17 November 2023
End-of-year Social event with Professor Brian Schmidt
Join us for a social afternoon tea farewell Tribute and Vice-Chancellor, Distinguished Professor Brian Schmidt
NECTAR and NECTAR executive champion, Professor Ann Evans, invite the ANU early and mid-career university worker community to a two-fold event: an enlightening discussion with our Vice-Chancellor, Distinguished Professor Brian Schmidt, on Australia's future research workforce, with time for Q&A, followed by a farewell afternoon celebration in his honour.
17 November 2.30pm - 4pm
and invite your colleagues to come with you, because inclusion is an active process.
October 2023
Announcing Elected NECTAR Co-chairs 2023/2024
Meet the newly elected NECTAR Co-Chairs for 2023-24
NECTAR, the Network for Early-Career Teachers, Academics and Researchers at the Australian National University, was founded in 2011 by a group of early-career academics. While its core functions are now supported by paid staff, NECTAR still depends on early- and mid-career university worker volunteers to determine, develop and support its strategic and practical work. These active members are called Custodians, and they and the broader network are led by elected Co-chairs. In September four NECTAR Co-Chairs were elected by the ANU EMCR community as their representatives and leaders of the NECTAR Board of Custodians. Their names are:
Lachlan Black, Wenting Cheng, John Noel Viana and Tracy Wang
You can meet them at the NEXT NECTAR end-of-year celebration and afternoon tea with ANU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Brian Schmidt on 17 November 2.30pm - 4pm, book your scone today
August 2023
Nominations open for 2023/24 NECTAR Co-chairs
Apply to be a NECTAR 2023/24 Co-chair now!
NECTAR, the Network for Early-Career Teachers, Academics and Researchers at the Australian National University, was founded in 2011 by a group of early-career academics. While its core functions are now supported by paid staff, NECTAR still depends on early- and mid-career university worker volunteers to determine, develop and support its strategic and practical work. These active members are called Custodians, and they and the broader network are led by elected Co-chairs.
Applications are now open to become one of the next four (4) elected Co-chairs of NECTAR for the 2023/24 term, commencing 1 October 2023 and lasting 12 months thereafter.
Use this form to apply now.
Your application materials will be presented at the 2023 Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 12 September 2023, where you will have an opportunity to speak to the NECTAR membership regarding your application.
Applications are due by COB Monday 4 September 2023.
NECTAR Staff will contact you before then to ensure you are prepared. Contact NECTAR Staff in the meantime if you have any queries: nectar@anu.edu.au.
August 2023
Event invitation
What do ANU ECRs want? (And how can they get it?)
Register for your College meeting now!
In these catered, facilitated workshop/discussions, early-career university workers at ANU are invited to work together to identify common issues they are facing in 2023, and to workshop appropriate strategies to create positive change for their cohort.
All ANU staff in the early stages of their university career are welcome, professional or academic, whether you're in teaching, research or research support.
Led and presented by NECTAR, these events are some of the first in-person events specifically for early-career university workers that ANU has run since 2020, and are also an opportunity to meet and connect with other ECRs in your field.
Hybrid attendance is available at all events, but the events will be catered and in-person attendance is strongly encouraged.
Please register now for a meeting in your area, or contact the NECTAR Staff if you cannot find a meeting that suits: nectar@anu.edu.au.
2023
Are your needs considered in University Executive decisions?
EMCR requests survey 2023, closes 1 August, (5-10min)
NECTAR Custodian, Faith Gordon, is the current EMCR representative on the ANU University Research Committee (URC) and she is keen to represent you as a collective voice.
This is the only EMCR representative role on the ANU Executive Advisory Board and NECTAR team supports Faith as best we can to be the ANU EMCR representative. Please share your observations of EMCR needs and ideas for solutions to issues. Help her represent you in the Executive advisory space from an informed perspective.
Please fill out the survey (10min) or contact Faith or Sophie on nectar@anu.edu.au, preferably by 15 March, to meet the next URC agenda deadline.