NECTAR Events and Initiatives
NECTAR provides a professional development program aiming to enable ECAs to be successful.
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This list is an incomplete program and will be updated as events are confirmed. Note, that your family members are welcome at all NECTAR events.
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TUE21 June
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10am-11am R-Ladies Canberra and ANU NECTAR Morning tea HN1.33 seminar room, Hanna Neumann, Building 145 l Science Road l ANU Acton Campus A social morning tea with R-Ladies Canberra, hosted by The Australian National University’s network for early career academics, ANU NECTAR. This is an opportunity for peers working in statistical computing and graphics environments, including R, to connect across boundaries. R-Ladies is a Global Network of R users promoting gender diversity in the R community, and people of all genders are welcome. Guest speakers will talk about research challenges they solved with R:
If you are curious about R, ANU NECTAR, the ANU Statistical Support Network or would like to support early career researchers at ANU - join us. |
Wed22 June
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ANU early and mid-career researcher walking group Wednesdays 1pm-2pm Outside the bakery l Joplin Road l ANU Acton Campus Join us for a social walk and an opportunity for EMCRs to connect and expand their networks, get their steps in or just take a little break from their desks. Given the difficulty of the last few years, we know there are a lot of new staff who maybe haven’t met anyone outside of their immediate teams. Come and meet us! How to get involved? Meet us at 1pm Wednesday in the very end of Joplin Lane (outside the Bakery) OR email Lillian.Smyth@anu.edu.au for questions/ more information/ to make sure we know you’re coming and don’t leave without you. This is an ANU early career researcher-led initiative. |
TUEMay-June
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ANU Programming Community of Practice Next Tue 21 10-11am June HN1.33 seminar room| Hanna Neumann| Building 145 l Science Road l ANU Acton Campus Also Tue 28 June 9.30am-12pm - Tea room ground floor foyer| Hanna Neumann| Building 145 l Science Road l ANU Acton Campus Do you use programming for data analysis, teaching, or other applications? Would you like to connect with peers and learn from more experienced developers? Join NECTAR Custodian Matt Thompson and others for a new weekly programming community of practice. Here, participants can work alongside peers on their programming-related tasks, sharing your tips and tricks of the trade. |
two days in SepTBD |
10.00am-3pm
NECTAR Policy Impact Workshop |
THU18Aug |
11am-12pm
NECTAR Annual General Meeting AGM On Zoom Register here |
PAST EVENTS
TUEMar |
10.30am-11.30am ANU NECTAR Mentoring Program Drop-in Sessions Research shows mentoring reduces stress, increases job satisfaction, and is a game-changer for career success. Find out more at these info sessions on Tuesdays. Come and find out about the ANU NECTAR Mentoring Program. No RSVP necessary. • Every Tuesday until 8 March, 10.30-11.30am |
WED9Mar |
9.30am-10.30am Learning and ‘early-career’ teaching strategy ANU 2022 – 2025 Join Professor Grady Venville, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), and Professor Maryanne Dever, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education and Digital) in a discussion on Learning and Teaching success at ANU; the Academic Strategy supporting the ANU Strategic plan 2022-2025, and how it affects early-career teachers. Grady and Maryanne welcome your questions and ideas. Register here |
THU10Mar |
10am-11am Strategy to enable Early-Career Researchers at ANU Join Professor Keith Nugent, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), and Professor Ann Evans, Dean of Higher Degree Research, in a discussion with NECTAR on setting ANU early-career researchers up for success in 2022. Keith and Ann will share their vision for enabling optimal research performance at ANU, with particular reference to early career researchers. They welcome your questions, ideas and perspectives. Register here |
THU12May |
10.30am-11.30am
Researchers and the Australian Government On Zoom Register here |
TUE17May |
10.30am-12.30pm
Win at research grants with Statistical Methodology support On Zoom Register here |
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