MEASURING EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING
Canberra, 22 June 2004
Welcome
Dr Jim Peacock, PresAA, FRS, FTSE
President, Australian Academy of Science
Opening address
Measuring excellence: A Chief Scientist perspective
Dr Robin Batterham, FAA, FTSE
Chief Scientist, Commonwealth of Australia
Excellence
in investigator-driven research
Professor Robert Graham, FAA, FAHA
Executive Director, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Excellence
in the humanities, creative arts and media
Professor Iain McCalman, FAHA
President, Australian Academy of the Humanities
Session Chair
Professor Sue Richardson, FASSA
President, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
Excellence
in mission-directed research
Dr Michael Barber, FAA
Executive Director, Science Planning, CSIRO Corporate Centre
Excellence
in industry-funded research
Dr Bob Watts, FAA, FTSE
Technology Consultant, Cherrybrook, NSW
Excellence
in social sciences in the context of impact on public policy
Dr Valerie Braithwaite
Director, Centre for Tax System Integrity, Research School of Social Sciences,
Australian National University
Session Chair
Professor Sue Serjeantson
Executive Secretary, Australian Academy of Science
Assessing
excellence in research in terms of private and public benefits
Dr Geoffrey Vaughan
Chair, Cooperative Research Centres Committee; Industry Research and Development
(IR&D) Board Member
Changing
research practices in the digital information and communication environment
Mr Colin Steele, FAHA
Emeritus Fellow, Australian National University
Breakout groups
Assessment criteria for excellence in research
and research training
Session Chair
Dr Phil McFadden, FAA
Chief Scientist, Geoscience Australia
Symposium dinner
The Common Room, University House
Speaker: Professor Malcolm Gillies, FAHA