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26 Feb 2013Scholarly Teaching and Research unit (ST&R)The Scholarly Teaching and Research unit is one of two units in the SPA course. The unit comprises 12 modules, incorporating themes of the Australian Learning and Teaching Council‘s (ALTC) 'Preparing Academics for Teaching in Higher Education' (PATHE) Project (2009) and including core aspects of research outputs in academe.
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19 Feb 2013Alternative access to Club Murdoch – Due to works to staircase and pathwayAlternative access to Club Murdoch due to works to stairs and path from 8th March 2013.
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19 Feb 2013Changes to Calculator Use in Exams - Semester 1 2013The Exams Office has changed the categories and descriptions of calculators used in exams effective from Semester 1 2013.
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19 Feb 2013New Chair in Biosecurity and Food SecurityProfessor Shashi Sharma has joined as Chair in Biosecurity and Food Security in the new School of Veterinary and Life Sciences. An important part of his role is to help develop capability in biosecurity and food security via the establishment of a Centre for Biosecurity and Food Security. This includes not only plant and animal aspects of this topical area but also the entire food value chain from producing food sustainably to securing global food value chain including food trade and distributio
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19 Feb 2013Appointment of Singapore PrincipalMurdoch University has welcomed Dr Peter Waring as the University’s first Singapore Principal.
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19 Feb 2013Announcement relating to Director, Campus and Facilities ManagementDVC(Professional Services) reports that the role of Director, Campus and Facilities Management, is no longer feasible for Mark Aurisch because of a change in personal circumstances.
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19 Feb 2013Appointment of Academic RegistrarDVC(Professional Services) is pleased to confirm the appointment of Carolyn McInnis to the position of Academic Registrar.
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19 Feb 2013World renowned writers China Mieville and David Morley on campusThree-time winner of the prestigious Arthur C Clarke Award, and two time winner of the British Fantasy Award, China Mieville, will answer all your questions at an informal Q&A session on Thursday 21 February, 11:30am to 12:30pm, in Education and Humanities 2.021. China, whose work has drawn comparisons with the works of Kafka and Orwell, describes his style as ‘weird fiction’ (within the wider genre of ‘New Weird’).
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19 Feb 2013Summary of Academic Council Meeting – 30 January 2013Below is a list of items considered by Academic Council on 30 January 2013:
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19 Feb 2013School Board Elections – Nominations Closing Today and Voting to Open FridayA reminder that nominations for General and Academic staff members on School Boards will close at 4.00pm today, Tuesday 19 February 2013.
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19 Feb 2013Changes to Calculator Use in Exams - Effective Semester 1 2013The Exams Office has changed the categories and descriptions of calculators used in exams effective from Semester 1 2013. This follows a recommendation from the Exams and Assessments Working Party of Academic Council, and a subsequent review by a group consisting of Marian Kemp, Student Life and Learning, Barry Kissane from the School of Education and Doug Fletcher from School of Engineering and Information Technology.
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19 Feb 2013Murdoch University SymposiumThe idea of what a university is has changed. We’ve seen them go from places of intellectual traditions to centres of innovation and research. So what’s next? What role could or should a university have in a rapidly changing global environment? We’ll open up this question for discussion and debate at the Murdoch University Symposium on the ‘21st Century University: Transformation and resilience in a knowledge economy’, Monday 4 March, 2013.