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Hi all,
A slightly stressful week with power outages to our E8 buildings…Huge thanks to Marita and her team of helpers who worked in the dark, moved freezers, etc and generally saved the day as much as possible.
Despite the cancelled prac classes we had a good turnout of staff and students for the Welcome BBQ – see happy pictures below!
Don’t forget to book your free tickets for this year’s Mason lecture, delivered by Prof Rick Shine on March 28 (registration info below).
Cheers,
Michelle
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Save the Date
This coming week 18th – 22nd March
Tues 19th: FSE Town Hall; 1:00pm – 2:00pm; 23 Wally’s Walk Price Theatre
Wed 20th: Department Morning Tea; 10.30am – 11am; Diversity & Inclusion launch on the Hill
Wed 20th: Department Seminar – Dr Melissah Rowe, Natural History Museum and Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis University of Oslo Norway; 1.00pm – 2.00pm; 14EAR (E8A)-280 (Biology Tea Room).
Thu 21st: MRes student Seminars; 9.15am – 4.15pm; 14EAR (E8A)-280 (Biology Tea Room). Please see Conference Booklet (will be updated as abstracts are submitted); timetable may be subject to small changes.
Thu 21st: Biology Social Club; 5.00pm – 7.00pm; Biology Courtyard or 14EAR (E8A)-280 (Biology Tea Room).
Following week 25th – 29th March
Wed 27th: Department Morning Tea; 10.30am – 11am; 205B Culloden Rd.
Wed 27th: Department Seminar – Prof Michael Kasumovic, University of New South Wales; 1.00pm – 2.00pm; 14EAR(E8A)-280 (Biology Tea Room).
Thu 28th: Workshop on Regular Expressions in R; 3.30pm – 5.30pm; Continuum room (75 Talavera road, room 3114); snacks provided.
Thu 28th: Meet the Lord of the Cane Toads – Professor Rick Shine – Mason Lecture; 6.00pm – 7.30pm; Conference Rooms C & D, Level 3, 18 Wally’s Walk (MUSE).
Weekly Events
Thu: Venture Cafe; 3–8pm; (map).
Fri: Writing workshops with Prof Ken Cheng – to support HDRs and ECRs with scientific writing; 2–4pm; Ken’s office at 205b Culloden Road, G12.
Fri: Behaviour and Evolution Journal Club; Friday at 12:30pm (bring your lunch); 205B Culloden Rd Boardroom.
Future Events
Apr 16th: Biology ECR Research Showcase; 9.00am – 1.00pm; 14EAR(E8A) – 280 (Biology Tea Room).
June 11th-13th: HDR Conference 2019, 9am-1pm, Panel Interviews: 2-5pm; venue TBD – Save the date!
General News and Announcements
Well Done to Our Excellent Teachers! The LEU scores for units in S2 2018 were generally very good, with 12 of 14 units receiving average scores of over 4 in their student evaluation. Extra gold stars to our super-achievers who scored an average of over 4.5:
Mel Bishop; Kath Korbel BIOL242 2018 S2 Internal
Ian Wright BIOL347 2018 S2 Internal
Glenn Brock BIOL381 2018 S2 Internal
Ken Cheng BIOL399 2018 S2 Internal
Kath Korbel BIOL870 2018 S2 Internal
Biology L&T Grant Awards – Thank you to everyone who applied for the biology innovative teaching funding! The L&T committee has awarded funding to four applicants to develop innovative teaching in the department. Please join us in congratulating:
Nathan Hart and Monika King who will develop novel human-based experiments to teach neurophysiology.
Ian Wright who will develop a database of short-answer questions for use in weekly quizzes.
Winnie Man who will develop a series of short videos to teach microscope skills.
Linda Beaumont and Katherine McClellan who will develop an ebook for invertebrate identification.
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Genomics – The department is currently advertising a continuing academic position for a Lecturer in Evolutionary Genomics. We are keen to attract a diverse range of applicants so please pass the advert on to great people we would like to encourage to apply and more generally through your networks. Applications close Sunday 31st March 2019 at 11:55pm EST. http://jobs.mq.edu.au/cw/en/job/505380/lecturer-or-senior-lecturer-in-evolutionary-genomics
Funding for HDRs – The Tony Price Award is now open. Greville Anthony (Tony) Price was a student in the 1980s, and this bequest supports any aspect of ecological research that involves plants (directly or indirectly) by providing up to $2500 for research or conference attendance. The application is short, and due by 5pm, 29th March. Please see the application form for additional information. If you are unsure whether your research qualifies for the award, please contact Linda Beaumont <linda.beaumont@mq.edu.au>. Tony Price Award Application_2019
Seeking Work Experience Activities – Do you have any field or lab activities happening 8-12 April? Do you want some free labour? If yes please let Jenny Ghabache know!
The Department will be hosting 10 High School students for Work Experience from Monday 8th to Friday 12rd April 2019. Meaningful activities are sought for the high school students to do while they are with the Department. So if you are planning field work, field/lab work prep, or any lab activities and would like free help during this time please let Jenny know (a) what you want help with and your preferred day, and (b) how many students you can accommodate.
Activities will be scheduled on each day in blocks of 3 hours (9-12 and 1-4) to make scheduling easier. You can request a full day or more but please aim to start and end activities with the students at the above times (unless you will be out doing field work all day). Activities are needed to fill in the times from 10 am Monday 8 April up to 12 pm Friday 12 April.
Please also note that:
· The students must be supervised so they cannot be left in a corner without a responsible person nearby.
· It must be a safe environment so they cannot be asked to do anything that requires certification, and induction procedures apply. The hosts throughout the week must take on this responsibility as the overall responsible person (Jenny Ghabache) is not familiar with the workplace issues for each lab.
Please email <jenny.ghabache@mq.edu.au> with the details your proposed work experience activity.
For Unit Conveners Who Use the Ecology Reserve – Short notice: Hazard reduction burn due for Ecology Reserve and Land Cove National Park (not touching river or creek, focus on sandstone ridge top near sports field) before April, 2019.
University bioQuest is back! Take photos and add data to the Atlas of Living Australia. Join the Macquarie University bioQuest team and earn points for prizes. See attached flyer for more information. Got questions? Email <samantha.newton@mq.edu.au>. 2019_BioQuest_poster
Plant of the Week – click the images for larger versions –
This week – Society Garlic – Tulbaghia violacea
Society Garlic, Tulbaghia violacea, is a native of southern Africa (Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Zimbabwe). Much to our surprise, we find that all parts of this plant that we previously thought was purely ornamental, are edible. It is said that crushed leaves may help with headaches, the liquid from bulbs that have been boiled in water may help with coughs and colds, it may have antifungal and antibacterial qualities similar to those of ordinary garlic and best of all, the plants are believed to repel snakes! In recent times this delightful mauve flowered plant, a close relative of the daffodil, has become a favourite with landscape designers and home gardeners.
OPPORTUNITIES
Faculty Staff (Professional & Academic) Travel Grants – support for staff travel is now provided centrally by the Faculty. Funding is available for ECR travel, international collaboration, teaching and professional staff development. If you would like to apply, please discuss with your supervisor and A/Prof Andrew Barron (for research travel) or Dr Drew Allen (for teaching travel). Research Eligibility and application details can be found here.
https://staff.mq.edu.au/intranet/science-and-engineering/faculty-awards,-schemes-and-procedures
Two rounds remain for the rest of the year:
– Round 2 closes Friday 31 May 2019
– Round 3 closes Friday 27 September 2019
Apply as soon as possible for any travel you intend on taking in 2018, that meets the criteria. Funds awarded must be spent in 2019 and will not be carried into 2020.
Job Opportunity – Part-time Research Assistant – Jonas Wolff is currently looking for a part-time (0.2 FTE) research assistant (HEW 5.1) to build up a trait dataset for spiders as part of an ARC funded Discovery Early Career Researcher Award project on the evolutionary consequences of building behaviour. The tasks will comprise the extraction of data from literature, video tracking analyses and morphometric measurements in ethanol specimens. The candidate should be keen to work into new topics and methods and have a basic understanding of invertebrate morphology and data analysis in biology. Experiences in data mining, video analysis and/or microscopy would be beneficial. Please contact Jonas, if you are interested: <jonas.wolff@mq.edu.au>.
The Sydney Institute of Marine Science Living Seawalls team is looking for a Research Assistant (6 month, full-time appointment) to conduct lab and field-based research. If interested in applying, please see the attached job advertisement. Living Seawalls RA_Job advert
AINSE Winter School – applications now open. The Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE Ltd.) offers scholarships to its Member Universities to enable a nominated student to attend the Winter School on applications of nuclear techniques. The School is held at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation’s (ANSTO’s) Lucas Heights campus, located approximately 30km south of Sydney. The 23rd AINSE Winter School will run over five days from Monday 8th to Friday 12th July 2019. The scholarship is open to all senior undergraduate students to whom a knowledge of nuclear analysis techniques would be of interest. See Winter School 2019 Poster for more.
The AINSE Councillor at each university is responsible for coordinating the selection of a scholarship student. Please contact your University Councillor, or AINSE administration <ainse@ainse.edu.au>, to find out more about the AINSE Winter School. Applications close 15th May 2019.
SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
Biological Sciences Seminar – Date/Time: Wednesday, 20th March, 2019; 1pm – 2pm. Speaker: Dr Melissah Rowe, Natural History Museum and Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis University of Oslo Norway. Title: Molecular diversification of the seminal fluid proteome in a recently diverged passerine species pair. Venue: 14EAR-280 (Biology Tea Room). More information on this and all department seminars ON OUR WEBPAGE HERE.
MolSci Seminar – Date/Time: Tuesday, 2nd April, 2019; 1.00pm – 2.00pm. Speaker: Dr Biswanath Das, School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales. Title: Catalysts for water oxidation and CO2 reduction: from mechanistic (homogeneous) study to heterogeneous catalysis. Venue: 4WW 322 seminar room. For more, visit: https://goto.mq/6s
MolSci Special Seminar – Date/Time: Tuesday, 21st March, 2019; 1.00pm – 2.00pm. Speaker: Dr Daniel Vaulot, Senior Scientist, Station Biologique de Roscoff, CNRS, France. Title: Metabarcoding green algae in the Ocean. Venue: 4WW 322 seminar room. For more, visit: https://goto.mq/7l
One Week to the 8th Annual JAMS Symposium – click for larger image –
Registration is still open. Click here to purchase your tickets!
Upcoming Franklin Women Event – Entrepreneurship. 28th March 2019.
Flyer_Entrepreneurship_March 2019
Meet the Lord of the Cane Toads – Join the Faculty of Science and Engineering Mason Lecture hosted by Professor Rick Shine. He will talk about his research on Australia’s Most Unpopular Animal – the Cane Toad. Find out about how how Rick and his team have discovered ways to control Toad numbers, and to help the native fauna coexist with these toxic invaders.
WHEN: Thursday, 28 March, 2019; 6.00 pm – 7.30 pm.
WHERE: Conference Rooms C & D, Level 3, 18 Wally’s Walk (MUSE), Macquarie University, New South Wales, 2109
RSVP: Thursday, 28 March, 2019. REGISTER HERE!
Workshop: Spatio-Temporal Statistics with R (Sydney, 29-30 April 2019)
Instructors: Prof. Noel Cressie and Dr. Andrew Zammit-Mangion (University of Wollongong, Australia).
Where: UOW Sydney Business School, Gateway Building, Circular Quay, Sydney.
When: 29 April (full day) and 30 April (half day).
Details: Prof. Noel Cressie and Dr Andrew Zammit-Mangion are offering a workshop on spatio-temporal statistics with R at the UOW Sydney Business School, on 29/30 April. This 1.5-day workshop is based on their recent book “Spatio-Temporal Statistics with R” with Chris Wikle, which is freely available for download from https://spacetimewithr.org. The workshop considers a systematic approach to analysing spatio-temporal data, with a particular emphasis on hierarchical (empirical and Bayesian) statistical modelling. For more information and registration details visit https://niasra.uow.edu.au
Special Seminar – Date/Time: Thursday, 21st March, 2019; 2.00pm – 3.00pm. Speaker: NSW Senator Dr Mehreen Faruqi. Title: Should Scientists Become Political Leaders? Venue: Hearing Hub Lecture Theater L1 01.200.
Senator Mehreen Faruqi_21March
Venture Café – ALL academics, staff, their families etc, are very welcome to attend each week. It’s free and there is a bar which is also free to those who attend – more details about this week’s program and more at this link:
https://venturecafesydney.org/events/2019/2/28/the-power-of-story-telling
The Biology ECR Research Showcase is on Tuesday April 16, 2019 (Biology Tea Room, 14EAR (E8A) – 280, 9.00am – 1.00pm). The Showcase was moved to a new month during the semester break to allow as many Biology members as possible to come. We expect it to be a great half day with fascinating talks, conversations and networking. Please put it in your diaries.
All ECRs are invited (self-nominated of course) to present your work. Please get in touch with the ECR committee to confirm your availability to participate and present your work, preferably before March 15.
For those who are new, this is a half-day mini-conference that acts as a platform for ECRs in Biology to present their work to the entire Department. The aim being to facilitate networking, and to gain visibility, share new ideas, techniques and technology within the Department. It will be held at the Bio Tea Room from 9am to 1pm. It would be ideal if all ECRs presented, of course with a priority for those who have recently joined the Department.
Jonas Wolff, Bruno Buzatto and Stephan Leu will be organising this mini conference. Please get in touch with them.
Behaviour and Evolution Journal Club – every Friday at 12:30 (bring your lunch).
What: Discuss a paper in behaviour or evolution and how we do or should do science.
Where: The 205B Culloden Rd Boardroom.
Who: Anyone ready to get critical of or inspired by some science (and preferably has read that week’s paper).
Upcoming papers:
Friday 15th March: Darwin, C., Wallace, A., 1858. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties; and on the Perpetuation of Varieties and Species by Natural Means of Selection. J. Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 3, 45–62. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1858.tb02500.x
Friday 22nd March: Perdue, B., 2016. The Effect of Computerized Testing on Sun Bear Behavior and Enrichment Preferences. Behavioral Sciences, 6(4), pp.19–10.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Max Day Environmental Science Fellowship Award – Australian Academy of Science. This assists PhD students and early-career researchers in the field of environmental science with costs related to travel, courses and research expenses. The award is worth up to AUD 20,000. Closing date 1st June. https://www.science.org.au/opportunities/research-funding/max-day-environmental-science-fellowship-award
Margaret Middleton Fund for Endangered Australian Native Vertebrate Animals – Australian Academy of Science, AU. This supports field-based ecological research and conservation-based research of Australian ecosystems leading to tangible outcomes for management. Grants are worth up to AUD 15,000 each over a period of 18 to 24 months. Maximum award: AUD 15,000. Closing date: 01 Jun 19 (recurring) https://www.science.org.au/opportunities/research-funding/margaret-middleton-fund
Graeme Caughley Travelling Fellowship – Ecology and Wildlife Management – Australian Academy of Science, AU. This enables ecologists resident in Australia or New Zealand to share their expertise in ecology and wildlife management by visiting scientific centres and giving lectures in countries other than Australia or New Zealand. The fellowship is worth up to AUD 7,000. Maximum award: AUD 7,000. Closing date: 01 Jun 19 https://www.science.org.au/opportunities/travel/travelling-fellowships/graeme-caughley-travelling-fellowship
Boden Research Conferences – Australian Academy of Science, AU. This supports one conference to enable researchers to discuss current advances and problems in the biological sciences. The funded conference will receive up to AUD 10,000. Maximum award: AUD 10,000. Closing date: 01 Jun 19 (recurring) https://www.science.org.au/opportunities/conference-and-lecture-funding/boden-research-conferences
Thomas Davies Research Grant for Marine, Soil and Plant Biology – Australian Academy of Science, AU. This supports early- and mid-career researchers in the field of marine, soil and plant biology. Grants are worth up to AUD 25,000 each for up to two years. Maximum award: AUD 25,000. Closing date: 01 Jun 19 (recurring) https://www.science.org.au/opportunities/research-funding/thomas-davies-research-grant-marine-soil-and-plant-biology
Fenner Conferences on the Environment – Australian Academy of Science, AU. This funds one conference focused on environmental and conservation problems in Australia, thereby contributing to the formation of policies that can alleviate some of these problems. The funded conference will receive up to AUD 10,000. Maximum award: AUD 10,000. Closing date: 01 Jun 19 (recurring) https://www.science.org.au/opportunities/conference-and-lecture-funding/fenner-conferences-environment
France and Europe Early- and Mid-career Researcher Mobility Grants – Natural Sciences – Australian Academy of Science, AU. These support Australian researchers in travelling to France or Europe and work with leading researchers at major science and technology organisations. Grants are worth up to AUD 5,000 each for travel between 14 and 28 days. Maximum award: AUD 5,000. Closing date: 08 Apr 19. https://www.science.org.au/opportunities/travel/grants-and-exchange/france-and-europe-emcr-mobility-grants
Considering Study Leave or Research in Germany? Check out opportunities for funding from the German Academic Exchange Service: https://www.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/21148-scholarship-database/?status=&origin=&subjectGrps=&daad=&q=research%20stays&page=1&detail=50015456
Professional Staff Development Grants scheme opens on 11 March Grants of up to $4000 are available for professional staff to develop their knowledge, skills and experience through activities such as study tours, professional development programs and conferences.
HDR FUNDING
HDR Students Applying for External Grants – IMPORTANT New Process
There is a new(ish) process for HDR students to apply for external grants through the University, detailed in External Research Funding – HDR Candidates Processes
Queries: <julian.may@mq.edu.au>
- Get “Letter of support” from HDRO at least 1 month before grant application deadline
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- Fill in External Research and Scholarship Funding form, and ask your supervisor to sign. Ignore the Industry/Internship section of the form.
- Fill in External Research and Scholarship Funding form, and ask your supervisor to sign. Ignore the Industry/Internship section of the form.
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Send the above form + a copy of your grant application to Department admin for HoD signature <fse.bio-adm@mq.edu.au> – note the application deadline in your email.
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Department admin will then forward this to Faculty <sci.hdradm@mq.edu.au> for Assoc. Dean HDR signature, and they will forward on to HDRO <hdrmanagement@mq.edu.au>.
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Wait until you receive HDRO letter of support
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Submit your grant application + letter of support : directly to the grant-funding body.
Admin realises that sometimes opportunities come up, and you will not have enough time to wait for the response from HDRO; please start the process above anyway, and submit the application without a letter if you run out of time. Admin also realises that this may be more onerous than how you have applied for grants in the past, and that some grant-funding bodies will only accept applications through the University’s grant-coordinating office; Admin are following up these questions with MQ Research Services (aka Research Pre-award/post-award).
Research Services have advised that applications will NOT be accepted through Pure RMS from students.
IF a grant application is successful, Research Services will determine if HERDC reporting is necessary (depends on grant value): if YES, the candidate’s supervisor will need to submit a Pure application record on behalf of the candidate; if NO, then HDRO will liaise with the candidate and the grant will be managed at the Faculty/Department level – speak with Julian May if it is the latter. The above forms can be found at Scholarship Information > External Scholarship and Research Grant Funding.
PhD students: got a grant? Dept. will co-fund up to $1500 – The Department would like to encourage students to seek external sources of funding, and has a small budget with which to support successful candidates. New limits from 2019: PhD students ONLY: Dept. will match up to $1500 of external (non-MQ) funding ONCE during the student’s candidature.
If you have received a grant (student as chief investigator) and wish to request co-funding, please forward a copy of the award letter to <sharyon.odonnell@mq.edu.au> and <julian.may@mq.edu.au>.
Applications for STEP’s John Martyn Research Grant for the Conservation of Bushland in Sydney are welcomed from Honours, Masters and PhD students. The value of the grant is $2,500. To apply, complete the attached application form electronically, save it and email it to <secretary@step.org.au> by 31 March 2019. We will announce the winner by 7 April 2019. For more information go to http://step.org.au/index.php/grants and if you have any queries, please email <secretary@step.org.au>.
Australian Wildlife Society University Research Grants are scholarships offered to honours or postgraduate students at Australian universities. Each year, ten $1,500 grants are awarded. Applicants wishing to become a member of the Society can do so at www.aws.org.au
Grants are available for research projects of direct relevance to the conservation of Australian wildlife – plant or animal. Grants may be used for the purchase of equipment and consumables, travel expenses related to field research, or attendance at conferences at which you are presenting your work. The grant is paid directly to the student. Closing date: applications are due by the 31st May 2019.
If you are, or supervise, a female PhD candidate who is an Aust citizen or permanent resident, please take a look at these Fellowships:
The 2019 Barbara Hale Fellowships and the 2019 Georgina Sweet Fellowship will close to applications on the 30th April 2019.
The 2019 AFGW Barbara Hale Fellowships are offered to women graduates who are Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia and are enrolled for a PhD degree by research in any discipline at an Australian university. Only citizens of Australia or Australian permanent residents may apply. In 2019, two (2) AFGW Barbara Hale Fellowships will be offered at $7500 each. Submissions due 30th April 2019.
The 2019 AFGW Georgina Sweet Fellowship is offered to women graduates who are Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia and are enrolled for a PhD degree by research in any discipline at an Australian university. Only citizens of Australia or Australian permanent residents may apply. Submissions due 30th April 2019.
Are you a HDR student? Need help with writing? – HDR Mentors in collaboration with HDR Learning Skills is running another round of Peer Writing Assistance (PWA) for the rest of the year! This program is designed to support MRES and HDR candidates in managing thesis writing and research-related concerns. All peer writing assistants have undergone training for their role and are current PhD candidates at Macquarie. Registrations are now open for individual consultation bookings. If you are interested, please go to book in for a 30-minute session with a PWA. If you have questions about the PWA program please email hdrmentors@mq.edu.au>
ADMIN THINGS
Outreach Activities – Have You Participated in an Activity for Biology Recently? Don’t forget to fill in the super-quick form here – ACCESS OUTREACH FORM HER
Building Name Changes – Cheat Sheet – If you are trying to identify buildings on campus with new names or old names, please use this link to convert them from old to new or vice versa.
THIS AND THAT
Are You Part of a HDR Dynamic Duo? You may have seen the HDR Dynamic Duo section in the HDR Support & Development team newsletters. They feature dynamic duos from across the faculty, be it HDR candidate & supervisor, HDR Mentor & HDR Mentee, HDR Candidate and Industry placement supervisor. If you are interested in being featured, the HDR Support & Development team are seeking contributions. Please head to the HDR Support and Development website for more information and to download the questionnaire.
Visiting Student Looking for Accommodation – Silvia Ruiz is visiting Rachael Gallagher’s lab from Wageningen University (Nederlands) April 1 – June 30. If you’ve a spare room to rent or a house that needs minding during this period please contact Rachael <rachael.gallagher@mq.edu.au> directly for more details.
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Simon Clulow, was recently interviewed for Triple R’s science program ‘Einstein A Go-Go’ and ABC Studios
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