read more on page 35) the University of Manchester UK was • ‘Self-tracking and Automatised Bodies’, seconded part-time to undertake a five- researcher: Professor Deborah Lupton Two NHMRC grants totalling over year research project into patient safety (co-Chief Investigator), (2016–2018) $1.52 million were awarded to Professor and quality of care. with Halmstead University, Sweden, Sudha Rao for her work in cancer Lund University, Sweden, RMIT detection and prevention (see next University and the University of Helsinki page). Microbiology researcher Dr Reena (no monetary funding) Ghildyal and her colleagues obtained
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SHEDDING LIGHT ON MYOPIA narrow down the factors at play between FUNDING BOOST FOR SPORT our eyes and our light exposure,” he said. AND HEALTH RESEARCH
University of Canberra researchers will IMPROVING STEM EDUCATION be working to deliver breakthroughs in sports technology and population health Discovering the best ways to encourage with support from two ACT Government children to study and succeed in science, grants worth a total of $300,000. technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects is a top priority for the These grants, delivered under the University of Canberra’s new STEM CBR Innovation Fund, promote and Education Research Centre (SERC). accelerate innovative projects.
The centre led by University of Canberra The first, worth $150,000, will assist in the Centenary Professor Tom Lowrie will creation of the CBR SportsTek Lab at the focus on developing the research that University’s Sporting Commons. will better inform policy around learning The University’s Research Institute A University of Canberra researcher STEM subjects. of Sport and Exercise (UCRISE) will seeks to halt the growing rates of short- collaborate with the Australian Institute of sightedness among young people. “Mathematics knowledge is the best indicator of success in adult life. Such Sport, to establish the laboratory which will Assistant Professor in visual neuroscience knowledge predicts job security, financial focus on sports technology. Regan Ashby’s latest findings suggest stability and even low levels of depression,” The second grant, also worth brighter light exposure produce better Professor Lowrie said. $150,000, will help the University results over time. SERC already has several research develop a new computer system In his study, Dr Ashby uses chickens as the projects underway including work in to gather ‘big-data’ on health. This project animal model because their visual system Indonesia to improve the quality of will allow University health researchers to is similar to humans and his results translate teaching and learning in mathematics, combine publicly available information well to the human model. which has received $2.6 million from with health data being generated the Department of Foreign Affairs and from countless devices throughout the “By using chickens we control the factors Trade’s Government Partnerships for community, including smart phones and around myopia development in a very fast Development (GPFD) scheme. activity trackers. growing animal model, they are helping to
Closing in on cancer breakthrough at UC Two grants from the National Health and recurrence, we are effectively working Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to switch off the cancer, meaning it can’t awarded to Professor Rao in November come back.” 2015 will help her advance in her quest to tackle recurrence in breast cancer and Professor Rao and her team also received learning more about how the ‘T-cells’ work $708,208 in NHMRC funding for a in our immune system. second project which analyses how the immune system works, particularly around Professor Rao and colleagues received the way our defensive ‘T-cells’ remember $818,132 to continue their earlier cancer past infections to give us immunity should recurrence prevention research, which is our bodies encounter them again. looking to neutralise the protein cells that spread primary cancer around the body. “We don’t really understand enough about how these soldiers of the body develop a Professor Sudha Rao at the lab. Her work focuses on breast cancer, which memory of past infections to better fight remains the leading cause of cancer- them next time, but we do know that as we related death in women, but she is age this ability starts to fail,” she said. Professor in molecular and cellular biology confident their findings could also be used Sudha Rao and her research team received in tackling other aggressive cancers such as Professor Rao is hopeful that within five more than $1.52 million in funding to prostate, ovarian and pancreatic cancer. years her research and discoveries will pursuit two significant projects to improve help deliver a personalised approach health outcomes worldwide. “By working on the cancer stem cells, to treating disease and will also benefit which are responsible for cancer travelling immunotherapy strategies for cancer. around the body and also for cancer
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UC researcher chips away at ice age question The impact of climate on the Antarctic ice sheet will soon be determined more accurately thanks to a University of Canberra scientist and colleagues, who are analysing and dating the ice and rocks to assist future environmental modelling.
Assistant Professor in earth systems Duanne White at the University’s Institute for Applied Ecology and colleagues at the University of Tasmania and Durham University received $148,000 from the Australian Government’s Antarctic Science Grant Program.
The project aims to establish a better estimate of East Antarctica’s contribution to present-day sea level rise, and to improve satellite measurement of changes to the ice sheet.
Dr White spent two months in Antarctica Dr Duanne White during his trip to Antarctica. Photo: Dan Zwartz. collecting evidence of changes in the ice coverage in the East Antarctic region.
SMALL STEPS CAN BEAT needed to more than halve that figure are new instruments to be deployed aboard CHILDHOOD OBESITY surprisingly small. Australian Army helicopters.
“We asked what it would take to reverse The project aims to develop an on-board the increase seen in the prevalence tactile display that uses the sense of touch of overweight in Australian school to provide critical information to helicopter children over recent decades,” Professor pilots flying in low visibility environments. Cochrane said. “We were surprised by the answer: just a small daily dietary The University will collaborate with the restriction equivalent to just one treat- Adelaide-based, elmTEK Pty Ltd to size (15 gram) bar of chocolate and produce this next-generation assistive about 15 minutes extra of moderate technology which can be used in physical activity per day.” situations where personnel are facing threats or at times when low visibility “By our estimates, those relatively small could affect their safety. changes could cut the current 25 per cent prevalence of childhood overweight and Lead researcher Dr Braden McGrath obesity to nine per cent in around 15–18 said the Tactile Cueing System (TCS) Australia’s rates of childhood overweight months,” he said. complements existing visual displays and and obesity could be turned around with provides necessary information when changes equivalent to cutting down to a pilot’s visual and auditory senses are one small chocolate bar and getting UC TO ASSIST IN ARMY’S already engaged with the task at hand. in 15 minutes of exercise according to TACTILE TECHNOLOGY research from the University of Canberra’s Health Research Institute (UC-HRI). Australian Army pilots will be able to make $1.04M IN FUNDING FLOWS better-informed decisions while flying TO RESEARCHERS In collaboration with marathon legend Rob helicopters with new assistive technology de Castella AO MBE, the University’s being created by the University of Canberra The University of Canberra received researchers are working to fight the decline with research funding from the Australian three Australian Research Council (ARC) in physical fitness and increase in childhood Defence Force’s Capability and Technology Discovery Project grants worth more than overweight and obesity in Australia. Demonstrator (CTP) Program. $1 million in 2015.
Professor of public health Tom Cochrane The University of Canberra has welcomed Associate Professor Janine Deakin said one in four Australian children are the announcement it will share in $14 received $408,900 for her study on overweight or obese, but the changes million in funding for a project to develop rock wallabies which will help expand
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our understanding of evolution and the OPENING UP MUSEUMS FOR THE BLIND emergence of new species. who are blind or have low vision engage She will collaborate with colleagues from with museums and their collections. the Australian National University, the Australian Museum and the University of “I’ve been exploring some of the Texas in the project. opportunities and constraints in creating replicas of museums’ exhibits through 3D The other two ARC grants were allocated printing, but these are items that people to projects led by Centenary Research can handle and come to know in a very Professor Ross Gibson and Distinguished different way,” he said. Professor of creative practice Jen Webb from the University’s Centre for Creative The museum space welcomed guests and Cultural Research. with vision impairment and other attendees were invited to wear glasses Professor Gibson will receive $363,359 to simulating a vision impairment to commence a four-year project to discover, experience these items in the way a document, analyse and compile a lasting University of Canberra PhD student person with limited sight would. archive of utilitarian filmmaking in Australia Beaux Guarini staged a pop-in pop-up The items included a copy of a 200-year- between 1945 and 1980. museum in August, using replica museum old Wedgwood sugar bowl, which features items which have been digitally designed While Professor Webb, and her Ancient Egyptian-inspired motifs, such as and fabricated, in order to enhance blind colleagues, Professor in economics Phil gods in animal form including crocodiles people’s experience. Lewis and Assistant Professor in creative and birds. writing Scott Brook were awarded The exhibition showcased his research $270,477 to investigate employment which explores the ways in which people outcomes for graduates in creative and cultural industries.
UC first: commercialisation of research In a University of Canberra first, an international chemical manufacturer signed a commercialisation agreement to market a new synthetic catalyst developed by a University researcher that will help make the pharmaceutical manufacturing process more efficient.
The deal signed with US chemical company Strem Chemicals Inc. is the University of Canberra’s first intellectual property licence for a chemical product that will be sold worldwide.
The catalyst, discovered by Associate Professor of biomedical sciences Ashraf Ghanem, will be useful in pharmaceutical processing, particularly in the production of the drug Ritalin (methylphenidate), which is used in the treatment of attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADD/ADHD).
Dr Ghanem explained that this synthetic catalyst produces a chemical reaction that allows certain molecules to be extracted with a very high level of purity, reducing the need for additional processing and diminishing the risk of unintended side effects.
Dr Ashraf Ghanem with a model of the molecule, subject of the IP commercialisation deal.
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GRANT POOL FOR UC HELPING CANBERRA Centenary Professor Deborah Lupton FRESHWATER RESEARCH KIDS KEEP ACTIVE surveyed more than 400 Australian women who were either pregnant or had A new resource created by the University given birth in the last three years, and then of Canberra aims to get children moving at conducted focus groups. an early age. The aim of the research was to find out The Physical Literacy Activities Yearbook what kinds of digital media women are (PLAY) comprises 200 activity using and why, and which ones they find suggestions to help teachers prepare and helpful or useful. deliver fun physical education for primary school students. It includes warm up She found 73 per cent of respondents activities and tasks using objects such as used a pregnancy app during their balls, beanbags, hoops, bats and music and pregnancy, with more than half (57 per will be used for the first time in the ACT as cent) using between two to four apps. part of the Active Kids Challenge. More than one-quarter of respondents used apps daily. PLAY was created by UCRISE researchers The NSW Environmental Research program with funding provided by ACT Sport and committed more than $230,000 to two Recreation Services. It has been mapped 3D PRINTERS HAVE UC University of Canberra’s ecology projects into the ACT curriculum and contains DESIGNERS MAKING focused on freshwater ecology in NSW. opportunities to learn core subjects like THEIR OWN WAY science and English in an active way. The first project is a new DNA library that will assist scientists calculate the health The University of Canberra partnered of waterways based on the presence of with the Physical Activity Foundation aquatic animals. who delivered the PLAY resource to primary schools across the ACT as part Dr Sue Nichols, research fellow with the of the 2015 Active Kids Challenge, an University’s Institute for Applied Ecology eight-week program designed to inspire (IAE) is leading the research and has and motivate children to get 60 minutes welcomed the $149,911 grant for this of activity every day. work. She will work alongside University of Canberra colleagues Drs Dianne Gleeson, The resource is also being used in a trial in Elise Furlan and Ben Kefford toward the Victoria, with UCRISE receiving more than three-year project. $250,000 to deliver physical literacy in primary schools in metropolitan Melbourne. The second project, which received $84,300 in funding, will see freshwater In July, the University of Canberra played scientists use genetics to assess remaining APPS A SOURCE OF host to “Mobile Makers” the first travelling populations of three species of critically COMFORT FOR MUMS creative digital research laboratory in endangered fish in New South Wales. Australia. The event brought together 13 researchers from nine organisations, Endangered populations of Olive Perchlet, including five from the University, to Darling Hardyhead and the Purple Spotted focus on innovative digital design and Gudgeon will be studied to determine if key manufacturing processes. populations are native to their current range or have been introduced from elsewhere. The collaboration aimed to highlight the role digital manufacturing can play in many Dr Peter Unmack, Research Fellow with areas of our lives, from innovation and the IAE, will lead the three-year project in entrepreneurship to heritage, and will engage collaboration with Mark Adams from the with small business, small-scale and craft South Australian Museum, Dean Gilligan producers as well as educators and students. from the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries Fisheries and Andrzej Researchers unveiled a HP Sprout 3D Killian from Diversity Arrays Technology. desktop scanner at the event along with the Darkly Labs desktop laser cutter. It was Expectant mothers are consulting the first time either technology had been pregnancy apps, forums and Google to used in the ACT. find instant information and support from other mothers in addition to visiting their healthcare professional, new research from the University of Canberra revealed.
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RESEARCH AWARDS
WINNERS OF THE 2015 VICE- VICE-CHANCELLOR’S WINNER OF THE VICE- CHANCELLOR’S AWARDS FOR AWARDEES FOR EARLY CAREER CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE IN 2015 RESEARCHERS WERE: EXCELLENCE IN SUPERVISION OF WERE: HIGHER DEGREE BY RESEARCH • Dr Laura Garvican-Lewis STUDENTS: • Distinguished Professor Arthur Georges – Science, Health and Technology – Science, Health and Technology • Dr Scott Heyes – Humanities and • Dr Eleni Petraki – Faculty of Arts • Distinguished Professor Jen Webb Creative Arts and Design. – Humanities and Creative Arts • Dr Abu Saleh – Social Sciences. • Professor Robert Tanton – Social Sciences.
Reptile sex goes wild in the bush University of Canberra research into the climate-induced change of male dragons into females occurring in the wild was published on the cover of the prestigious international journal Nature.
University of Canberra Distinguished Professor Arthur Georges, postdoctoral research fellow Clare Holleley and colleagues were able to prove a reptile’s sex determination process can switch rapidly from one determined by chromosomes to one determined by temperature.
Using field data from 131 adult lizards and controlled breeding experiments, Dr Holleley and the team conducted molecular analyses which showed that some warmer lizards had male chromosomes but were actually female.
“We had previously been able to demonstrate in the lab that when exposed to extreme temperatures, genetically male dragons turned into females,” Dr Holleley said.
“Now we have shown that these sex reversed individuals are fertile and that this is a naturally occurring phenomenon.”
Professor Georges also led a team of University researchers from the Institute for Applied Ecology who decoded the genome of the central bearded dragon for the first time.
They laid bare the genetic code of ‘Fabian’, the dragon who became the poster child for his species, Pogona vitticeps, publishing their findings in the peer-reviewed Central bearded dragons were the subject of two new and exciting pieces of research published by the University in 2015. journal GigaScience.
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INTERNATIONAL
From the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global)
In 2015, we continued to promote and relationships with expanding pathway Student mobility grew significantly support the University of Canberra’s goal and partner program offerings, while with many of our students taking the to grow our domestic and international in Melbourne program offerings have opportunity to study abroad under existing markets and develop and manage focused on areas of highest demand. and new programs, with our number of the pathways and partnerships that outbound experiences being well above support this growth. We also focused Our Internationalisation Strategy directed the sector average. International student on strengthening our engagement and resources and attention to markets in numbers remained strong as the University relationships with international partners by Southeast Asia, including Singapore, continued to be a popular destination welcoming high-profile delegations to our Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. for international students in 2015. More campus and being hosted by several key Faculties participated in new, coordinated than 110 countries are represented in the institutions across the world. University-level missions with all four student body, with the majority of our Faculty Deans playing prominent roles international students coming from China. One of our priorities was to lead in events and meetings in Malaysia student recruitment and the pursuit and Singapore to review local pathway Professor Simon Ridings*
of new markets and student load. The arrangements, Trans-National Education *Professor Simon Ridings held the position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor development of innovative programs (TNE) opportunities, credit transfer (Global) until August 2015. Professor Lawrence Pratchett, Dean of with new and existing interstate partners arrangements and marketing prospects. the Faculty of Business, Government and Law, acted in the position for in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane We also hosted international alumni the remainder of 2015. progressed rapidly during the year. In both, reunions in Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand Sydney and Brisbane, the University has and Bhutan. developed a portfolio of strong bilateral
TOP FIVE COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
International onshore students from more than 110 countries were enrolled at the University of Canberra in 2015. The top five countries represented were:
1. China 2. India 3. Vietnam 4. Philippines 5. Pakistan
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STUDENTS BY DOMESTIC OR INTERNATIONAL ORIGIN (EFSTL) University, where he obtained his Master of Educational Leadership degree, a EFTSL transnational program jointly delivered by the University of Canberra and the 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Hangzhou Normal University in China Domestic 7986 8266 8500 8669 8776 between 2005 and 2014.
International 2451 2393 2218 2414 2518 The University’s existing partnerships TOTAL 10437 10659 10718 11083 11294 were also strengthened. Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Parker met with the Rector from the University of Brawikjaya in Indonesia and further articulation TOP 10 COURSES TAKEN BY INTERNATIONAL arrangements were developed. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS PARTNERSHIPS Delegations from partners such as the Royal Institute of Management, Bhutan, 1. Bachelor of Nursing In 2015, the University continued to the Central South University of Forestry, focus on strengthening and creating new 2. Diploma of Business (Extended) China, the Hebei Finance University, relationships with international institutions. China, Shanghai Normal University, 3. Bachelor of Commerce Senior executives visited a number of China and Tenri University, Japan were 4. Master of Professional Accounting universities worldwide and more than 30 welcomed at the University in the spirit of 5. Master of Information Technology delegation visits and study tours (mainly expanding our international collaborations. and Systems from Asia) were hosted on campus to continue to foster and develop linkages In May, the Beijing Institute of Graphic 6. Bachelor of Information Technology across the globe. Communication’s Vice President visited 7. Bachelor of Accounting the University and signed three further 8. Diploma of Business New partnerships were established with agreements for program linkages with the Central South University of Forestry and 9. Bachelor of Business Administration Faculty of Arts and Design. Technology and Heilongjiang University Master of Business Management 10. in China. Representatives from two In November, a delegation of Cambodian other Chinese universities, Shenzhen government officials led by the Deputy Polytechnic and the Southwestern Director General of Higher Education, University of Finance and Economics Nith Bunlay, visited our campus. The visited the University of Canberra to delegation attended the Course establish partnerships and explore Completion Ceremony for 30 sponsored collaboration opportunities. Professor Cambodian students and trainees. Zhang Qing, Chairman of the Zhejiang The students successfully completed a Shuren University, signed a MoU during Graduate Certificate of Teaching English his visit to the University in June. Professor to Speakers of Other Languages or a Zhang Qing is a graduate from the Master of Education Studies.
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During 2015, the University of Canberra Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce, FILIPINO NURSING also continued to develop close ties M.L. Lakasubha Kridakon. Both, the STUDENTS VISIT UC with the diplomatic community. In Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global) and August, the Vice-Chancellor hosted the Alumni Manager attended alumni 50 diplomats at an embassy and high functions in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, commission reception at his on-campus Vietnam. At these events, alumni were residence. He also hosted the Vietnamese treated to memories and stories from Ambassador Luong Thanh Nghi, the their former teacher, Adjunct Associate Chinese Ambassador Ma Zhaxi, and the Professor Jeremy Jones. Indonesian Ambassador Nadjib Riphat Kesoema during the year. In August, our Chancellor Professor Tom Calma and Professor Pratchett A growing number of international study attended a University of Canberra tours contributed to the University’s graduation ceremony at our Bhutanese vibrant campus life. In early June, the partner institution, the Royal Institute Faculty of Health welcomed a group of of Management, and a post-ceremony Filipino students from the University of function, with nearly 80 alumni Santo Tomas College of Nursing (see in attendance. this page). In September, the Faculty A total of 12 nursing students from the also organised a study tour for a group Our Alumni Representatives also held University of Santo Tomas College of of nursing students from the Prefectural two dinner events mid-year; one for Nursing (UST) in the Philippines visited University of Hiroshima in Japan. alumni in Nairobi, Kenya, and the second the University of Canberra in June as for a small alumni gathering in Dhaka, part of a three-day tour to experience Bangladesh. The Nairobi event was Australian nursing education. INTERNATIONAL fully organised and hosted by our East Students were given a tour of the ALUMNI REUNIONS Africa Alumni Representative, Kimani Kang’ethe. In Bangladesh, our Alumni University’s nursing clinical labs and Throughout the year, the University held Representatives Sumaiya Lodi and took part in practical simulations several alumni events around the world to Shariful Khan organised a dinner for 12 including monitoring a manikin patient reconnect with graduates and celebrate alumni, and were joined by Anna Kolber, and taking bloods. their success. the University’s International Assistant Manager for Subcontinental Asia and a UST nursing lecturer Elizabeth Cortez said The University held or supported 10 representative from AusTrade. it was a fantastic experience for students. international events in eight different “We are very grateful to be able to take countries, including Bhutan, Thailand, part in the practical simulations, the Vietnam, China, Bangladesh, Kenya, NEW VP GLOBAL APPOINTED University of Canberra has so many Malaysia and Indonesia. resources and technology available for Experienced international higher education students during their study,” Professor In January, the Vice-Chancellor executive Rongyu Li was appointed as Cortez said. hosted a festive event for alumni in the University of Canberra’s new Vice- Jakarta, Indonesia. Alumni also had an President Global on 25 November. It was the first time the students had opportunity to get together at a reunion visited Australia. held in May at the Top Hat Restaurant in Mr Li, who will take up the role in February Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2016, was previously Executive Director UST nursing lecturer Genecar Pe Benito International at RMIT University. He has added that trips like these are important In May alumni gathered in Shanghai, more than 15 years of experience in the for students as it provides them with a China to welcome new graduates to the field of international higher education, different perspective on how healthcare is alumni community as part of a University including devising and executing delivered in a different culture. of Canberra graduation ceremony at our internationalisation strategies, overseeing partnering institution, the East China international offices, language centres, The students met with University of University. At the ceremony, Professor pathway providers, transnational education Canberra nursing staff and students Lawrence Pratchett, Dean of the Faculty programs and academic partnerships. who discussed the University’s research, of Business, Government and Law, development of healthcare and what welcomed nearly 150 guests, celebrating Prior to his role at RMIT he was Executive Australian nursing education is like. the ongoing ties between the University Director International at Deakin and its partner institutions in China. University. He has also held a range of senior positions in business development UC RENEWS AGREEMENT The University hosted further events at other tertiary institutions and in the WITH CHINESE PARTNER in Thailand and Vietnam in July. The private sector. Vice-Chancellor and Professor Lyndon The University of Canberra renewed its Anderson, Dean of the Faculty of Arts Mr Li holds a MA in Organisations and agreement with Renmin University of and Design, enjoyed lunch with current Change from City University, London. He is China facilitating a student articulation and prospective students as well as alumni a member of the board of the International program, staff exchanges and joint at the Anantara Siam Hotel in Bangkok. Education Association of Australia. research collaborations. Guests were addressed by the Australian Ambassador to Thailand, H.E. Mr Paul Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Parker Robilliard and the Vice President of the joined Renmin University Vice-President
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Professor Yi Zhihong in Beijing to reaffirm These programs will continue to grow The University of Canberra received the partnership which has been in place in 2016 as the University has attracted $396,000 in funding from the Australian since 2004. more than $600,000 in further mobility Government’s initiative for students to grants to support the development and travel to take part in exchange projects in More than 450 undergraduate students student participation in new programs. China, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and Vietnam. from Renmin University have studied at The University has attracted a range the University of Canberra since 2006 in of scholarships for both inbound and The projects, which will take place in courses including business, administration outbound students through various 2016–2017, cover a wide range of areas and commerce, tourism and management, funding programs including NCP including: design, writing, biomedical applied economics, and advertising, Mobility Grant, Asiabound, ISEP, STMP science, healthcare, nutrition, sport and marketing and public relations as a result of and EKSKT. business, and work-integrated learning. the agreement. Inbound numbers remain constant at 200 STUDENTS GET A TASTE OF The partnership has also included a visiting exchange, study abroad and short- THAILAND number of other successful initiatives term students. including an academic exchange in public A group of six University of Canberra administration, a PhD student exchange undergraduate students had the experience program, professional lectures delivered PLAYGROUNDS BOOST SCHOOL of a lifetime during a four-week internship in by academics from both universities ATTENDANCE AT PNG Bangkok, Thailand as part of a program led to Renmin students, and a joint Sino- by the faculties of Business, Government Australian Law School Deans conference. and Law, and Arts and Design. The Work Integrated Learning (WIL) program saw students undertake full-time STUDY ABROAD AND internships with a Thai company in the STUDENT EXCHANGE areas of public relations, advertising, Studying internationally continued to be journalism and law. a popular choice among University of The program’s coordinator and WIL Canberra students in 2015, with students consultant Erin Stacey said: “The program participating in a range of programs is a great way for students to enhance including exchange, study abroad and their global employability skills by gaining various short-term programs – allowing experience in an international workplace. them to gain credit towards their degrees It also gives our graduates an edge during around the world. During the year, 454 peak recruitment times.” students participated in various study A University of Canberra-led international abroad programs, up 16 per cent from research collaboration has found that 380 in 2014. The University is on track to something as simple as building playgrounds AUSTRALIA AWARDS STUDENTS meeting its target of having 30 per cent of at a school can make a difference in boosting START AT UC students participating in the study abroad regular student attendance. Eighteen Australia Awards Scholarship program and student exchange by 2018. Assistant Professor in early childhood and students from Bhutan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Timor- The University of Canberra has primary education Kym Simoncini led a Leste and Vietnam began their study at maintained its position for the last three pilot playground program for a school the University after completing a four- years as one of the leading institutions in Port Moresby, created by the local week Introductory Academic Program. in Australia for outbound student community using up-cycled items. The mobility, with the latest data (from 2013) program was a collaboration between the The Australia Awards are international showing 19 per cent of the graduating University of Canberra, Pacific Adventist scholarships and fellowships funded by domestic undergraduate students has an University, University of Cincinnati and the the Australian Government, which offer international experience as part of their University of New England. high-achieving students from around the degree program, considerably higher than world the opportunity to undertake study, the national average of 14.8 per cent. Construction of another playground will get underway in 2016 at a demonstration research and professional development in Australia and for Australian students to do The University also grew its faculty-led school, which operates at a local primary the same overseas. programs, hosting 20 in 2015 compared teaching college. It’s being built by to 14 in 2014. New programs included carpentry and building apprentices from The Awards’ Introductory Academic biomedical science students having the across PNG, who can take the concept and Program (IAP), which provides students chance to study in a prestigious infectious some new skills back to their home villages. with support during their first weeks in disease research lab in China, sports Australia, was delivered by the University’s students interning in Singapore and NEW COLOMBO PLAN LEADS TO student engagement team. As part of international business students touring NEW OPPORTUNITIES the program, students learnt valuable companies and gaining a new perspective As many as 120 University of Canberra essay writing, time management and in China. The student participation students will be able to take part in eight presentation skills. They also learnt through faculty-led programs was a projects to live and study across the Indo- practical skills such as how to manage substantial proportion of overall mobility Pacific region thanks to new funding under money and use public transport, and went figures, accounting for 224 students (49 the 2016 New Colombo Plan Mobility on cultural excursions around Canberra. per cent of overall numbers) compared Program, announced in September. with 2014 – when 145 participated (33 per cent of overall numbers).
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UC TOP AUSTRALIAN TEAM UC STUDENTS EXPERIENCE were exposed to a whole other media IN INTERNATIONAL LAW SHANGHAI EDUCATION environment – these are all experiences we COMPETITION will take with us as we finish our degrees A team of University of Canberra law and enter the workforce.” students put their mooting skills to the test while competing in the Willem C UC’S STUDENT AND ALUMNA Vis (East) International Commercial NAMED UNICEF YOUNG Arbitration Moot Court Competition in AMBASSADORS Hong Kong. A University of Canberra student and This Moot is the world’s most prestigious a recent graduate were selected to be international trade law competition with UNICEF Australia’s 2015/2016 Young students taking part in simulated court Ambassadors, a voluntary role that gives proceedings, including drafting briefs and young people from across Australia a participating in oral arguments in front of a platform to speak up for children’s rights. panel of international arbitration experts. Monga Mukasa and Khin Nyo Nyo San More than 107 teams from over will work with UNICEF Australia and Education students took the chance to engage with children and young people 30 countries took part in the competition experience the Chinese education system with the University of Canberra being about child rights issues, listening to their and school culture on a two-week trip to views and interests and represent them as the only Australian team to make the Shanghai, China. top 32 elimination rounds. The seven youth spokespeople students spent six months preparing for The 20 students travelled to Shanghai Ms Nyo Nyo San graduated with a the competition, as part of the Mooting in May as part of the International Bachelor of Advertising and Marketing law elective units. Professional Placement unit, which aims to Communications/Law in 2015. She was develop students’ cultural perspectives and It’s the fourth year the University one of eight ambassadors selected to awareness through immersion in a culturally consult with young people around the has participated in the international and linguistically different environment. competition with the 2015 team country in the 12-month role. receiving an honourable mention for the Unit convener Dr Jackie Walkington said Mr Mukasa is studying a Bachelor of Best Respondent Memoranda for their the trips are a great way for students to Politics and International Relations at the submission of a 35-page memorandum reflect upon and demonstrate their skills as University and said he was over the moon and placing 27th overall. globally aware professionals. when he found out he had chosen to be a Young Ambassador. “While only relatively short, the visit was SCIENCE STUDENT SAVOURS incredibly beneficial as it gave students SHENZHEN EXCHANGE valuable skills and experience in working in PAINTED PIANOS STRIKE A EXPERIENCE a different culture,” she said. CHORD ON CAMPUS Bachelor of Medical Science student Blair Four students and two lecturers travelled Ney was one of two Canberra students from China’s Shanghai Normal University selected by the ACT Government to take UC STUDENTS’ MIDDLE EASTERN to paint pianos for permanent display part in the Canberra-Shenzhen Innovation MEDIA EXCHANGE around campus, part of a joint project Intern Exchange Program. Two journalism students jumped at the between the University of Canberra’s opportunity to work in top newsrooms Faculty of Arts and Design and UC Music. Already in China for an internship with in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, Shenzhen Hightide Biopharmaceutical meet high profile diplomats and explore The four pianos were donated by Ltd, Mr Ney participated in a range of the Middle East’s spectacular deserts, members of the public and staff from the activities as part of Chief Minister Andrew glittering cities, museums and mosques on University of Canberra and placed around Barr’s trade delegation to strengthen the a study tour. campus during Orientation Week, taking Canberra-Shenzhen relationship. their place as public, interactive art. Many On the inaugural Australia-Middle East of the designs on the pianos show some “It was a great experience,” Mr Ney said Journalism Exchange study tour, final- Canberra inspiration, while some represent of this event. “I had never done anything year journalism students Zac Schroedl the juxtaposition of Australia and China. quite like it before. It was interesting to get and Scherry Bloul produced work for an insight into the differences between the publication in both the Middle East and The University’s partnership with Shanghai Australian and Chinese governments in Australia. Their work was considered for Normal University also saw honours regards to how they relate to their business, assessment in one of their final journalism students from the Faculty of Arts and people and practices.” units, Journalism Project, with the tour Design travel to Shanghai in November designed to improve cross-cultural The exchange program Mr Ney for a two-week exchange, where they understanding by fostering better exhibited their own art in M50 Creative participated in aims to bring together informed journalism. future leaders from both cities to create Park, an art district in Shanghai. long-term collaborative relationships “It was a huge honour to be able to go and is the first education outcome of a on the inaugural Australia-Middle East Memorandum of Understanding signed Journalism Exchange study tour, it was between the Canberra and Shenzhen a great experience,” Mr Schroedl said. governments in 2014. “We made contacts, learnt new skills and
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CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT
A significant campus During the year, the ACT Chief Minister Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen announced legislative changes to allow Parker shared the “Educated Life” vision development plan that will see the University to diversify and grow, underpinning the campus development the University of Canberra generate jobs, further its connections plan with the larger community during become a vibrant academic and with the community and boost the local a packed Town Hall presentation on economy. The legislative changes included 29 June. The “Educated Life” vision social hub got well under way in the modernisation of the University of outlines the plan to transform the 2015, with the announcement Canberra Act 1989, the passing of the University’s Bruce campus into a series of important legislative reforms University of Canberra and Other Leases of precincts, renowned for facilitating Amendment Bill, and the Territory Plan national and international partnerships and and the signing of exciting Variation 347. On 4 March, the University transformational research and learning. agreements with new partners. and the ACT Government also signed a Statement of Strategic Intent which will These precincts – Health, Campus provide a new business framework for the Community and Innovation – are University, unlocking its potential to leasing discussed in more detail in the following and building on various areas of campus. pages and are supported by a series of design protocols. These reforms confirm the shared commitment of the ACT Government The proceeds from development will be and the University to see the institution used to support the University’s strategic enhance its reputation for providing a objectives as well as a specially created high-quality student experience, being endowment fund that will support the financially sustainable and making a University for decades to come. positive contribution to the Canberra community. This will help further the Territory’s strong and diverse economy and will allow the University to play a key role in Canberra’s development as Australia’s education capital.
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Health Precinct Campus Community The Health Precinct, which will be a to care that will be offered at the hospital – significant development dedicated to sub-acute care – will be the first of its kind Precinct health research and services on the north in the ACT. edge of campus, saw the most activity The aforementioned reforms allow the during 2015. Following the opening of the The final design for the UCPH was University of Canberra to sub lease land Health Hub the previous year, the design unveiled in November (see next and enable new buildings on campus to reference for the University of Canberra page). Construction is scheduled to be be unit and strata titled. The University is Public Hospital was unveiled and some completed by late 2017 and open to the partnering with a developer to construct exciting agreements were announced, public in 2018. 3,300 dwellings over an approximate 16- including the one with Moran group to year period. build an aged-care facility with embedded education and research collaborations. MORAN AGED CARE This campus community precinct will be an innovative development which Progress was also made towards the The Health Precinct continues to grow will provide greater housing and lifestyle establishment of a small scale private with the execution of an agreement options within the ACT. It will also be hospital which will offer research and with Moran Australia (Residential Aged a reference site on campus for research work experience opportunities, specialist Care) Pty Ltd in December 2015 to projects in housing design, urban design, consultation rooms, private radiological build an aged care facility on campus. community health and mental health oncology service, large scale diagnostic The agreement will see Moran, design, policy studies, focusing on research into and imaging services. Facilities for construct, own and operate the 150-bed the relevance of community and mental pathology services and laboratory-based facility, following confirmation from the health in housing design criteria. New and research will also be incorporated to this Commonwealth Department of Health of innovative residential design and density Health Cluster within the precinct. its bed licenses for this new facility. specifications will be integrated into the designs and these will form the basis of The aged care facility will provide seamless research projects in the development of work and placement opportunities for UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA new housing strategies. the University’s health care students. PUBLIC HOSPITAL The development will also allow for a The precinct will also provide various In March 2015, the ACT Minister for range of research opportunities for the opportunities to establish work- Health Simon Corbell MLA unveiled the University’s Health Research Institute, integrated learning modules into degree reference design for the new University and will offer students on-site training programs at the University, to assist of Canberra Public Hospital (UCPH), a and paid employment in areas including with concept design, feasibility and sub-acute facility which will be built in the health, aged care, child care, management, scoping studies, as well as the actual north-western corner of the University. design, communication and marketing. development of the project. Sustainable practices, cultural experiences and The UCPH, to be operated by ACT The Belconnen and greater Canberra blending the campus into the broader Health, will be a teaching hospital with communities will also benefit from Belconnen and ACT communities are all 140 inpatient beds and 75 day places additional access to high-quality aged care. important aspects of the project. which will provide a range of rehabilitation This facility will be part of the University’s services, treatment for various mental growing Health Precinct, which includes the forthcoming University of Canberra health conditions and will provide targeted STUDENT ACCOMMODATION services and care for older Canberrans. Public Hospital and existing Health Hub. The University of Canberra progressed The hospital will enable joint clinical Scheduled to open in 2018, the facility will the planning for a new student training, teaching and research also house a 120-place child care centre accommodation lodge on campus, opportunities between the University to meet the needs of staff and students complementing the existing Cooper and ACT Health. working and studying at the University. Lodge student residence. The on-campus residential capacity will benefit from the It will feature a research centre for University Planning is also underway for a broader Moran Health Cluster which is expected additional 500 beds allowing students of Canberra academics and students, closer proximity to learning spaces and unit-style mental health accommodation to incorporate a small-scale private hospital, a radiological oncology service, a the growing amenities available on including shared kitchen and dining facilities, campus. The accommodation, which will sensory areas for dementia patients, a gym, large-scale diagnostic and imaging service, pathology services and laboratory-based be adjacent to Cooper Lodge, will include and a hydrotherapy pool among other studio, 5-bed roomed and accessible planned aspects. The innovative approach research facilities.
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apartments providing all students with a companies ensuring our research work is and Mathematics. The second stage, range of living arrangements suitable to relevant to industry and cutting edge; the the refurbishment of Building 6, will be their requirements. The building will be companies will work collaboratively with completed mid-2016. ready for occupancy in January 2017. our academics, ensuring our courses are in touch with industry needs and preparing Work also began on major landscape graduates to be industry-ready. improvements to the southern end of the concourse. The project will see a Innovation Park welcoming, open entry to the campus and improved connectivity and access Design of the Innovation Precinct also Capital works between Buildings 5, 9 and 20. advanced during 2015. The strategy for this precinct is to provide an environment Refurbishment works continued in The Architectural Master Plan was where small to large sized companies 2015 with renovations commencing completed for the Faculty of Arts and can start and grow intermingled with in Buildings 11 and 6. The two-stage Design Building 7. The planning identified academics and students in an atmosphere project will result in the upgrade of office the need to reconfigure the building of collaboration and mutual benefit. and teaching spaces for the Faculty of through a multi-year renewal and create The Innovation Precinct will allow Business Government and Law and the an adequate floor space for the new our researchers to work directly with Faculty of Education Science Technology Fabrication Lab.
Vision for UCPH unveiled
Artist’s impression of the University of Canberra at the future site of the facility on the Professor Parker said there is a great Public Hospital site. Photo: supplied. University campus. deal of excitement around the latest developments. The final design for the University of University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Canberra Public Hospital was revealed on Professor Stephen Parker was joined by “This state-of-the art facility will 20 November as progress continues towards ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr MLA consolidate our city and the Territory’s the start of construction early next year. and ACT Minister for Health Simon own university as a centre of excellence Corbell MLA for the announcement of in teaching, training and research in The design for the $139 million hospital the head contractor, Brookfield Multiplex, health across the board and will increase project was unveiled at a ceremony held which was selected after a tender process. the capacity of our campus to serve the community,” Professor Parker said.
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COMMUNITY
Sporting partnerships
UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA CAPITALS
the University increased its branding awareness and audience reach through extended signage at McKellar Park, game day activities, Kanga Cup involvement and social media exposure. A new website called ‘Football Future’ was launched and promoted to game day attendees highlighting the many alumni who are now employed locally and nationally in football.
As part of the sponsorship, sports studies and communication students were able to undertake internships with the elite sporting team. Among the staff involved in providing research support was former The UCU Ltd (the University of Canberra the first Australian sports team to make a Canberra United goalkeeper Jocelyn Union) owns and operates Canberra’s season-long stance on the issue. Mara, who is now a Teaching Fellow and most successful women’s elite sporting PhD student at the University. Canberra team, the University of Canberra Capitals, In November, UC Capitals champion Jess United Captain Nicole Begg (nee who play in the Women’s National Bibby broke the all-time record for the most Sykes) and her twin sister Ashleigh Sykes Basketball League (WNBL). basketball games played in the WNBL. are also both alumni of the University, having graduated with a Bachelor of The veteran guard equalled the The 2014/15 season saw the Capitals miss Environmental Science in 2015 and a record of 377 games, jointly held by out on the finals by one match, with Abby Bachelor of Sports Coaching and Exercise former Canberra Capitals captain and Bishop being named most valuable player Science in 2013, respectively. for the season. championship player Lucille Bailie (nee Hamilton) and three-time Olympian The 2015/16 season was filled with ups Rachel Sporn. and downs as the team struggled on court. UNIVERSITY OF In November, the University of Canberra CANBERRA VIKINGS Capitals announced a review into the CANBERRA UNITED The University of Canberra Vikings, team’s on- and off-court performance and based at the University’s Sporting The University continued its support as its strategic direction for 2016 and beyond. Commons, finished in second place the front of shirt sponsor for Canberra after a much improved 2015 National However, the University of Canberra United women’s football team throughout Rugby Championship Season. The Capitals chalked up two firsts in the season the 2014/15 W-League Season. Canberra competition, which is only in its second starting with a new uniform incorporating United qualified for the semi-finals for year, is providing substantial opportunities rainbow colours to promote equality and the seventh time but did not make it to for up and coming rugby union players inclusiveness. The UC Capitals became the finals after a controversial 0–1 loss as well as developing into a successful to Sydney FC. Throughout the season
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feeder group for the Brumbies Super UC APPOINTS AUSTRALIA’S at making some changes to the type of Rugby team – also based at the Sporting FIRST DIETITIAN food and drinks currently available on Commons. The team was established IN RESIDENCE campus. jointly by the University of Canberra, the Tuggeranong Vikings and the Brumbies. In an Australian first, renowned nutrition “This will see UC become a more University of Canberra students have had expert Caroline Salisbury was appointed nourishing place to eat and study.” the opportunity to undertake internships the University of Canberra’s first dietitian with the team while they competed in the in residence in September. championship. SPONSORSHIPS Ms Salisbury works with staff and AND CHARITIES students in the Faculty of Health’s nutrition and dietetics discipline. She is Along with the sporting partnerships THE BRUMBIES also collaborating with the University of outlined previously, the University of The University of Canberra and the Canberra Union (UCU) catering staff, to Canberra supported a number of other ACT Brumbies Super Rugby team have help improve the nutritional health and community organisations and charities in continued their partnership in line with the knowledge of the University’s community. 2015, including: 2014 alliance agreement between the two “UC has an impressive resource in allied parties. The alliance agreement sees the • Canberra International Film Festival health professionals, researchers and University developing stronger and wider • Canberra Short Film Festival students that the local community can ties with the Brumbies in alignment with draw on through student-led clinics • Domestic Violence Crisis Service Blue our Sports Strategy. The key principles of and clinical placements, among other and White Ball the agreement include promotion of sports programs,” Ms Salisbury said. • Ben Donohoe Run & Walk For Fun education and enhancing sports research, • Mother’s Day Classic Fun Run innovation and collaboration between “In addition to educating students and Brumbies players, staff and management staff on nourishing themselves with a few • Special Children’s Christmas Party and University sports students. smart choices each day, we are also looking • St Edmunds Cricket Club • Gold Creek School Humanities Award • Cuddle Cot Brumbies prop graduates • MS Walk & Fun Run • YWCA She Leads College Conference After more than 12 years of study on-and- off while juggling an international sporting • Michael Frese Fossil Dig career, Wallabies and Brumbies prop Ben • Lu Rees Archives – Colin Thiele Festival Alexander graduated with a Bachelor of • UC Student Seamus Leyland – Sports Media in 2015. Australian Universities Rugby League NZ Tour Mr Alexander said the advantage of studying at the University of Canberra • Special Olympics is the resources and facilities available to • Steptember. students to assist them during their degree. “The best thing about studying here is having access to a number of sporting organisations: the Brumbies, UC Vikings,
Raiders and the Australian Institute of Decorated rugby union player Ben Alexander Sport to name just a few,” he said. graduated with a Bachelor of Sports Media
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Groovin’ the Moo was held on campus for the sixth year, attracting 15,000 people to VC cooks his heart out the one-day all-ages music festival. Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Parker With new infrastructure in the Refectory, took part in the 2015 Canberra Celebrity UC Live! was able to introduce local Heart Challenge. Over a 12-week period, line-ups and provided opportunities for Professor Parker was determined to talented students to perform at more than increase his fitness, lose weight, maximise 16 non-ticketed events held on campus his time at the gym and get ready to run a in 2015. marathon, while raising funds and promote healthy living. DINING AND SHOPPING ON CAMPUS He survived a rope skipping competition, countless early morning workouts and In 2015, UCU managed the establishment a fierce salad-making competition at of a student-focused lounge and bar in the the Fyshwick Markets, in which, with student residence precinct.
the assistance of one of the University’s A new bar named ‘The Well’ after famed Vice-Chancellor Stephen Parker and UC student Master of Nutrition and Dietetics student, US filmmaker, the late Orson Welles, Larissa Maggs prepare a salad as part of the 2015 he produced a healthy and tasty dish. opened in August. It was designed to Canberra Celebrity Heart Challenge. Professor Parker raised more than $5,000 appeal to students first and foremost, for the Foundation. but also cater to staff, alumni and the community. The venue offered Americana-themed food as well as a host of entertainment options including UNIVERSITY OF tertiary sector competition. A total of 84 video games, pool tables and an outdoor CANBERRA UNION student athletes competed across 11 sports cinema amongst a program of student in the competition. Nine University of engagement events. The University of Canberra Union Canberra athletes were subsequently (UCU) continued its commitment to selected and competed at the World Other external tenants operated a variety student engagement and vibrancy in the University Games. of retail outlets on campus. University in 2015. The UCFit! Gym enjoyed a growth in UC MEDICAL AND COUNSELLING membership with 875 students signed CLUBS AND SOCIETIES CENTRE up, an increase of 38.4 percent from the There were 57 clubs and societies 600-student membership in the previous The use of the University’s Medical and affiliated with the UCU in 2015. More year. There were a total of 632 group Counselling Centre continued to grow in than 5,500 members actively participated fitness classes held for 3,800 participants. 2015. There were 51,167 total attendances in sporting, social, cultural and faculty- The gym recorded 37,000 visitations for at the Centre during the year, an increase based activities through the year. the 12-month period. of 10 per cent from 2014. These visits (for more than 9,000 individuals) included There were more than 300 events run those to the general practitioners, by clubs and societies both on and off LIVE MUSIC AND EVENTS counsellors, nurses and the psychiatrist. campus. Of these events, 37 were hosted by UC Life! including Orientation Week, The Centre incorporated more International Week, Health Week, Stone technology in 2015 using a new app Week, Stress Less Week and weekly which featured an integrated, online market days. booking system that provided more than 14,000 online bookings as well as UNIVERSITY SPORT AND FITNESS hosting Blackboard online group sessions. The Centre provided enhanced access The University had 17 sporting clubs in opportunities for counselling through 2015, ranging from traditional sports Skype, mental health and well-being like football and basketball, through to groups. Additionally, it broadened clinical alternative sports such as fencing, ultimate placement and internship student support frisbee and European handball. to be able to facilitate online sessions. The intervarsity competition between the Other highlights included: University of Canberra and ANU proved Retaining the University’s status as a very popular in its second year with a 100 leading music venue in Canberra, 25 live • expanded counselling support services per cent increase in participation. The music performances were held on campus for residential students in mental health two universities competed in 11 sports, an with approximately 18,000 people education, training and critical incident increase of four sports from the previous attending. There were eight ticketed management; year. The ANU won the competition 10 to 7. events with UC Live! presenting nationally • international student orientation and The University of Canberra placed eighth recognised artists such as Xavier Rudd, cultural adjustment workshops, case at the Australia University Games in a field Parkway Drive, Thundamentals and Dead management and intervention; of 42 universities in Australia’s premier Letter Circus.
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• study skills support services and WHITE RIBBON DAY Associate Professor of Sport and Exercise assessments; and Science Nick Ball said that events such as The University of Canberra staff • continuation of the residential, student this are important for students because and staff immunisation programs. and students continued to show their it helps them build new friendships and commitment to preventing men’s connections for the future. violence against women at White Ribbon Day events held across campus on EMPLOYER OF CHOICE 25 November. UC OPEN DAY FOR GENDER EQUALITY The University has been a White Ribbon accredited workplace for the past two years and supports Australia’s only national, male-led campaign to end men’s violence against women.
The University is one of only 36 organisations in Australia to be recognised.
NEW ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT
The University of Canberra negotiated a new Enterprise Agreement inclusive of innovative sector leading changes including a three year agreement with More than 50 kilos of bacon, 900 eggs, sustainable pay increases and enabling The University of Canberra’s continued 720 croissants and 30 crates of fresh fruit a high performance culture through commitment to gender equality in the were served up at the University’s free big remuneration, reward and recognition. workplace was recognised by being breakfast to kick-start the 2015 Open Day. named an Employer of Choice for Gender The new Enterprise Agreement was Equality in November. Potential students and their families were approved by staff in December, with more invited to enjoy breakfast on 29 August than 88 per cent voting in favour. The University is one of only 90 and delighted to be served by University organisations in the country to receive the Under the new agreement there will also of Canberra Capitals’ mascot Cappie prestigious citation and one of only two in the Giraffe and ACT Brumbies’ mascot the ACT. be a renewed focus on education through the creation of an Academic career path Brumby Jack. for Education Focused employees and Awarded by the Workplace Gender Open Day was a fantastic opportunity attractive conditions to support work/life Equality Agency, the citation is designed to find out about the wide range of balance including flexible work and 26 to encourage, recognise and promote undergraduate and postgraduate courses weeks parental leave. active commitment to achieving gender available at the University of Canberra – equality in Australian workplaces. Other changes were an increased all designed to give students the skills and knowledge they need for a successful and This is the second year in a row that the commitment for Aboriginal and Torres rewarding career. University of Canberra received this Strait Islander employees (to a minimum of 1.5 per cent) and streamlined performance recognition. Last year, the citation replaced Visitors had the chance to talk to and conduct provisions. the Equal Opportunity for Women in the academics, course advisors and current Workplace Agency (EOWA) Employer of students about the courses they’re Choice for Women, which the University interested in, and attend one of the many had received each year since 2007. HEALTH STUDENTS interactive displays and demonstrations. GET SPORTY Some of the examples of the University’s There were campus tours, forensic lab commitment to gender equality in the More than 70 commencing Faculty of demonstrations, slime and liquid nitrogen workplace include a paid parental leave Health students took part in the first-ever experiments, and a chance for people scheme which may be taken by the Sports Day to kick off the start of semester. to test their ball-handling skills using the primary care-giver whether female or Students competed in teams to go Brumbies line-out machine or play football male, paid partner leave and flexible with Canberra United players. working arrangements to accommodate head-to-head on a range of activities family commitments. including paper plane throwing, basketball, volleyball, soccer, a three-legged obstacle In addition to being an Employer of Choice course, a water bucket relay and water for Gender Equality, the University is also a balloon catching. White Ribbon Accredited Workplace and a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace. The students were from a number of different courses such as sport and exercise science, nutrition and dietetics, nursing, psychology and physiotherapy.
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More than $30,000 in the form of ALUMNI FLY HIGH AS professional memberships and cash FILM INSPIRATION prizes for high academic performers were Students stress less facilitated by the University in 2015. The University of Canberra alumni Dylan Parker and James Norton were propelled Six new scholarships were secured into the spotlight following the release of in 2015, including the Rotary Club top Australian film Paper Planes in 2015. of Belconnen Nursing Award, Water and Vegetation Science Honours The pair’s paper plane adventure took Scholarship, UC Melbourne CBD flight in 2008 at the University when they PG Scholarship, the Rotary Club of both entered the regional Red Bull Paper Ginninderra Refugee Scholarship, KL Wings competition, with Mr Parker winning & T Arora Memorial Scholarship and in the distance category and Mr Norton in the Rudy and Vilma Krastins Master of the airtime category. They went on to win Architecture Scholarship. international competitions with Mr Parker placed third in the distance category during the World Paper Plane Championships, an
UC’S INAUGURAL SONG impressive feat particularly considering just Furry friends provided much-needed stress relief WRITING CONTEST before going to the world championships before exams. he was diagnosed with a brain tumour In 2015 the University of Canberra and had to have surgery to remove it. University of Canberra students were launched the inaugural ‘UC-Vision Song His experience was featured in a 2009 encouraged to unwind ahead of their Contest’, an international challenge for episode of Australian Story and not long exams by taking part in stress-less week. In songwriters from Australia and around after a film director approached them its fourth year, the University ran the event the world to showcase their talent about sharing their story as inspiration for with a number of activities held throughout through the production of an outstanding a children’s movie. the week, including puppies and pancakes, original song. This movie was to become Paper Planes colouring in and a petting zoo, to help German band KYTES was the winner starring international superstar Sam students take a break just before exams. of the $10,000 grand prize for their Worthington and a young Ed Oxenbould catchy indie-pop song “Inner Cinema”. as his son, Dylan. Mr Parker, graduated Main judge Tom Busby from acclaimed with a Bachelor of Communications Australian band Busby Marou said the in Marketing and Advertising SCHOLARSHIPS winning entry is a “cleverly crafted pop Communications in 2009. Mr Norton song that potentially has a huge appeal to graduated with a Bachelor of Landscape Scholarships to support students while a wide audience”. Architecture/Bachelor of Environmental they study were awarded from a range of Science in 2011. sources in 2015. There were 230 entries submitted from Australia, New Zealand and as far afield The Federal Government supported as Austria, Russia, Scotland, Germany scholarships for University of Canberra UC STUDENT NAMED and Canada. students worth $289,487 in 2015. TOP DESIGNER Scholarships worth approximately The songs were judged on musical quality, Recent University of Canberra industrial $180,000 were distributed to University appeal and originality, while the quality of design graduate René Linssen trumped students from philanthropic donations. production of the music and video were not young creatives nationwide by winning Among these, six students were each factors considered in the judging process. the inaugural 2015 Vogue Living Alessi awarded scholarships valued at $10,000 Emerging Designer Prize. for the Eldon and Anne Foote Elite The judging panel included the director Athlete Scholarship program. of the Stockholm University College Mr Linssen entered ‘POD’, a design of Music Education, Ian Plaude, record he worked on as part of a second year The purpose of this scholarship is to label Studio Sixty-Eight’s producer/ assignment, which reimagines a traditional financially support our elite athletes in their engineer, Matt Barnes, and Alaskan singer/ mortar and pestle as a sleek and functional study and training, whilst they undertake songwriter Marian Call. spice grinder. their degree at the University and encourage them to be active participants All songs submitted to the contest were The new award from Vogue in the University of Canberra. also open to the public for voting through Living magazine and Italian design house the contest’s website. The most popular Alessi recognised fresh Australian design The University awarded $60,000 in entry – by 13 votes – and winner of talent and is open to final year students scholarships to The Smith Family and the $1,000 People’s Choice Prize was and recent graduates. $35,000 for the Country Education “Something to Hold Onto”. Foundation of Australia to distribute to As part of the prize, Mr Linssen will students. The University also funded This song was a first-time collaboration complete a mentorship with Australian $50,000 worth of scholarships for between University of Canberra students designer Adam Cornish and a chance to honours students. Sherman Leung and Ivona Kraljevic who present his winning design to the Alessi met at high-school, before choosing to team in Milan. study at the University.
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Public lectures
In 2015 the University hosted a wide “There are a number of steps people can GILLIAN TRIGGS: THE variety of prominent speakers who take to make sure Australia plays a positive FUTURE OF DEMOCRATIC delivered public lectures on a diverse role in averting climate chaos, but we need GOVERNANCE to act now.” range of topics. On 8 September, Emeritus Professor Mr Garrett served as president of the Gillian Triggs, President of the Australian These lectures gave the University and Australian Conservation Foundation Human Rights Commission, shared her wider community an opportunity to gain for two terms. He is the only Australian views on the unprecedented expansion insight and perspective from some of the politician to receive the ‘Leaders for a of the executive power of governments best minds in the country and the world Living Planet’ award from the World and a corresponding encroachment on on issues ranging from climate change to Wildlife Fund and is a member of the individual rights and freedoms. The public whether the people get the government Order of Australia for his contributions to lecture titled Democratic Conversations they deserve. the music industry and the environment. Uncensored: A year of living dangerously Most of these lectures have been recorded was given as part of a partnership between and are available to view in full on the the University of Canberra’s Institute for University of Canberra’s YouTube channel. WORLD EXPERT CALLS Governance and Policy Analysis and the FOR MORE ACTION TO Museum of Australian Democracy at Old PREVENT CANCER Parliament House.
PETER GARRETT SAYS World-renowned cancer expert Professor Professor Triggs was Dean of the IT’S TIME TO ACT ON John D. Potter challenged Australians Faculty of Law and Challis Professor of CLIMATE CHANGE to do more to prevent cancer during the International Law at the University of Environmental advocate, former Federal inaugural University of Canberra Health Sydney from 2007–2012 and Director Environment Minister and Midnight Oil Research Institute Public Lecture on of the British Institute of International and front man, Peter Garrett spoke about the 28 April. Comparative Law from 2005–2007. She urgent need to address climate change at a is a former Barrister and a Governor of the Professor Potter, former director of the sold-out public lecture on 24 February. College of Law. Division of Public Health Sciences at the Mr Garrett delivered the Institute for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Applied Ecology’s annual Krebs Lecture in Seattle, discussed specific policies, DO PEOPLE GET and outlined how Australia’s high standard actions and choices which he argued THE GOVERNMENT of living and rich biodiversity meant we would help stop more Australians from THEY DESERVE? had much to lose if we don’t seize the developing cancer. moment and change our ways, but much That was precisely the question that “Few people would dispute that over time, to gain if we act quickly. Australian Research Council Laureate we could cut cancer rates at least in half Fellow and University of Canberra He believes delaying robust action on and perhaps by up to 70 per cent with Centenary Professor John Dryzek explored dangerous climate change is “a crime deliberate targeted changes,” he said. during a public lecture on 22 September. against humanity”. Mr Garrett presented “We all know that exercising more, keeping five simple steps the community could take In the 2015 Don Aitkin Lecture our weight down, eating a healthy diet to save the planet. Professor Dryzek addressed the fact the that includes more plants and wholegrains often quoted idea that people get the “Runaway climate change directly and less meat and sugar, not smoking, and government they deserve dates back more threatens planetary health which human reducing alcohol intake can reduce our risk than two centuries. During his delivery, communities depend on for survival. Yet, of developing cancer, but sadly, statistics the expert in deliberative democracy powerful institutions like governments and show that trends in a number of these made clear that getting the government or corporations that contribute greenhouse areas are moving in the wrong direction,” system of government people deserve can emissions refuse to act to significantly Professor Potter, a Professorial Fellow at be a complex matter. reduce the impact of dangerous climate the Centre for Public Health Research at change. It’s time they were held to New Zealand’s Massey University, said. The Don Aitkin Lecture was held just account,” he said. a week after Communications Minister “We know a lot about cancer prevention, Malcolm Turnbull challenged sitting Prime but there are gaps between what we know Minister Tony Abbott, a major shake-up and what we do.” for the Federal Government and a display of Australia’s democratic system in action.
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OTHER PUBLIC LECTURES • Professor Peter Radoll, Director of the • The late the Honorable Dr John Bannon IN 2015 INCLUDED: Wollotuka Institute at the University AO, member of the Prime Minister’s Three lectures given as part of the of Newcastle – 25 February: on the Expert Advisory Panel; former Premier Ngunnawal Lecture Series in 2015. Guest essential factors to delivering better and Treasurer of South Australia speakers shared their views on a variety of higher education outcomes for and former national President of the topics. Rachelle Towart, Chief Executive Indigenous students. UC Collaborative Australian Labor Party – 29 September: Officer Australian Indigenous Leadership Indigenous Research Initiative (UC on Federal Reform in Australia: Is there Centre spoke on what it means to be CIRI) lecture series. life in/after the White Paper? This an Indigenous leader. Jeanine Leane, • Yvette Berry MLA, ACT Minister for lecture was a special session of the Research Fellow at the Australian Institute Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Australian Political Studies Association Conference, hosted at the University of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Affairs and Julie Tongs, CEO of the of Canberra. Studies at ANU shared her education and Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal professional experiences and provided Health Service – 16 July: on the current • Professor Barbara Norman, Director of insight on life as a University of Canberra situation in access and delivery of health Canberra Urban and Regional Futures at graduate. Tracey Bunda, Head of College care in Canberra as part of the Canberra the University of Canberra and Dr David for Australian Indigenous Studies at Conversations public lecture series. Hughes, economist and former ACT University of Southern Queensland spoke • Chief Executive Officer of the Lowitja Treasury official – 29 October: on ‘Light about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Institute Romlie Mokak – 28 July: on at the end of the tunnel or just blowing higher education. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smoke? The Case for Canberra’s health research leadership. UC Light Rail, as part of the Canberra Collaborative Indigenous Research Conversations public lecture series. Initiative (UC CIRI) lecture series.
Alumni
The University of Canberra celebrated more than 2,949 students graduating in 2015, with ceremonies held at Parliament House in March/April and October. The Alumni Network has now grown to 75,186 graduates with more than 13,000 of these returning to complete more than one qualification at the University.
2015 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS
On 17 September, 200 University of The winners were: Canberra community members gathered at the National Museum of Australia to CHANCELLOR’S ALUMNI AWARD CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR celebrate the contributions outstanding Betty Kitchener (M Nursing, 1998; SERVICE AND PHILANTHROPY alumni have made to their communities B Nursing, 1994; G Dip Counselling, Nicola Forrest (B Arts, 1981) and professions. 1990; G Dip Spec Ed, 1987) The guests, which included alumni, ALUMNI EXCELLENCE AWARDS current students, scholarship holders, staff, CHANCELLOR’S YOUNG Professor Pam Russell (Health) donors, University Council members, ALUMNI AWARD Professor Eric Willmot (ESTeM) senior executive staff, business leaders and Pierre Johannessen (B Laws, 2007; Helen McDermott (BGL) friends of the University, were treated to B Comms, 2003) Dr Kabu Okai-Davies (FAD) an evening of excellence as nine high- achieving alumni were recognised across eight different categories. CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION TO SPORT A total of 45 people were nominated for (JOINT WINNERS) awards in 2015. Along with the winners, Adrian Faccioni (M Physiology, 1996) the selection panel chose to acknowledge Petria Thomas (B Sports Admin, 2004) 12 finalists with commendations.
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ALUMNA ACT YOUNG DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UC NURSE TAKES AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR CAMPAIGNER WINS ON THE WORLD PRESTIGIOUS FELLOWSHIP
Jessica Aulich was awarded the prestigious and highly competitive Audrey Fagan Churchill Fellowship from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust to conduct research into national responses to domestic violence. The Fellowship provides opportunities for high-achieving Australians to travel overseas to conduct research into their chosen field.
Ms Aulich graduated from the University of Canberra in 2014 with a Bachelor of Social Science in Justice Studies and has been involved in the ACT community sector In November, University of Canberra for a number of years. The Fellowship In 2015, intensive care nurse, Shannon alumna Nipuni Wijewickrema was will enable Ms Aulich to visit the Vienna Rutledge completed four months of announced as the 2016 ACT Young Intervention Centre in Austria, New volunteer service with Mercy Ships aboard Australian of the Year for her work in York City’s Office to Combat Domestic the hospital ship Africa Mercy in the building socially sustainable florist GG’s Violence and California’s Partnership to Republic of Madagascar. Mercy Ships is a Flowers and for her work as a volunteer End Domestic Violence. unique medical charity that uses hospital Lifeline crisis and suicide counsellor. ships and ground-based teams to deliver Upon her return, Ms Aulich will work free surgeries and health care to people in Ms Wijewickrema, who graduated with with relevant government agencies, the developing world. a Bachelor of Journalism in 2014, had policymakers, NGOs and social support previously been awarded the Young services to contribute to national and state A highly capable and devoted nurse, Ms Canberra Citizen of the Year for 2014, action plans to reduce the incident rate of Rutledge has worked in the Canberra ACT Chief Minister’s Inclusion Award domestic violence and implement effective Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit, and is also a for Emerging Young Leaders, an ACT legal, social and victim support strategies. member of the Royal Australian Air Force. Individual Community Service Award, She graduated with a Bachelor of Nursing and had been a finalist in the 2015 UC in 2011. Distinguished Alumni Awards for Service INDONESIAN DISTINGUISHED and Philanthropy. ALUMNA SCORES TOP JOB “Our patients depend on us, their lives are in our hands,” Ms Rutledge said of her time In 2015, Ms Wijewickrema was also named Distinguished alumna Erna Ratnaningsih in Africa. “Despite the language barrier, a Respect Champion of the YWCA was inaugurated by Indonesian President I felt emotionally invested. Just a smile Canberra’s Respect NOW campaign, Joko Widodo as the Vice Chairperson of from these patients emphasises why I was which is dedicated to preventing violence the Indonesian Prosecutors Commission there and gives me so much joy – joy that against women in the community and from 2015–2019. Mrs Ratnaningsih I carried with me day in and day out and implementing primary prevention initiatives. was recognised as a finalist in the 2011 have continued to carry after departing Distinguished Alumni Awards for her the ship.” Ms Wijewickrema’s business, GG’s work as a public defender for the Jakarta Flowers, was created to give her younger Legal Aid Institute and Chairperson of sister Gayana, who was born with Down the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation. Mrs Syndrome, the chance to have fulfilling work Ratnaningsih was the first woman in 40 after finishing high school. GG’s Flowers years to hold this esteemed position. is committed to creating meaningful employment opportunities for people with In her new appointment as a special needs. Commissioner, Mrs Ratnaningsih will focus on improving the Indonesian Attorney General’s Office by designing a more effective monitoring and reporting system. She graduated from the University of Canberra with a Master of Laws in 2009.
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Honorary appointments
HONORARY DOCTORATES Christopher Latham Will Steffen Gallipoli Symphony Music Director Former Climate Commissioner The University of Canberra 2 April 2015 2 April 2015 awarded four honorary Dr Christopher Latham is best known Dr Will Steffen is a world-leading climate doctorates in 2015, three at locally as artistic director of the Canberra change researcher and an Adjunct graduation ceremonies held in International Music Festival from 2009– Professor at the University of Canberra. April and October and one at 2014, for which he was named Canberra He co-founded Canberra Urban and Critics’ Circle Artist of the Year in 2013. Regional Futures (CURF). Based at the Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence the University of Canberra, CURF was Awards held in October. He is currently music director of the established as a joint venture with the Gallipoli Symphony, a ten-year project that Australian National University’s Climate will culminate in concerts premiered as part Change Institute. of the 2015 ANZAC Centenary. He is also currently an ANZAC Fellow, exploring Born in the US, Dr Steffen moved to and researching the music and art of World Australia to work at the ANU, where War I, and taking on a reciprocal role with he filled a number of roles in senior the French Government. management including Pro Vice- Chancellor Research, Executive Director Dr Latham holds a Master of Chamber of their Climate Change Institute and Music from the San Francisco Conservatory Director of the Institute for Environment. of Music. After he completed his studies, he toured the world as a musician with the He previously spent a decade working Australian Chamber Orchestra. with the CSIRO studying soil-plant atmosphere systems, before having the opportunity to be based in Sweden as Executive Director and then Chief Scientist of the International Geosphere- Biosphere Programme.
He has also held the title of Climate Commissioner with former Australian Government’s Climate Commission, along with a number of roles on international and local climate change panels.
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Jamal Rifi Julia Gillard A full list of the University of Sydney GP Former Prime Minister Canberra’s honorary doctorates is and Muslim community leader 30 October 2015 available at: www.canberra.edu.au/ 9 October 2015 honoraryappointments Dr Julia Gillard was Australia’s first female Dr Jamal Rifi is a renowned general Deputy Prime Minister and first female practitioner and Muslim community leader Prime Minister, playing an integral part in in Western Sydney. the shaping of Australia, and delivering significant reforms in education, health As the President of the Lakemba Sports care, communications and the economy. and Recreation Club he developed innovative projects such as training 22 Dr Gillard enjoyed a distinguished career young Muslim men and women to become as a lawyer and a Member of the Australian surf lifesavers in the wake of the Cronulla Parliament’s House of Representatives. riots. He also encouraged young people to join the State Emergency Services or She is a Distinguished Fellow with the follow positive career paths. Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution in Washington, an Dr Rifi has more recently taken a stand Honorary Professor at the University of against radicalisation and has worked Adelaide, Patron of the John Curtin Prime towards a better understanding between Ministerial Library and a member of the the Muslim and non-Muslim communities. Board of Directors of Beyond Blue.
He was a founding member of Muslim In February 2014 she was appointed Doctors Against Violence and the Chair of the Global Partnership for Christian Muslim Friendship Society and Education, a leading organisation recipient of the 2007 Human Rights dedicated to expanding access to quality and Equal Opportunity Commission’s education worldwide. Community award. In 2009 he received the NSW Local Hero of the Year Award Dr Gillard retains a connection with the and in 2014 he was the recipient of University through her current role as the Pride of Australia Medal State and Chancellor of online education provider National ‘Fair Go’ Category. Dūcere, with whom the University has partnered to deliver undergraduate and He is The Australian’s 2015 Australian of postgraduate business degrees. the Year and more recently was named the Australian Father of the Year.
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Honorary appointments (continued)
ADJUNCT PROFESSORS Adjunct Professors appointed Fisher, Melanie, BA ANU, in 2015 were: Grad Dip Sci ANU, MPubPol ANU, The University’s College of 1 March 2015 Adjuncts welcomed 73 new Adams, Roger, PhD UNSW, 1 September 2015 Frith, Stephen, BSc UNSW, BArch members and 59 renewed (Hons) UNSW, MBEnv UNSW, members in 2015. The adjunct Ahmed, Khalid, BSc Punjab, MSc MPhil Columbia, MSc Columbia, community makes a significant Islamabad, PhD Islamabad, 1 July 2015 PhD Cambridge, 1 November 2015 contribution across a wide range Alexander, Peter, MBI UC, GradDip Gao, Xiang, BA Beijing Foreign of activities, strengthening the Info Syst UC, BCom UC, CPA, Uni, LLM Civil Law CUPL, 1 September 2015 LLM Corporate Law UNSW, University’s teaching, research PhD UNSW, 1 November 2015 and professional activities Aulich, Christopher, PhD UNSW, 1 May 2015 Giurgola, Romaldo, BArch Italy, MArch and fostering cooperation USA, Hon PhD Arch, AO, 1 March 2015 relationships between the Barriga, John, BIT CQU, GradDip Legal Studies UNE, MBA CQU, GAICD, Gore, Chris, BEd UniSA, BEd (Hons) University and national and AICD, 1 September 2015 Flinders, PhD Flinders, 1 July 2015 international communities. Bellantonio, Nino, Fellow RAIA, Hanlen, Leif, BEng (Hons) New, BSc M Environ Des UC, BArch UC, Assoc Dip New, PhD New, 1 September 2015 Thet Prac Goulburn, 1 January 2015 Henshaw, Tony, BA UC, Biggs, Michael, PhD Reading, GradDipComp UC, 1 September 2015 MA Manchester, 1 July 2015 Howard, John, PhD Syd, MA UC, Braithwaite, Valerie, BA (Hons) UQ, BEc (Hons) Tas, 1 May 2015 PhD UQ, 1 March 2015 Hungerford, Catherine, BA UNE, Brzostowski, George, BA ANU, BHlthSc CSU, BCounsStuds ADACTS, LLB ANU, 1 November 2015 GradSipEd CSU, MLitt UNE, PhD UQ, 1 July 2015 Burke, Sheridan, MSc Syd, BA Macq, DipEd Macq, Dip Urban Studies Macq, Jackson-Pulver, Lisa, MPubHlth UNSW, GradDip KCAE, 1 May 2015 Grad Dip App Epidemiology UNSW, PhD UNSW, 1 March 2015 Burns, John, MComm UNSW, BComm, ACPAL, 30 August 2015 Jain, Lakhmi, PhD, ME, BE (Hons), 1 November 2015 Byron, Neil, BSc (Hons) ANU, MA Brit Col, PhD Brit Col, GAICD, Jones, Gary, BSc (Hons) Monash, 1 January 2015 PhD Melb, 1 July 2015 Corvalan, Carlos, BA Macq, MA Macq, MPH Syd, PhD Radbound, 1 July 2015
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Kathawala, Yunus, BA Bombay, O’Keeffe, Brian, PhD Monash, This list is based on information provided MBA Atlanta, PhD UniGeorgia, 1 January 2015 by the recipient at the time of their 25 October 2015 appointment. A full list of the University Ong, Pock Keong, BMan (Hons) of Canberra’s Adjunct Professors is Kelly, Stephen, PhD SCU, MBus SCU, IMCB, MBA Strathclyde, PhD UniSA, available at: www.canberra.edu.au/ BAdmin Griff, 1 September 2015 25 October 2015 honoraryappointments Lemerle, Caroline, BSc (Hons) Lond, Pegrum, Annabelle, BArch (Hons) Syd, MSc JCU, MEL ANU, PhD Melb, BSc Syd, 1 January 2015 FORMER STAFF PROGRAM GCPubSecMan UWS, GAICD, The Former Staff Program aims to 1 September 2015 Phair, Nigel, MGovComLaw ANU, maintain and nurture the relationship MPubPol UNE, BAdminLead UNE, between the University and former Marshall, David, PhD UC, MBA 1 January 2015 staff members who wish to continue to Southern Cross, Dip Mkt Swin, support and be involved in the University Purdam, Craig, MSports PT, FACP, Dip BusAdmin Swin, 1 May 2015 community after they have left. In 2015, 2 August 2015 the program involved various social events Martin, John, PhD ANU, MA ANU, throughout the year including an annual BAppSc UC, 1 May 2015 Rayner, John, MSc ANU, PhD ANU, 1 January 2015 luncheon and invitations to lectures/ McEwen, John, BSc Melb, MSc (Hons) forums on campus. Melb, MBBS Melb, 1 September 2015 Steward, Ann, BAppSci UC, 1 July 2015 The main activity in 2015 was the work Milosavljevic, Maria, PhD Macq, Taglietti, Enrico, BArch Milan, conducted through the Archiving Project BSc (Hons) Tas, 1 March 2015 1 March 2015 Steering Committee which saw former staff help locate and catalogue archived Moeller, Sebastian, Dipl Ing, Dr Ing, Tiong, Robert, BSc (Hons) Glasgow, materials of significance for the University. Venia legend, 30 August 2015 MEng UC Berkeley, PhD NTU, New projects for 2016 were also 1 September 2015 identified, including an oral history project, Moore, Michael, BA Flinders, a media archives project and involvement White, Graeme, PhD Syd, MSc Syd, DipEd Adel, MPpl Health ANU, in the planning stages of the University’s BSc (Hons) ANU, 1 November 2015 1 July 2015 50th birthday in 2018. Moore, Stephen, GradDip Whitehead, Margaret, PhD UOL, Econometrics ANU, BEc (Hons) Macq, Hon Darts, 1 January 2015 1 September 2015 Wiryawan, Jim, BSc Fak Sastra, Morgan, Peter, MSc Melb, PhD OSU, MBA Pancasila, PhD UniSA, 1 March 2015 1 September 2015
Newmarch, Jan, PhD UNSW, Yannopoulos, Matt, BComms UC, BSc (Hons) Bristol, Dip Box Hill, 1 September 2015 Cert IV Box Hill, 1 March 2015 Zhao, Yanchang, BSc BUPT, MSc BUPT, Nicol, Simon, BAppSci Mel, PhD Mel, PhD UTS, 1 November 2015 1 November 2015
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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 2015.
AUSTRALIA DAY HONOURS
MS CARRIE GRAF AM
MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION For significant service to basketball, particularly as a coach, mentor and athlete, and to Adjunct Professor OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA the community UC Coach in Residence
MS BETTY KITCHENER AM
MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION For significant service to the community through mental health support, research and Alumna OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA education programs Distinguished Alumna
MS HEATHER REID AM
MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION For significant service to sport administration, particularly football, in the Canberra Alumna OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA region, and as an advocate for gender equity in sport
CAPTAIN GUY HOLTHOUSE AM
APPOINTED A MEMBER OF THE ORDER For exceptional performance of duty in the field of Naval Warfare, as the Defence Alumnus (AM) IN THE MILITARY DIVISION Attaché in Spain and Egypt, and as Deputy Commander Surface Force Australia
COLONEL TIMOTHY BAYLISS AM
APPOINTED A MEMBER OF THE ORDER For exceptional service to the Australian Army in the fields of career management and Alumnus (AM) IN THE MILITARY DIVISION force structure modernisation
BRIGADIER DANIEL MCDANIEL AM
APPOINTED A MEMBER OF THE ORDER For exceptional service as Commander Special Operations Command, Colonel Plans Alumnus (AM) IN THE MILITARY DIVISION Headquarters Forces Command, and Deputy Commander International Security Assistance Force Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan
BRIGADIER ANDREW MATHEWSON AM
APPOINTED A MEMBER OF THE ORDER For exceptional service in delivering aviation capability as the Project Director, Alumnus (AM) IN THE MILITARY DIVISION MultiRole Helicopter and Director General, Army Aviation Systems
AIR COMMODORE ROBERT RODGERS CSM AM
APPOINTED A MEMBER OF THE ORDER For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Air Force in cultural change and Alumnus (AM) IN THE MILITARY DIVISION personnel administration
AIR VICE-MARSHALL LEIGH GORDON CSM AM
APPOINTED A MEMBER OF THE ORDER For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in aerospace logistics Alumnus (AM) IN THE MILITARY DIVISION
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MRS GRACE DUNLOP PSM
PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (PSM) For outstanding public service to primary education in the Australian Capital Territory, Alumna as an advocate for gifted and talented students
DR DONALD FLETCHER PSM
PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (PSM) For outstanding public service to conservation and the environment, particularly Alumnus through significant contributions to ecological research, innovation and management
MS JENNY MCCOMBE OAM
MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF For service to the community, particularly through youth organisations Alumna AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
MS SALLY RICHARDS OAM
MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF For service to people with a disability. Innovator, activist and advocate for people Alumna AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION with disabilities since 2004
MR BRENNON DOWRICK OAM
MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF For service to gymnastics Alumnus AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
GROUP CAPTAIN PAUL WILLMOT CSC
CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS (CSC) For outstanding devotion to duty in aircrew development and sustainment Alumnus
COLONEL WADE STOTHART DSC
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS (DSC) For distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations as Commander Alumnus of Combined Team – Uruzgan, during Operation SLIPPER from July 2013 to December 2013
LIEUTENANT COLONEL PAUL BARTA CSC
CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS For outstanding devotion to duty as the Assistant Defence Attaché Manila during Alumnus the Australian whole of government response to the Rodwell kidnap for ransom, and immediately following the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan
COLONEL MURRAY THOMPSON CSC
CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS (CSC) For outstanding achievement as Director Future Military Commitments, Alumnus Military Strategic Commitments Branch
MR RAYMOND JASPER ESM
EMERGENCY SERVICES MEDAL (ESM) Mr Jasper has provided distinguished service to the Victorian and New South Wales Alumnus emergency management sectors for over ten years
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER GARY WORBOYS APM
AUSTRALIAN POLICE MEDAL (APM) Distinguished service in the NSW Police Force for over 30 years Alumnus
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University of Canberra Honours (continued)
QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS
PROFESSOR ALLAN CRIPPS AO OFFICER (AO) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION For distinguished service to tertiary education as a senior administrator, and to Former Adjunct Professor OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA public health as a leading immunologist, academic and researcher in the area of mucosal immunisation
EMERITUS PROFESSOR PETER TAYLOR AO OFFICER (AO) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION For distinguished service to education, and to youth, particularly through Emeritus Professor OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA the development of mathematical competitions and challenges for students, as an academic, and to professional learning associations
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR JANE HALTON PSM AO OFFICER (AO) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION For distinguished service to public administration, particularly to the health and aged Adjunct Professor OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA care sectors, through the development and implementation of public policy, and to professional national and international organisations
MS LAUREN JACKSON AO OFFICER (AO) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION For distinguished service to basketball as an athlete at the national and international Current Student OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA level, as a mentor for women in sport, and as a supporter of a range of cultural and social welfare groups
MS MARJORIE ANDERSON AM MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION For significant service to the public relations and marketing sectors, to professional Former Adjunct Professor OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA associations, and to education and training
PROFESSOR DAVID BATTERSBY AM MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION For significant service to tertiary education, as a senior administrator and academic, Alumnus OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA and as an advocate for improved community engagement
MS MARION BURGESS AM MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION For significant service to science in the field of acoustics, particularly noise Former Staff OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA management, and to professional scientific organisations
DR ROBYN SLOGGETT AM MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL For significant service to the arts in the field of cultural heritage management Alumna DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF and preservation as an academic, conservator and adviser AUSTRALIA
MR RUSSELL TAYLOR AM MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION For significant service to the community as a cultural leader and public sector Former Council Member OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA executive in the field of Indigenous affairs
BRIGADIER PETER GATES AM MEMBER (AM) IN THE MILITARY DIVISION For exceptional performance of duty as Director General Defence Education and Alumnus OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA Training, Director General Defence Learning Branch, and Commandant Australian Command and Staff College
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COMMODORE ADAM GRUNSELL AM MEMBER (AM) IN THE MILITARY DIVISION For exceptional performance of duty in the field of Navy warship maintenance Alumnus OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA and support
MRS HEATHER BARNES OAM MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF For service to early childhood education Alumna AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
THE LATE MRS PATRICIA COOPER OAM MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF For service to primary education in the Australian Capital Territory Alumna AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION Distinguished Alumna
MR NOEL HAMEY OAM MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF For service to surveying and mapping, and to education Alumnus AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
DR GILLIAN MCFEAT LIN OAM MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF For service to the community of the Australian Capital Territory Alumna AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION Distinguished Alumna
BRIGADIER MICHAEL MAHY DSC COMMENDATION FOR DISTINGUISHED For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as Assistant Commander Alumnus SERVICE (DSC) – Afghanistan Joint Task Force 633 on Operation SLIPPER from August 2013 to August 2014
COMMODORE PHILIP SPEDDING DSC COMMENDATION FOR DISTINGUISHED For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as Deputy Commander Alumnus SERVICE (DSC) Joint Task Force 633 on Operation SLIPPER from 29 October 2013 to 14 May 2014
COLONEL KIRK BATTY CSC CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS (CSC) For outstanding devotion to duty as Deputy Commander Network Operations Centre Alumnus and Executive Director Service Integration and Service Management Branches Chief Information Officer Group
WING COMMANDER PATRICK KEANE CSC CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS (CSC) For outstanding achievement as Chief Legal Officer in Military Strategic Alumnus Commitments Division
CAPTAIN ALLISON NORRIS CSC CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS (CSC) For outstanding achievement as Commanding Officer of HMAS Success Alumna and On Scene Commander for Operation SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
COMMODORE PETER LEAVY CSM CONSPICUOUS SERVICE MEDAL (CSM) For meritorious achievement as the Commander of Joint Task Force 658, Alumnus Operation SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN from 26 March to 5 May 2014
MR PETER WEST AFSM AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (AFSM) Mr West has been a member of the Department of Environment Land Water and Alumnus Planning in Victoria for 36 years having commenced on the fire crew with the Forests Commission in North East Victoria in 1978. He has had significant involvement in every major and campaign fire in Victoria throughout the duration of his career, including the Ash Wednesday fires in 1983, the North East and Gippsland fires in 2003, the Great Divide fires of 2006 and 2007, the Black Saturday fires in 2009 and the Gippsland fire in 2014. Through Mr West’s service he has achieved the qualifications of Level 3 Planning Officer and Level 3 Incident Controller
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UC FOUNDATION
THE UNIVERSITY OF • Rotary Club of Ginninderra Refugee Many of the University’s elite athletes CANBERRA FOUNDATION Scholarship for first year refugee compete in sports that receive little students funding from private or public sources There was a significant increase in support • Rudy and Vilma Krastins Master of making it difficult to simultaneously study for the University of Canberra Foundation Architecture Scholarship for second year and compete at the highest level. This in 2015, with donors making a record Master of Architecture students. scholarship provides vital support to help number of gifts. In total, 429 people and our athletes reach their full potential in the organisations made gifts to the Foundation, classroom and in competition. a 33 per cent increase on 2014. ELDON AND ANNE FOOTE One of the scholarship recipients was The majority of gifts received provided ELITE ATHLETE SCHOLARSHIP Emily Brichacek, a 5,000m and 10,000m assistance to our students in the form runner who is studying a Bachelor of of scholarships, grants and prizes. More Science in Psychology (Honours). She said than 200 students received financial receiving the Eldon and Anne Foote Elite support through the Foundation thanks Athlete Scholarship had enabled her to to our donors. The Foundation also travel overseas to compete. received funds for cancer research, Indigenous initiatives, outreach activities, “I was studying full-time with my honours environmental research and the UC degree, so I had given up hope of travelling Endowment in 2015. overseas to race. I knew I was not going to be able to work enough to pay for flights,” Ms Brichacek said. “When I found out I had SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT received the scholarship I decided to book flights to America to compete in the Payton The University continued to strive towards Jordan Invitational 5000m at Stanford providing world-class accessible education University. It was there that I ran an to everyone. A number of new-donor 11 second personal best, which qualified me funded scholarships were established in The Eldon and Anne Foote Elite Athlete for both the 2015 World Championships 2015, including: Scholarship Program was established at and 2016 Olympic Games.” the University of Canberra in May 2015. • KL & T Arora Memorial Scholarship for The scholarship program aims to support Six scholarships were awarded in 2015. second year students studying applied elite athletes, helping them balance their The recipients, which include two economics or international business sporting ambitions and their studies. Olympians and two Commonwealth • Water and Vegetation Science Honours Games competitors, were: It is funded by the Eldon and Anne Scholarship for honours students within Foote Trust, a charitable trust of the Lord the Institute of Applied Ecology • Emily Brichacek, Bachelor of Science Mayor’s Charitable Foundation, which will in Psychology (Honours), 5,000m and • Rotary Club of Belconnen Nursing contribute $160,000 to the program over 10,000m runner Award to assist financially disadvantaged three years. undergraduate nursing students
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• Jonathan Goerlach, Bachelor of Sport UC FOUNDATION Other community initiatives and donations and Exercise Science and Bachelor of SCHOLARSHIPS have also supported this vital research. Sports Management, para-triathlete Thanks to the additional funding, Dr Rao • Damon Morton, Bachelor of Science, Established in 2011, the UC Foundation and her team have been able to undertake biathlete Scholarship program supports students from backgrounds that are a project to develop a blood test that • Allison Rice, Bachelor of Physiotherapy, underrepresented in higher education, will monitor for cancer stem cell burden cyclist including students from Aboriginal and in the blood – an indicator of cancer • Kathryn Ross, Bachelor of Nursing, Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, rural recurrence. No such blood test currently paralympic rower and remote students, refugee students and exists. Development of this test will allow • Tristan Thomas, Bachelor of Arts in students with disability. The scholarships the research team to more accurately Architecture, 400m hurdler and runner. are supported each year by a growing examine the impact of their methods on number of donors from our community, preventing cancer recurrence with a quick including alumni, staff (current and former) and sensitive test. The test could also be and friends of the University. made available to former cancer patients NEPALESE EARTHQUAKE to provide peace of mind or identify STUDENT SUPPORT FUND In 2015, more than $110,000 was recurrence early. contributed to the scholarship fund. The University was saddened by Thanks to this growing level of support the devastating impact of the 2015 the Foundation funded 24 scholarships THE ASPIRATION INITIATIVE earthquakes in Nepal. Many of our 99 in 2015, bringing the total number of Nepalese students and their families were students supported since the Scholarship’s Through its partnership with the Aurora directly affected by the damaging events. establishment to more than 80. Project the UC Foundation received A number of students reported that their $55,000 in 2015 from Australian family homes had been destroyed, and philanthropic foundations to support their family businesses affected. UC CANCER RESEARCH FUND The Aspiration Initiative (TAI). TAI In response, the UC Foundation aims to broaden Indigenous Australians’ The UC Cancer Research Fund supports established the UC Nepalese Earthquake possibilities in academic achievement – ground breaking cancer research at the Student Support Fund to which numerous from school attendance and minimum University of Canberra. Established in 2015 University staff and students generously benchmarks to academic excellence in the Fund is currently assisting the research contributed. Their support allowed Australia and on the world stage. activities of Professor Sudha Rao and her affected students to receive a one-off research team, who are working tirelessly to Five years ago there had never been an financial grant to assist them to continue improve cancer treatment and prevent the Indigenous Australian studying for a full their studies. recurrence of cancer in patients. time degree at Oxford or Cambridge. One recipient of 2015 Nepalese Earthquake Since the program was initiated in 2011, 28 In October 2015 a community fundraising Student Support Fund, Guru Shrestha Indigenous Australians have been accepted event organised by parents of students said: “Even a small amount will make a great into these prestigious universities and 15 at Canberra Girls Grammar school difference in such situations. I will remember have graduated. The program has also made raised more than $36,000 to support your generosity throughout my life.” pathways into the US with two students now the continuation of this research. studying at Harvard and Berkeley.
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UC FOUNDATION AT A GLANCE
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2015 Donor honour roll
The University of Canberra would like ORGANISATIONS, TRUSTS & Platinum Investment Management Limited to acknowledge and thank the generous FOUNDATIONS PricewaterhouseCoopers – Canberra individuals and organisations who supported ACT Government Justice and Community Rotary Club of Canberra City the UC Foundation in 2015. The support of Safety Directorate Rotary Club of Ginninderra our donors, alumni and friends is critical to ACT Human Rights Commission Rotary Club of Hall the University of Canberra’s success. ACT Law Society Sacramento Aquarium Society Australian Children’s Trust Scott Lilley Financial Services Pty Ltd Australian Computer Society Style Dots Australia Bradley Allen Love Lawyers Triple S Trust Bryan R Ward Foundation Une Parkinson Foundation Clayton Utz – ACT Veolia Mulwaree Trust CPA Australia Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation CSIRO Women Lawyers Association of the ACT Durham Region Aquarium Society INDIVIDUALS Eastern Districts Aquarium Society Eldon & Anne Foote Trust Mrs Cecelia Abbott Farrar Gesini Dunn Family Lawyers Dr Akin Adisa Financial Planning Association Mr Mathew Alderton Harris Wake Ms Vivien Arnold Hoff Foundation Mr Hari Arora & Dr Veena Arora Institute of Management Consultants Mrs Georgina Askew (ACT Chapter) Mr Ume Atata John James Foundation Mrs Sam Banagala Just Cuts Tuggeranong Ms Rebecca Barber KU Children’s Services Ms Linda Jane Barclay-Brown Legal Aid Commission (ACT) Mr David Barkla Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation Ms Sarah Bayes Menslink Mrs Judith Beard Minter Ellison Lawyers Mrs Jo Beath MLC Advice Canberra Pty Ltd Ms Joanne Beath National Australia Bank Limited Ms Keron Beath Neilson Foundation Ms Nona Bennett Oklahoma Aquarium Society Mr Thaneshwar Bhusal Palliative Care Australia Ms Diana Bice & Mr Bryant Bice Pharmaceutical Defence Limited Miss Lauren Black
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Associate Professor Earl Blewett Dr Fiona Dyer Ms Janet Jenista Ms Auriel Bloomfield Emeritus Professor Paul Edwards Ms Helen Jessup Mrs Maggie Bolton Mr Peter Eggler Miss Caitlin Judd Mr Gregory Brackenreg Mr Somalux Ek Mr Mike Juntanamalaga Mr Graham Brady Mr David Evans Ms Catherine Keenan Mr John Brain Dr John Fitz Gerald Mrs Chairan Keesing Mrs Frances Brand Associate Professor Michele Fleming Ms Edna Keir Mrs Alice Brentnall Ms Danielle Forbes Ms Marlene Keir Ms Bernadette Brown Mr George Foscolos Ms Jan Kelly Ms Grace Bryant Ms Olabisi Fowosere Ms Sophie Kilmartin Mr George Brzostowski SC Ms Catherine Furnass Mr Phil Kingsman Ms Ros Byrne & Emeritus Professor Roger Mr Gabriel Garrigues Ms Betty Kitchener AM Wettenhall AM Mr Jock Gavel Mr Michael Klammer Professor Tom Calma AO Dr Reena Ghildyal Professor Nick Klomp & Mrs Heather Calma Professor Diane Gibson Mr Peter Knaus & Bridget Knaus Mrs Margaret Carrigy-Ryan Mr Ross Gibson Mr Nilesh Kothari Mrs Barathee Cheetamun-Villepin Ms Margaret Gillespie Mr Kumar Krishna Mr Michael Chen Mr Vic Gillies Mr Chor-Wah Kwan Ms Trina Chen Mr Derek Gnauck Mr Tony Kwan Associate Professor Girija Chetty Ms Natsai Gomiwa Mrs Kath Laffey Mr Book Chieocharnpraphan Mr Mark Goyne Ms Jess Lalic Ms Alison Childs Mr Timothy Grace Mr Hei Joel Lam Mr George Chin Mr Johannes Graf Mrs Valda Lavoipierre Professor George Cho AM & Mrs Marion Cho Dr John Grant & Mrs Helen Grant Miss Irene Lee Mr Denys Chornyi Mr David Grantham Miss Jee Lee Mr Andrew Clarke Mr George Gregan AO Ms Yolanta Lenar-Bierkowska Professor Peter Clayton Mrs Sandra Greville Ms Careen Leslie Mr John Clowry Dr Rahavendra Gudur Miss Lauren Leyden Ms Rosalie Coe Mr Frank Guo Mrs Penelope Lilley Mr Clive Cooper Mr Sajjad Haider Miss Imelda Lobato Professor Gabrielle Cooper Mrs Charmaine Hallam & Mr Laurence Hallam Ms Tracy Logan Mr Philip Costley Mr Henning Hansen Mr James Lond Ms Jeanette Cotterill Mr Rick Hardy Ms Glenys London Mrs Barbara Cram & Professor Lawrence Cram Mr Doug Harrison Mr Nunz Losanno Ms Susan Crawford Miss Alana Harwood Ms Vicki Lucas Mr Matthew Cropper Mrs Charlotte Hearder Mr Peter Lundy Mr Jeffrey Culnane Mr Peter Helson Ms Vanessa Luong Mrs Angela Cumming Ms Cheryl Henschell Mrs Sam Mackey Ms Marian Currie Ms Anne-Sophie Hermann Professor Anita Mak Mr Rick Datodi Mrs Esther Hesford Mrs Jo Malone Professor Rachel Davey Miss Yasara Hettikankanange Mrs Jillian Mand Mrs Mary Davidson Ms Kristine Hewett Ms Airdrie Mann Ms Alison Davies Dr Danny Hills Mrs Svetlana Manns Ms Inga Davis Mr Vinh Ho Mr Oka Mardian Mr Luiz De Oliveira Magalhaes Miss Hanna Hoang Miss Mana Marnani Dr Michael de Percy Professor Anthony Hogan Dr Helen Marsden Mr Alan de Zilva & Ms Grace Shaw Ms Sophie Holloway Miss Chanel Martin Emeritus Professor Peter Dennis AM Mr Liam Hooker Ms Annette Masters & Dr Iréna Svilans-Dennis Ms Kim Horne Mr Vincent Mcaviney Miss Sunali Dhall Mr Graeme Hoy Mrs Marion McCarthy Ms Chloe Diggins Mr Simon Hoy Ms Joslin McDonald Mrs Claudia Doman Ms Cherwen Hui Ms Selma McLaren Dr Carlo D’Ortenzio Mr Stephen Isbel Ms Prudence McLaughlin Ms Kirsten Dreese Mrs Debbie Ison Mr John McNaught Mr John Dryzek Ms Natalie Ison & Mrs Margaret McNaught Mr Guangyu Du Mrs Jazz Jaswinder Kaur Mr Nick McNaughton Mr Ross Dunn & Ms Frances Rose Mr John Jeffery Dr Dennis McNevin Mrs Nandita Dutta
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Professor Ken McQueen Professor Matthew Ricketson Miss Lien Tran & Mrs Elizabeth McQueen Professor Simon Ridings Mr Dennis Trewin & Mrs Annette Trewin Mrs Aroosa Mehreen Professor Geoffrey Riordan Reverend Robyn Triglone Dr Katja Mikhailovich Dr David Roberts Mr Ko-Li Tung Mrs Jenny Milazzo Professor James Robertson AM Mr Murray Turner Ms Sheila Millar Mr Julio Romero Mr Peter Unmack Mr Michael Miller Mr Philip Roper Ms Krista Vane-Tempest Mrs Shona Miller Mr Ian Ross Mrs Melissa Veal Emeritus Professor Ingrid Moses Professor Angelina Russo Mrs Morna Vellacott & Dr John Moses Mr William Rutledge Mr Dino Vido Mr Daniel Murphy Mr Gerard Ryan Mr Peeranut Visetsuth Dr Scott Murray Dr Sarah Ryan Mrs Vasanthi Viswanathan Mr Sayed Mustafa Dr Trevor Ryan Dr Alison Wain Mrs Anna Mutombodzi Ms Cindy Sabharwal Ms Jennifer Wanless Mr David Napper Miss Kamala Saligupta Mr Peter Warth Mr Peter Naylor Ms Sue Salthouse Ms Alison Watson Dr Binod Nepal Miss Mavinna Sao Dr Michael Watt Mr Ryan Ng Professor Milind Sathye Mr Len Waugh Dr Phuoc Nguyen Mrs Suneeta Sathye Professor Jen Webb Mr Scott Nichols Mr Rafid Sazzad Iqbal Mr Gregory Webster Dr Thomas Nielsen Mrs Eleanor Scrivener Ms Peck Boon Wee Ms Angela Njuguna Dr Stuart Semple Dr Auriol Weigold Assistant Professor Holly Northam Emeritus Professor Tony Shaddock Mr Andrew Welsh Ms Mearon O’Brien & Ms Ann Shaddock Dr Graham Williams Dr Gabrielle O’Kane Professor Frances Shannon Ms Robin Williams Mr Alan Olsen Professor Dharmendra Sharma Mr David Wilson Mrs Joan Ophel Mr Rahul Sharma Mrs Nola Wong Ms Kathleen O’Sullivan Mr Bruce Sinclair AM Mr Bill Wood AM & Mrs Beverley Wood Mr William Outram & Mrs Dorothy Outram Mr Gurpreet Singh Saini Ms Dana Young Professor Stephen Parker AO Mrs Cecilia Smith Dr Rebecca Zhang & Dr Rhian Parker Ms Melissa Smith Ms Natalie Ziolkowski Mr Paul Pearson Ms Jane Smyth Mr Nachappa Pemmanda Professor Francesco Sofo 42 ANONYMOUS DONORS Mr Rolf Pfotenhauer Ms Petra Solazzini Thank you to all our donors who have chosen Dr Air Phaktanakul Ms Wendy Somerville to remain anonymous. Your support of the Mr Philip Pham Mr Craig Sommerville University of Canberra and our activities is Mrs Jenny Phillips Mrs Lis Stanger greatly appreciated. Dr Rebecca Phillips Ms Maria Storti Miss Steph Phillips Mr Martin Strangman We would also like to acknowledge and thank Miss Alix Pilipovic Mrs Sydna Stubbs all of those who gave their valuable time, Mrs Linette Pilkington-Bone Miss Emi Styles knowledge and experience to the University Mr Robin Poke AM Ms Inge Sugani through volunteer activities. Thank you all for Miss Sameera Pokhrel Ms Laura Summerfield your support. Mr Paul Porteous Ms Yuanita Sunatrio Mrs Deborah Poulton Ms Coral Suthern BEQUESTS & ESTATES Dr Kate Pumpa Mr David Swan Mr Ian Purchas The University of Canberra expresses Mr James Swan Mr Roger Purdie its sincere appreciation for the charitable Ms Melanie Swan Ms Sumaiya Quasim bequests received from the following estates Mr Vaseem Syed Mrs Sumaira Qureshi in 2015. Ms Charlotte Taylor Miss Prity Rajbhandari Dr Kim Taylor Estate of Lucy Harris Ms Bethany Randell Mr Lewis Taylor-Cannon Mrs Shubha Rao-Chikkerur Mr Graham Thompson Mrs Donna Reed UC BEQUEST SOCIETY Professor Kevin Thompson Ms Fleur Reid & Mrs Joycelyn Thompson We would like to acknowledge the four Ms Heather Reid AM Ms Rachael Thompson individuals and couples who in 2015 Mr Ed Rice Mrs Sara Thomsen confirmed their intention to remember the Mr Michael Rice Mrs Karen Townsend University of Canberra in their wills.
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APPENDICES
A1. WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY
COMMITMENT INITIATIVES INJURY MANAGEMENT
The University of Canberra is committed Activities undertaken to meet our The University of Canberra continued to to promoting, maintaining and ensuring obligations under the WHS legislation maintain a high level of customer service to the health, safety and welfare of its included: clients and injured workers with emphasis workers, students, contractors and visitors. on early intervention, efficient claims and Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) is • Providing quarterly WHS performance medical management, and a productive managed in accordance with the statutory reports to the Vice-Chancellor and rehabilitation program to return injured provisions of the Work Health and Safety Senior Management Group; the Audit workers to full employment. In 2015 the Act 2011. and Risk Management Committee and University successfully met the Comcare the University Council; rehabilitation management system audit In December 2015, a work health and • ensuring the relevancy and effectiveness standards set by the Safety, Rehabilitation safety specialist role was established within of the WHS policy/statement of and Compensation Commission for the the Estate Facility Management business commitment through periodic review; rehabilitation of injured employees. unit. This aims to capitalise on specialist knowledge by providing a dedicated • review of the University’s consultation resource to business groups that require mechanisms to select other alternative methods of consultation that will allow PROVISIONAL either a specialised skill set or a higher level everyone to benefit from consultation IMPROVEMENT NOTICES of assistance. It also enables the provision without complex arrangements; of tailored assistance to business groups During 2015, no directions or notices with a greater focus on user needs. • gap analysis of the University’s current under the Work Health and Safety Act contractor management system; 2011 were served on the University • the emergency control organisation, by WorkSafe ACT, Health and Safety CONSULTATION which brings together the various Representatives, or Comcare. wardens and first aid officers, frequently The WHS Management Committee is meeting to undertake training, our peak consultative body for work health development and review of systems and WORKERS COMPENSATION and safety. The committee includes senior processes including regular emergency PREMIUM executive sponsorship and represented evacuation exercises; and the interests of all workers. Four quarterly • providing training, awareness seminars The Comcare premium for the financial meetings were held during 2015. and guidance material on safety year 2015/16 was 1.21 per cent of payroll. related topics.
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WELLBEING embody these values in its staff, students, University a safe place for our female staff academic programs and relations with and students. A range of initiatives aimed at encouraging the community. staff to pursue healthy and active lifestyles The University has signed a Statement continued over the year including: Three key equity and diversity initiatives at of Commitment with the White Ribbon the University are: Foundation, which aims to support the • ‘Steptember’, motivating employees to workplace to prevent and respond to be more active by challenging them to • Employer of Choice for Gender Equality violence against women. take 10,000 steps a day; • White Ribbon Workplace • advice and support services to help • Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace. smokers preparing to quit and recent BREASTFEEDING quitters stay smoke free; FRIENDLY WORKPLACE • ergonomic workstation assessments, EMPLOYER OF CHOICE The University of Canberra aims to advice, assistance and provision of injury provide an environment that enables prevention software and ergonomic aids; FOR GENDER EQUALITY staff, students and visitors to balance • Employee Assistance Program The University of Canberra is committed breastfeeding/expressing of milk with their (EAP) services for staff and their to continuing to improve gender equity work and study responsibilities. immediate families; through initiatives that assist in the • employer-funded influenza development of women and through The University recognises the importance immunisation for staff and students structured processes that ensure that there of breastfeeding for both carers and identified as at risk or presenting a is equal remuneration for equal work. babies and aims to provide a family potential risk to clients; friendly environment. It offers flexible In 2015, the University received the work arrangements, adjusted to the • involvement in the Red Cross blood Workplace Gender Equality Agency individual needs of mother, career and donor program that supports employees volunteering as blood donors; and (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Women baby, while meeting the needs of staff and Citation for a ninth consecutive year. operational requirements. In addition to • access to a corporate health plan for staff providing a supportive environment for private health cover. breastfeeding women, the University has WHITE RIBBON WORKPLACE also maintained accreditation from the Australian Breastfeeding Association as a EQUITY AND DIVERSITY The University of Canberra has taken a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace. strong stance against Violence against The University of Canberra values Women and is committed to making the equity and diversity, and seeks to
A2. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION This information is given in relation to the right, jointly with other institutions or as • a postgraduate student elected by Freedom of Information Act 1989 (ACT) otherwise decided by the Council; postgraduate students of the University. (the FOI Act). • to provide opportunities for people – including those who already have Council is responsible for the entire post-secondary qualifications – to obtain management of the University. FUNCTIONS AND DECISION– higher education qualifications; and Council monitors the performance MAKING POWERS • to engage in extension activities. of the University against its Strategic Plan, approves policies relating to all The University was established under the University activities and oversees the University of Canberra Act 1989 (ACT). The University is governed by a Council management of the University through the The functions of the University include: consisting of the following members: Vice-Chancellor.
• to transmit and advance knowledge by • the Chancellor; Under section 40 of the Act, the Council undertaking teaching and research of the • the Vice-Chancellor; may also make statutes and rules with highest quality; • the Chair of Academic Board; respect to the various aspects of the • to encourage, and provide facilities for, • eight persons appointed by the ACT management, good governance and postgraduate study and research; Chief Minister; discipline of the University. • to provide facilities and courses for • a member of the academic staff elected higher education generally, including by the academic staff; education appropriate to professional PUBLIC PARTICIPATION and other occupations, for students from • a member of the professional staff within Australia and overseas; elected by the professional staff; Members of the public contribute to the work of the University in a number of ways. • to award and confer degrees, diplomas • an undergraduate student elected by Some examples include: and certificates, whether in its own undergraduate students; and
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• membership of various boards and • Monitor (University news); For other documents, depending committees including Council, the • material on student support services and upon the nature of the documents, the Campus Development Board, the student accommodation; and University may be willing to provide them Environment and Works Committee, the to applicants without the need to make a • other occasional publications on various Finance Committee and other working formal request under the FOI Act. matters, such as research activities. groups such as the Reconciliation Action Plan Implementation Committee; Requests for access to documents should • participation in a range of client The University maintains documents be directed to the FOI Officer, University consultative processes such as student relating to the decision-making processes of Canberra ACT 2601, telephone (02) surveys and other activities; within the University, including agendas 6201 2908. Requests should include and minutes of Council meetings (which return address details where notices under • access to teaching and learning for are available to the public free of charge on the FOI Act can be sent. Applicants members of the University of the the University’s website), Council papers, should provide sufficient information to Third Age; minutes of committee meetings and enable the University to identify and locate • attending public lectures and other minutes of Academic Board meetings. relevant documents. All requests will be events; and acknowledged within 14 days. • participation in the Alumni Network. The University also keeps documents relating to the administration of the The FOI Act provides for fees to be University including personnel files, charged for time and resources used in salary and recruitment records, student meeting a request. There is no charge PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED files, student enrolment and admission for making an FOI application and the BY THE UNIVERSITY procedures, other procedural documents University will notify the applicant as relating to student administration, soon as possible to provide them with A range of documents are available to the financial statements and accounting any details of charges and a copy of the public free of charge on the University’s records, registry files and various other FOI fee schedule. The FOI Officer is website, including: administrative records. authorised to make a decision in respect of a request for access to a document. • statutes, rules and policies of the University; ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS The University is located at University • annual reports; Drive, Bruce, ACT and is open for • faculty, unit and course guides; The University has a policy of openness business between 9.00am and 5.00pm, with respect to its activities, and Monday to Friday (except on public and • international students guide; seeks to provide maximum access to University holidays). • undergraduate and its records. Individuals may obtain postgraduate prospectuses; information regarding access to their For more information see: www.canberra. • visitors guide; personal information by reference to the edu.au/university/governance/ • Library and computer services University’s Personal Information Digest freedom-of-information centre guides; at: www.canberra.edu.au/university/ governance/privacy
A3. RISK MANAGEMENT STATEMENT The University of Canberra regards disaster recovery, fraud control and health area – including faculties, portfolios, effective risk and resilience management as and safety. research centres and controlled entities an integral component of the University’s – maintain an operational risk register. operations, enabling the University to The University of Canberra’s Risk These registers identify risks that may identify, assess and manage significant Management Plan establishes the impact on organisational activities and business and operational risks and minimise processes for risk management across outcomes across the range of activities their impact on the University. the University. This plan is consistent and processes undertaken across the with the Australian and New Zealand University and are used to develop the The Council is committed to the Risk Management Standard – AS/NZS risk profile for the University. implementation and maintenance of a ISO 31000:2009 Risk Management – formal resilience management system Principles and guidelines. Resilience management training, which throughout all levels of the University. incorporates risk management, has been This is fundamental to achieving the The Audit and Risk Management established and is available for all staff. The University’s strategic and operational Committee and the University’s Council University’s risk management program is objectives, while protecting and oversee the implementation and operation coordinated through the Governance Unit. enhancing the University’s reputation. of risk management at the University. The University’s Resilience Management The University maintains a Strategic Risk Framework is comprised of six key Register, which documents risks specific to components: risk management, business the achievement of the Strategic Plan and continuity, emergency management, objectives. Additionally, each operational
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GLOSSARY
ACEL Australian Council for Educational Leaders IGPA Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis ACT-IS ACT-Indigenous Success Project IP Intellectual Property ACF Australian Conservation Foundation ISEP International Student Exchange Programs ACSF Australian Computer Society Foundation ITEESPAN the Information, Telecommunications, Electronic ADD/ADHD Attention Deficit Disorder / Attention Deficit and Electrical Student Presentation and Hyperactivity Disorder Awards Night AIS Australian Institute of Sport MBA Master of Business Administration ANU Australian National University MDBfutures Murray-Darling Basin Futures AM Member of the Order MOOCS Massive Open Online Courses AO Officer of the Order MoU Memorandum of Understanding APA Australian Postgraduate Award NATSEM National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling ARC Australian Research Council NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council ARRTS Arts for Recovery, Resilience, Teamwork and Skills NRC National Rugby Competition ASC Australian Sports Commission N&MRC The News and Media Research Centre ASSA Academy of Social Sciences Australia PhD Doctor of Philosophy BGL Faculty of Business, Government and Law PALS Peer Assisted Learning Sessions CCCR Centre for Creative and Cultural Research PLAY Physical Literacy Activity Yearbook CEO Chief Executive Officer PNG Papua New Guinea CeRAPH Centre for Research and Action in Public Health PT Part-time CEQ Course Experience Questionnaire QS Quacquerelli Symonds CResTS Centre for Research in Therapeutic Solutions RMIT Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology CSC Cancer Stem Cells SES Socio-economic status CRN Collaborative Research Network SERC STEM Education Research Centre CSIRO Commonwealth Science and Industrial STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Research Organisation STMP Study Overseas Short-term Mobility Program CTD Capability and Technology Demonstrator SSLP Stronger Smarter Leadership Program CURF Canberra Urban Regional Futures TAI The Aspiration Initiative DIA Design Institute of Australia TNE Transnational Education DTF2.0 Discovery Translation Fund 2.0 TCS Tactile Cueing System EAP Employee Assistance Program THE Times Higher Education EFTSL Equivalent Full-Time Student Load UC University of Canberra EKSKT Endeavour Cheung Kong Student UCC / UC University of Canberra College Exchange Program College ERA Excellence in Research UCELI University of Canberra English Language Institute EOWA Employer of Choice for Women UC Foundation University of Canberra Foundation ESTEM Faculty of Education, Science, Technology UC-HRI UC Health Research Institute and Maths UCPH University of Canberra Public Hospital FAD Faculty of Arts and Design UCRISE University of Canberra Research Institute for Sport FOI Freedom of Information and Exercise FT Full-time UCU University of Canberra Union GDS Graduate Destination Survey UN United Nations GPFD Government Partnerships for Development UNDP United Nations Development Program HDR Higher Degree by Research UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and HERDC Higher Education Research Data Collection Cultural Organisation HRI Health Research Institute UST University of Santo Tomas College of Nursing IAE Institute for Applied Ecology VCG Vice-Chancellor’s Group IAP Introductory Academic Program WGEA Workplace Gender Equality Agency IELTS International English Language Testing System WHS Workplace Health and Safety ICT Information and Communication Technology WNBL Women’s National Basketball League
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