Research Services Office - Research Induction Day
Tuesday 9 August 2016
Alere Function Centre, Level 2, Student Hub
9.10-9.30 / Arrival and Coffee
9.30-9.35 / Welcome and Housekeeping / Mr Steve Oswald (SO)
Manager Grants & Contracts, RSO
9.35-9.45 / Introduction and Research Context at Flinders / Dr Gayle Morris Director, Research Services, RSO
9.45-10.10 / Finding and Applying For Funding
Sourcing opportunities, overview of admin requirements, services provided by RSO/compliance reviews. Overview of major grants funding rounds, central internal grant schemes. Questions / Ms Christine Maher
Senior Grants Officer, RSO
10.10-10.40 / Awarded Funding: Getting Your Research Started
Common award paperwork, types of contracts, review/negotiation and acceptance by the University. Administrative requirements and authorisations. Financials, recruitment and access to funds. Questions. / Mr Perry Fiegert
Contracts Officer, RSO
10.40-11.00 / Break - Morning Tea
11.00-11.20 / Research Data and Publications
Central University data collection re grants and publications, accessing you grant and publication history, ERA, HERDC, RePortal. Questions. / Mr Ben Jacobs
Manager, Research Data and Publications, RSO
11.20–11.40 / Research Integrity and Ethics
Ethics Committees, process, research integrity, Defence Trade Controls, research misconduct. Questions. / Dr Peter Wigley
Manager, Research Ethics & Integrity, RSO
11.40-12.00 / Library Services and e-Research / Ms Amanda Nixon
Digital Portfolio, Library
12.00-12.30 / Research Commercialisation
Industry engagement – seeking industry partners, IP and protection, commercialisation. / Mr Mark Bruce
Opportunity Development Director, Flinders Partners
12.30-13.15 / Lunch/Research Professional Demo / SO
13.15-13.30 / Research Mentoring Scheme / Dr Marina Delpin
Project Manager: Research Mentoring
13.30-14.00 / Local Research Support and Management
Faculty/School perspective on research support, local issues, Faculty internal grant schemes.
Brief overview of service from each Faculty then questions. / Ms Elodie Janvier
Team Leader, Research Support – MNHS
Ms Mary Lyons
Administrative Officer – SBS
Ms Kylie Sappiatzer
Manager, Quality & Planning
Mr Narmon Tulsi
Research Development Officer – EHL
14.00-14.45/15.00 / Panel Discussion
Open discussion with three researchers with diverse backgrounds/experience in research funding.
Each researcher will give a 5-10 minute overview on their experience of being a researcher and applying for grants at Flinders, tips, observations etc., and covering such matters as:
  • ARC/NHMRC schemes
  • Seeking international funding
  • Crowdfunding
  • Small grants
  • Philanthropic funding
  • Research career planning
This will be followed by an open question & answer session, which will go on as long as it goes on for! / Associate Professor Phil Dinning
School of Medicine
Dr Paul Gardner-Stephen
School of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics
Professor Melanie Oppenheimer
School of History & International Relations
14.45/15.00 / Thank Presenters and Attendees - CLOSE / SO

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