2018 News Archive

6 December 2018

Congratulations to the winners of the Pitch and Poster competition at the Collaboration across Boundaries 2018 Conference!

Best Pitch and winner of a $3,000 research grant from the Theo Murphy Initiative (Australia): Caitlin Byrt, The University of Adelaide

Best Poster and winner of a $3,000 research grant from the Theo Murphy Initiative (Australia): Dominique Van der Saag, The University of Sydney

Outstanding Pitches and Posters: Joshua Chu-Tan, Nilisha Fernando, Ekavi Georgousopoulou and Thilina Ranbaduge; all The Australian National University

25 October 2018

All ECAs at ANU are now represented by the NECTAR Co-Chairs!

Congratulations to Rebecca Gidley, Umme Habiba Hossain, Claudia Munera and Mohammad Saadatfar (from left to right) who have been endorsed by the NECTAR Custodians as the first Co-Chairs of NECTAR!

These fantastic ECAs have self-nominated to lead the Network on behalf of all ECAs at ANU and to give it a strong voice in academic governance. No additional nominations were received; an election is therefore not required.

Learn more about the Co-Chairs and their visions for NECTAR here.

20 September 2018

Registrations for Collaboration across Boundaries 2018 now open!

The Collaboration across Boundaries 2018 Conference, supported by the Theo Murphy Initiative (Australia), aims to create a space where early- and mid-career researchers (EMCRs) from ALL disciplines can explore opportunities that collaborations can create for their research.

The Collaboration across Boundaries 2018 Conference will be held on Tuesday 4 December 2018 and is open to researchers and representatives from universities, government and the private sector. Postgraduate and research students are welcome to attend.

The conference will be preceded by a skills development workshop on Tuesday 20 November 2018.

Presented by NECTAR, the Network for Early Career Academics at ANU, CSIRO and the Australian Academy of Science.

For more information and to register, please visit the event website.

17 September 2018

Do you have what it takes to be a leader? Nominations for NECTAR Co-Chairs now open!

At the NECTAR AGM on 25 July 2018, NECTAR decided to change its leadership structure and appoint three Co-Chairs to give the Network a stronger voice in academic governance. If you would like to gain real leadership experience and help the Network to grow even stronger, self-nominate today by sending an nectar@anu.edu.au briefly outlining why you would like to become a NECTAR Co-Chair. ALL ECAs employed by or affiliated with ANU with strong commitment to NECTAR are invited to self-nominate. Nominations close 14 October 2018. If more than three nominations are received, an online poll will be conducted in October.

For more information and eligibility criteria, please refer to the Role Description.