NECTAR Events and Initiatives

NECTAR provides a professional development program for ECAs aiming to support ECAs in realising their vision. As part of the program NECTAR offers:

  • skill-building workshops
  • networking opportunities aimed at fostering peer-to-peer support and collaborations across and beyond campus
  • opportunities for direct collegial discussions with the University Executive to inform strategic directions of ANU.

In addition, NECTAR runs a career development Mentoring Program for EMCAs.

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NECTAR Events Calendar 2020

We are currently working on NECTAR's events calendar for 2020. All events will be added to the list below so please come back to find out more.
Note, family members are welcome at all NECTAR events.

Every


TUE
 10-11am
NECTAR's weekly Zoom morning tea
Every Tuesday at 10am, ANU ECAs come together via Zoom to connect and share tips and tricks on how to deal with COVID-19 related challenges.

Subscribe to the NECTAR Newsletter to receive reminders and information on how to join.

 

THU

13

FEB
 10-11am, CHELT Seminar Room
Monthly NECTAR Social
Join NECTAR's first monthly social of 2020 and meet fellow ECA Aparna Lal who will talk about her Homeward Bound experience in Antarctica.

Morning tea will be provided. No RSVP required.
TUE

3

MAR
 9.30am-1pm
Non-traditional funding hack
Get an insight into alternative ways to surf the research-funding drought and create meaningful work opportunities other than ARC or NHMRC funding. Find out what has worked for others and what the challenges are on route. Find out more...

Registrations for this event have closed.
TUE

3

MAR
 1-2.30pm
Blue-sky brainstorming session on how to 10-fold improve staff development at ANU
ANU Vice-Chancellor Brian Schmidt has invited NECTAR to brainstorm ideas for a 10-fold improvement of the way ANU develops its staff. This is our opportunity to show Brian what ANU early-career academics need and how you want to get it. Let’s bring together our grand innovative ideas and foster best practices at ANU. The event will be preceded by lunch at 12.30pm.

Registrations for this event have closed.
THU

2

APR
 3-4pm
Learning never stops – NECTAR's fortnightly research webinar series
Join NECTAR's fortnightly research webinar series and stay connected with ANU ECAs. Today's speakers will be Amita Bansal and Tom Worthington. Amita is a perinatal biologist and will provide an overview of her research field, Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. Tom has been working on better tools and techniques for large scale online learning at research-intensive universities, such as ANU, since 2013 and will share some of his insights at this webinar.

Subscribe to the NECTAR Newsletter to receive reminders and information on how to join.
THU

16

APR
 3-4pm
Learning never stops – NECTAR's fortnightly research webinar series
Join NECTAR's fortnightly research webinar series and stay connected with ANU ECAs. Today's speakers will be Deb Cleland and Dmitry Shishmarev. More information to come.

Subscribe to the NECTAR Newsletter to receive reminders and information on how to join.

Please click here to see a list of 2019 events.