When: Wednesday 14^th August 2019, 09.30-15.00

Where: Murdoch College Lecture Theatre

Register via Eventbrite

The program will give you everything you need to generate real-world impacts from your research. You will leave with practical tools you can use immediately in your research, whatever your discipline and career stage. The training is based on the latest research evidence and takes a unique relational approach to deliver wide-reaching and lasting impacts. In the afternoon, you will learn more about writing impact case studies for engagement and impact and creating an impact culture that motivates and supports colleagues to generate impact.

Key benefits:

•Learn about evidence-based principles for delivering research impact when you don’t have much time

•Discover easy and quick-to-use templates you can use immediately to:

◦Prioritise stakeholders and public to engage with first

◦Create a powerful impact plan that will guarantee your research makes a difference without wasting your time

•Learn how to write more competitive impact sections in grant proposals, including forward-looking impact plans and constructing an evidence-based impact track record

•Design and facilitate meetings and workshops with stakeholders and publics: discover tools that will empower you to deal with the most challenging situations and individuals and lead events that everyone enjoys

•Make your digital footprint work for you, to build visibility and credibility for your research online. Understand the power and the pitfalls of using social media professionally, and find out how to become influential and drive research impacts in this space (suitable for experts, novices and those who have never used social media professionally)

•Learn how to get your research into policy, wherever you work in the world, by building trust, working with intermediaries and designing effective policy briefs

About the trainer

Prof Mark Reed is a recognized international expert in impact research with >150 publications that have been cited >15,000 times. He holds a Research England & N8 funded Chair at Newcastle University, is research lead for an international charity, and has won awards for the impact of his research.

APR.Intern Industry Launch

APR is launching the WA Internship Program with an event called ‘Navigating the Funding Environment’ on Thursday, 4 April at the Perth City Library, 3.30pm. The event will be a good opportunity to get some event management volunteering experience. This will also be a good networking opportunity with WA Industries and academics and HDR’s from all five University representatives.

Date and Time:Thursday, 4 April, 2.00 – 5.30pm

Venue:Perth City Library

Email: Sharon Smart s.smart@ecu.edu.au by COB Tuesday 2^nd April

We are currently recruiting for the next round of iPREP commencing 4th March 2019. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to earn some money ($3,000) and gain valuable industry skills.

What is iPREPWA?

iPREP is an Industry and PhD Research Engagement Program that provides PhD students the opportunity to gain industry experience while using skills gained in their PhD to solve an industry problem.

What will I be doing?

If successful, you will be working in small inter-disciplinary teams with other PhD students from the 5 universities in WA. You will work on a project full time for 6 weeks at a participating organisation. In previous rounds, students have worked with CSBP Fertilisers, CSIRO, BankWest, Water Corporation, CBH Group, Department of Culture and the Arts, Department of Health and CingleVue. iPREP is open to all industries and disciplines!

Who is eligible?

1.PhD candidates who have submitted their thesis for examination by Monday 28th January AND will not have your degree conferred (all revisions approved and degree awarded by the Board of Examiners) until after the completion of the iPREP program (Friday 12th April).

2.Domestic-enrolled PhD candidates who have Confirmation of Candidature and have consumed at least 2 EFTSL (2 years equivalent of study).

Deadline for applications is 28th January 2019

Apply now: https://bit.ly/2PkDfVg

For more information about iPREP WA visit: www.iprep.edu.au

Email: iprepwa@ecu.edu.au

The Griffith Graduate Research School, Griffith University is inviting applications for the advertised 60% fixed term for 1 year position of Project Officer, HDR Internships (HEW 7).The Project Officer will be responsible for the development of new processes and systems for Higher Degree by Research (HDR) industry end-user internships, placements and experiences during research candidature.

Please find the link to the advertisement (PD embedded in advert) at:

https://ps-jobs.griffith.edu.au/psp/CAREERS/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=100&JobOpeningId=110735&PostingSeq=1

Applications close: Monday 3 December 2018 at 10 am AEST.

Further information: Please contact Dr Sharon Saunders, Director, Griffith Graduate Research School on +61 (0) 7 373 57044

This workshop will take the researcher through identifying appropriate industry partners, how to engage, ask the right questions, develop a successful agreement and work on a grant application together.

Take the opportunity to learn how to collaborate with industry from two outstanding entrepreneurs and educators.

Date: 8^th October 2018

Time: 1-5pm

Venue: Joondalup Campus 34.545

Places are limited. Registration is essential via this eventbrite link

This workshop is aimed at research staff and students.