CHASS

Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Articles of the Day

About Article of the Day

"Article of the Day" has articles on news and policy in the arts, humanities and social sciences.

They are drawn from newspapers, journals or other web sites. Some will be international, others sourced from within Australia.

The three most recent articles will be posted on the home page, with a brief description and a link.

As articles are supplanted by more recent news, they will be moved down the list and then shifted into an archive, where they will remain accessible.

We invite all CHASS Members and readers to suggest suitable articles. Your contributions and suggestions will be acknowledged.

Notices

Due: February 2010

Indigenous Education Action Plan

Ministers for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs are calling for submissions on a draft national Indigenous education action plan that is designed to improve educational outcomes for Indigenous students.

Closes on 28 February 2010   Discussion paper

Commercialisation Australia

Application process now open. Commercialisation Australia is a merit based, competitive assistance program that helps talented researchers, individuals and innovative companies commercialise their ideas.

Scoping Study

Australian Services Roundtable has been successful in commissioning a scoping and feasibility study for a Services Roadmap.

Members with specific issues and interests are urged to contact Andrew McCredie, Executive Director assistan[at]servicesaustralia.org.au or the lead consultant John Soderbaum J.Soderbaum[at]aciltasman.com.au.

Feasibility and Scopy Study for a Services Roadmap   PDF   [PDF file size: 454 Kb]

Due: March 2010

ARC Discovery Projects

Proposals are open for ARC Discovery Projects for funding beginning 2011. The Discovery Projects scheme provides funding for research projects that can be undertaken by individual researchers or research teams.

Changes to the Discovery Projects scheme from the previous year are summarised in Section 5 of the Funding Rules.

Closes 3 March 2010

Collaborative Research Networks (CRN)

The Australian Government introduced the Collaborative Research Networks (CRN) program as part of a suite of new and updated initiatives to reform higher education teaching, learning, research and research training. These reforms, announced in the 2009-2010 Budget, will lead to a more productive and effective university system, focused on quality and excellence, collaboration, sustainability and end-user engagement.

The Department of Innovation is seeking comment from the sector on key program issues and how best to achieve the program objectives. The Department has produced a discussion paper which sets out some broad paramaters for the program, summarises some of the issues raised during Interim Agreement discussions, and poses specific questions for sector consultation.

Discussion paper.

Due: May 2010

Draft Australian Curriculum

The draft Australian Curriculum for english, mathematics, science and history (K-10) will be available for consultation from late February to the end of May 2010. The draft curriculum for these learning areas will be available online through the Australian Curriculum Consultation Portal, and will include content descriptions, achievement standards, content elaborations and some annotated work samples.

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)

Due: July 2010

CRC Selection Round

The 2010 Cooperative Research Centres Program Selection Round is now open. The 13th Selection Round will have a key focus on manufacturing and social innovation. The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research will conduct information sessions around the country in February and March 2010.

Closes 2 July 2010 Guidelines   PDF   [PDF file size: 542 kB]

 

 

For more information, please contact:
Executive Director
Council of the Humanties, Arts and Social Sciences
Phone: +61 2 6249 1995
director@chass.org.au

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