2018 Events Archive

NECTAR Events Calendar August–December 2018
FRI

3

AUG
 12-1pm
NECTAR Social Lunch
Join NECTAR's monthly Social Lunch at Fellow's Bar & Cafe (lunch is on NECTAR).
WED

5

SEP
 9.30am-12.30pm
Planning for the Future
In this workshop facilitated by Shari Walsh, you will learn to understand and articulate your skills and to adjust your language for non-academic environments, prerequisites for CV and selection criteria writing. Registrations closed.
WED

5

SEP
 1-4pm
Building Relationships
In this workshop facilitated by Shari Walsh you will learn to better manage anxiety associated with networking and we will have a look at networking strategies and how to connect with people from other disciplines/environments. Registrations closed.
FRI

7

SEP
 12-1pm
NECTAR Social Lunch
Join NECTAR’s monthly Social Lunch at the Drawing Room, University House (lunch is on NECTAR) and meet Damien Hughes from the ANU Centre for Continuing Education.
WED

12

SEP
 10am-12.30pm
ARC DECRA Workshop
In this workshop you will not only learn about the nitty-gritties of a DECRA application but we will also look at what makes a winning project. Registrations closed.
THU

13

SEP
 2-4pm
ARC Future Fellow Workshop
What makes a winning application? How to sell yourself successfully? Meet Future Fellows and learn from their experience. Registrations closed.
WED
10
OCT
 12-1pm
NECTAR Social Lunch
Join NECTAR’s monthly Social Lunch at Fellow’s Bar & Café (lunch is on NECTAR) and meet Lachlan Blackhall, Entrepreneurial Fellow and Head of the Battery Storage and Grid Integration Program at ANU.
MON

29

OCT
 9.30am-12.30pm
NHMRC Fellowship Workshop – Investigator Grants for Early-Career Researchers
This workshop is aimed at first-time applicants and will introduce participants to the application guidelines and cover the essentials of a NHMRC application. Registrations closed.
MON

29

OCT
 1.30-3.30pm
NHMRC Fellowship Workshop – Investigator Grants for Mid-Career Researchers
This workshop is aimed at mid-career applicants with previous knowledge about NHMRC grants and will cover changes to the NHMRC guidelines. Registrations closed.
TBA
 Cancelled
How to give a seminar
In this workshop with Professor Simon Foote, Director JCSMR, we will look at what makes a good seminar. The workshop will be preceded by this month’s NECTAR Social Lunch from 1pm. Unfortunately this workshop had to be postponed, new dates tba.
THU

8

NOV
 Cancelled
NECTAR Social Lunch
Join NECTAR's monthly Social Lunch at Fellow's Bar & Cafe (lunch is on NECTAR).
TUE

20

NOV
 all-day event
Collaboration across Boundaries Workshops
In preparation for the Collaborations across Boundaries Conference 2018, NECTAR will offer a series of workshops and activities that aim to build your ‘collaboration confidence’. For more information visit the event website.
TUE

4

DEC
 all-day event
Collaboration across Boundaries Conference 2018
This national, cross-disciplinary event is supported by the Theo Murphy (Australia) Initiative from the Australian Academy of Science. It aims to bring together early- and mid-career researchers from ANU, CSIRO and beyond. External partners from industry, government etc will be invited to attend. Highlights of the 1-day conference will be a pitch competition and poster session, with $3,000 research grants awarded to the best pitch and poster. For more information visit the event website.