EMCR Spotlight: Caitlin Jones - Intranet

EMCR Spotlight: Caitlin Jones. 22 April 2024. Caitlin Jones is an EMCR in the School of Public Health. Her research evaluates the benefits and harms of treatments for musculoskeletal conditions with a particular interest in high-risk treatment options such as opioid medicines. At the moment I'm working on. I'm currently involved in a pilot trial investigating the feasibility of testing opioids used after total hip and knee replacement surgery. Opioids are not actually as effective for treating

Message from the Vice-Chancellor: COVID update - Intranet

Latest updates will continue to be posted on the COVID-19 intranet page for staff and the University public website for students and the general community.

Update on return to campus, COVID response plan, and semester 2 teaching - Intranet

More information on applying for flexible work including updated FAQs is available on the intranet. ... Resources are available on the intranet to support teaching staff, including details of upcoming professional development events to help prepare for Semester 2.

Academic writing groups: 3 reasons to give them a go - Intranet

Academic writing groups: 3 reasons to give them a go. 9 February 2021. Co-Chair of the Sydney Early-Mid Career Academic Network (SEMCAN), Dr Elisabeth Valiente-Riedl and SEMCAN Representative, Dr Jasmine Yee explain why researchers should consider joining a writing group, ahead of a webinar on 18 February. 1. Helps you to prioritise research time. Researchers join writing groups for different reasons, often to carve out regular research time from other competing priorities. Whether it’s a

Welcome Professor Neil Coe, Incoming Head of School, School of Geosciences - Intranet

Welcome Professor Neil Coe, Incoming Head of School, School of Geosciences. 4 July 2022. Professor Phil Gale, Interim Dean of Science, wrote to staff to welcome Professor Neil Coe to the University. Neil is the incoming Head of Geosciences and will be shadowing Bill Pritchard for the next month before taking the reins in August. Neil joins us from the National University of Singapore where he was head of the Department of Geography from 2012-18. His research interests are in the areas of global

Re-entry SSVS Research Funding Scheme - Intranet

Re-entry SSVS Research Funding Scheme. Overview. The Sydney School of Veterinary Science is pleased to introduce the 'Re-entry SSVS Funding' program for academics who have taken a leave for at least 4 months (full-time equivalent) to care for their child/children. Requests for funding must be submitted within 90 days of returning to work. The funding is available to academic staff with a contract of three years or longer. The funding is not available to academics who have been successful in

FMH Psychiatrists support community with free mental health training - Intranet

FMH psychiatrists support community with free mental health training. 20 August 2020. A shared passion for community education sparked the collaboration betweenand Dr Sonia Kumar from the Brain and Mind Centre to create the Positive Psychiatry and Mental Health massive open online course (MOOC). The course has enjoyed high enrolments and outstanding reviews. "In the past week we passed 100,000 enrolments with an exponential rise during the pandemic. Our preliminary review of the research arm of

What's on at FMH 17 May 2021 - Intranet

What's on at FMH 17 May 2021. 17 May 2021. What's on at FMH is our fortnightly events digest. Find out what's happening around the faculty this month, how to register and what to catch up on. Coming up this month. IDAHOBIT Day. 12-1pm, Monday 17 May 2021. 17 May is the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexphobia and Transphobia which aims to coordinate events across the globe to celebrate the LGBTIQ+ community and raise awareness for the work still needed to combat

Ensuring staff and students’ preferred names are reflected across University systems - Intranet

Ensuring staff and students’ preferred names are reflected across University systems. 10 February 2025. In response to feedback from students and staff, work is underway to ensure preferred names and pronouns are consistently reflected across different University systems, starting with Workday and Sydney Student. The University recognises the importance of ensuring consistency of student and staff information where it is used across different University systems. This includes ensuring correct

Safety Information and Action Regarding Minus-80 Chest Freezers - Intranet

Safety Information and Action Regarding Minus-80 Chest Freezers. 4 November 2016. Recently a potentially serious electrical incident occurred in the Faculty of Science, regarding the configuration of a Minus-80 chest freezer. This model of chest freezer contains hinges at the rear of the cabinet, which can act as a catch for electrical cables. The design of the hinges is such that if any cable that becomes caught in the hinge, it can be severed on opening of the freezer. Depending on the type

2015 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes - Intranet

2015 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes. 26 February 2015. Entries are now open for the 2015 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes. This is your opportunity to potentially acknowledge and reward the work of a colleague, team, mentor or friend. For instance, you may know a suitable candidate for the Eureka Prize for Emerging Leader in Science, awarded to a scientist who has used their leadership skills to create impact inside their institution, amongst their peers, within their discipline or in the wider

HR and employment - Intranet

Academic workloads. Supervisor responsibilities. The University intranet contains a wealth of information regarding important details for staff members to note.

FMH Wins 15 April - Intranet

FMH Wins 15 April. 15 April 2024. Achievements from around the faculty this week. $3.17M funding for prostate cancer research. You might remember we highlighted the FMH-led research winning the 2023 PCF Challenge last month. Professor Vanessa Hayes has since been awarded an additional $3.17M through the NIH Research Project Grant Program for her research into prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is characterised by significant geo-ethnic disparity and this research aims to identify the underlying

Boundary Lane Childrens Centre - Intranet

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World Sight Day 2024 - Intranet

Tackling prevention and treatment of corneal conditions. 14 October 2024. This World Sight Day we caught up with Save Sight Institute's Dr Maria Cabrera-Aguas to find out more about her important work around corneal infections. Dr Maria Cabrera-Aguas. (Click to enlarge.). Dr. Maria Cabrera-Aguas is a post-doctoral Research Associate at the Save Sight Institute. Her current research is focused on improving outcomes for patients living with corneal infections, also called infectious keratitis - a

FMH community recognised with Australia Day Honours - Intranet

FMH community recognised with Australia Day Honours. 6 February 2023. The Faculty of Medicine and Health congratulates all alumni and staff who were included on the distinguished Australia Day 2023 Honours List announced last week. 2023 Australian Senior of the Year. Professor Tom Calma. Professor Tom Calma AO is an Aboriginal Elder of the Kungarakan people and member of the Iwaidja people. He is currently the Chair of the national network of Poche Centres and a Professor at the University,

ABC journalists host media masterclass for Sydney academics - Intranet

ABC journalists host media masterclass for Sydney academics. 30 March 2025. Some of the ABC’s best-known journalists visited our Camperdown Campus to help researchers navigate a complex media landscape and promote their expertise to the public. Twenty-five researchers from across the University gathered at our Camperdown Campus this March to hear from Australia’s leading journalists, broadcasters and news producers in a masterclass run by the ABC. The interactive and engaging Q&A session

Congratulations to our 2024 Vice-Chancellors Awards for Excellence winners - Intranet

Congratulations to our 2024 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence winners. 29 November 2024. We celebrated the achievements of staff members from across the University in recognition of their outstanding efforts and contributions to our community. Mark Scott, Vice-Chancellor and President, with David Thodey, Chancellor. The Vice-Chancellor’s Awards is our whole-of-University, peer-nominated rewards program that recognises and honours our colleagues’ outstanding contributions to research,

Professor Susan Rowland appointed Vice-Provost - Intranet

Professor Susan Rowland appointed Vice-Provost. 11 November 2022. The University of Sydney looks forward to welcoming Professor Susan Rowland to our community as the new Vice-Provost. Professor Susan Rowland, Vice-Provost. After a highly competitive process, Professor Susan Rowland has been appointed to the role of Vice-Provost. As an education-focused professor, she is an Australian leader in the field of science education and an internationally recognised expert in the areas of large-scale

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