Obesity, memory, neuroplasticity, development banks and children’s language are among the research areas to benefit from this year’s University of Sydney Equity Fellowships.

Nine academics have been awarded Brown, Thompson and Laffan Fellowships, which provide academic staff with relief.

A joint initiative of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and the Staff and Student Equal Opportunity Unit, each Fellow will receive $60,000 over two semesters.

Recipients:

• Dr Parisa Aslani (Pharmacy)
• Dr Corinne Caillaud (Health Sciences)
• Dr Sarah Gleeson-White (Arts and Social Sciences)
• Dr Suncica Lah (Medicine)
• Dr Sarah Mansfield (Agriculture and Environment)
• Dr Lenka Munoz (Medicine)
• Dr Natalie Munro (Health Sciences)
• Dr Susan Park (Business)
• Dr Marina Robinson (Conservatorium)

Intending to appy for an ARC Linkage grant in the next round? Linkage applications are open and Sydney-specific instructions are now available. For advice on how to write strategically, contact Research Development.

Key dates for Linkage:

• Request not to assess: 19 November 2012, 5pm
• Internal closing date: 19 November 2012, 5pm
• External closing date: 3 December 2012, 5pm

Download the Sydney instructions (PDF, Unikey required)

Find out more about the Linkage application process at the Research Support website.

The ARC has released funding rules for two Industrial Transformation Research Program (ITRP) schemes: Research Hubs and Training Centres. Proposals will open on 6 November, and close on 18 December.  

Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
The Industrial Transformation Research Hubs scheme will engage researchers in issues facing the new industrial economies and training the future workforce. This scheme will support collaborative research activity between the Australian higher education sector and industry designed to focus on strategic outcomes not independently realisable.

Industrial Transformation Training Centres
Industrial Transformation Training Centres fosters close partnerships between university-based researchers and other research end-users to provide innovative Higher Degree by Research (HDR) and postdoctoral training for the end-user focused research industries vital to Australia’s future.

• Key dates for these schemes

For more information and advice, contact Steven Hermans.

Should data used in scientific articles be available to all? Are we losing opportunities - and dollars - by not being able to extract and re-use names, numbers, places, chemicals, organisms, graphs and tables in published articles?

Peter Murray-Rust (University of Cambridge and Open Knowledge Foundation) believes so. In this seminar he'll outline why he thinks we need to change to an open access model and how it can be done.

Find out more about the seminar.

Details
When: 2pm, October 31 2012
Where: Seminar Room, Level 2, Fisher Library
RSVP: not required. All welcome.
Host: Dr Mat Todd, School of Chemistry

Are you interested in optics and photonics?

This symposium will focus on optical physics and technology, application and future directions in the mid-infrared, terahertz waves and microwave regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
 
Organised by the Institute of Photonics and Optical Science (IPOS), the symposium will bring together researchers from Australia and around the world in the fields of photonics and optics.
 
A key goal of the symposium is to seek ways to "bridge the gap" between near infrared photonics and the optics at these longer wavelength regions critical to many existing and future applications.

Details
When: 9.00am - 5.00pm, 5 & 6 November 2012.
Where: Webster Theatre, Veterinary Science Conference Centre, Camperdown Campus
Cost: Free
Register to attend