SCMP News: MARCH 2006

• 2007 OSP Applications due 5pm Friday, 16th June, 2006 [Posted: 21/03/2006]
• SCMP Graduation Ceremony [Posted: 21/03/2006]
• Exam meetings Dates for Semester 1 [Posted: 21/03/2006]
• SCMP Ethics Committee Representatives [Posted: 20/03/2006]
• Postgraduate Information: Invitation from MUPRA [Posted: 15/03/2006]

2007 OSP Applications due 5pm Friday, 16th June, 2006

OSP applications for 2007 are to be submitted through advisers and Heads of Departments/Centres to the Dean of Division.

OSP Forms 19.04 (a), (b) and (c) can be found at http://www.pers.mq.edu.au/Forms/19/index.html

Please forward applications to Catherine McMahon by 5pm on Friday 16th June as I will need to confirm the eligibility of the proposed programs before the Dean can assess the applications.

If you have any questions relating to OSP please contact Catherine on ext. 8831 or email Catherine.mcmahon@scmp.mq.edu.au.

SCMP Graduation Ceremony - Monday, 24th April, 2006

The SCMP Spring Graduation Ceremonies will be held at 9.30am and 1.30 pm on Monday, 24 April, 2006. Could all Departments and Centres ensure that at least one members of your teaching staff participate in each ceremony.

Please forward the names of your attendees to be included in the Academic Procession to Catherine McMahon no later than 5pm on Wednesday, 22nd March, 2006.

Admission cards, details of arrangements for the assembly of the Academic Procession and Academic Staff Dress Hire forms will be issued to staff who will be attending the ceremony. If you have any questions please contact Catherine on ext. 8831 or e-mail Catherine.mcmahon@scmp.mq.edu.au.

Exam Meetings Dates for Semester 1

Divisional Examiners Meeting 2 pm 5th July, 2006 in W6A107
Consolidation of Exam Register Meeting 2.30 pm 12 July, 2006 in W6A707

SCMP Ethics Committee Representatives

New Representatives:The former Representative, Dr Kirsten Bell (formerly from Anthropology) has recently been replaced by Dr Willa McDonald (Media) and Dr Mianna Lotz (Philosophy) who will be sharing the position for the next 3-year term.

As you will be aware, the role of the Divisional Representatives is to review SCMP applications for Ethics Approval prior to their submission to the Ethics Review Committee, and to advise researchers of any issues that are likely to arise in the Ethics Review process. This process is designed to address any such issues in advance and thereby expedite the review process so that research can commence.

Deadlines: Please take note of the dates below, paying particular attention to the Ethics Rep closing dates. These are the dates by which our representatives need to have received your draft application, so as to be able to review it and provide feedback in advance of the monthly Ethics Committee Meetings deadlines.

These deadlines are important as the time frame allows the Ethics Reps just one week to review, advise on, and sign off on your applications, before the Reps' deadline for submission of applications to the Committee itself. Please refer to the Research Office website for more information about the processes and time-lines for each month's Ethics Review Committee (Human Subjects) meeting.

Submission to SCMP Reps:Your draft application can be given to either Willa or Mianna, via email or in hard copy form in their pigeonholes. Wherever possible both of them will consider and discuss your application, before contacting you with any suggestions.

A note to Heads of Department:Please feel free to contact Willa and Mianna to arrange for them to attend meetings with you or our Department as a whole, if you think that that would be beneficial. They are keen to be 'in the know' as to any general issues and concerns likely to arise for your researchers as they undertake the Ethics Review process.

Important Ethics Rep closing dates:

Contact details: Dr Willa McDonald
Media, SCMP
Phone: 9850 9190
Email: wmcdonald@scmp.mq.edu.au

Dr Mianna Lotz
Philosophy, SCMP
Phone: 9850 8804
Email: Mianna.Lotz@scmp.mq.edu.au

The Ethics website within the Research Office website is: http://www.ro.mq.edu.au/ethics/human/

Postgraduate Information: Invitation from MUPRA

MUPRA is the Macquarie University Postgraduate Representative Association. All Postgraduate students at Macqurie are represented by MUPRA. However MUPRA does not have automatic access to any student details due to privacy laws.

Each year MUPRA compiles upto 4 newsletters, which we send to all Postgraduates who have registered with us (mupra@mq.edu.au). In the newsletter you can expect to see information such as:

- Social events such as evening drinks at the MQ art gallery, trivia nights, free BBQ's.
- Discussion Groups for students that utilise great researchers on campus to discuss issues such as grants and applications, scholarships, conferences, databases and researching.
- Student seminars in which Postgrads are given the opportunity to present their research in a conference style.
- Free training courses and events on campus that will beneft the Postgraduate community
- Changes to Federal and State legislation affecting students

Being a Postgrad can be isolating - especially if you are external. We encourage all Postgrad's to sign on for newsletters, and if you have the time add your review or news piece.

Please send email to MUPRA with your NAME, ADDRESS AND DEPARTMENT/ DIVISION and indicate whether you prefer hard or soft copy newsletters, so that we can send you this important information in the future.

MUPRA Look forward to meeting you at one of the events,

MUPRA Location
C5A-325
Phone: 9850 7699